Hardman Praia Hotel

“A Hardman is good to find...”

This hotel is open about 20 years and is located in the Manaira section of Joao Pessoa, right in front of the ocean. The receptionist told me they have about 90 rooms (according to TripAdvisor, the hotel has 136), but only 4 rooms are oceanfront (they charge a little more for these rooms, but I th… more

This hotel is open about 20 years and is located in the Manaira section of Joao Pessoa, right in front of the ocean. The receptionist told me they have about 90 rooms (according to TripAdvisor, the hotel has 136), but only 4 rooms are oceanfront (they charge a little more for these rooms, but I think it was worth it). The lobby is very attractive and was decorated for the Christmas holidays. There is a ground-level pool at the entrance as well as a cute bar. They also have indoor parking available for a nominal fee. Our room was huge—when I booked it, I didn’t realize it was a suite, with a queen-sized bed in the main bedroom and another bedroom with a single bed. It also had a living room area as well as a veranda which looks directly at the ocean. The hotel’s employees are very friendly, professional and helpful. Breakfast is included and was very good. The restaurant is clean and attractive as well. The hotel is well-located in a nice neighborhood near shopping and other amenities. In all, I’d recommend this hotel and I’ll probably stay here again. My only complaint is that this large room only had one towel (we had to ask the chambermaid for another one and she seemed perturbed by this outrageous request).

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“Good location, large rooms and reasonable breakfasts”

There are several different types of rooms and all seem to be comfortable for a beach hotel; staff is friendly but not especially efficient. If you are planning to stay for several days, be aware that breakfasts are quite repetitive.

“LOCATION ON THE BEACH”

Hardman Hotel is not in CBD but only 10 minute walk to most of the downtown attractions. Hotel is clean and moderm oferring Breakfast (good selection) restaraunt and small swimming pool, which is not important as beach is across the road. Mian beach is ok and a short drive to the south or north are… more

Hardman Hotel is not in CBD but only 10 minute walk to most of the downtown attractions. Hotel is clean and moderm oferring Breakfast (good selection) restaraunt and small swimming pool, which is not important as beach is across the road. Mian beach is ok and a short drive to the south or north are some great beaches. Surf is best at the Pipa stretch of beaches 20 mins south of Joao Pessoa.

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“Good but there are some issues”

A great spot, first of all. It is very well located, near restaurants, shopping malls, great stores and the beach is just across the street. Staff is very polite, smiley and dedicated. Rooms are spacious and and bed is pretty comfortable. The issues: a) there is no blanket to counterbalance the air… more

A great spot, first of all. It is very well located, near restaurants, shopping malls, great stores and the beach is just across the street. Staff is very polite, smiley and dedicated. Rooms are spacious and and bed is pretty comfortable. The issues: a) there is no blanket to counterbalance the air-conditioned. So, during the night it gets cold (for real!). b) the bathroom is quite bad, mostly the bath area, which is very tight, there is a column messing up with your bath experience and you have to collect dirty hygienic paper in a basket by the toilet (you can't through it in the toilet itself) which leaves a bad odor in the whole bathroom. c) even though you are in a paradisiac spot, sometimes you need to do some work and there were no desks to sit at and do some work stuff. d) snooker table is as horrible as it gets. For f...'s sake, it is disrespectful for the guest to even allow it to be there. The playable surface is irregular, balls have different sizes (?!), no numbers on it, no chalks, the space is so tight it doesn't allow you to fairly hit the ball. e) drinking options at the bar by the pool (which is small and gets kinda dirty in the end of the day) are scarce. f) food is just fair (including, the watermelon was spoiled on the last day of my stay...). I would like to positively mention the cordiality and efficiency of the gentleman that parks the car. Congratulations for him!

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