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Mama Ruisa vs Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro

Both hotels are rated highly by experts. On balance, Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro ranks significantly better than Mama Ruisa. Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro is ranked #3 in Rio de Janeiro with accolades from 18 reviewers such as Rough Guide, Insight Guides and Afar Magazine.

Mama Ruisa
Mama Ruisa
7 / 10
132 Rua Santa Cristina, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20241-250
From $181 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
  • Pool
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Frommer's Frommer's
"For a very different hotel experience, consider spending a few nights in the quaint hilltop neighborhood of Santa Teresa." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"A colonial-style house in the leafy hillside district of Santa Teresa provides the backdrop for Mama Ruisa, a design-minded B&B that offers personalized service."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"A charming, understated boutique hotel in a converted 18th-century mansion house in Santa Teresa. Each room is named after a different French cultural icon."
Time Out Time Out
"Another beautifully-restored Santa Teresa mansion, this time courtesy of Frenchman Jean-Michel Ruis who keeps a hands-on approach to the running of the hotel and the comfort of his guests." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Far away from the crowds on Copacabana, Mama Ruisa is a small yet sophisticated boutique hotel tucked into the hills of Santa Teresa, Rio's burgeoning artists' district." Full review
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Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro
Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro
9 / 10
Avenida Vieira Souto, 80, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22420
From $339 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"If design is not your thing, you can get much more room for the money staying somewhere else." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"When the Hotel Fasano opened in 2007, it radically changed Rio's hotel scene, turning some of Brazil's costliest square footage on Ipanema's prized beachfront into a temple to high design."
Fodor's Fodor's
"The Italian-owned Fasano Group is renowned for its stylish, elegant hotels and restaurants, and Fasano Rio has the added glamour of having been crafted by the French designer Philippe Starck." Full review
Insight Guides Insight Guides
"Rio’s most fashionable (and expensive) boutique hotel since opening in 2007."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The 91 rooms are spare and breezy with white walls, leather-upholstered Mies daybeds, Amazonian wood side tables, and at least two burnished Sergio Rodriguez chairs." Full review
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