Emiliano Rio

“REO! Relax, Eat, Ocean”

This hotel is the perfect location to relax, eat, and spend time in the ocean! You walk across the street and they have lounge chairs for you!! The Emiliano Team is the best! Thank you Fernanda, Hillary, Cissa ,and the entire Emiliano staff! The Emiliano is a SLH; well decorated and architectu… more

This hotel is the perfect location to relax, eat, and spend time in the ocean! You walk across the street and they have lounge chairs for you!! The Emiliano Team is the best! Thank you Fernanda, Hillary, Cissa ,and the entire Emiliano staff! The Emiliano is a SLH; well decorated and architecturally designed. Unfortunately, the humidity has affected some of the spaces; water marks in the ceiling, water damage on wood, and inefficient repairs. There is a higher expectation of maintaining the brand standards of hotels identified as “fine/luxury hotels”. However, they were not so egregious to stay elsewhere. ROOMS: We were upgraded to an ocean view which is nice to have the balcony. The rooms were basically the same. FOOD: Food is DELICIOUS!! Service is EXCELLENT!!! I can’t say it enough how wonderful the staff is at making you feel comfortable and learning the language without judgement. Thank you Sir Maia our host for breakfast. Try everything for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Emiliano has a special course meal when there is a full moon. We regretted going elsewhere for our celebratory dinner. POOL: Small but rooftop views are beautiful! It’s great if you enjoy lounging. The pool bar is great, plenty of seating for having a meal without the sun beating down on you. The team is great. SPA: GO!!!!! Suggestion for hotel - please consider full figured women😉 (top/bottom) when purchasing robes and massage attire. Thank again Fernanda, Hillary,, and Cissi! These ladies set the tone for our vacation/ celebration - coordinating concert tickets at the Blue Note, suggestions for great dining, (we chose wrong😂) and just all around great spirits! The gentlemen were also attentive (Henry and concierge team, rooftop staff, and host in the dining hall). It was more than kindness; they have such a good balance of professionalism and engagement that overshadowed any superficial deficiencies of the hotel - which were out of their control. We will be back..as long as they are here! Just kidding NOT KIDDING😂!

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“Amazing Ocean Suite for a family of 4”

This hotel is perfectly located across from the beach and walking distance from other beaches. The feel is very much boutique but offers everything the larger hotels offer. We went with the ocean junior suite and the room was just perfect for a family of four. Amazing view over looking the ocean an… more

This hotel is perfectly located across from the beach and walking distance from other beaches. The feel is very much boutique but offers everything the larger hotels offer. We went with the ocean junior suite and the room was just perfect for a family of four. Amazing view over looking the ocean and spacious. The staff was amazing surprising us with treats throughout our stay and the inclusive breakfast was so worth it, far from your traditional continental breakfast. Stay here.

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“Beautiful Hotel in Copacabana”

I had a great stay at Emiliano Hotel Rio de Janeiro. Location in Copacabana with views of the ocean is very central, breakfast with unlimited a la carte menu was fantastic, and the rooftop pool is gorgeous (with views of Copacabana Beach). My room faced other buildings in the back so if views fr… more

I had a great stay at Emiliano Hotel Rio de Janeiro. Location in Copacabana with views of the ocean is very central, breakfast with unlimited a la carte menu was fantastic, and the rooftop pool is gorgeous (with views of Copacabana Beach). My room faced other buildings in the back so if views from your room are important, be sure to mind the room type you book. What really stood out was the genuine and friendly service. Everyone made us feel welcome throughout our stay and were helpful even when things were not perfect. Fernando from Guest Services/Bell Desk deserves a special mention. After I checked-out I realized I left my AirPods in the pocket of the bathrobe. When we went back to the room we realized it had already been sent down to laundry with other linens. Fernando took time to personally go to the laundry to search and found them for me! This was very impressive as it was my fault to have left them behind. With gratitude, I will definitely stay here again.

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“Fabulous accommodation…. Eat elsewhere!”

The rooms were lovely and were very clean, however food in the hotel was very expensive and not nearly as good quality as local restaurants where you can get excellent, high quality food for a fraction of the price. The staff were amazing, very helpful and friendly and could not do enough for us. M… more

The rooms were lovely and were very clean, however food in the hotel was very expensive and not nearly as good quality as local restaurants where you can get excellent, high quality food for a fraction of the price. The staff were amazing, very helpful and friendly and could not do enough for us. My top tip would be to decline the tour guide recommended by the hotel… he was excellent but we paid nearly $1,000 AUD for the day which we were shocked by. Our own fault really as we were informed of the hourly rate, but we lost track of time as the guide was very careful to make sure we spent as much time with him as possible. In summary, would definitely stay in Emiliano… a beautiful hotel and fabulous location, but eat elsewhere and source a more reasonable tourist guide yourself.

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