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Rooms are spacious and furnished with twin or queen-sized beds, two stuffed chairs, a desk and chair, and large cabinets that house closet space and safebox. Overhead lights and bedside lamps offer good nighttime illumination. Room air conditioners are efficient and quiet.
The four 'deluxe' rooms on each floor have large balconies that face either Rua Gustavo Sampaio (and the side of the luxury Meridian Hotel) or the end of Avenida N S de Copacabana. Both the rooms and the balconies are larger than those in the main building of the five-star Copacabana Palace.
Bathrooms are nicely done in marble and complementary tile. Facilities are state-of-the-art. The shower had the strongest water pressure I've experienced in Brazil (17 hotels), with also water so hot it would have pleased a Japanese accustomed to scalding ofuro.
The hotel offers a complimentary buffet breakfast in its spic-n-span dining room. Lunch is also available, though not dinner.
Two computers in the lobby offer internet access; their use is free to guests (who are asked to limit themselves to 15 minutes per session); the lobby is spacious, well appointed, and includes a small bar.
Three fast elevators whisk guests to the upper floors; in five days I never experienced a wait of more than a few seconds.
Because my plane was leaving at 9:00 I asked for an extension, to 6:00, from the normal 12:00 check-out. I offered to pay for an extra night. The desk clerk agreed. But when I did check out, I was told the extra stay was free.
