Grand Mercure Recife Boa Viagem

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 -Bathroom is outdated really needs renovation.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.