Unfortunately we decided for this hotel when we saw the nice pics at its site..... what a mistake! It seems that this "modern" hotel has endured 50 years of unattended existence... it is badly preserved and not well kept. You can smell it in its walls. However its location is excellent and its staff made their best trying to fix... more

We were initially allocated a room on level 8 and it looked like any standard 3 star hotel room anywhere in the world. After reviewing the hotel website, we requested a change to level 3, which we loved. It was much more our style and more what we expected from a boutique design hotel. The hotel were very helpful with... more

I stayed here on a recomendation from some Brazilian work colleagues in Sao Paolo that always stay here when they visit Rio. I booked two rooms as we were a family of 4. My kids are 12 and 14. The hotel is small with basic additional facilities; personally ideal for a sightseeing / beach vacation. Rooms were obviously a little... more

The hotel was decent, but the room wasn't near as nice as the photos on their website would have you believe. Great location though, and the service was fine. The main problem I had was that I made a few short calls using the long distance service posted on the room telephone. The rates aren't listed, which should have been... more

Stayed two nights at Portinari as I had read some good reviews of the hotel. Sadly the reviews had to be as out of date as the Hotel itself... I was later told by my Rio based travel agency that they had stopped to book this hotel as they did got a lot of complaints about it (why did they... more

We tried a cheaper hotel not far from the Portinari and were so dissapointed we decided to upgrade. The Portinari was a great place to stay, one block from the beach. The room we had was not as 'design' as we might of thought but was lovely. Staff were friendly and helpfull. Breakfast was great, on the top floor. The... more

they normally do overbooking so if you want stay there don't thrust in reservation. i had reserved there but when i arrived in the hotel they said me no rooms avaiable they indicate another hotel in copacabana, another place, 30usd more expensive,royal rio hotel, the hotel was nice but never more i will go to portinari. be carefull more

I stayed at Portinari in August 2004 and had a good impression, that's why I'd like to visit it again. Unfortunately, the hotel is more and more decadent. From the reservation procedures to the little details (towels really old!), everything reveals that the once "first design hotel in Rio" is just an overpriced 3 stars accomodation. I had reserved a... more

We stayed at the Portinari for 3 nights early november, the weather was hot and damp, the first thing you notice is that the aircon is very weak and you have to let a key card at the room switch otherwise it will turn off when you leave the room, then you will find a real oven when you return... more