I booked this hotel at the recommendation of a Brazilian friend who knew I was traveling alone and nervous about the dangers of Rio. Ipanema and Lablon (adjacent part of city) are fun, chic and perfectly safe at night if you use common sense. The hotel is located in front of Station 9 - the well known gay area of... More

Just returned from 10 days in Rio (arrived back in UK yesterday 21.5.13) and really pleased we chose to stay at in Ipanema and especially at the Sol Ipanema! Having read several guides before our trip, we decided to up our usual budget and stay in the safer and smarter Ipanema area and wanted our hotel to be on the... More

First off (as other reviewers already mentioned): Hotels in Rio are expensive, especially those at beachfront, and the Ipanema Sol is certainly no exception. We stayed on the 7th floor facing the beach, so the view was really nice. The rooms seem to be renovated, and hence were nice, bright, and roomy, with a good sized desk, enough space for... More

After spending three days in Brasilia at a hotel which was not as up to date as ones I have stayed at in Baghdad, Iraq - during the war - I was so very happy to land here at this property. Buy the breakfast with the room - it's a pretty good value - quality was spotty - as it... More

We recently spent five days at the Sol Ipanema in Rio. We were on a high floor with an ocean view that was spectacular. The room was spacious enough and very clean, with a very comfortable king-size bed. Bathrobes were provided, which is always a nice surprise, but no tissues, which we found odd. Towels are fluffy, but only one... More

We just spent five wonderful days in Rio and based on the reviews from Trip Advisor chose to stay at the Sol Ipanema hotel. It seemed to us to be the best combination of location, services and value for money. The rooms in the hotel are functional and well-equipped but not glamorous and are quite small. However, we chose a... More

Our city view room on the 13th floor was just fine for the amount of time we spent in it. It was clean, spacious and had a comfy bed. A small inconvenience was that there were no tissues either in the bedroom or bathroom and they supply you with only two bath towels. I guess we could have put in... More

We stayed 3 nights at the Sol Ipanema at the end of February following a cruise around South America and were very pleased with our choice in hotels. We had a city view on the 12th floor...not much of view but that didn't bother us. Our room was very quiet with no noticeable noise from the street. There was plenty... More

In late Feb., 2013, we stayed at the Sol Ipanema in Rio De Janeiro. We had read so many negative reviews, especially about the slow & run-down elevators, that we really didn't know what to expect. Well, to our delight, the Hotel has been renovated, & there are two new elevators that worked like a dream! The City room was... More