Travel Insurance Problems
Hi Gents,
How are you guys getting into Rio and along with travel insurance. Here in the UK the Government here has put Brazil on a list of countries we can only visit when conducting 'essential travel'. That is the key phrase. We have COVID insurance policies we can buy that will cover us in Brazil for up to 6 months, but if it came to a claim, they will scrutinise the reason you are there to see if it was 'essential travel'. The slightest doubt and they won't pay. They have listed some essential roles but not all. It includes family members visiting someone who is terminally ill, Government employees on state business, Military on State business, essential business fully recorded and documented etc. It would be a nightmare without comprehensive cover as it means no private ward etc, join the rest, and also foot the massive bill yourself at the end, let alone repatriation along with a doctor and nurse on your flight, something that will probably cost at least £100,000 according to insurance companies here.
Are you just taking a risk and hoping you won't get ill with your fingers crossed, or do you have a plan? Is the advice from your Government different and as such does this not effect your health care insurance in Brazil.
Regards.
Newbie confusion / Rio Champs Chime in Please
[QUOTE=BlacknBlue69;2482227]I've no idea how you managed at Miramar by Windsor. They would only allow one girl in (checked in) and when you returned with another they did not allow. Not only me that had this issue, I've been there with several friends (last time we stayed we were 5 guys in our own rooms) and we all experienced the same following one night in Centaurus and one in Monte Carlo - 2nd night no girls allowed. Windsor Leme point blank refused anyone in my room. I have stayed at Miramar loads, and in fact have stopped staying there now only due to their inflexibility with visitors.
I stayed at Fairmont last time I was in Rio and had no issue getting girl in, met her in car park and was not accosted by security.
In my experience (all recent and heading again in November for 8 weeks) the below hotels work:
Hilton (charge)..[/QUOTE]Thanks for this feedback in addition to all the others throughout all the pages I scrubbed here for clarity on joiner hotel policies and which properties to book to avoid such hassle.
Really want to book a hotel for next month as it seems the way to go for an inaugural Rio visit versus a Copacabana apartment but it still appears to be a coin toss (other than the few top shelf hotels) as to whether your going to be heading up to your room alone.
Not a fan of love hotels and just enjoy the company in my own comfort and surroundings (preferably with a balcony). I miss the ease of Thai guest friendly hotels but got to get some poonannie somewhere.
Are we limited to just booking the 3 in this post without issue or any other properties or workarounds?
Thanks Gentlemen.
Hotels. Checking in Guests
[QUOTE=BMo814;2482618]Planning my first trip to Rio as well in November, in regards to hotel I read here portoboy was girl friendly and confirmed today it is. I had booked a room through [URL]booking.com[/URL] based on the information here and when I emailed them to ask after checking in can my guest be changed and the response was there is no problem with guess being changed. I don't mind having to register them as long as I don't have to pay. I see you all saying pestaa is girl friendly I had originally booked there but too many poor reviews had me choose portoboy, just FYI.[/QUOTE]Checking in Guests can actually be a good thing. If Brazilians are asked, they must show their National ID card to police. This ID card has their photo and fingerprint.
[URL]https://rioandlearn.com/brazilian-id-card/[/URL]
The last thing a girl wants to do is lose it. Because the front desk clerks like you (you did remember to introduce yourself and now know them by name, right? You can ask them to request the girl's ID card and hold it until you give them the word that everything is OK. This also gives them the chance to tell the girl that you are a nice Gringo. Guys with no social skills will tell you all that matters to the girls is money. Yeah, sure. We will go with that.