Where to stay in Rio de Janeiro?

Places to stay at every stop and at every budget, chosen for where they are. Sleeping in the right place each night means not spending the trip in transport. Change the budget or the trip length and the hotels follow.

6 nights · accommodation about €600

Rio de Janeiro

Days 1-7 · 6 nights
Mid-range♥ Our favouriteArena Copacabana Hotel
🌊By the sea🏖️Beaches nearby

Avenida Atlântica, on the Copacabana seafront, seven kilometres from the centre. Cross the avenue and you are on the beach, in the morning as at the end of the day.

€100 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeWindsor Excelsior Copacabana
🏖️Beaches nearby

Also on Avenida Atlântica, at the northern end of Copacabana, seven kilometres from the centre. A four-star hotel facing the beach, on the side closer to Sugarloaf Mountain.

€95 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeHotel Arpoador
🌊By the sea

Rua Francisco Otaviano, in Arpoador, between Copacabana and Ipanema, 9.3 km from the centre. On the beachfront, for walking to watch the sunset from the Arpoador rock.

€120 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeWindsor Leme Hotel
🏖️Beaches nearby

Avenida Atlântica, in Leme, 6.3 km from the centre. The end of Copacabana beach closest to Sugarloaf Mountain, a little away from the middle of the bay and its bustle.

€95 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeRio Othon Palace
🏖️Beaches nearby🏊Pool🌿Quiet

Avenida Atlântica, facing Copacabana beach, 8 km from the centre. A four-star hotel with a rooftop pool, for alternating swims in the ocean with quiet breaks.

€100 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetBooks Hostel
🏖️Beaches nearby🚉Transport nearby

Rua Francisco Muratori, between Lapa and Santa Teresa, a kilometre from the centre. For the Rio of nightlife and the Santa Teresa tram, more than the Rio of the beaches.

€20 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetBamboo Rio Hostel
🏖️Beaches nearby🚶Walk everywhere

Rua Lacerda Coutinho, between Botafogo and Copacabana, 7.1 km from the centre. A hostel that keeps Copacabana beach within walking distance, for a stay in the South Zone on a budget.

€20 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetDiscovery Hostel

Rua Benjamin Constant, in Glória, 1.6 km from the centre. At the foot of Santa Teresa and near Lapa, for a small budget that favours historic Rio and its nightlife.

€20 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetIpanema Beach House
🏖️Beaches nearby

Rua Barão da Torre, in Ipanema, 9.3 km from the centre. A hostel a few streets from Ipanema beach, for travellers who want the South Zone without paying hotel prices.

€30 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryHotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro
🌊By the sea

A design hotel on the South Zone seafront, four kilometres from the centre of Rio. An address for a night that stands out from the rest of the trip, when the hotel is part of the plan.

€500 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxurySheraton Grand Rio Hotel & Resort
🏊Pool

Avenida Niemeyer, between Leblon and São Conrado, eleven kilometres from the centre. An oceanfront resort, for those who prefer to stay put between two outings into the city.

€250 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryHilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana

Avenida Atlântica, in Leme, 6.4 km from the centre. A five-star hotel facing Copacabana bay, convenient for reaching Sugarloaf Mountain and Botafogo quickly.

€200 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryFairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana
🏖️Beaches nearby🚶Walk everywhere

Rua Joaquim Nabuco, at the end of Copacabana facing the fort, 9 km from the centre. Ipanema begins just behind, for taking in both beaches on foot.

€300 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryGrand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro
🏖️Beaches nearby🌿Quiet

Avenida Lúcio Costa, in Barra da Tijuca, 23.4 km from the centre. Far from the South Zone sights, for those seeking a long, quiet beach who accept using the car to sightsee.

€220 a nightSee on Booking →
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