Governador Island, Rio de Janeiro hotel rooms at the Independent

"Helpful staff and clean room "

"We had a good stay at a very busy hotel during Carnaval . Great location and familiar for taxi and Ubers Room was good and staff good without being brilliant . Breakfast was good "

"yes"

"Excellent friendly staff. Free bike rental. Great breakfast options and good food. Nice pool and view point over Ipanema beach. Nice clean rooms"

"Honestly, after reading some of these reviews I was scared to stay here. I can assure you dont listen to them. It was the best experience. The room was great, I got lucky and got a room on the 10th floor for myself and the sea views are spectacular. The staff are great and help where they can. Bar in the lobby and they tend to you and make you feel comfortable if youre drinking there. Breakfast was great one of the best hotel breakfasts ive ever had, probably the best, so many options, never had to eat breakfast outside. The beach was a plus right across the street and they had numerous chair vendors to choose from if you dont want to carry a chair from the hotel to the beach. I would definitely consider staying here again in Barra when I come back to Brazil. Im a barra girlie now!"

"Yes, room was very clean and housekeeping came everyday to change out the sheets. Everyone was friendly and very helpful with questions regarding maneuvering through Rio"

"Great hotel and great breakfast. Room was clean and comfortable. Beach right across the street. A little bit out of town which makes it slower and quite but main attractions are about a $8-10 uber ride...get uber which is cheaper than taxis. Overall, highly recommend but if you're looking for night life, stay in town at the main beach area."

"Great place to stay, friendly staff, cleanliness is great. "

"People seemed cool. I stayed to myself. I had my privacy."