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Rio Design Hotel vs Windsor Guanabara Hotel

Both Rio Design Hotel and Windsor Guanabara Hotel are highly recommended by writers. On balance, Rio Design Hotel scores slightly higher than Windsor Guanabara Hotel. Rio Design Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 76 with approval from 6 publications like Frommer's, Lonely Planet and DK Eyewitness.

Rio Design Hotel
Rio Design Hotel
7 / 10
Rua Francisco Sa 17, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22080010
From $78 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Frommer's Frommer's
"The only thing that keeps this Rio design hotel from getting three stars is its location just off the busy Avenida N.S. de Copacabana." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"One of the first hotels in Rio to squeeze into the "designer boutique" bracket—just—the 66-room Portinari is located down a side street in Copacabana."
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Formerly Portinari Design Hotel Articles Under Rio's Spell." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Copacabana’s only boutique hotel has a series of designer suites in a business-like, tall, narrow tower."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"One of the few hotels in Rio that dares to be a bit different. Each floor has been conceived by a different Brazilian designer, with some much more successful than others."
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Windsor Guanabara Hotel
Windsor Guanabara Hotel
7 / 10
Av. Presidente Vargas, 392, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20071
From $53 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The Windsor Guanabara is one of the few solid hotel choices right in Centro. Rooms are reasonably sized and tastefully done in brown and beige." Full review
Time Out Time Out
"This enormous glass hotel looms out of Centro and is tall enough to offer views of Corcovado and the hills to one side and Guanabara Bay to the other." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Expense-account visitors tend to stay at this lone luxury hotel in the city centre."
Oyster Oyster
Mid-Range
"A mid-range alternative for business travelers who want an in-depth experience into the art and cultural... while using the hotel's many business facilities." Full review