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I stayed at that hotel several times.  It is right across from the beach and is just around the corner from the street called Sierra Campos, a street with some great and safe restaurants. 
The Marriott is an old hotel, but it is very safe. 
Although I did not bring to my room, garotos by the dozen, when I did it was only one at a time.  
The Marriott is not going to openly say that you can bring a hustler to your room.  It depends on how you do it.  
What I did, without any issue, is the following:
I was a guest at the hotel.  
If I previously met a garoto at a sauna, I had the garoto accompany me to the hotel elevator and then to my room.  Hotel personnel will not stop you and ask about the garoto.  
If I previously knew a garoto, I made arrangements for the garoto to show up at the hotel and wait in the waiting area where hotel guests often sit.  At our agreed meeting time, I went to the lobby and met the garoto and we either stopped at the bar or we went directly to the elevator and to my room. 
I never had any problem with my method described above.  
However, you must be careful if you stay at the hotel.  Not because the hotel is bad or dangerous.  It is because there are many problem guys up and down the street who will not hesitate to rob someone if they see the person walking and is an obvious gringo or non-Brazilian.  Robberies do not happen every day, but often enough that you should not walk around with your cell phone showing or other items that might attract a thief.
You will have a great time in Rio if you are cautious and meet the right garotos.
On a side note, I prefer Sao Paulo, a city that I find very interesting, in addition to the garotos.  The one bad thing about Sao Paulo is that there is now only one garoto sauna (Lagoa) run by Rodolfo, who knows that he has the only successful sauna in Sao Paulo.  The sauna is in a decent location and should yield you a good time.  If you go to Sao Paulo, you should use Uber for your night trips around the city.  
Have a great trip, wherever you stay,  
 

None of the above- I message only via RM.  If the provider insists on communicating via phone or WhatsApp, I move on.

Sorry, but that analogy doesn't work for me. "Dress code" in a restaurant is an instruction, it's not a judgment. Restaurants don't care about who made your dinner jacket, or how you look in it, as long as you're wearing one. This is not the same thing as a sex worker attempting to discriminate based on looks.

My specialty was First Timers.  Over the decades there were many many men I took from never having Touched or kissed a Man to him getting fucked and made out with and cared for, inside of an hour.  Many.  You need a guy known for that.  It's truly a shame there no longer are long reviews you can comb through, the RentMen reviews available on the Proxy Servers are more like tweets.
All you can do now is reach out.  If they don't have the patience to communicate with you on this subject, they might not be sufficiently patient in bed either.

Age-shavers are my pet peeve. What I do with a suspected liar, I ask them what year they were born. As soon as they hesitate or stumble, you know you've caught them.

Could it be any worse than Brazil?

Your comment on the effect of the salty mist on hotel finishes reminded me of that effect on a hotel in Laguna Beach where I stayed several times back in the 1980’s. It was right above the beach and all the woodwork in the place had an aged patina. I just thought it was maybe 75 years old but maybe not now that I think about it. I found it very charming. 
 

Age is but a number.  
One reason I said it was old is because of the effect of the ocean saltwater on the interior paint and wooden doors of the hotel.  The ocean being so close to the hotel causes the ocean mist to accumulate on the interior paint and wooden doors, giving the interior paint and doors an "old look".
A very fond memory I have of the hotel is on an American Thanksgiving holiday, the hotel served a traditional turkey with stuffing and cranberry sauce, plus all the expected Thanksgiving accompaniments.    

@hornyfrog, you must be new around here. The poster you’re responding to here Axiom hasn’t been to what he constantly calls “Mother Brazil” since The Truman Administration but still posts about his few times that he visited, with his sparse, outdated information.
And then like clockwork, he will add the “I hope to return to Mother Brazil one day soon!” Hope springs eternal! 

What’s “cynical” about my response, or the one that I was actually responding to? You have any empirical evidence that there are fat, 50+ year old garotos de programa of any race, color or ethnicity working at Club 117 or Point 202 in Rio? 
I’m a resident here. You say you’ve been here 12 times. When is the last time you’ve actually been inside a working boy sauna in Rio? The clients — we clients — are the out-of-shape, older schlubs — and with very few exceptions. And that transcends race. The median age of the clients in these Brazilian working saunas has got to be around 60 — at the bare minimum, 55. And that’s actually not a bad thing. It’s only bad if you think aging is a terrible thing. I happen to think aging sure beats the alternative! And who else is going to pay these boys bills? iPhones and nice new tennis shoes are expensive in Brazil — and they sure don’t buy themselves! 
 

I find that they will often ask you what you are looking for and start the conversation that way. Don't be afraid to use a translator if your Portugese/Espanol isn't the best.
When I arrive I usually just grab a drink and sit at a table myself and see who is there already as they pass by or come to meet me.
You'll find many of the garotos socializing together and then will make the rounds to some of the tables to introduce themselves to you and several will just be standing in the hallways reaching out to you or hoping you'll brush by them and say hello. It's quite easy actually. Over the years I've only seen a couple guys that I even questioned whether they were working or not so that shouldn't be so difficult to identify the garotos. Have fun!
 

