Hotel ReginavsRio Design Hotel
Both properties are recommended by professionals. On balance, Hotel Regina scores marginally better than Rio Design Hotel. Hotel Regina ranks #30 in Rio de Janeiro with recommendations from 4 sources like Rough Guide, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
Hotel Regina
Rua Ferreira Viana 29, Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22210-040
From $51/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The Florida is popular with business travelers from São Paulo who know a good deal when they see it." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The renovated Regina boasts 117 rooms, each with a bright modern appearance, with wood or tile floors and sparkling bathrooms. Front-facing rooms (luxos) have sizeable balconies." Full review
Rough Guide
"Rooms are on the small side but they are well looked after and feature all the basics: comfortable beds, minibars and a/c, pleasant public areas and an excellent location one block from the beach."
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Hotel Regina is an historical mid-range hotel located in Catete, just a block away from Flamengo Park and the beach." 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