Hotel Ipanema Beach

“No Iron? Plenty of Germans though...”

There are 2 hotels and when we arrived at the one we booked, we were sent over the road to the sister hotel. The hotel is really clean and the staff are very friendly and helpful. The rooms could do with some modernisation (we stayed in room 224 and the shower bracket was broken meaning water ... more

There are 2 hotels and when we arrived at the one we booked, we were sent over the road to the sister hotel. The hotel is really clean and the staff are very friendly and helpful. The rooms could do with some modernisation (we stayed in room 224 and the shower bracket was broken meaning water was everywhere after you'd showered, the balcony door made a terrible racket when opening it and one of the glass partitions was shattered, the wardrobe doors didn't slide open properly) but they were cleaned everyday and were comfortable and nice. There is a small hair dryer in the room but the hotel do not provide the use of an iron. Also, this is very much a German hotel. Groups of young German boys & girls constantly in and out, speakers round the pool (obnoxiously loud) and hanging flags from their balconies.

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“Clean mid range hotel ”

The Ipanema Park feels very much the poor relation when compared to the Ipanema Beach. Lots of money has been spent on the public areas, but once you step away the hotel feels a little tired. The cleaners worked long & hard to keep everywhere looking it's best, and we had maid service & clean tow... more

The Ipanema Park feels very much the poor relation when compared to the Ipanema Beach. Lots of money has been spent on the public areas, but once you step away the hotel feels a little tired. The cleaners worked long & hard to keep everywhere looking it's best, and we had maid service & clean towels everyday we were there. There were interesting food combos both at breakfast & dinner, always visit the grill for something hot! The bar staff were friendly The beds were comfortable in the rooms, but the balcony door was difficult to open & close, & very noisy

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“Good hotel, but there are better options around ”

I was going to give this hotel a good review because everything was fine until day 3. We had a very agressive food poisoning caused by a very undercooked meat; me, a family member and also other guests. We all ate the same that night. An ambulance was called. At the reception we asked for a cup o... more

I was going to give this hotel a good review because everything was fine until day 3. We had a very agressive food poisoning caused by a very undercooked meat; me, a family member and also other guests. We all ate the same that night. An ambulance was called. At the reception we asked for a cup of tea or at least hot water and the receptionist denied it. He was kinda rude, simply said he couldn't do anything and told us to wait until breakfast time. Extremely disappointed by this, considering all the other previous receptionists and cleaning ladies were all very nice to us. Apart from this, this is a nice hotel. Spacious rooms with a balcony, and well located. Just a small walk to the beach. The swimming pool is a bit small but the area is pleasant. I wouldn't mind staying here again, but I wouldn't eat at the restaurant. There are so many wonderful places to eat in the area, you don't really need the hotel's restaurant.

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“Basic, wouldn't come back”

It has some of the basics, hairdryer, clean rooms, close to beach and strip of restaurants, buses. The pool is very small, shaded in the afternoon, not the cleanest looking, our bathroom one morning poured water out from the ceiling (maintenance came to look, never came back) the air-con was on b... more

It has some of the basics, hairdryer, clean rooms, close to beach and strip of restaurants, buses. The pool is very small, shaded in the afternoon, not the cleanest looking, our bathroom one morning poured water out from the ceiling (maintenance came to look, never came back) the air-con was on but didn't work, instead we had to open the balcony from about 1am to let cold air in but then close again around 4am/5am because it gets very noisy. The beds pushed together don't stay together so expect to sleep like an old married couple, TV but no remote, no views just buildings. We paid for breakfast, that was fine, no complaints there. Local restaurants food is pretty identical is each one with those annoying people getting in your face to drag you in, after a few days we were sick of it and went to Palma instead-strongly advise Palma over Arenal, unless you're a middle aged German man on a 'lads' holiday and you want to all wear matching neon shirts, buy and wear all thr souvenirs and walk around drunk and shouting, trying to relive some of your youth, somehow. A few nice bars, one good beach beach club but events are only on Saturdays.

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