The hotel is very close to Flamengo beach and I was able to go jogging there every morning.The hotel is old, with one of the oldest elevators I have ever been on but it worked.
My room had two beds, a full and single, the full was rock solid and unusable, so i slept on the narrow single. The internet did not work in the room for the first few nights, despite multiple complaints to the daytime front desk clerk who became more and more hostile with every complaint. The TV also would not work properly, their maintenance men (Neverton and Josue, both extremely friendly and helpful when allowed to be) worked on the TV and got it working.
Regarding the internet, the front desk clerk refused to have the internet fixed until I threatened to call Expedia.. within hours it miraculously started working.....I should point out that other guests told me they had also complained about the internet but received the same hostility....
The staff (excluding the daytime clerk) were extremely friendly and helpful, though none spoke English, some spoke Spanish)
The included breakfast is about standard for the area, bread roles with butter, cheese and ham, cereal crackers and fruit. Coffee and orange juice were plentiful and tasty. The girl in charge of the breakfast area kept the area spotless and tidy, the food area always clean and well stocked...I was really impressed with her.
I would be happy to stay here again despite the issues.