I stayed at that hotel several times.  It is right across from the beach and is just around the corner from the street called Sierra Campos, a street with some great and safe restaurants. 
The Marriott is an old hotel, but it is very safe. 
Although I did not bring to my room, garotos by the dozen, when I did it was only one at a time.  
The Marriott is not going to openly say that you can bring a hustler to your room.  It depends on how you do it.  
What I did, without any issue, is the following:
I was a guest at the hotel.  
If I previously met a garoto at a sauna, I had the garoto accompany me to the hotel elevator and then to my room.  Hotel personnel will not stop you and ask about the garoto.  
If I previously knew a garoto, I made arrangements for the garoto to show up at the hotel and wait in the waiting area where hotel guests often sit.  At our agreed meeting time, I went to the lobby and met the garoto and we either stopped at the bar or we went directly to the elevator and to my room. 
I never had any problem with my method described above.  
However, you must be careful if you stay at the hotel.  Not because the hotel is bad or dangerous.  It is because there are many problem guys up and down the street who will not hesitate to rob someone if they see the person walking and is an obvious gringo or non-Brazilian.  Robberies do not happen every day, but often enough that you should not walk around with your cell phone showing or other items that might attract a thief.
You will have a great time in Rio if you are cautious and meet the right garotos.
On a side note, I prefer Sao Paulo, a city that I find very interesting, in addition to the garotos.  The one bad thing about Sao Paulo is that there is now only one garoto sauna (Lagoa) run by Rodolfo, who knows that he has the only successful sauna in Sao Paulo.  The sauna is in a decent location and should yield you a good time.  If you go to Sao Paulo, you should use Uber for your night trips around the city.  
Have a great trip, wherever you stay,  
 

I remember the hotel when it was being built. Does that make me old as well???

I stayed at that hotel several times.  It is right across from the beach and is just around the corner from the street called Sierra Campos, a street with some great and safe restaurants. 
The Marriott is an old hotel, but it is very safe. 
Although I did not bring to my room, garotos by the dozen, when I did it was only one at a time.  
The Marriott is not going to openly say that you can bring a hustler to your room.  It depends on how you do it.  
What I did, without any issue, is the following:
I was a guest at the hotel.  
If I previously met a garoto at a sauna, I had the garoto accompany me to the hotel elevator and then to my room.  Hotel personnel will not stop you and ask about the garoto.  
If I previously knew a garoto, I made arrangements for the garoto to show up at the hotel and wait in the waiting area where hotel guests often sit.  At our agreed meeting time, I went to the lobby and met the garoto and we either stopped at the bar or we went directly to the elevator and to my room. 
I never had any problem with my method described above.  
However, you must be careful if you stay at the hotel.  Not because the hotel is bad or dangerous.  It is because there are many problem guys up and down the street who will not hesitate to rob someone if they see the person walking and is an obvious gringo or non-Brazilian.  Robberies do not happen every day, but often enough that you should not walk around with your cell phone showing or other items that might attract a thief.
You will have a great time in Rio if you are cautious and meet the right garotos.
On a side note, I prefer Sao Paulo, a city that I find very interesting, in addition to the garotos.  The one bad thing about Sao Paulo is that there is now only one garoto sauna (Lagoa) run by Rodolfo, who knows that he has the only successful sauna in Sao Paulo.  The sauna is in a decent location and should yield you a good time.  If you go to Sao Paulo, you should use Uber for your night trips around the city.  
Have a great trip, wherever you stay,  
 

I stayed at that hotel several times.  It is right across from the beach and is just around the corner from the street called Sierra Campos, a street with some great and safe restaurants. 
The Marriott is an old hotel, but it is very safe. 
Although I did not bring to my room, garotos by the dozen, when I did it was only one at a time.  
The Marriott is not going to openly say that you can bring a hustler to your room.  It depends on how you do it.  
What I did, without any issue, is the following:
I was a guest at the hotel.  
If I previously met a garoto at a sauna, I had the garoto accompany me to the hotel elevator and then to my room.  Hotel personnel will not stop you and ask about the garoto.  
If I previously knew a garoto, I made arrangements for the garoto to show up at the hotel and wait in the waiting area where hotel guests often sit.  At our agreed meeting time, I went to the lobby and met the garoto and we either stopped at the bar or we went directly to the elevator and to my room. 
I never had any problem with my method described above.  
However, you must be careful if you stay at the hotel.  Not because the hotel is bad or dangerous.  It is because there are many problem guys up and down the street who will not hesitate to rob someone if they see the person walking and is an obvious gringo or non-Brazilian.  Robberies do not happen every day, but often enough that you should not walk around with your cell phone showing or other items that might attract a thief.
You will have a great time in Rio if you are cautious and meet the right garotos.
On a side note, I prefer Sao Paulo, a city that I find very interesting, in addition to the garotos.  The one bad thing about Sao Paulo is that there is now only one garoto sauna (Lagoa) run by Rodolfo, who knows that he has the only successful sauna in Sao Paulo.  The sauna is in a decent location and should yield you a good time.  If you go to Sao Paulo, you should use Uber for your night trips around the city.  
Have a great trip, wherever you stay,  
 

