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Hotel ArpoadorvsHotel Santa Clara

Hotel Santa Clara and Hotel Arpoador are both rated very highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, Hotel Arpoador scores significantly higher than Hotel Santa Clara. Hotel Arpoador ranks #18 in Rio de Janeiro with endorsements from 7 reviewers like Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.

Hotel Arpoador
8/10
Rua Francisco Otaviano 177, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22080040
From $110/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"The only budget-priced oceanfront hotel in Ipanema, the Arpoador Inn enjoys a privileged location on a quiet stretch of beach popular with the surf crowd." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"With six floors, this 1970s-era budget hotel has just palm trees and a cobbled, local-traffic road between it and Arpoador Beach." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Charmingly located right on the sand, this little tower block offers functional and basic rooms and facilities."
Time Out Time Out
"Billing itself as the only hotel from Leme to Leblon located right on the beach... here you step more or less right out of the lobby onto the golden sands of Arpoador." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"At sunset the view from the landmark rock that juts out into the ocean at the end of the beach is one of Rio's most beautiful." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Budget
"Outstanding location overlooking the eastern tip of Ipanema Beach...surrounded by shopping and dining, and within a short walk of Copacabana Beach and the area's nightlife." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Overlooking Praia do Arpoador (Arpoador Beach), this six-story inn is the only hotel in Ipanema and Copacabana that doesn't have a busy street between it and the beach." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Hotel Arpoador long laid claim to being Rio’s only hotel right on the Ipanema beachfront...unparalleled service, good looks and a superb restaurant have elevated it to something equal to its setting." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Overlooking Praia do Arpoador (Arpoador Beach), this six-story inn is the only hotel in Ipanema...expect handsomely designed rooms and gorgeous views in this great location" Full review
Hotel Santa Clara
7/10
Rua Decio Vilares, 316, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22041040
From $117/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
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Time Out Time Out
"Bairro Peixoto, tucked away in the otherwise hectic Copacabana, is an unlikely corner of small-town serenity in one of the most densely-populated neighbourhoods on the continent." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
Star
"Delightful pension- style hotel, excellent value, quiet and very homely, with friendly, helpful staff. The rooms are simple but have everything you need."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Along one of Copacabana's most peaceful streets you'll find this attractive three-story hotel with a white stucco facade and blue shutters" Full review

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