Santa Teresa Hotel MGallery By Sofitel, Rio de Janeiro

R. Alm. Alexandrino, 660 - Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20241-260, Brazil (show on map)

Expert reviews

Fodors review:

“This five-star hotel, located in the historic hilltop neighborhood of Santa Teresa, is housed in a regenerated coffee plantation mansion that pays homage to Brazil’s cultures and traditions with folk art and handicrafts from across the nation.”

Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Rio De Janeiro.

Lonely Planet review:

“What is probably the finest boutique hotel in Rio is set in a lavishly restored building that was part of a coffee plantation in the 19th century. It includes artfully designed rooms and a pool with fine views over the city.”

Frommers review:

“Travelers who do not need to be close to Rio’s beaches and who appreciate a laid-back bohemian chic style will fall in love with this hotel on a hillside. Santa Teresa is a charming part of Rio de Janeiro with winding, narrow streets, colonial mansions, and little boutiques.”

Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Rio De Janeiro.

Forbes review:

“Rio de Janeiro may be famous for its beach scene, but Santa Teresa Hotel RJ – MGallery Hotel Collection offers an entirely different experience high in the hills of the city’s charming bohemian quarter.”

Telegraph review:

“A former coffee finca set in the undulating landscape of the ever charming, bohemian neighbourhood from which it takes its name, the Hotel Santa Teresa has the air of a hillside retreat, but packs in all the amenities of a five-star hotel, including one of the city’s best spas.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Santa Teresa Hotel MGallery By Sofitel, Rio de Janeiro. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.4 out of 5.0

Ranked 12th in Rio de Janeiro

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All you need to know

This fine establishment is located at 660 Rua Almirante Alexandrino in the heart of Rio de Janeiro where it offers visitors and travelers in the city several luxurious and stylish accommodation options. Santa Teresa Hotel MGallery By Sofitel provides comfort and satisfaction while the level of hospitality services provided by the hotel is unrivaled and unmatched in Rio.

The hotel rooms are spacious and feature modern décor inspired by African Indigenous roots and it also features decorations that add a touch of elegance and beauty.

The hotel also offers guests close proximity to a number of famous tourist attractions and places of interest. The hotel is an ideal departure spot to enjoy all the adventure and excitement of the city.

The room options offered by the hotel are Superior King Room, Deluxe King Room, and Junior King Suite. The rooms feature original art by world-renowned artist, Sergio Rodrigues.

The hotel offers a stunning view of Rio de Janeiro Bay while Guinle Park is just a little over 1 km away from the hotel. The iconic world wonder, Christ the Redeemer is 4 km away from the hotel.

Rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning, and a comfy bed. The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.

The Santa Teresa Hotel is the ideal temporary home for visitors in the city for business or pleasure.

 

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Recent guest reviews

5.0

Lino

24 January 2023

Loved it

Great get away spot

Later check out options

4.5

Stephen

11 January 2023

Reception staff in particular were really helpful and welcoming. it rained non stop but there were lots of brollies we

Location and comfort.

4.5

Marta

21 December 2022

Must go to this hotel if you want to stay in a vibrant neighborhood surrounded by a beautiful garden.

Amazing design all over the hotel, from the lobby to the rooms and the garden. super friendly staff and amazing breakfast

nothing

4.5

Mlg

18 November 2022

A smart and beautiful hotel! A real Oasis in crazy Rio.

The hotel is really beautiful, the decoration very elegant and the view magnificent! We loved our room, the pool and jacuzzi and the breakfast! The staff was very helpful.

The location was tricky but easy to access with a taxi.

5.0

Joshua

7 November 2022

MUST STAY! Come here for your honeymoon!

Everything about Santa Teresa was perfect. We primarily chose this hotel for the food, and we were not disappointed. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner were delicious. Slightly expensive, but to be expected. The staff is very attentive, they provide resources, they got us private taxis to everywhere we were looking for, and they got us reservations into every place we wanted to go. MUST STAY HERE.

Absolutely nothing. It was perfect.

5.0

Ban1

7 November 2022

Excellent

Excellent stay! We love every minute of it :-)

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5.0

Victor

26 September 2022

Great place to rest in Rio

Fantastic place, incredible view

Desk for the computer was VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

5.0

Gill

25 September 2022

Fabulous place. Recommend to everyone

It was a beautiful hotel. Lovely views from it. Excellent gardens pool and jacuzzi. Staff were all helpful and friendly. Food great. Breakfast delightful. Music on bar wonderful.

Maybe more vegetarian food as we don't eat meat. It's not central - good transport on trams but we were worried about travel as Rio quite worrying at present.

5.0

Samuel

23 September 2022

Exceptional

Peaceful atmosphere in a beautiful setting, authentic decoration style, breathtaking view over Santa Teresa and delicious breakfast. The personnel was extremely profesionnal, nice and discrete.

4.0

Pedro

8 September 2022

Very good

Breakfast

Bathtub

4.5

Older

30 August 2022

Fabulous

it's a good place to stay for leisure. The staff was arm and helpful. You will not complain about the facilities. We spent a night there, enjoy the sun and drinks there. The hotel restaurant was very nice. You don't need to dine outside since you are in the right place. The foods were delicate and well designed.

The bathroom cannot be shut since the glass door only cover half of the bathroom. It's the only thing that could be improved.

