Hospedaria 5 Bicas

Good location close to the main bits you would want to visit as a tourist. Room with bathroom was spacious and decent value for money. Although, the noise from the bar downstairs directly under the window kept us awake until 1am and then building on the building next door started early, which meant we didn't get a great nights sleep.

Lack of sleep. The carpets in the hallway are quite dirty. Strong smell of cigarettes in the hallway. Floor in room needs mopping.

Location close to the city centre and the place where the sightseeing boats departs. Close to the hotel there is supermarket and few restaurants. Good breakfast.

Our room was almost without daylight. The only light is coming from small light shaft with small roof window. As it was raining, we need to keep this window closed, so there was no ventilation.

The staff

Very small - communal - breakfast room with limited choice of food. Room was large and could accommodate a much bigger bathroom, which was tiny and awkward to use. There was no WiFi in my room Room had no AC but I had to suffer the noise of adjacent rooms AC converter which is bolted to the external wall of my room - in fairness it switched off at 23:00 every night.