Mar Ipanema Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
Expert reviews
“This stylish boutique hotel has a primo locale, just five minutes from Ipanema Beach and a few blocks from the Rodrigo Freitas Lagoon. The hippest beach hangouts are minutes away, as are a host of the city’s most happening boutiques, restaurants and bars in one of the safest neighborhoods in Rio.”
What guests liked
- Great breakfast
- Ipanema Beach
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
- Boutique style
All you need to know
Mar Ipanema Hotel is a three-star hotel located at 539 Rua Visconde de Piraja where it offers luxury and comfort to visitors in the city. The hotel is located right next to a beach, and not just any beach – the world-famous Ipanema Beach which is only 800 m away from the hotel. This makes the hotel the ideal vacation spot for guests in the city for holidays or the perfect romantic spot for visitors in Rio for romance.
The hotel rooms feature white color which gives the hotel a touch of class and elegance. Mar Ipanema guest rooms are also fitted with fine furniture and modern décor that makes them even more attractive to guests. Guests are sure to have an enjoyable and satisfying stay in the hotel.
Mar Ipanema offers posh and lush room options such as Deluxe Room, Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Standard Triple Room, Standard Double Room or Twin Room and Superior Double or Twin Room.
The iconic Lagoa Stadium is about 2 km away from the hotel while the nearest airport to the hotel is the Galeao International Airport is about 30 km away from the hotel.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
10 March 2023
Very good
All went well, just one person of the reception was not nett. Rest of them very nice. No problems
22 February 2023
Pleasant
the location is very good.
The rooms need renovation, the windows are not good for protecting the sound from outside. There is a bar on the ground floor and high volume music is on all night. I had difficulty in sleeping because of the noise.
21 February 2023
Very good
bathroom was very small
21 February 2023
Fabulous
the staff were all very friendly and helpful. our room was nicely styled we enjoyed the breakfast every morning a lot of the staff can also speak English which helped a lot
I wish there was a microwave and a kettle in the room. We were eating out all the time because of this and even when we had leftovers from the restaurant we couldn’t take it back with us because we didn’t have a way to reheat the food.
10 February 2023
Ipanema rocks!
Well located and fairly.priced, right in the heart of Ipanema.
Facilities a little simple, the roof bar left more to desire.
18 January 2023
this is a good hotel overall, excellent location in the heart of Ipanema, good breakfast, good gym, rooms are comfortabl
good breakfast excellent location brand new gym staff was friendly
rooms furniture could be improved
13 January 2023
Happy. I'd return to this place. Shame they don't have a swimming pool that'd have been great!
Customer service very polite and helpful (check-in could have been expedited, but...) Location is perfect: Safe and centric. Super Gay/LGBTQ+ friendly. Room had a massive bed, It was big but also felt too tight.
Rooms could use a little bit of renovation and rethink of the space use. But they were nice and comfortable.
10 January 2023
Great hotel in perfect location!
helpful and friendly staff in a good location!
6 January 2023
Good Hotel
The breakfast was excellent! They have a very nice buffet breakfast with hot food, pastries, and fruit. The hotel is a short walk to a very nice beach. It was easy getting an Uber from the hotel.
At night, the restaurant downstairs becomes a club. Even on the 6th floor we could still hear the music downstairs in the evening. There was also construction going on while we were there, sometimes after 10pm at night.
3 January 2023
Fabulous
Great location, room was very comfortable and clean, close to the beach and restaurants/bars in Ipanema. we had a great stay and recommend Mar Ipanema Hotel.
Late check-out wasn’t allowed by the staff, even though there were rooms available for booking.
21 December 2022
Upmarket hotel & bar in a central safe location
excellent location for shops, beach & restaurants away from the touristy spots
Elevators need updating but don’t let that put you off ! Abit noisy from the street traffic but it didn’t matter for me
28 November 2022
friendly staff in an ideal location
great location, wonderful staff, clean, great food
21 October 2022
Great hotel.
Latenight front desk is dissapointing. Great breakfast. The Best of Mar Ipanema is an Employee named Celio, he is very polite, helpfull, educated and friendly.
The rooms needs an update urgently.
15 August 2022
Pleasant
location
5 June 2022
Fabulous
Location is excellent Breakfast was average, could improve Tv in bedroom had some issues (faulty signal and volume problems)
1 May 2022
Our entire family enjoyed the hotel and location. The staff was helpful and friendly.
The location was perfect for a quick walk to the beach, numerous restaurants in the vicinity, rooftop bar afforded a beautiful view of the city area.
No on site swimming pool.
13 April 2022
Fabulous
The breakfast is very good, with a variety of breads, cakes and fruits, and the room is comfortable, although small. Also, the location of the hotel is wonderful! It is in the middle of Ipanema, close to interesting stores and two blocks from the beach. The staff is attentive and polite. I plan on coming back again.
The bathroom wall has glass bricks that let the light from the bathroom into the bedroom, which can be disturbing if one person is sleeping and another is in the bathroom.
7 March 2022
Love it. nice hotel very close to the beach
Amazing breakfast and really nice location, very safe neighborhood. Personnel very friendly and useful.
There are some renovations in place an the terrace is closed. Also double glass windows would be nice to avoid noises
26 January 2022
VERY VERY GOOD
comfortable and clean
rooftop on repair
24 January 2022
Fabulous
The breakfast is great and so is room service from their restaurant. All the staff is very helpful, polite and friendly. The location is the best in the city! Full of great restaurants and commerce around and super close to Ipanema beach.
The size of the room. It's a little bit too small with two small kids. But we didn't spend much time in the hotel anyway.
3 October 2021
Good overall.
Excellent location, very good breakfast in an airy restaurant. Room was small but confortable. Staff is very courteous and efficient.
Bathroom was a bit dusty, windows did not close properly. Needs some fixes and better cleaning.
25 April 2024
Disappointing
Location
Wifi was poor / no connectivity in my room, 2 elevators only was time consuming. Breakfast was average.
19 April 2024
Great
Nothing
17 March 2024
Pleasant
Location was good
wifi was terrible
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Fitness
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
Pool and wellness
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
17 March 2023
Very Good and complete hotel, pour Wi-Fi connection
Great location, towels and beach chairs available on demand. The staff was very friendly and the breakfast was very complete.
The internet was horrible. We couldn’t connect in our room.