I can't say enough good things about this hotel!!! It was an excellent experience & I highly…read morerecommend this hotel for anyone who is visiting Recife! The hotel seems to cater mostly to business people, but families and couples fit in well with the location easily. The room I stayed in was modern, comfortable and well-accoutered. The lobby is very attractive and also very modern. The staff are very helpful and professional--helpful but not overly intrusive; the location is excellent (located in Pina, near the bridge and not far from the beach). The included breakfast is very good and the prices are incredibly reasonable. I will definitely consider staying here the next time I am in Recife and I highly recommend this to anyone coming to the Northeast of Brazil--you won't be disappointed!

Old, but ok, but not for that price…read more It's clear that you should not expect the same quality of a Mercure hotel here, compared to central Europe. Nevertheless, I was still a bit disappointed. The hotel seems quite old, especially the bathroom. Furthermore the windows do not seal well, so you hear the noise from outside/street. This is of course typical for Brazil. I had the superior room, which has a kitchenette and a sofa. Sadly, there were no plates or cutlery to use, not even a coffee maker, although it is shown in photos. The fridge is inconveniently placed behind a sliding door, which scratches the floor each time they get moved. There was also no safe in the room. The room had a new air condition which worked great and silently. The location of the hotel is good/great. It's on the second parallel street to the beach, right in the middle of Boa Viagem. The side ocean view is a small gap between two other houses, so don't get excited. Unfortunately the hotel has no gym and the pool was/is under construction and therefore not usable. Some hotel search engines still list it to have a pool, so double check. To my fault I did not verify it, and there is no chance to move your stay to the other Mercure hotel once you arrived. But they offered that you can use the other hotel's pool (10min walk) The staff at reception was nice and helpful and spoke english well. The breakfast is fine. Selection is ok and on the plus side you can order ready made omelets or tapiocas and they have a Nespresso cafe machine. But I would not have paid the 30R for it, if it would not have been included. The TV channels are mostly in Portuguese. The Internet connection is free, but had some serious issues (connection failures) while I was there. So overall it's an ok hotel, but for the price I paid I would go to a better one next time.

My boyfriend and I really enjoyed staying here. The hotel staff was very kind and helped us to plan…read moreour days in Recife/Olinda. There was always someone at the front desk who spoke enough English (since we spoke little Portuguese) to answer any questions we had. There were very little English reviews on yelp or trip advisor when we planned our trip and had little to go off of - that's primarily why I wanted to leave a review. Anyways, I would highly recommend this hotel to any family or friends wanting to stay in the Recife area. They had great views of the beach and new comfortable accommodations in the room. There was free valet for the car( but we did tip). The hotel is right across the street from the beach and they have a complementary breakfast buffet which I still dream about! Note: The golden tulip in located further south that posted on this yelp map- but is still in a perfect location.