Yoo2 Botafogo by Intercity, Rio de Janeiro
Expert reviews
“Halfway between the port area and the South Zone, the funky, Philippe Starck-designed Yoo2 has a prime location for city exploration. The small rooftop pool has great views of the Christ the Redeemer statue in one direction and Botafogo beach in the other.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Rio de Janeiro.
What guests liked
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
- Excellent Wifi
- Friendly staff
All you need to know
Yoo2 has newly stepped into the hotel business and has become one of the best hotels in Rio de Janeiro. You can enjoy the rooftop pool with your friends. The dining services of this hotel are at their best. A soothing mix of music runs throughout the day to energize your mood.
Here are some of the hotel services that make it one of the top hotels in Rio.
Yoo2 has given unique names and styles to their rooms. The standard room is named as Sleep room. The other room types are Yoo2 room, Yoo2 plus room, Corcovado rooms, Sugar rooms, Bossa N’ Sugar rooms. You also get a family room and a celebration suite. The audiovisual system, the furniture and books are common in every room. The mountain and the beach is going to delight you every morning from every room.
Coming to Brazilian dining, Yoo2 uses local ingredients to bring out the authentic taste in every seasonal food. You can enjoy the rooftop dining services where you can enjoy the sight of the Christ statue and the Botafogo beach. You can enjoy the services of the bar with premium cocktails.
There are clubs in the hotel that organizes DJ parties to give an entertainment atmosphere to the guests. There are private rooms for hosting private parties or events. There are private meeting rooms for confidential business presentations. You can also book the rooftop pool bar and restaurant for private events.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
1 August 2023
Strongly recommend
Location was great, stunning view, very good reception and welcoming.
Breakfast should include many options and food variety.
30 July 2023
Fabulous place.
Really liked this hotel, everything was just great. The staff went above and beyond to help.
18 July 2023
Exceptional
The rooftop and the view was gorgeous. It was definitely the highlight of the hotel. They also had a DJ once and it made the environment really fun. I have to mention the breakfast; it was delicious and with lots of variety. The staff working at breakfast was specially very kind. There was a man who kindly remembered that I taken ice in a cup to make my own iced coffee and the next morning, he brought it for me without me asking for it. It made my morning! I would say it’s in the details that it influences your positive experience.
12 June 2023
I booked this hotel last minute because I didn’t like the airbnb that I was staying in. What a great choice I made. The
The staff were very nice and helpful. easy check-in and check-out process.
The food could be better for Breakfast and Dinner
29 May 2023
Great stay in Rio
The hotel was very safe and comfortable and views from the rooftop were amazing—maybe some of the best in Rio.
The price wasn’t quite inline with what was expected for a 5 star hotel. It would probably have been possible to find something comparable for quite a bit less (if you’re willing to give up the views).
24 May 2023
Hedonism!
Perfect! maybevthe best hotel rxperience I’ve had in My 7years in Brasil. Congrats
28 April 2023
Fabulous
great location and amazing staff - so friendly and accommodating. very nice roof top bar and views of both Sugar loaf and Christ the Redeemer specific thank you and amazing shout out to Gabrielle from the front desk who really looked after us and made us feel extremely special guests when we arrived early from long flight to evening drinks, information on getting around and just being so helpful and friendly! really made us feel so welcome to Rio!! amazing and please tell him how amazing he was!
11 April 2023
Hotel with lovely view across the bay
Beautiful roof terrace with views across the bay to sugar loaf. Good pool here and lovely cafe/ bar area. Bed was comfortable, decent shower
Our room was compact, little room for our luggage. We thought the price was full but was Easter sat
21 March 2023
Adorable.
Location and family ties.
the breakfast should be server on the roof.
6 February 2023
Excellent stay to explore Rio!
attentive staff, great breakfast, great location (felt safe!), amazing rooftop bar and pool with good views all round!
room card stopped working a couple of times, but was rapidly fixed by reception staff.
28 January 2023
Very good
Staff was very nice
Room had an order in the restroom. Floors were dirty.
23 January 2023
Exceptional
The hotel is the best I have stayed in Rio.. location wise it's still good although it's not exactly in beachfront like copacabana hotels but it's very up to European standard which is hard to find Beautifully designed
Just a bit pricy for a night also late checkout is half the price of Ur stay so it's a bit exagerated but still it's a very good hotel
16 January 2023
Fabulous
simply the most amazing view on both Christ the Redeemer in Corcovado and the sugarloaf mountain.
2 December 2022
Will come again!
Everything was good! The staff very friendly! The breakfast very good!
Nothing
30 November 2022
Exceptional
we were put into a different room and was beautiful!
30 November 2022
Exceptional
friendly, spoke amazing English and went above to make us feel welcomed
beautiful views
18 November 2022
legal
anavitória
tv longe
20 August 2022
Nice hotel but poor location
Nice decoration, comfy bed and good soundproofing room. Staff was welcoming and fast.
Room smaller than I expected, I wish some more variety in breakfast, missing toilet shower. The location is less than ideal, at night time is not recommended to walk around.
2 August 2022
Nice short stay!
The staff is very friendly, and helped us in every way. The location is perfect, and very silent. Breakfast was nice, with a few extras you can ask from the buffet.
Nothing really. We had a very nice stay and would certainly stay again next time!
10 July 2022
Amazing views from a good hotel
We had a business trip to Rio (that is always a pleasure), and we chose this hotel as our partner's office was located in the Botafogo neighborhood. This hotel was a very clean, well designed place with amazing views on the bay. The rooftop bar is amazing, the rooms were ok, and the breakfast was very delicious, the offering was quite convincing.
We came with a rented car, and it was a totally random opportunity that we could park in front of the hotel. The WiFi occasionally went away. Otherwise everything was fine.
8 July 2022
we enjoyed our stay , the room was spacious, the breakfast amazing and the staff were very nice
thé breakfast , thé location
11 June 2022
Very good
Rooftop bar has a great view - simply stunning - you can see everything you need in Rio! :-) It also has great selection of drinks, food (amazing burger! :-) and pleasant service/staff. Breakfast varies daily (which is appreciated if you stay longer than 1-2 days (like it was in our case). Thank you for making our stay memorable and for all the help throughout our stay. Surely be back next time we're travelling to Rio.
Slightly overpriced, for longer stays not worth it since there are plenty other alternatives around. But Botafogo area we really like, therefore it's up to you - whether you wanna stay where all the tourists staying, or rather choose something different and alternative - like amazing area of Botafogo. If so, then there is a price to be paid.
26 May 2022
Very good
Cafe da manha e vista do roof top
21 May 2022
A little expensive compare to others with best amenities,in general is good. No fit for vacations.
Nice staff, kind and cool.
Price
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Nightclub/DJ (additional charge)
- - Beachfront
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Fitness
- - Beach
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
Pool and wellness
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
8 September 2023
Good but overpriced
The view and the roof terrace were incredible! The gym was really good!
The staff weren't all that friendly or accommodating (it may be a language barrier - we were English!) Getting a cup of coffee at breakfast was a bit challenging some days ... Wish it was free to serve rather than waiting for the waiter even when it wasnt busy. Room wasn't made up one day. The whole experience was fine but overpriced for what it was.