Royal Regency Palace Hotel

Overall the stay was good. We stayed for 12 nights. They have a good pool and pool area. Staff were friendly and helpful. We did book a tour with the hotel to go to Ihla grande that got messed up. We were supposed to go on a Tuesday at 8 but we were woken up at 7 with calls from the lobby telling us we were late and the guide was leaving. They had forgotten to let us know of a change of time for the tour and sent us to some bus station where the guide was supposed to get us but nobody showed so an hour later we went back to the hotel. They rescheduled our tour for the next day. There is a gym at the hotel which is ok, most of the equipment is a bit flimsy and doesn’t work but there are treadmills and weights that work. I do not recommend the hotel restaurant. We ordered a pizza and a salad, there was a strange smell of the salad and the pizza was poor quality (no sauce only cheese although it said sauce on the menu) The location is good, right next to Flamengo beach.

Nice hotel. Rooms comfortable. A little run down but acceptable. Breakfast was nice - buffet with traditional selection. The roof terrace and gym are a nice touch though not in great knick - however still able to use gym and the terrace gives some nice views.

The location was great. The room was perfect. The views were nice, and we had great breakfast every morning. The facilities were very clean, and the staff was very attentive, especially when we needed special accommodations or we needed to replace our key cards, and if we lost our cards, they were very gracious and helpful in letting us back in the lobby. Doorman was there. 24/7, it felt secure, and the area was fun, especially during Carnival.

Hotel has a great location and safe area of Rio de Janeiro. Just a few minutes walking for restaurants and also if you are going to go the beach and other tourist attractions. Just a few minutes walking from the hotel you find a park nearby the church who sells tickets to various tourist attractions Like sugar loaf mountains and the Jesus christ statue. They drive a mini van with tourists to this places.

Location is nearby to shops and restaurants, security and staff available for all hours, and when they found the leak that can't be fixed we are moved to another room right away. Good breakfast selections and dinner (but we didn't go for the dinner at the hotels restaurant)