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Recommended by this traveling journalist. I'd say it would be a 3-star hotel in North America. So pleasant I booked a second stay on the way back. Not sure what anyone would say against it, with the caveat that I only stayed going to and from the Pantanal, so I can't gauge how close it is to town, restaurants, or attractions. But if you get it for a good price, it's value for money as a stopover. It was one of the official World Cup hotels. It's a R$45 taxi from the airport, R$60 to the airport if the hotel calls the taxi for you (they claim it's a longer route somehow, most likely a rip-off). Travel time from the airport varies with traffic from between half an hour to an hour. Pros: -Excellent wifi, hot water, cleanliness, aircon, very quiet -very friendly staff who can always find a colleague speaks limited English or Spanish -decent restaurant if you need to eat there, I recommend the very strong caipirinhas -breakfast has good selection of fruit, not hot dishes -nice outdoor pool to lounge by, there's a sauna Con: -the basic room is small and non-luxurious, but I don't imagine anyone would spend much time in it -weight room does not match picture. The weights are child-sized, the universal machine looked Kafkaesque. Maybe the Stairmaster works.