Name: Brisa Do Mar Apartments
Address: 422 Rua Frei Mansueto, Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Fortaleza, 60175-070, Brazil
Rating: 6

Air conditioning

Elevator/lift

Smoke-free property

Terrace

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

General

Non-smoking rooms

Family room

Rooms

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

English

Italian

Portuguese

Languages Spoken

Offsite parking reservations required

Parking

Swimming pool

Outdoor pool

Pool and beach

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the apartment

Pinto Martins Airport

Brisa Do Mar Apartments

Fortaleza

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

This was my first stay in a (serviced) apartment that too all by myself. Since the tariff of hotels in Fortaleza is high, I opted for this apartment through booking.com after reading through reviews on multiple sites. I was happy to see that the apartment is well furnished with amenities. It has a fridge, 4 burner gas stove, microwave, electric kettle, utensils and cutlery etc. This would be easy and sufficient for a short and long stay cooking provided someone wanted to. The bathroom is clean and decent and soap and shampoo is provided. 
There is a small pool at the ground floor, which I never visited or utilized as I was busy with conference.
There is a security guard at the main entrance who opens and shuts the main gate every time someone comes in or leaves. However, he doesn't really stop to verify anyone's credentials as he or his colleagues (rotation duties) seem to know the guests. They also help in calling a cab or some small help in directions though language is a challenge. I used sign language and google translator.

The cleanliness is good and there is a maid who comes in and cleans the apartment and clears garbage from bins during the day once we go out. There is a good view from balcony, in fact I could see the sea. The  location is good, accessible, and seemed like relatively safe neighbourhood (I walked alone at 1.20 am from Beira Mar to apartment !!). It is about 3 blocks away from the beach and hotels on Beira Mar as well as the evening market.

Though I did not utilize, there are pharmacies and supermarket nearby and even the local buses ply at a 200 m distance. Even taxi can be called (by security guard) or if one wants, can go upto Beira Mar or main road junction and can get a taxi easily. 

A few negative points - The apartment that I had (#1204), the balcony door latch was not working. I believe it is safe (as nothing ever happened during my stay) but if someone wants can enter the apartment through that. There is no fan in living room, and I didn't really need it as the weather was pleasant. It may get a bit noisy if neighbours are loud. I had a bad experience. The main door latch gave me trouble on the last day of my stay and took major operation and about 5 hrs to get fixed, in the process spoiling my plans of roaming on the beach with my friends and colleagues from nearby Hotel. However, I must admit that these are very nice and helpful people who solved the problem without any complaint. In fact the language challenge apart, everyone was quite cool about it. And finally Mr Enrico came in alongwith Mr Marcello and the security guard and very patiently and meticulously changed the inside part of the lock from another unoccupied apartment. 

Overall, I found the Brisa Do Mar a very comfortable, independent unit with relatively safe stay within budget.

Value for money - Independent and comfortable stay near the beach and hotels on Beira Mar

First of all, just to remember: this is not a hotel. As the name says, it's a residential building. Some of the apartments are used for lodging as it was the case. So, there's no reception desk, breakfast, etc. If you need something, you have to call the owner of the apartment you’re in. We had a little problem in our room and he came out to try and solve it, unsuccessfully; but he moved us to another apartment, which was fine. The apartments are spacious, have kitchen, fridge, microwave oven, balcony, good bathroom (look at our pictures). Weak points: 1) worn-out bed clothes and towels; 2) the cleanliness should be better (we saw some cockroaches in the kitchen at night); 3) you have to walk three blocks to get to the beach; 4) only at the higher floors you have a (partial) view of the sea. Good points: 1) As there is a full-equipped kitchen, you may fix your own breakfast or buy something and store it into the fridge to eat later; 2) in the surroundings there are lots of restaurants, drugstores, a supermarket, taxis, etc. 3) The building is new and has a small swimming pool.

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