STREETSMART - Top 10 Rio de Janeiro - page 108

Left Hotel Glória Center Caesar Park Right Copacabana Palace

Luxury Hotels

! Fasano $ Caesar Park

small side and many face
inwards with views out
over the atrium rather
than the beach. d Map
Q4 • Av Atlântica 2600,
Copacabana • (021) 2545
6500 • www.marriott.com.
br • $$$$$

Before this discreet,
sophisticated five-star
hotel opened in 2007,
Ipanema and Leblon had
no truly world-class
luxury hotels. The rooms
are beautifully appointed
and have private
balconies with sea views.
The restaurant here is
excellent. d Map P6 • Av
Vieira Souto 80, Ipanema
• [phone] • www.
fasano.com.br • $$$$$
@ Copacabana

Service is superb in
Caesar Park, a business
hotel overlooking
Ipanema Beach. Views
are excellent, as with the
majority of Rio's tower-
block hotels. There is
24-hour room service and
beach facilities include
sun-loungers and
showers. d Map N6 • Av
Vieira Souto 460, Ipanema
• [phone] • www.
caesarpark.com.br • $$$$$
% Sofitel

* Sheraton Barra These twin towers

right on the beach are
the best choice for stays
in the outlying neighbor-
hoods of Barra da Tijuca
and Recreio dos
Bandeirantes. The rooms
are spacious and have
balconies with sea views.
d Map B6 • Av Lúcio Costa
3150, Barra da Tijuca • (021)
3139 8000 • www.shera
ton-barra.com.br • $$$$$
( Pestana Rio

Palace
Copacabana's most plush
hotel features ocean
view suites that have
housed princes, presi-
dents, and visiting film
stars. Portraits of many
of the famous guests can
be seen in the gallery.
The older portion of the
hotel has the best
rooms. d Map R3
• Av Atlântica 1702,
Copacabana • (021) 2548
7070 • www.copacabana
palace.com.br • $$$$$
£ Ipanema Plaza

The fabulous views,
excellent French restau-
rant Le Pré Catalan (see
p91) , and quality service
make up for the unin-
spired decor of this
hotel. d Map Q5 • Av
Atlântica 4240, Copacabana
• [phone] • www.
sofitel.com • $$$$$
^ Hotel Glória

Atlântica
The views out over
Copacabana from this
hotel's rooftop pool are
some of the best in Rio.
The rooms are well-
decorated and all have
balconies. d Map Q4 • Av
Atlântica 2964, Copacabana
• [phone] • www.
pestana.com • $$$$$

This was Rio's
grandest hotel in the
1920s and it still retains
much of its period charm.
The hotel is particularly
convenient for access to
the city center, Lapa, and
Aeroporto Santos
Dumont. d Map X6 • Rua
do Russel 632, Glória
• [phone] • www.
hotelgloriario.com.br •$$$$
& JW Marriott

This hotel occupies
a tall tower a block
from the sea at
Ipanema's Arpoador
end. The rooms on the
“Ipanema floor” have
clean modern lines and
colors, along with Italian
furniture. The top floor
has a pool and offers
great views of the
Atlantic. d Map N6 • Rua
Farme de Amoedo 34,
Ipanema • [phone]
• www.ipanemaplazahotel.
com • $$$$$

) Inter Continental,

São Conrado
This former grand 1970s
hotel between Leblon
and São Conrado is
beginning to look a little
frayed, but the beach is
secluded and the views
are stunning. d Map B6
• Av Prefeito Mendes de
Morais 222, São Conrado
• [phone] • www.
intercontinental.com
• $$$$$

This plush business
hotel opened at the turn
of the millennium and
promised to be one of
Rio's finest. The service
and business facilities
are certainly excellent,
but the rooms are on the

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