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Merlin Copacabana Hotel

3.5 of 5
Av. Princesa Isabel, 392, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22011-010, Brazil
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Ranked #75 of 187 hotels in Rio de Janeiro
3.5 of 5 stars 68 Reviews
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Ciosu
Rzeszow, Poland
Contributor
15 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012

Have been staying at this hotel, two to three night on sixth floor street side room. Room was small, the pillows were awful, no shampoo in bathroom and…. NO hot water most of the time. That is unacceptable!!! Staff wasn’t very friendly and helpful when I ask about direction to some place. Nothing special. What I like in that hotel... More

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Mitselakis
Hersonissos, Greece
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35 reviews
13 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012

I notice that sole travellers like myself have given this hotel a 'poor' rating so I am wondering whether we get different rooms?? However here goes... I stayed here for the New Year celebrations last weekend.......Arriving late as is usual these days. The location is convenient for the beach although it is at the wrong end of Copacabana, Although I... More

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Paulo_Barros
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5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2011

Good hotel at Copacabana, although not so close to the beach. It's kind of gloomy, the staff is good but not very nice (as usually in Brazil) and the rooms are not very spacious. The diner is great. It's clean and everything works fine. It has free high speed Internet (one of best I've ever seen at hotels - I... More

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TulumRAC
Tulum, Mexico
Contributor
13 reviews
6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 October 2011

Seconds away from the beach, Merlin has a nice little pool and rooftop bar with a great view down the road to the beach. Spacious rooms, but nothing special. Only soap provided is an all purpose hand/body/hair shampoo in a dispenser in the shower and next to the sink. It was exactly what I needed at the time, a hot... More

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kobiK
Tel Aviv
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10 reviews
11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 October 2011
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Been there for two nights. Extreemly good location, just 5 minutes walk from the Copacabana strip. But the hotel itself is in a dire need for renovation, rooms big but very poor. First time in many years that I didn't find a Shampoo in my room. Excellent breakfast. More

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coopcaledonia
coopcaledonia
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2011

This hotel is my employers hotel o choice in Rio. It is very standard and nothing special. Also expect a per night charge for use of the on room safe More

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ads2
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2011
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people found this review helpful

We stayed at the Merlin Copacabana for a long weekend in March, The staff were lovely and very helpful and the hotel is only a couple of minutes walk from the beach and from the Rio Sul shopping centre. It's easy to get around on foot but busses are easy to find on the beachfront too. The rooftop pool was... More

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Serdi13
Chester,UK
Reviewer
5 reviews
6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2011
3
people found this review helpful

Just returned from a cruise holiday to Brazil,Uraguay and Argentina. We stayed at the Merlin for one night before the cruise and were very pleased with our stay there. The staff were all friendly and our room was ready on arrival although we arrived well before the usual check in time. We had a front room on the 8th floor... More

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Soramimimi
Long Beach, California
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2011
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person found this review helpful

I had never gone to this hotel before, so I didn't know what to expect. It was a wonderful surprise. The place was so much better than any hotels I'd been to in the area before. (Even though there are others that are also very nice.) The building is very beautiful all around and the rooms are very comfortable and... More

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