I stayed at that hotel several times.  It is right across from the beach and is just around the corner from the street called Sierra Campos, a street with some great and safe restaurants. 
The Marriott is an old hotel, but it is very safe. 
Although I did not bring to my room, garotos by the dozen, when I did it was only one at a time.  
The Marriott is not going to openly say that you can bring a hustler to your room.  It depends on how you do it.  
What I did, without any issue, is the following:
I was a guest at the hotel.  
If I previously met a garoto at a sauna, I had the garoto accompany me to the hotel elevator and then to my room.  Hotel personnel will not stop you and ask about the garoto.  
If I previously knew a garoto, I made arrangements for the garoto to show up at the hotel and wait in the waiting area where hotel guests often sit.  At our agreed meeting time, I went to the lobby and met the garoto and we either stopped at the bar or we went directly to the elevator and to my room. 
I never had any problem with my method described above.  
However, you must be careful if you stay at the hotel.  Not because the hotel is bad or dangerous.  It is because there are many problem guys up and down the street who will not hesitate to rob someone if they see the person walking and is an obvious gringo or non-Brazilian.  Robberies do not happen every day, but often enough that you should not walk around with your cell phone showing or other items that might attract a thief.
You will have a great time in Rio if you are cautious and meet the right garotos.
On a side note, I prefer Sao Paulo, a city that I find very interesting, in addition to the garotos.  The one bad thing about Sao Paulo is that there is now only one garoto sauna (Lagoa) run by Rodolfo, who knows that he has the only successful sauna in Sao Paulo.  The sauna is in a decent location and should yield you a good time.  If you go to Sao Paulo, you should use Uber for your night trips around the city.  
Have a great trip, wherever you stay,  
 

Now now, as a erstwhile fellow escort says, "He can post the age he thinks he looks like".
😀

Nice guy.  However, he insists on payment prior to involvement.  

Ever since Sauna Gran Via and Black and White Bar closed, it appears that Madrid has lost contact with gay-4-pay arrangements in a public setting.  Now, Barcelona, on the other hand, is quite a treat.   

I have been to Thermas many times.  I was never aware of any American working at the sauna in Barcelona.  I assume it is possible.  
However, in Zurich, at Paragonya, one time I met an American working there.  That was about three years ago.  
I asked the American why he chose Zurich for work.  He replied that he and some of his friends/acquaintances do a "tour" and go to various saunas and clubs around Europe.  He also said that some of his traveling friends are Canadians.  
  

He will want a deposit if you want to make an appointment with the imaginary provider. 

I'm paranoid so I always worry. I'm also not very lucky, so the paranoia pays off. 

This is where I count my lucky stars that I am an Englishman. This side of the pond, paying someone money in exchange for sexual services is perfectly legal, and I am never doing anything against the law whenever I hire. Hiring is not something that causes me any anxiety like it is for those of you over in the States. 
Mind you, I've hired in the US before (NYC and San Francisco), and I think that even though hiring is illegal there (?), they are such liberal places that there is no reason to worry. I certainly didn't feel anxious at all, especially when I was in California.

The arrest of Kyle Snyder should be a cautionary warning to those of us who hire from rentmen or from any other online site.   
In the instant case, Snyder had the "escort" (that he thought he was hiring) come to his hotel room.  Instead of an "escort" coming to the room, it was a policeman who arrived and then asked for the money from Snyder.  Upon Snyder giving the cop the asked-for money, several other cops suddenly came to the room and promptly placed Snyder in handcuffs and told him he was under arrest for prostitution solicitation. 
Further, it was heard in the video that one cop said to Snyder, It's time for your "walk of shame" which meant that Snyder had to walk down the hotel hallway (handcuffed and into the hotel lobby and (presumably into a police car, when he was taken to jail.  
Any thoughts about this?  If this can happen to Snyder, it can happen to any of us who hire from online sites.   
Hence, although it might take extra time in hiring an "escort", it is safer to agree to first meet the "escort" in a local bar or other public place.  If you meet the "escort" in public, it is unlikely that the cop will have several other cops waiting for you to offer the first cop money for prostitution.  
This could happen to any of us.  Be careful and realize that the person who advertises and says he is an "escort" could be a cop (with additional cops in tow).