Originally Posted by
orbitmic
Great hotel, but to be honest, unless you really do not care about the money, that really is a bit of a waste for a place where they will only end up being able to stay a few hours (assuming that their arriving flight is not late). Really in this case, I'd go for the transit Aerotel which is airside in T2 (from which BA flights leave) or the Rio Aeroporto hotel which is landside at terminal 1 .
I'm taking the view that probably the OP's parents have had a difficult time in the last few days, and at least they will, despite everything else, salvage a few hours at one of Rio's iconic hotels in an iconic location. It will make some nice snaps and they will be well looked after there.