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Windsor Guanabara HotelvsHotel Arpoador
Both Windsor Guanabara Hotel and Hotel Arpoador are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Hotel Arpoador scores slightly better than Windsor Guanabara Hotel. Hotel Arpoador scores 77 with recommendations from 7 sources including Travel + Leisure, Frommer's and DK Eyewitness.
Windsor Guanabara Hotel
Fodor's
Time Out
Rough Guide
Oyster
Av. Presidente Vargas, 392, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20071
From $53/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Fodor's "The Windsor Guanabara is one of the few solid hotel choices right in Centro. Rooms are reasonably sized and tastefully done in brown and beige." Full review
Time Out "This enormous glass hotel looms out of Centro and is tall enough to offer views of Corcovado and the hills to one side and Guanabara Bay to the other." Full review
Rough Guide "Expense-account visitors tend to stay at this lone luxury hotel in the city centre."
OysterMid-Range
"A mid-range alternative for business travelers who want an in-depth experience into the art and cultural... while using the hotel's many business facilities." Full review
Hotel Arpoador
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness Time Out Fodor's Oyster
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph Lonely Planet
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
OysterBudget
"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 Telegraph8.0
"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
