In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Black Suite has yards of windows, surrounding you with views of ocean, mountain and city, and two bathrooms. The Purple Suite is the most spacious, with an amazing marble bathroom and giant lovers’ shower. The pretty Pink Room is ideal for a couple with a child, since the room is divided into two.
- Packing tips
- Flip-flops, sunhat and cangas for the beach.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of champagne on arrival
La Suite
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil[view map]
- Style
- Modernism outside, maximalism inside
- Setting
- Brazilian Beverly Hills
Located in Joatinga, the Beverly Hills of Rio, this cliffside retreat has all the boutique hotel design requisites, and a stunning ocean view. The light and spacious rooms have air-con and fans, WiFi and DVD/CD collections. Massage, a hairdresser and manicure are available on request. Two outdoor pools, set in tropical gardens, both with ocean view and there's a private beach within walking distance.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Seven.
- Rates
- €300–€450, including breakfast and tax. Credit cards aren't accepted.
- Check-out
- Midday, but flexible on request (depending on subsequent bookings). Earliest check-in, 11am (though, as some flights arrive into Rio in the very early morning, the hotel will always do what it can to accommodate its guests).
- Facilities
- Outdoor pool, infinity pool (as of late 2008), library of books, CDs and DVDs, WiFi, chauffeur service, and massages, manicures, hair stylist by arrangement. In rooms: air-conditioning, fully loaded iPods and iPod docks.
- Poolside
- One outdoor pool with ocean view. A second infinity pool is in construction and is due to be completed by October 2008. There's a private beach in walking distance.
- Also
- Pets are welcome at La Suite. Smoking allowed. The hotel also offers airport transfers for €60 each way, and an insiders’ tour of Rio de Janeiro for €190. Oh, and it has its own helipad, too.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Chef Pascal Joly, former chef of the Plaza Athénée in Paris and second chef at Joël, is now responsible for the delectations served on the terrace or poolside, or in the dining room with its hip Seventies furniture if you choose.
- Dress code
- Slinky and stylish sunwear.
- Top table
- You can dine on your own private terrace; otherwise we love the views from the main deck.
- Last orders
- Request lunch by 11am, dinner by 6pm, choosing between meat or fish. The bar stays open till whenever.
- Room service
- There’s hot food (based on what’s being prepared in the kitchen) and drinks available from 8am till late.
- Hotel bar
- Exotic-fruit caipirinhas, taken on the terrace, are a speciality.
Other facilities
- Children
- This hotel is better suited to couples - leave the children at home!
Smith card offer
A bottle of champagne on arrival
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La Suite
501 Rua Jackson de Figueiredo
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