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- Hotels & restaurants
5 star hotels are
relatively cheap and their service is way
above that of a 3 or 4 star
hotel.
SAO
PAULO
Hotel
Intercontinental
Manages the feat of being silent in spite
of being situated only one road away from
the Avenue Paulista in the heart of the
city. The bathtubs in each room are
equipped with jacuzzis.
Eldorado
Higienopolis
Old fashioned charm in this ex-palace
which has fallen a bit into disuse but
which still remains the preferred meeting
place for the television actors from
Globo.
SALVADOR
Tropical de
Bahia*****
292 rooms, in the centre of the town, it's
main inconveniences are the noise and its
distance from the sea.
Méridien
Bahia*****
The biggest hotel in town, it is not in
the centre, nor near the beaches. There
are 426 rooms, a Jangada brasserie, an
American style bar with good shows, a
snack bar and a restaurant, a swimming
pool, a sauna, a sports club, a tennis
club, shops and a discotheque.
Sofitel
Bahia*****
Considered to be the most pleasant hotel
in town. The services are good quality :
numerous sporting activities, art
galleries, a pool, shops and hairdressers,
a sauna, a games room, tennis court,
volleyball court. It is 25 kms out of the
centre and its only inconvenience is that
there are not many rooms.
RIO
Rio Othon
Palace*****
Situated in the
centre of Copacabana it offers a view over
the bay and on the Sugarloaf. There are
374 standard rooms on 23 floors and 110
luxury rooms, 19 suites and several VIP
floors with VIP rooms. All the rooms have
a view on the sea. There are several
restaurants (Greek, Japanese and
international), a piano bar, a ballroom
for 450 people, 5 conference rooms, a
reception area for VIPs, a pool, a sports
club and a sauna.
Copacabana
Palace*****
It belongs to the Orient Express Hotel
chain and it dominates the beach. There
are 223 rooms and suites (certain are
being renovated) and various services : a
restaurant, pool, sports room, meeting
rooms, small salons and a
theatre.
Mirador Rio
Hotel****
Opened two years
ago, this hotel is good value for money,
in spite of being 400 meters from the
beach near the Avenue Atlantica. There are
138 rooms on 12 floors, and a restaurant,
bar, pool, sauna, three salons and a floor
reserved for conferences.
Sheraton
Rio*****
Situated at the end of the Leblon beach it
is rather far from the main tourist
centres. It has 617 rooms, restaurants,
pizzerias, pool, tennis courts, sports
club, sauna, etc.
FOZ DE
IGUACU
Das
Cataratas*****
It is nearly the
only hotel installed in the natural park
of Iguaça, near the waterfall.
There are 200 rooms (only a few have a sea
view), a restaurant, games room, pool,
tennis court and shopping
gallery.
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