Hotel Carioca

It is before anything, a budget hotel, so in that sense, if you're looking for low prices and proximity to the revellers' area of Lapa, I guess it's quite close to the ideally convenient. There's a Civil Police precinct right across the street (if that makes any difference) and certainly pretty central

Looks a little bit old and tired, at times, it surely has seen much better times. Patches of dirt and dust in hidden corners, pretty old furniture too. Internet was barely usable, virtually non-coverage up on 10th floor. Breakfast was dissapointing too: very basic, cheap and bland produce, not many options