Spazzio Hotel Residence

“Good location, reasonable price, friendly staff”

Two blocks from the beach... can't beat that. The infrastructure isn't exactly A+ (of the two apartments, one had issues with hot water in the shower), but the apartment was sizable and clean. We could comfortably fit 5 people in one apartment if we needed. The staff was extremely friendly and... more

Two blocks from the beach... can't beat that. The infrastructure isn't exactly A+ (of the two apartments, one had issues with hot water in the shower), but the apartment was sizable and clean. We could comfortably fit 5 people in one apartment if we needed. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. I'd absolutely stay here again, since the value for the $ was high. Each apartment had a fridge, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, balcony, and small sink for handwashing clothes. The pool was occasionally a nice change from the beach.

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“Much less than you can expect”

Flat type rooms, looking old and worn out and comun areas (corridors, elevators, garage) looking like a very poor maintained building.... Breakfast is poor and lacks regional treats, as commonly offered by other hotels in the region. If you have other options, go there... Come here as your next t... more

Flat type rooms, looking old and worn out and comun areas (corridors, elevators, garage) looking like a very poor maintained building.... Breakfast is poor and lacks regional treats, as commonly offered by other hotels in the region. If you have other options, go there... Come here as your next to last resort...

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“Can be good, but apartments are separately owned”

We stayed here, again (if you've read other reviews of mine) in a pair of two bed two bath apartments Xmas 2005/06. One was high up another, ours, on the fourth floor or so. I think they were about £30 a night each at the time - probably double that in £'s now, though still very reasonable. This... more

We stayed here, again (if you've read other reviews of mine) in a pair of two bed two bath apartments Xmas 2005/06. One was high up another, ours, on the fourth floor or so. I think they were about £30 a night each at the time - probably double that in £'s now, though still very reasonable. This is an apart-hotel and all the apartments are separately owned (you can probably buy on a similar development being built now if that interests you - we had a look at a few, but didn't buy). Although management is unified and standards are supposed to be uniform. When we stayed both apartments were very good. Air-con in bedrooms, TV and a kitchen you could cook in. Everything worked fine. There was also daily maid service. The common areas were ok then, though service at reception was not very professional. I think maybe that as this is not a hotel as such that without good management the apartments and the housekeeping may have deteriorated. Perhaps some apartments get rented out more than others and so they have deteriorated affecting the reputation of the whole building. It is unlikely that they will speak English as the Brazilian domestic market is quite big enough for them (I speak Portuguese, my wife is Brazilian). Also, for the most part the Brazilian owners will occupy the apartments at the busiest times of year, although there is a limit on how often the owners can use the apartments themselves without paying as if they were Hotel guests. However, this is Brazil, so maybe it's not so strictly enforced and the management gets by on the "condo" fees paid by the owners and so the Hotel side may have suffered. Just speculating.... Anyway, when we were there it was modern, clean, reasonably well equipped and comfortable. I would have given it four-stars but for the considerably less enthusiastic more recent review that's here. It's well located by the way - the beach about 100 metres (a block) away is a major tourist draw and has many places to eat/drink etc on it and by it.. There's also lots going on - I think there are frequent gigs and other events on the beach too.

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