Hotels in Rio are expensive, this one balances comfort and cost pretty well. Its not the nicest, but for the money, my view its the best you can buy in Rio. The have rubbish collection at around 4:30am every morning, if you are a light sleeper ask for a room up high, or at the back.

I stayed at this hotel during the LAAD Expo in April 2013. Hotel rates generally climb during big events, and rates at western hotel chains were outrageous. Rates at most Brazilian hotels were also quite high. Golden Tulip Continental provided a very affordable rate, which is the primary reason that I booked the hotel. My stay here was a mixed... More

I stayed at the Golden Tulip Continental for the week preceeding and during Carnival. Because of the number of poor reviews for this hotel, I wasn't expecting very much from the property before the trip. However, I was pleasantly surprised and relieved that it wasn't bad at all. Rumour has it that many Rio hotels have difficulty handling the influx... More

The mixed reviews caused me to hold account with the worst, but I can't say anything different than that I had an excellent stay at the Golden Tulip Continental. The location is excellent, only less then a minute walk to the beach. The room itself was clean and spacious. The bathroom was big and clean. The breakfast buffet was very... More

This hotel is at the very end of Copabana Beach, and one block back from the mean beachfront street. My husband had booked this hotel for himself on a business trip during Carnaval (it was one of the very last hotel rooms available in the city, so we were stuck paying about $450/night USD) and I decided at the last... More

First the hotel car from the airport was 150 real$. To go back to the airport it is 75. I did not get the room I reserved. To get the room I reserved they offered me a different room for one night, and then to move me again to the correct room. Forget it. The toilette woud not flush, the... More

So we were spending three days before new years in RIO. After reading all the reviews and considering we booked the room nine months ahead we took a chance on this hotel. We arrived in the afternoon and Mauro was the clerk who checked us in. Great guy explained all the hotel amenities, even have towels and umbrellas for the... More

We booked through an agency in Bazil. Bahia was perfect so we thought this place would be too. After checking in, the front desk told us we couldn't use the pool because there were problems. They failed to tell us we couldn't use the fitness centre or sauna either. My daughters sheets had stains so she asked to have them... More

Booked for business as all other hotels full up. Really noisy environment - inside and outside the hotel - lots of 1 and 2 night tourist stays. Cab drivers stop off outside the Hotel into the early hours to eat/meet at the cafe opposite the main entrance. Basic breakfast and nothing to stay in for, in terms of food drink.... More