The 'Manhattan Plaza' is in the 'Setor Hoteleiro Norte' and has more than 250 rooms. Arriving by taxi from the airport a porter took care of my luggage and the friendly reception spoke good English. I had booked a 'Superior Room' and got one on the top floor, the 15th. There is also a 16th floor, but just with several meeting rooms.
The room with almost 50sqm was big, but unfortunately for my taste split in two - a sitting area and a room with the bed, thus it felt like staying in two small rooms. What I appreciated though was a glass-top writing table and a good light.
In the well arranged bathroom were missing a bathmat, a shower cap and a shower gel, but this was maybe omitted by the chambermaid, together with the woman at the bar the only unfriendly members of the hotel staff I met.
The swimming pool area is compared with the quality of the room, the reception and the restaurant substandard. The pool itself is all angles and not ideal for swimming, and nobody was there to hand out towels or to do some cleaning in between, especially in the changing rooms.
For me the best about the hotel was probably its restaurant 'Manhattan', on the same level as the pool and the bar, but otherwise as if belonging to another category of accomodation.