Hotel ArpoadorvsRestaurante Pergula
Both properties are recommended by those who travel for a living. Overall, Pergula scores significantly higher than Hotel Arpoador. Pergula ranks #4 in Rio de Janeiro with recommendations from 7 sources such as Insight Guides, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Hotel Arpoador
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
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
"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
"Charmingly located right on the sand, this little tower block offers functional and basic rooms and facilities."
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
"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
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
"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
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
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
Restaurante Pergula
Avenida Atlantica 1702; Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro
From $0/night
Concierge
"In short, you won't be wowed, but there simply isn't anything else as grand in the city."
Fodor's
"The Copacabana was the first luxury hotel in South America, and it's still one of the top hotels on the continent." Full review
Insight Guides
"An iconic oasis of calm with a superb Italian restaurant, excellent pool area and spa, and one some of Rio’s most fashionable nightclubs."
Frommer's
"Old World elegance in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the lively neighborhood of Copacabana." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Rio's most famous hotel has hosted heads of state, rock stars and other prominent personalities (Queen Elizabeth once stayed here, as did the Rolling Stones)." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Landmark French Riviera-style palace with a modern, all-suite annex, on one of the world's most famous stretches of sand, the 2½-mile Copacabana Beach." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The luxury property, now part of the Belmond hotel group, is classic and classy." Full review