Rio Design Hotel

OK, well located hotel with modern designed rooms.

Gym was disappointing - a few, old, free weights and a couple of cardio machines that were broken - take your own resistance bands or run along the beach if you want to work out! The chemicals used to clean the room had the most unbearable smell which may have been used to mask the smell of sewerage. It was one extreme to the next! The shower took a bit of playing around with in ordernot to either completely freeze or scold you. The reception also tried to charge me again for the room and extras but had got my room number wrong despite me telling them numerous times I had already paid and didn't have any extras! I went back a day later to see if something I had left had been put in lost and found and they were completely unhelpful and told me I had to email to find out..... I ended up leaving it completely as it all seemed a bit too much hassle for them!

The staff was very helpful and friendly. Breakfast is really good.

The real problem is location. Unfortunately this is not a safe area. Countless juvenile thieves run around day and night. I was robbed once and the very next evening I was stocked by a 10-year old kid both in the same neighborhood.