Arena Leme Hotel, Rio de Janeiro

This was a wonderful experience; Eduardo at the front desk was very helpful and always ready to help. We stayed for almost 2 weeks and had a great time. The location is also very good in terms of transportation and just being on the beach. Rio is a great place to visit.

Too many things went wrong. We stayed 8 nights. Our shower & sink were leaking all over the bathroom floor. After 2 requests to have it fixed, we were moved to a new room. The elevators broke down a few times too. AC went on the blitz 2 nights in a row. Its a nice enough hotel, but too many problems for a so called 4 - 5 star

Excellent clean nice breakfast and rooftop

We would go back to Arena Leme for a great location, luxury suites, a room with a view of the ocean, and the very friendly hotel staff. Thanks for the good time!

Probably my best hotel experience ever. The staff is amazing, bending over backwards to book my excursions, answer my questions and giving me a free sea view upgrade without me even asking. Hotel location is unbeatable. You close your room door and you’re on the beach in literally 5 minutes. A short cab ride to Red Beach, Sugar Loaf Mountain and Ipanema Beach. Room is immaculately clean, a great size, and has a very comfy bed from which you have a view of Babylonia Mountain and Leme Beach. Large and tasty buffet breakfast. Location, room cleanliness/comfort and value get 5 out of 5 stars each. The hotel staff get 6 out of 5 stars for doing everything to make my stay in Rio as amazing as possible.

Probably my best hotel experience ever. The hotel staff were amazing, bending over backwards to book all my excursions (including transpo to and from), upgrading my room to a sea view (from beach view) without me even asking, and being incredibly friendly and helpful. The sea view room is incredible: lying in bed with a view of Babylonia mountain, and Leme beach below literally watching the waves come in from bed. The location is unbeatable. Close your room door and you're on one of the most famous beaches in the world in literally 5 minutes. The room itself was immaculately clean, a good size and had a very comfortable bed. The roof top terrace provides a beautiful view of Copacabana and Leme beaches in their entirety, and of Two Brothers mountain on the right. The deck chairs and tables provide an opportunity to sip on a caiparinha before bed while listening to the waves. In terms of the sights, the hotel has a great location (taxis line up across the street) with Red Beach, Sugar Loaf Mountain and Ipanema Beach a short cab ride away. The buffet breakfast is extensive and tasty while the grill restaurant next door to the had the best food I tasted in Rio 5 out of 5 stars for location, hotel cleanliness and comfort. I'd give the staff 6 out of 5 stars. Joao, in particular, helped make my stay in Rio amazing.

Very helpful staff and modern rooms. Good location by beach. It would be good if bathroom floors in rooms were washed more regularly. Average breakfasts.

The hotel is very nice, and the room with ocean view above the 5th floor is great!!! There is not too much around it, but worth a 15 min walk.

Staying at Arena Leme Hotel was perhaps the best experience I had at a hotel. Mind you, I was a bit biased because I was afraid that the staff wouldn't speak english or because it was a tourist hotel that conditions would be bare minimum in order for the hotel to receive a buck. However, my expectations were far surpassed. The staff were all extremely polite and spoke English well, the free breakfast was fantastic, and the condition of the room certainly met my expectations on what a good quality hotel room should be like. I had a problem with my hotel room, however the service desk immediately were able to fix it. There was no miscommunication or anything. I had a grand time visiting Brazil and it's beaches and choosing Arena Leme Hotel made that experience much more better.

Clean, good breakfast, really friendly staff. Free use of beach.