This was our third trip to Buzios. Everyother trip was fantastic. I was hoping that this vacation would be of equal quality to my past experiences. I have to say that I wish that we had checked this website prior to booking our hotel. The Brava Hotel gets an "A+" for the website design and the marketing. From the moment we stepped into the hotel we knew we had made a mistake. Unfortunately we were booked to stay at the hotel for six nights. The mildew smell through-out the property (they try to mask over the smell with an equally disgusting insense), the dirty furniture, the moldy draperies, moldy lamp shades, the overall lack of care and maintenance. The breakfast was inedibilble and repetitive - runny strawberry yogurt, unripe fruits, stale breads, process meats. The experience is 100% different from the images on their site. We tried leave the hotel and go back to the Casa Brancas where we had stayed in the past but the hotel would not credit us. We ended up leaving two days early because we just couldn't take it one more day. This is a far cry from the luxury and images described on their website. The Brava Hotel - ruined our vacation. Finally we checked out and went to Rio and stayed at the Copacabana Palace and we were delighted that we left. I am only disappointed that we didn't leave earlier.

I stayed in this hotel in Febraury, and before posting my review I read what others where saying and I agree ,some parts are true.

I´ve been to Brazil many times, and in coastal towns like Buzios, the typical brazilian lodging is the pousada.In my opininon, this is a pousada that tries to pass as a hotel.So, don´t expect to have a hotel like service or accomodationes

.It's a romantic pousada, with a modern design, I'd recommend it , but have in mind that it won´t be like a 4 or 5 star hotel.

The room is spacious, with a confortable bed, the TV doesn´t have much channels, and the view from the superior rooms is great.The bathroom, is normal but doesn´t have a tub.

I strongly recommend tha if you stay in this hotel, you rent a car, cause it's a little bit far from the restaurant area, about 15-20 minutes wlaking distance.Although, if you have energy you can walk, as a matter of fact, me and my girlfriend went walking.

P.S= Don´t drink water from the tap

We booked two rooms in the Brava hotel after searching many websites. I guess you always have to have in mind that photoshop may be used in this type of sites. The website is totally misleading as it portrays a beatiful minimalist clean hotel with a beatiful view and an amazing swimming pool.

Once you get there you realize you are not getting what you paid for (this is one of the most expensive hotels in Buzios). The lobby stinks as well as all the common areas and the smell is disguised with incense, which makes it even worse. The swimming pool is very small, the white woden deck is dirty as well as all the pool furniture I would not sit anywhere in a bathing suit. The rooms are dark, which is totally absurd once you see the beaty of Buzios, the windows are polarized in brown and dirty, so is the floor. Everything was dirty and/or rusty. If you though the lobby was smelly this is even worse.

We had to spend the night as we were forced to pay 50% in advance, non refundable. We all slept in our clothes, put t-shirts on the pillows and sheets and had a bad night.

Breakfast was horrible and although they said breakfast was included, we were charged US$10 for a bad cheese omelette.

We were supposed to stay another day but off course by 8am we were ready to flee. They wanted to charge us but we were lucky enough to not give them a credit card when we arrived.

There are beatiful Pousadas in Buzios so please do not stay here. It is not worth ruining an amazing experience in a place like Buzios.

First off, I´d like to say that I am the biggest idiot for not having consulted with TripAdvisor first before staying at this joke of a hotel. After a night staying there, I went on to TripAdvisor to check,
and finally, IT ALL MADE SENSE. The only thing is I had two more nights there so I guess the joke´s on me.

In total, me and my family booked two EXECUTIVES rooms (R500 each) and
one PRESIDENTIAL SUITE (R700) at this dump so we were expecting something pretty nice. Plus, our idiot travel agent said this was the best hotel in Buzios. What a joke. One of the executive rooms they try to pass off was literally like walking into the servant quarters of some cheap hooker hotel. There were huge spiders waiting for us, mold EVERYWHERE and rust, grout, filth all along the bathroom floors and walls. I was so angry because the OTHER exec room was 3 times the size of mine (even though it was dirty too) and they were tryiing to pass that off as the same room type and rate!! The next morning, I woke up nauseous from breathing in all the mold, which worsens because
of the humidity. I complained to the staff - who just stared at me and
shrugged. I totally can understand what one of the other reviewers
meant. As for the Presidential Suite, it was a JOKE!!! It´s exactly the same amenities as a standard room except that the bed is on a loft
(10 steps up). They didn´t even think about putting another phone downstairs so everytime the phone rings, you have to run up to get the
phone. My dad eventually fell. I took photos of their bathroom as well
- oh my god - seriously, it looked like the septic tank accidentially exploded all over their floor or something. It was FILTHY.

I threatened them with photos of my room (because they speak for themselves) on the internet. they relented and put me in a standard room which had less mold but still, not worth the R500 I paid. On top of that, I walked in on them when they were cleaning it beforehand, and there was menustral blood spots all over the bed. I shudder to think that I had to sleep on that but they insisted there was NOTHING ELSE. The whole thing was crazy and I developed serious rage issues at this hellhole. I had to pay for this room and I don´t think there is a chance in hell that I will get the difference back. The deal is EVEN the STAFF KNOWS that this hotel sucks. they just stare at you blankly because they get complaints ALL THE TIME. I overheard so many at the front desk. Plus, besides two of them (who were arrogant), NONE
OF THEM spoke ANY ENGLISH. ZILCH. That is just unbelievable for a 5 Star hotel and for that kind of price we were paying.

Breakfast was a absolute JOKE. I have stayed at hostels that served better food than this. It was processed bread with frosted flakes and
a cup with pink nasty yogurt drink that wasn´t even edible. Oh, you can ask for eggs but OF COURSE, on that day, the car which delivered the eggs broke down so all the paying guests had to eat frosted flakes
instead. Yeah, as if there was no other way to get eggs - like what about from a SUPERMARKET 3 minutes away. By the way, don´t even think about room service - there were two items on the menu - some ham and cheese (probably left over from breakfast) sandwiches.

Also, there was no foreign exchange. You should have seen their face when I asked them to change some USD. It´s like talking to children. They were all really young and it´s obvious they have had no training before. The pool was dirty and service poor. The seats while upholstered in white PLEATHER, were filled with decomposing wood which fell out when we tried to lift one. Staff was arrogant and all hung out at the front desk all the time,instead of trying to take care
of problems which were clearly happening all over the complex. Porn was the only channel you can watch that was English speaking. It´s obvious that when they opened this hotel, they spent a lot of money on MARKETING like the website, logos, room door plaques with that pretty swirly B for Brava- but absolutley pennies on the rest!!! The place is just for SHOW and SUPERFICIAL. Seriously, do not stay here.
ANYTHING looks good if it´s in black and white and on a fancy website.
It was BY FAR the worst hotel I have EVER stayed in, including decent B & B´s and guesthouses. I will definitely upload all the disgusting photos when I get home to prove it. This place needs to be shut down if not for the public health issue (of mold) and the owners should gp BANKRUPT for this joke and for how much money they have ripped off guests already. I heard they are real [----] anyway and it´s obvious they have no morals by CHEATING money from tourists;