Soleil Garbos Hotel

It is a beautiful building, but sadly very badly managed. The staff is nice and efficient, but the owner/ management should do some serious thinking. I was given a room with a balcony facing a huge damp wall just a few meters away. I asked to be moved because it was simply depressing and I was promptly upgraded to a better one. It faced the other side of the street and a bit of sea above the building opposite. I complained about two minor faults in the room and they were promptly fixed. The breakfast was as sparse as they could get away in a Brazilian hotel, however, the lady who prepared and served it was very pleasant, obviously hard working and cooks a great tapioca (there was no sign inform guests that they could request it).

It is obvious that the hotel had seen better days and is being run on a budget. The rooms are huge but scarcely decorated. A lot of space in the apartments with no use. A living room with only a shabby sofa. It advertises a kitchen, but it is just an skeleton, with nothing, no microwave, no utensils, no hob. Unusable. In fact, there is no kitchen just a waste of space. They were also mean on the little comforts, like no bedside lamp. Maybe they don't expect their guests to read in bed! How much do they cost in IKEA/Casas Americanas? I booked a room for one person and on the second day, they removed the second bath towel. I arrived at 11.30pm from a long haul flight crazy for a swim, but the very small swimming pool is only open from 10am to 10pm. There was no beer in the fridge on the night I arrived, just soft drinks and water. There is a charge of R$5 for a help yourself coffee machine on the lobby. The whole atmosphere felt just mean. After the two days I had paid for in advance, I moved to a much better hotel for a just slightly higher tariff.