Atlantica in front of Cobacabana, although i went for business and stayed for sleep and have breakfast to come back at night again for 4 days. Seemed expensive even for a corporate fare. Tiny rooms, good cable TV and slow WI-Fi. Retaurant is always crowded, specially breakfast. I was not really impressed. Staff very kind and helpful, i guess the... More

I visited the Windsor Excelsior in September 2011 for my 20th Birthday! I can say that by FAR, my trip to Rio was the best i have ever experienced, but the accommodation could have been a lot better. Pros: - Staff were very friendly, although the language barrier was prominent, they did try their best and between my broken Portuguese... More

We had requested a renovated room on a higher floor, preferably a corner room. We got a high floor and had side views of the beach and Christ Redeemer statue which was good but the room was very basic with old furniture and furnishings. The room was very cold and took the air-con several hours to adjust. The bedding was... More

The staff is awesome, the breakfast buffet is to die for, the beds were comfy and I slept well to get up & go enjoy Rio every day we were there! A block from the ocean, wonderful food right on the block as well, taxi stand right on the corner - it's a great central place to stay! More

This hotel is well located--facing the beach, right beside Copacabana Palace, and they have internet for a charge in a business center in the basement; but that is it for the positives--the lobby is constantly filled to capacity with 100 bus tour people checking in and checking out; these are the people, in a rush to get on their bus,... More

I really don't understand the good ratings for this hotel. The hotel is like a lowest tier Holiday Inn. I paid around $300/night in April 2012 for a Superior Room (one level better than the standard room) and requested a recently renovated room on a high floor with ocean views. What I got assigned to was an extremely outdated room... More

The Windsor Excelsior is located right in the middle of Copacabana beach on Avenida Atlantica, about 30 to 45 minutes walking distance to Ipanema. Our room did not have an ocean view but it was clean, spacious and modern and had hardwood floors. The breakfast buffet was included and was excellent - great selection of hot items and delicious fresh... More

Positives: The location is great.Breakfast is very good. Negatives: The staff are not very kind and cooperative. They just do basics and dont do anything else. ( Like all kind of reservation ,shows ,tickets) More

We stayed here for two nights in March 2012 and were extremely impressed. Initally we had been booked into another Windsor hotel but were upgraded here because the other hotel was overbooked. At check in I asked for a sea room view, but they were all taken - but we were given an excellent room on the 12th floor, from... More