Mareiro Hotel

We stayed at The Mareiro as part of a larger group. The hotel is ageing a little in parts and the beach front is currently undergoing upgrade works which probably will take at least another 12 months. The staff are friendly and there is a nice pool and small gym area. The main restaurant is a little limited in its choice but the food quality was OK. Whilst being a beach front hotel the general feel of the area to us was that it was not entirely safe. Brazil is a country of vast extremes in terms of social well being and the streets are full of homeless people many of whom beg, but also those who are criminalised and possibly know no better. I would imagine it is easy to be a victim here. The hotel was good in making sure that cabs were of the licensed type, and in general there was little to complain about. The wi-fi was good and housekeeping carried out daily by trust worthy and friendly staff. The breakfast area is on a nice terrace overlooking the beach with a creperie, that makes fresh crepes, waffles and omelettes to order as you watch them. That gave a great start to each day. The area around the hotel is surrounded by much newer development reflecting the money that is obviously being spent in regeneration of the area in general, however the infrastructure around it is slow to keep pace with roads particularly poor in condition. In general we had no real complaints about the hotel which served as a decent base for our stay.

The morning breakfast was nice - the rooms are just ok - they are old and could use updating. The staff is very friendly and nice.

The bathroom was discussing. It had back mold! The sheets didn’t smell fresh and the room was very run down. SO DIRTY! It was my second time and last in this hotel. I mentioned to the front desk but they didn’t seem interested in fixing it. Not with it even with the good location. Very disappointing!!

Nice location- in a lovely picturesque city.... but the room condition was shabby. Leaking water faucets, crawling spiders on the wall, stained walls, not even a box of tissue paper! A leaking roof right outside my door. Humidity in the room at nearly 100% and A/C did not seem to respond to temp. settings. Could do with better lighting. Service was nice- polite & smiling with exception to the sulky Bartender and equally lousy tasting red wine they serve.

Friendly English speaking staff. Nice clean pool and hot tub. Pool bar. Great location. Good WiFi. Hot water and good water pressure. Walking distance to many things in the area. Uber is affordable in Brazil also. Great breakfast included too. Buffet style many options.

Hotel caters for groups of tourists, and public areas can be a little crowded. Clean and comfortable room. Only problem being that plugs required are non standard and reception do not carry adaptors.