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Excelsior
At a Glance
- Top-notch service, rooftop pool
Pros
- Chain hotel so slightly impersonal, busy street that can be dangerous at night
Cons
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Excelsior Review
This hotel, part of the Windsor chain, may have been built in the 1950s, but its look is sleek and contemporary—from the sparkling marble lobby to the guest-room closets paneled in gleaming jacaranda (Brazilian redwood). Service is top-rate. The expansive breakfast buffet is served in the hotel's window-banked restaurant facing the avenue and beach. The equally elaborate lunch and dinner buffets cost roughly R$35. The rooftop bar-pool area offers an escape from the hustle and bustle. Ask for a room with a view over Copacabana Beach.
- Address: Av. Atlântica 1800, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, 22021-001 | Map It
- Phone: 21/2195-5800; 0800/704-2827
- Website: www.windsorhoteis.com.br
- Metrô: Cardeal Arcoverde.
- Location: Copacabana and Leme
Contact Information
- 233 rooms, 12 suites.
- Rate includes breakfast.
- Credit cards accepted.
Hotel Details
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