Grand Mercure Recife Boa Viagem

Great breakfast. Great ocean view.

The hotel is under renovation. Expect to wake up at 7 am to construction noise. Also on Saturdays, even though they tell you it's Monday - Friday. Generally poor sound proofing hallway / room, even without the construction. Air condition unit was noisy as well.

breakfast

Building is very old, beds are not comfortable.

Great location. It is about 10 seconds walk to the beach. A bit more if you have to wait for the traffic lights. To Olinda with an Uber about 30-40 minutes and I can recommend Olinda. To old town is 20-30 minutes by Uber. About an hour to Porto de Galinghas by Uber. Staff at reception is friendly and speak English well. There is a big shopping mall at about 10 minutes walk including a large food court. There is a supermarket with international ATM at 5 minutes walk. I felt safe at the area of the hotel also in the evening. Breakfast is ok. Room is very large/spacy. Lots of space. There is a nice swimming pool and terrace. There is a large fridge in the room. Menu in the restaurant is available in English. There are some nightclubs in the area of the hotel, unfortunately I did not find any pubs near the hotel.

Large hotels like this one have enough resources to really make something excellent of it. So I always have a bit more critics at such hotels especially because you often pay a premium price. -Toilet was cloaking during all my stay. Cleaning staff must have seen it. It was not fixed during my stay I had the problem every day. -Bathroom is outdated really needs renovation. Everything is old in the bathroom. -Room did not feel really clean (walls/chairs) -window is not soundproof noises from outside come in regularly same as from the hallway. -Often lines at the lift system. A/C can only be set at pre set values. Check-in procedure can take a while.