Overall, my 9-night stay at the Mercure was pleasant, but the Front Desk personnel were at times rude and unhelpful (i.e. refusing to make change of a R$ 100 note so that I could take a taxi from the hotel). They also seemed incapable of completing basic tasks like faxing a document for me. The suite itself was clean and comfortable (the bed was very comfortable with a nice firm mattress). Only other complaint is that the "gym" consisted of two broken down pieces of equipment and the swimming pool was closed (being rebuilt or torn down, I could not discern). The breakfast buffet was ample, but they could have had more hot foods and they ran out of some items almost every morning.