Clean, modern hotel, great breakfast and the best location. Your experience will vary based on the staff on duty at the front desk. Most did speak good English which helped a lot. Only word of caution about the (currently) one and only tour operator recommended by the hotel for the Rio city tour (can't remember the name but the company... More

I stayed here for three nights in Feb, and found that it was just as described by other reviewers -- great location, cozy, clean rooms and friendly staff. If you stay, be sure to get up early and go for a walk on the praia next to Ipanema beach, where half of the city can be found running, jogging, skateboarding,... More

We stayed at the Mar Ipanema for 5 nights in January 2012. The rooms are well appointed and modern. The hotel is located 2 blocks back from Ipanema beach in the centre of Ipanema. The breakfast is plentiful and excellent and the staff on the front desk are very helpful - they booked restaurants, arranged bike hire and provided beach... More

A friend and I stayed at the Mar Ipanema for 7 nights at the end of January. Here is our review by category: Location - The hotel is in Ipanema, near the beginning of Leblon. As two young women, we felt very safe here and would often walk around to bars and restaurants quite late at night and never felt... More

This hotel was very good. The rooms were clean and spacious. The bathroom was clean, and the beds were comfortable and felt modern. Additionally, the staff and the location are really great. For location, it is located just a block or two away from Ipanema beach. It's an easy walk to one of the best beaches in Rio. In the... More

The Mar Ipanema is a well located hotel, it is clean, it has good facilities and good services, also professional people. More

This hotel is exactly what it needs to be: a place to rest your head. Our room faced the street, and we experienced a little noise, but that is to be expected. The room was not large, nor did it need to be. The bathroom was clean, the air conditioning worked VERY well (don't turn the temperature down too much!).... More

We stayed at this hotel during New Year's week. The location is fantastic, in the middle of a very safe and upscale neighborhood. You can walk to the beach, lagoa, stores, restaurant and Leblon shopping mall. The rooms are very small though and the breakfast room is rather small considering this is a big hotel. The staff is very helpful... More

We stayed 3 nights in Rio after our South America tour. Mar Ipanema Hotel was a very good choice: Great trendy location in the heart of Ipanema, very safe area, no problem walking around even at night, many shops, restaurants and supermarkets, two blocks from the famous Ipanema Beach, you can walk to Copacabana Beach about 20 minutes. Standard Room... More