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In plain terms it's an increasingly shabby hotel at the seedy end of the strip. Maybe not to be discounted for points stays, but the value offered for cash stays is much diminished. Sadly, the paucity of well recognised international brands means there's little competitive pressure on the Hilton owners to invest and improve.
I was a fan of the Intercontinental in Sao Conrado: but that's long gone.
I may have a stay here in March depending on if Covid improves or not. How is the area around the hotel to walk around? I spent some time in Sao Paulo so I have a general idea of how to conduct myself in Brazil. Didn't do much walking at night outside of Paulista and the rest of my walking was during the day. I'm assuming the general advice of don't walk around alone after dark or carry anything valuable still applies here.