Description: The 4-star Plaza Copacabana Hotel is located in a modern building within walking distance of Copacabana beach, cinemas, theatres and shopping malls. It is operated by Windsor Hotels, a good company with four other hotels in Copacabana and several others in other parts of Rio and elsewhere throughout Brazil. Buses from downtown pass the door and the local metro station offers easy access to downtown. While it is not directly opposite the beach (which is why tourists stay in Copacabana), the shops and other facilities immediately surrounding the hotel are some compensation.
The hotel has 237 apartments and suites which have modern facilities. My impression was that this is set up as a business hotel and I rather like that because it usually means that the service is slick and efficient. The suites have luxury bathrooms, equipped with sauna and jacuzzi. Our room had air conditioning, cable / satellite TV, ensuite with a bathtub, hairdryer, mini bar, radio, safe and telephone. There were no surprises, just good reliable facilities.
The Plaza Copacabana's restaurant serves a good breakfast and one of the best executive buffets in Rio de Janeiro. You have a choice of the buffet or you order a-la-carte. It offers various dishes of international and Brazilian cuisine. Prices were on the high side. There are plenty of eating options in the area. We had a meal one night at Temperarte (Tel: 2543 1053) a buffet-style place at Av. Nossa Sr de Copacabana 266. Also very popular is Alpo & Alpim, a chain of ‘food-by weight’ restaurants which has three outlets on the same street (Nos 391, 605 and 920). We found this system simple, efficient and cheap after it was explained to us.
Hotel facilities include a bar / lounge, business centre, gym / fitness facilities, internet access, laundry facilities, car parking, room service, sauna and smallish outdoor swimming pool. There are also conference facilities, disabled facilities and a babysitting service. We didn’t use any of these services because we were here to see Rio and hence used the hotel purely as a place to sleep and to have breakfast. If this is what you intend to do, this is quite a nice, friendly place with good service and a certain charm.
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