Grand Anchor Hotel
hotel — 349 Corner Street
Trap score: 52/100 (orange)
Grand Anchor Hotel is a Hotel popular with visitors; check recent reports before you go.
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Reports (11)
- harassment (severity 3/5) — 2026-02: The glowing reviews are clearly fake — the reality is nothing like the photos.
- harassment (severity 3/5) — 2025-12: Fake police approached asking for ID and then a 'fine' paid in cash.
- harassment (severity 1/5) — 2025-08: Signed up for one service, then got upsold into something completely different.
- theft (severity 1/5) — 2025-09: What was advertised online looked nothing like the room we actually got.
- theft (severity 4/5) — 2025-06: They add a mystery 'service charge' that isn't posted anywhere on the menu.
- taxi_meter (severity 1/5) — 2025-05: The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.
- harassment (severity 5/5) — 2025-02: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- bait_switch (severity 5/5) — 2024-09: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- unsafe (severity 2/5) — 2024-08: Bracelet forced onto my wrist, then demanded payment for the 'free' gift.
- overcharge (severity 1/5) — 2024-06: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
- theft (severity 4/5) — 2024-04: The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.