Rio de Janeiro - Hotels & Apartments

[Trippleecks]

Shit man, just rent an apartment and forget Hotels.. You can get something nice for about 120 REAIS a day.

there are plenty of reliable people to rent from Dave, Kenn, John just to name a few..

[Bambino]

Tosh,

I've stayed there 3 times. The last time, in March, I had to leave for another Hotel; the Rio Roiss.

The Copacabana Rio has some rooms much nicer than others. The A/C is very noisy, and Nossa Senora is a VERY busy and loud street. The free "cafe da manha" is weak. My door lock was broken, so I had to bring one of the guys up with me every time I came in. I have paid $200 R. There is much better for that price. They are "friendly"

Rio Roiss is a nice older hotel. The lighting in the rooms sucks. Some sort of low wattage fluorescent bulb. But the rooms are nice, carpeted, and it's on a quiet street half a block off Ave. Atlantica.

If you get a deluxe suite for $50 R more, no garota charge. If you go for a regular room, you pay 50-70R each time you bring one. I paid $200R for a regular suite, cause I knew I would only bring a garota there a couple days of my short stay.

I'm trying somewhere else next time, just to have more Rio hotel experience. Until I find the perfect one...

[Fido Dido]

Kenn, Sidhartha and others: thanks for you advice on this one.

Well. I just called once again to the hotel and asked about guest-policy.

The guy on the phone told me that bringing in a guest is only possible if you have reserved a double room and you have given the name of the second person at the moment of reservation.

Doesn't sound too (girl)friendly.

Well. I am just going to write them a mail. Asking the same question.

See what the response is.

[Kenn]

Some Hotels have strange guest policies.
Some have a "guest allowed only after 11pm and must be out before 6-7AM policy" and they still MAY charge you a fee from 30-70.reais per guest. No multiple girls in rooms also is VERY common if not the standard.... and if you are sharing a suite with another guy.. no more than 1 girl in the room at a time also pretty standard....

Be very careful which hotel you choose. ALWAYS call the Hotel and ask what the policy is on guests and if they charge..
Do not rely on an answer from another monger because you never know how old the information is.. especially if you are paying for the entire stay up front on your C/Card..... not too much fun not being able to bring a girl back to your room and having to pay for a sex hotel on top of your hotel.

[Caffrey]

I stayed there couple of months ago. You can bring guests with prior approval. I enjoyed my stay there. Walk to Ipanema Beaches. Crime free environment. Walk to Internet cafes, banks and many nice restaurants.

They have a website for direct booking.

[Toshw2]

Hi there, as anyone ever sayed at The Copacabana Rio Hotel?

What are the rooms like? Is it girl friendly?

Thanks

[Sidhartha]

When I stayed at the Mar Ipanema a couple of years ago they had no problem with guests, and no fee either. But as you know Rio hotels have been changing their policies, so it is best to call, maybe speak with the manager. I am pretty sure they wont have a problem with girls, but you also need to know if they will stiff you with a charge.

Two places I checked on earlier this month:

Atlantico Copacabana, no guest fee. You should be able to bring the price down to 150 real plus tax. Includes breakfast.

Vermont, not too far from the Mar Ipanema. A 70 real charge if the guest is not a regular. You should be able to get the price down to 120/130 real. No tax, includes breakfast.

[Hot To Cool]

Track Star -------- the Royal Rio Palace, can you tell us the address of this Hotel? a phone number? an e-mail address? something?

Greek-------- I don't know when the last time you stayed in the Debret was but they have been a NO GUEST Hotel for well over a year now.

Kenn,

Trackstar just posted this info on the previous page of posts.

Hot To Cool

[Rio Bob]

Track Star -------- the Royal Rio Palace, can you tell us the address of this Hotel? a phone number? an e-mail address? something?

Greek-------- I don't know when the last time you stayed in the Debret was but they have been a NO GUEST Hotel for well over a year now........

Ken just google it:

http://b2b.hotelclub.net/directhotel.asp?id=26290

Royal Rio Palace Hotel Rio de Janeiro
Rua Duvivier 82
Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

[Kenn]

Track Star -------- the Royal Rio Palace, can you tell us the address of this Hotel? a phone number? an e-mail address? something?

Greek-------- I don't know when the last time you stayed in the Debret was but they have been a NO GUEST Hotel for well over a year now........

[Fido Dido]

Well Greek thanks for your input.

I am considering the Mar Ipanema because of the report of "Lorenz Mi" (03-03-05 #382 ). "Lorenz Mi" claims the Mar Ipanema is comfortable and "absolutely girl friendly".

However. I could not get this confirmed at the reservation office.

I gave the hotel a call and asked if I could take a guest with me. The woman answering me was not pleased (not that I do care about that) and told me that no guests were allowed.

Well the situation might be quite different if you come in late at night at the reception.

Mar Ipanema seems a nice place to me. So, is there anyone who knows: if the Mar Ipanema really girl-friendly?

By the way rates are US$62 + 5% tax for a standard double room (R$ 157 + 5% tax). If you want breakfast that is an extra US$ 7.

[The Greek]

I plan on booking the hotel Mar Ipanema for a few days.

Anyone any experience on this hotel? Specially if is girlfriendly or not. Thanks for the info.

Hi,

You can call them and ask them. Brazilians are very open about sex. I stay at Debret and it is 30 R /night. Some hotels allow you to have a girl for free if you book/pay for a double room. The girl id registration is for your own security!

Nice site for hotels is www.ipanema.com Almost all hotel sin Copa have websites.

Good Luck

[Fido Dido]

I plan on booking the hotel Mar Ipanema for a few days.

Anyone any experience on this hotel? Specially if is girlfriendly or not. Thanks for the info.

[Rio Bob]

Are you sure the CP has a private beach? I doubt it. I was told by the management at the Sheraton that no hotel in Brazil has a private beach; by federal law, all beaches have to be open to everybody. I think this is true, because at the beach in front of the Sheraton I saw some teenagers from the nearby favela.

Lorenzo

No "private" beach, Im sure what he meant was that on the public beach they have an area blocked off where just the guests of the hotel stay. They do this at the Marriott too, they arrange their chairs so that there is just one big block of chairs in a section only for the Marriott, it is their private area but of course your right, all beaches in Rio are public including the one in front of the Sheraton which on the weeked is overrun with people from the Vidigal favela. I have never seen this private section in front of the CP but next time I am there I am going to take a pass by and take a look to see what this guy has going on, because the hotel is expensive some high end garotas may hang out there only and avoid Help or Meia Pataca or Ho beach in front of the othon palace.

Guys like this can be a great source for nice ladies, I have had great luck with bartenders of 5 star hotels, some of them have a book of numbers as they see girls coming in and out of the hotel all the time, I have gotten some real nice ones from them both by telephone and others have pointed out girls to me in the bar that you wouldn't even think were working but they were and they were beautiful and great.

[Lorenzo]

Take a room in the Copacabana Palace, it's one of the leading hotels in the world, go to the private beach of the hotel, negociate with the guy who manage the beach chairs and you will be amazed with beautiful women you can have in your bed. Please not from 500 Reals and up, but it's top quality.

Are you sure the CP has a private beach? I doubt it. I was told by the management at the Sheraton that no hotel in Brazil has a private beach; by federal law, all beaches have to be open to everybody. I think this is true, because at the beach in front of the Sheraton I saw some teenagers from the nearby favela.

Lorenzo