Casa BelezavsRio Design Hotel
Both hotels are rated highly by professionals. On balance, Casa Beleza scores marginally better than Rio Design Hotel. Casa Beleza comes in at 77 with endorsements from 3 publications like Time Out, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
Casa Beleza
Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20240
From $72/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Pool
- Free Parking
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The three-pearl Casa Beleza offers a tropical hideaway from the sometimes overwhelming and crowded beach scene of Copacabana and Ipanema." Full review
Time Out
"Encapsulates all that is charming about Santa Teresa and its idiosyncratic architecture; turrets, hidden garden passageways, forestloads of original wood on the floors and staircases." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Tropical gardens overlook the picturesque pool, and you can sometimes spot toucans and monkeys in the surrounding foliage. It's a small and peaceful operation." Full review
Rio Design Hotel
Rua Francisco Sa 17, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22080010
From $78/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The only thing that keeps this Rio design hotel from getting three stars is its location just off the busy Avenida N.S. de Copacabana." Full review
Concierge
"One of the first hotels in Rio to squeeze into the "designer boutique" bracket—just—the 66-room Portinari is located down a side street in Copacabana."
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Travel + Leisure
"Formerly Portinari Design Hotel Articles Under Rio's Spell." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Copacabana’s only boutique hotel has a series of designer suites in a business-like, tall, narrow tower."
Rough Guide
"One of the few hotels in Rio that dares to be a bit different. Each floor has been conceived by a different Brazilian designer, with some much more successful than others."
Lonely Planet
"This stylish 13-story hotel demonstrates real design smarts."
Lonely Planet
"This stylish 13-story hotel demonstrates real design smarts." Full review