Miramar Hotel by Windsor

Overall very impressive place. Great breakfast, nice sized rooms, place to sit in the lobby, good service on copacbana. Location is important anywhere and we liked the fact this was nearer to Ipanema than Sugar Loaf (so you can walk on Ipanema in the morning and get back to your hotel) But bear in mind the streets behind the main esplanade are a little unpleasant and at night have an air of danger. We were fine because we took the precautions of not having phones out the way you do in America or England but you feel the danger. We bought some very overpriced tickets for a Maracana game (Flamengo). It was our fault - should have been more prepared - to be fair it was organised very well and bought on the day of the game and you have to pay for stuff like that. We did organise our own city tour for 450 rather than the 700 the hotel wanted. They are probably no different to any Copa or Ipanema hotel like that. The beach service is very helpful - they give you chairs and umbrellas and towels. Overall I'm very happy we stayed here - we got a reasonable deal and it was good value for money.

A beautiful and luxurious hotel, a small building overlooking the sea. It's clean and comfortable, but unfortunately, it needed more space to give a five-star feel. I was expecting a spacious room with a sea view, but I got a small room with a sea side view, but it was beautifully decorated. The rooftop pool offers stunning panoramic views. My best experience there was the breakfast, which was of high quality and served with excellent service. The staff goes out of their way to please.

We had a wonderful stay and would like to thank the entire hotel team for their warm hospitality. The service was excellent in every detail, and the breakfast was truly outstanding. Most importantly, I want to express my gratitude for the incredible support we received when we faced an unexpected situation: my uncle’s phone accidentally fell into the elevator shaft. The staff handled it with great energy, kindness, and genuine willingness to help until the problem was resolved. This level of care and dedication goes far beyond what one normally expects and really made a difference for us. Thank you again for turning a stressful moment into another reason to remember our stay so positively!

The location of the hotel is ideal on the copacabana beach. The front of house and concierge team were excellent and helped with tours and taxi transfers etc. The roof top pool and bar area was also very good. The views are sensational. Rooms were large and well looked after and cleaned to a very high standard. Only downside was the lobby bar wasn’t staffed much when we were there and the sauna wasn’t working a couple of days and took about 20 mins to resolve each time. A larger gym would have been great too but not really an issue. If we came back to Rio we would definitely return

Great location with good breakfast and stunning views from roooftop bar/ swimming pool. Very busy hotel - feels transitional as lots of big tour groups seem to stay a few days so reception is very busy and literally no chance of an early check in. Service is generally good. Although as so busy things not followed up eg booked Roxy dinner show and told tickets would be put under door and this never happened and had to chase up. Also had to chase up football match trip details - were told would be WhatsApp to us and again, never happened hence 4 star and not 5 star review.