Vila Santa Teresa

Tranquility personified - my wife and I said the same thing about this place - it felt like the perfect setting for a romantic movie. my wife really liked the remote location, it is super private and secure... that part was a little annoying, it might be too secure. I had a hard time getting Ubers but like I said my wife loved that. 5 star staff members - absolute class. we got back 2 weeks ago and we are already planning to go back in 6 months.

This hotel canceled our rooms a few weeks prior to arrival, leaving us scrambling to find last minute accommodations with very limited options therefore having to pay inflated prices. Our party booked five of the rooms at this property for Carnival 2025 months in advance. A few weeks prior to check in, the property contacted us and cancelled all of our reservations. The hotel said they had a “maintenance” issue and needed to close down the entire property. Due to these cancellations during likely the busiest week for tourism in Rio, Carnival, we all had to try to find different accommodations with very limited options given Carnival was a few weeks away. Needless to say the prices were exorbitant for these last minute bookings. The hotel offered to transfer us to what seemed to be an inferior sister property in inferior rooms to what was booked - which we declined. Given the size of this property there are risks that don’t exist at larger, more established hotels. Maintenance issues, someone wants the entire property at a premium, etc these issues for a last minute cancellation are not a concern at larger properties, certainly not luxury hotels.

This property is unreal. Brings the old world with the new one. Grounds are unbelievable and the views even more so. The staff is so friendly, accommodating and genuine. The front desk, waiters , ground staff are all superbly trained. Our first time in Brasil and will definitely e back within the year. Thanks to all of the staff and the family that owns this paradise for sharing this with us .

Beautiful view to the cocovardo, Thank you to Vincincius for your kind Service. Unfortunately not a large of choice of food for breakfast and took time to served it. It will be good if they served all together for having large of choice. Room is very confortable

This hotel was more of an experience than just somewhere to stay! Just a handful of rooms - with an extraordinary situation right on top of one of the stunning hills overlooking Rio. Because of this incredible location, it's a bumpy and quite long taxi ride from the airport / centre - but it's well worth the bumpy ride to reach the peace and serenity of Vila Santa Teresa. We loved it. The staff were wonderful and could not do enough to help us. Yasmin and Veneesus in particular were so helpful and really went out of their way to make our stay an amazing experience! We thoroughly recommend this hotel for anyone who wants a peaceful haven from Rio's craziness, with lovely staff and the best view of Rio and Sugarloaf Mountain, I'm sure, of any hotel! The food was amazing too!

First class boutique hotel. It is up a hill overlooking Rio. A lot of thought given to the Desigen. It is a converted colonial Portuguese mansion. It is in a middle of a wonderful set of tropical gardens . The sight of Rio from above is stunning. Rooms are very large nicely decorated. Strong WiFi and in room smart TV with all sorts of streaming services. Warm and professional seevice. Excellent cooked breakfast. Excellent but rather pricey dinner (200$ us for 2). It is a very large dinner so easy to settle for 1 dinner shared by 2. So all in all wonderful experience! However : The hotel is far from Rio city life. Uber drivers refuse to go there as it is up a hill with a narrow road. Taxi drivers get lost! So if you are intersted in the night life of Rio (we were not) and would like to use the hotel during the day think twice. If you are looking for an oasis to relax at the end of a busy Rio day then this is the place!! Ask the hotel for a typed explanation how to get there and give it to the taxi driver