Originally Posted by
Jaenks
There is no airport in Barra da Tijuca, you cannot flight to there with commercial flights, only with helicopter chartered. Your best option is to fly to SDU when flying domestic or to GIG when arriving from international flight. [...] Your information is not accurate. You cannot fly to Barra da Tijuca with airplane from CGH, you either fly to SDU or GIG. [...]
Maybe that's exactly what OP meant: they take a helicopter or private aircraft.
Originally Posted by
sfgiants13
[...] The night prior to my stay I was upgraded to a grand suite king. They were not selling suites weeks before my arrival so that was a surprise. [...] Definitely enjoyed it here. Don’t mind the Uber ride into the city. It’s just nice to come back here at the end of the day where things are a bit calmer.
Had a very opposite check-in and upgrade experience than you: they
were selling standard suites day-of, but we must have been interacting with the surliest staff member at check in as our polite inquiry about an upgrade, was met with a blank stare, and a "computer says no." Otherwise, we also enjoyed the property, but would've change our "commute" pattern to be more similar to yours. Our itinerary ultimately had us going back and forth a couple times during the day and that proved tiring and cumbersome.