I was moved to the Ceasar Park Ipanema hotel from my favorite hotel on Ipanema (Hotel Praia Ipanema) for one nite because of room problems (a small accident incapacitated one floor). We were treated very well. However, when I returned home, Visa notified my that my card was being used w/o authorization. Two days after checking out of the CP, there was a US$4.40 charge at the CP hotel and then several large attempts to use it in Ipanema. Thank God Visa was on the ball. Someone in CP used my card number (Visa said it had been swiped) to make sure it would work and then tried it in several stores, with no results. CP has a problem at their front desk or in their accounting department because my card was never out of my possession. My suggestion is to always check your card statement following a trip, regardless of whether the card has been out of your control. CP was the only place in Rio where my card was not swiped directly in front of me. Theme: HotelComparison: most expensiveDirections: Ipanema beach