5.0

Nicole

8 August 2022

Very lush hotel with beautiful gardens and comfortable rooms.

great breakfast

I would have loved a bathtub

5.0

Fabio

27 June 2022

Nice experience

Staff, breakfast and swimming pool area.

Taxes and 10% service which makes the experience an expensive one.

5.0

Rebecca

17 June 2022

Amazing hotel!!

The whole stay was amazing, the staff in reception were so friendly and helpful; they booked tickets and restaurants for us and gave us recommendations of what to see/do whilst in Rio! The breakfast was the best breakfast we had during our time in Brazil, so many options which were all fresh and lovely! The room was amazing, really clean and comfy and overlooking the pool! Couldn’t recommend this hotel more!

Nothing!

4.5

Betina

31 May 2022

Fabulous

The stay was very good. Adão the Restaurant Manager made the whole difference. His big smile and tips on what to do around Santa Teresa helped me and my partner a lot! He is what hospitality needs nowadays! The hotel is so beautiful and the location is great, right in the heart of Santa Teresa.

The only problem is that they don’t have enough PowerPoints in the room to charge the devices and we can’t control the room temperature so the afternoon sun heated the room the whole day and at night even tho I asked 3 times to drop the room temperature it was still 23.5 degrees and there’s nothing I could do about it. Besides that it was a great experience. I would comeback.

4.5

Massi

16 May 2022

magic stay

another very magic stay, i said in another review it is all just magic and the magic overrides minor missing details for a 5 stars

i booked a room for the day, I left at 18.00 for the airport so I did not sleep there; considering I am a regular costumer more or less, I would have expected them to give some discount or maybe offer a voucher for my next stay, a gesture mostly that shows care

4.5

Massi

28 April 2022

a true little miracle in the heart of rio

it is just a magic place, I have been 3 times and a must go when in rio. The hotel has something that is truly magic and unique; like being lost in time but with extremely high level of comfort, extremely high quality of customer service. I travel a lot and stay often in the four seasons likes, but this hotel it is truly a small miracle on the heart of rio. Amazing breakfast, amazing food, wonderful swimming pool area

I agree with some of the reviews, the hotel is in need of some update when it comes to room decor, but for me it is minor compared to the charm of the place

4.5

Stanislava

6 April 2022

Fabulous

Setting is out of this world

Bathrooms could be more spacious

5.0

Alice

28 March 2022

Exceptional

limited food options

5.0

Martin

19 March 2022

Exceptional

Very nice property. Lots of details. great location. great views!!! staff was great.

4.5

Will

7 March 2022

Quaint hidden gem of paradise in an otherwise sprawling city

The setting of this hotel is beautiful. The pool deck area is Instagram worthy. We liked the surrounding suburb of Santa Teresa - with a few cool bars, restaurants and art studios. A bit of a treck to the beaches if that's your thing, but otherwise perfect

A little rough and ready when it comes to service. Breakfast sometimes had coffee, sometimes not. The site of seeing staff bag up every item of breakfast for what I can only assume was lab testing is a little unnerving.

4.5

Paul

28 February 2022

Authentic Hotel with incredible decoration, garden and swimming pool view.

Spacious room well decorated. The authentic style of the hotel and the incredible garden and swimming pool view !

One afternoon I invited a friend that I didn’t see from a long time and it was impossible for her to use the pool even if we consume to the bar and the pool area was empty.

5.0

Juliana

17 February 2022

Exceptional

gostaria de elogiar o aroldo, cicero e o luciano

4.0

Alexis

7 January 2022

beautiful hotel although air con in room needs improving

beautiful property, great staff. great location! huge comfy bed ! lovely room.

air conditioning in room didn’t really work as well as it should . room wouldn’t cool below 24 ! that’s not cool enough.

5.0

Marcio

30 May 2021

A gem in the heart of the city

Perfect service! No way to describe it. Staff is gentle, polite, easy, accessible, always available. Tereze is a superb restaurant with outstanding service and amazing view. Room was quiet and open to an internal garden.

Need mats or rugs by the bed. As floor is cold, you need wear socks or sandals when getting off of the bed. 😀

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room
  • - Special diet menus (on request)
  • - Kid meals (additional charge)
  • - Kid-friendly buffet
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
  • - Fruits (additional charge)

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Family rooms
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Soundproof rooms
  • - Car hire
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area
  • - Shuttle service (additional charge)
  • - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
  • - Pet basket
  • - Pet bowls

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Business centre

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Currency exchange
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Concierge service
  • - Lockers

Outdoors

  • - Garden
  • - Terrace
  • - Outdoor pool
  • - Sun terrace
  • - Outdoor pool (all year)
  • - Outdoor furniture
  • - Picnic area

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Activities

  • - Solarium
  • - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
  • - Massage (additional charge)
  • - Hot tub/Jacuzzi
  • - Evening entertainment (additional charge)
  • - Spa facilities
  • - Spa lounge/relaxation area
  • - Spa/wellness packages
  • - Yoga classes
  • - Temporary art galleries
  • - Stand-up comedy
  • - Walking tours (additional charge)
  • - Happy hour (additional charge)
  • - Tour or class about local culture
  • - Live music/performance

Pool and wellness

  • - Pool with view
  • - Pool bar
  • - Shallow end
  • - Sun loungers or beach chairs
  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming Pool

Transport

  • - Airport pick up (additional charge)
  • - Airport drop off (additional charge)

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key card access
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Access to health care professionals
  • - Face masks for guests available
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