Laghetto Stilo Barra Rio

The location and balcony were fantastic. We had an ocean view balcony and the hotel is directly across the street from the beach. The pool, steam room and sauna were nice too.

The sheet on the bed was very thin and was a flat sheet (not fitted), so in the morning the bare mattress would be showing which grossed me out. Anything from the restaurant and minibar were extremely expensive.

Beachfront location is good within the context of Barra de Tijuca. There’s a nice rooftop terrace area where some guests get breakfast but the quality of the breakfast on the rooftop is noticeably worse (less selection) than in the regular lobby breakfast area.

The lobby smelled like sewage (this may have been related to Rio’s broader water problems but we went two two nearby hotels and neither had the same smell. There was a leak in the bathroom. The sink was clogged (which took at least two requests to resolve). The room overall looked a bit shopworn and one of the towel racks looked like it was about to collapse. Also for such a modern hotel, the gym was really subpar. The hotel looks almost brand new from the outside but not so much from the perspective of the rooms.