Hotel Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Location
Santa Teresa
On Rua Almirante Alexandrino in Santa Teresa, Rio's bohemian hilltop artists' quarter, with panoramic Guanabara Bay and Christ the Redeemer views — cobbled lanes, studios and the Selarón Steps at the door.
Transfer
A Rio transfer
Around ten minutes to Santos Dumont, SDU, and around twenty to Galeão, GIG — a short climb up to the bohemian hilltop above central Rio.
Villas
42 rooms & suites
Around forty-two individually designed rooms and suites across five categories — Superior, Deluxe, a Junior Suite, four Design Lofts and a Royal Suite — with Sergio Rodrigues furniture, carved-wood jaguars and Brazilian modern art, from around twenty-five square metres.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and design-and-art travellers wanting bohemian Rio — a protected historic mansion full of Brazilian art, Michelin-listed dining and a garden pool with Cristo views, the characterful hilltop alternative to the beach hotels.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
A bed-and-breakfast base with buffet breakfast — the Michelin-Guide-listed Térèze for local and international cooking, and the storied Bar dos Descasados for signature drinks over the view.
Overview
A design boutique in a Santa Teresa mansion
Hotel Santa Teresa is an Accor MGallery design boutique set in a protected historic mansion atop bohemian Santa Teresa, Rio's hilltop artists' quarter, with sweeping Guanabara Bay and Christ the Redeemer views. Around forty-two individually designed rooms and suites — five categories from Superior through a Junior Suite, four Design Lofts and a Royal Suite — carry Sergio Rodrigues furniture, carved-wood jaguars and Brazilian modern art, from around twenty-five square metres. The Michelin-Guide-listed Térèze plates local and international cooking, the storied Bar dos Descasados pours signature drinks over the view, and Le Spa works within the mansion. A heated, lap-length outdoor pool sits garden-wrapped with sunset and bay views toward Cristo, and the bohemian hilltop of cobbled lanes, studios and the Selarón Steps lies at the door. Santos Dumont is around ten minutes away and Galeão around twenty, on a bed-and-breakfast base. It is the artistic, design-led alternative to Rio's beach hotels — made for couples and travellers drawn to art and the city's most characterful quarter. Below the hill, the Selarón Steps, the Lapa arches and central Rio's museums and nightlife sit a short ride away, the mansion a quiet, art-filled refuge above the city.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around forty-two individually designed rooms and suites span five categories, from Superior and Deluxe through a Junior Suite and four Design Lofts to a Royal Suite, each different and from around twenty-five square metres. Sergio Rodrigues furniture, carved-wood jaguars and Brazilian modern art run throughout the protected mansion.
Entry
Superior Room
Sleeps two. Around 25 square metres in tropical design with a soaking tub, over the gardens or the neighbourhood.
25 sqmSoaking tub
Deluxe
Deluxe King Room
Sleeps two. With a bathtub and Santa Teresa views.
Santa TeresaBathtub
Signature
Junior Suite
Sleeps two to three. Around 40 square metres with a separate lounge, over the gardens or neighbourhood.
40 sqmLounge
Unique
Design Loft
Sleeps two. With a sun deck, a sunken living room and a curved bathtub, over Santa Teresa or the bay.
Sun deckLoft
Top
Royal Suite
Sleeps two to three. Around 1,722 square feet with a living room, a grand piano and a balcony, facing Christ the Redeemer and Guanabara Bay.
1,722 sq ftCristo view
Food & Drink
Dining
The Michelin-Guide-listed Térèze plates local and international cooking, while the storied Bar dos Descasados pours signature drinks over a sweeping view of the city and bay. It is a bed-and-breakfast base, the dining as much a draw as the design.
Signature
Térèze
Térèze, Michelin-Guide-listed, local and international.
Bar
Bar dos Descasados
Bar dos Descasados, signature drinks over the view.
Pool
The pool
The garden pool, with bay views.
Wellbeing
Le Spa
Le Spa works within the historic mansion, while a heated, lap-length outdoor pool sits garden-wrapped with sunset and bay views toward Christ the Redeemer. It is calm, art-filled wellness on Rio's bohemian hilltop.
Le Spa
Le Spa, within the mansion.
A garden pool
A garden pool, heated, with bay views.
Cristo views
Christ the Redeemer views, over Guanabara Bay.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Bohemian Rio, art and the view define a stay — wander Santa Teresa's cobbled lanes and studios, take in the Brazilian art and Sergio Rodrigues design through the mansion, dine at the Michelin-listed Térèze, and watch Christ the Redeemer over Guanabara Bay from the garden pool. The Selarón Steps and central Rio lie just below the hill.
Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa, the bohemian hilltop quarter.
Brazilian art
Brazilian art, through the historic mansion.
Térèze dining
Térèze, Michelin-Guide-listed dining.
The garden pool
The garden pool, facing Cristo over the bay.
Guanabara Bay
Guanabara Bay and the city, from the garden terrace.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From SDU or GIG
Around ten minutes from Santos Dumont and twenty from Galeão, climbing up to the bohemian hilltop above central Rio.
On the hill
Santa Teresa
Rio's bohemian artists' quarter of cobbled lanes, studios and the Selarón Steps, with Guanabara Bay and Cristo views.
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Board basis
- A bed-and-breakfast base, with buffet breakfast.
Made for couples
- Made for couples and art travellers.
Setting
- A protected historic mansion, on the bohemian hilltop.
Getting there
- Around ten to twenty minutes from Rio's airports.
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