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Reviews of Hotel Plaza Riazor 1 stars

Rua do Catete, 160, Catete, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 22220-000, Brazil

#335 of 394 hotels in Rio de Janeiro

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 68 hotel reviews

6.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    6.9

  • Comfort

    6.5

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    6.2

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    7.6

  • Free WiFi

    7.2

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  • Reviewed: 5 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room could have been a bit cleaner but for money and location it was perfect 👌

    Great value for money in a great location 5 minute's walk from Flamingo beach and the metro and buses.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2025

    7.0
    Fine
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    room didn't have a table

    Good location, friendly staff

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Facilities are very old, AC is old and loud, the place could definitely use some maintenance.

    Inexpensive considering the location, breakfast is good.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2025

    6.0
    Great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was poor, it needs renovation. Very noisy old AC.

    Great location near of bus/metro station, near to historic center. Nice old building. Breakfast was OK, four sort of fruit, Brazilian pudding, cake and continental standard: bread, marmalade, butter, ham and cheese.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2025

    7.0
    Price you pay for a nice location.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was a big dead cockroach, which was laying there under the bed all 5 days of staying. For the first time in my life I've seen a plastic pillow, and paid for that 90$/night (new year prices).

    The staff was nice. The location is also perfect.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cleanliness

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 September 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was very very basic and many mosquitoes. Many people staying there seem to be local "live in" guests. Not comfortable at breakfast- very crowded in a cramped room. No tourist information or other tourists- even the receptionist, Aurilene, very rudly and aggressively said to us as we tried to check in - I dont speak English. It is a hotel,right? Unbelievable- not a nice way to start a holiday. Receptionist Marcio quickly spoke to us and was friendly.

    Beautiful historical building and central location. We got the balcony room- nice to have view of the street.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 March 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    they can’t speak English.

    Good location with supermarket, station and bar nearby. shower is good

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 February 2023

    7.0
    Basic but nice
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    over priced for carnaval and air con very loud and WiFi not the strongest in the rooms but it does work

    good location and friendly staff

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 January 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Air-condition it's old and the room not good the color of walls and the bathroom not good

    I like the location it's good you can use metro to Copacabana

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2025

    4.0
    Cheap
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The double bed was made with three single sheets widthwise which separated when used to reveal a dirty yellow mattress. Overall not a great sense of cleanliness.

    Outside of the building is (deceptively) pretty. Location is fine, close to the metro and walking distance from the beach and restaurants open late (handy for a late arrival). Breakfast was fine.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2025

    1.0
    Do not stay here
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Do NOT stay here, here’s why: • Cleanliness: - There were COCKROACHES in our room. - The floor had NOT been BROOMED, nor swept. Just went we got into the room, I tried walking barefoot and my feet got dirty in 4 steps. - Some very visible places in the room had not been cleaned in a long time. The air conditioning thing was covered in dust. • Tranquility: - We could HEAR EVERY NOISE (including SEX NOISES) from the room next to ours and even across the hall! - Almost none. Even with the windows closed ( as we don’t like mosquitoes getting in) we got SMELL OF WEED and cigarette smoke in our room, this happened three times during our stay (which was only two nights). • Amenities: - You CANNOT TURN ON THE AIR conditioning whenever you want, you have to call the reception (but the PHONE DIDN’T WORK). The only time we could turn it on it made a strong noise. - For two people we got: two small soap bars, only one towel, no hair conditioning, no shampoo. Very poor quality toilet paper, it was almost transparent. - TV only had like 15 channels. Mostly news in Portuguese. • Breakfast: - The place you see in their photos looks nice and cozy but it’s really uncomfortable. There’s NOT ENOUGH SPACE for everyone and you have to move for people to sit and move again if they want to stand up. Only two people can serve themselves at a time. - NOT ENOUGH OPTIONS. No eggs, no sausage, no ‘protein’ apart from ham. The good things: - Night shift guy was very kind.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2025

    4.0
    Very simple hotel .
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The structure is very old and needs refurbishment and the air-conditioning is very noisy and old .

    The hotel is well located, likely near the metro and buses. The staff are cordial.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 March 2025

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Horrible !!!

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 February 2025

    5.0
    It is enough
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Bath with cold water

    Bath with cold water

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2025

    2.0
    Incredibly basic.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Terrible decoration and dirty.

    Incredibly basic. Needs a massive overhaul if they dare to call it a hotel.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2024

    10
    Ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Ok

    Ok

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2024

    3.0
    Location is central. Staff is rude.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Room was in the back. It was not easy to turn on the AC. I had to jump on the bed to be able to reach the power button.

    Location is good. Staff watch you eat your breakfast from the kitchen. One lady approached me to let me know the buffet is "all-you-can-eat"; however, coffee should be limited to one cup only... I didn't like to hear that, and I thought it was embarrassing.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    10
    Cool 😎
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Conditioner

    Everything is nice

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 October 2023

    1.0
    Regrettable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is nothing I like about the hotel . I booked for double room and they gave me a triple family room with no room for movement . Their sheet was dirty . Their bathroom is narrow and cranky . On the reception there was a woman with big eye glasses . She was grampy and almost hostile . I would never recommend anyone to stay here . Their breakfast was also basic with no many options .

    Location is kind of central .

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 October 2023

    10
    Perfect location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent prince, nice staff, breakfast was pretty good and the location is PERFECT.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 June 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    room 205 was awful, ants in the room, bed frame was noisy and suoer old. shower was good.

    location os good, lots of restayrants around, vlose to the christ. breakfast was decent

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2023

    4.0
    ITS NOT OK
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The cleanliness, the shower, the staff

    The shower in the room was terrible! The checkout was bad too. We ask for checkout later and them didn't accept because there were a concert in the city

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2023

    4.0
    If it weren't for the Republic Museum across the road ...... that saved the day.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    My first dislike was the lack of a decent separation of the shower area and the rest of the bathroom where there was only a plastic curtain to prevent the water from the shower from invading the rest of the bathroom.............and every shower wet the entire bathroom. Breakfast is the second item I did not like. There two juices, one appeared to be orange juice but I am not sure.The other looked like cashew juice made from a concentrate. Here in Brazil people shop for bread rolls daily but those that were available did not seem to be very fresh. The options for breakfast were limited and ,for me, not a breakfast to enjoy but simply to fill one's belly.

    The positive point for this hotel is that it is right opposite the Republic Museum where one can safely rest and stroll around during the day. The staff of the hotel were friendly always.

    Stayed in April 2023

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