Santa Teresa Hotel RJ-MGallery 5 stars

Very charming boutique hotel with Brazilian decor, impeccable service and amazing food!

The Santa Teresa Hotel RJ - MGallery hotel is on a hillside overlooking the historic Santa Teresa neighborhood and not far from Rio's iconic Selaron Steps [Escadaria Selarón]. A former coffee plantation, this boutique hotel is the ideal counter programming to a big hotel stay on the Copacabana ocean front. With fewer than 40 rooms, the setting is intimate and calm. Set around a lovely garden and pool area, its a place you might expect to find a movie star or two hiding behind dark glasses. We loved the spa and the pool. Both were charming. We had nice (if uneven) dinner in the Hotel's restaurant and found many things to like. The breakfast was huge and delicious. Our room was on the main corridor first floor, with a terrace opening on a second smaller courtyard. We enjoyed looking out at the view, but it wasn't all that private. The room is simple but comfortable. I expect about ten years ago when it was designed it was the peak of chic minimalism. Today the appointments felt a bit worn out (scrapes, scuffs, dings and cracks). A Nespresso coffee maker and good bed linens make up for a lot. The soap and lotions were good and Brazilian. I would certainly stay here again. Once a member of the prestigious Relais et Chateau system, this hotel only recently joined Accor/Sofitel world. The highlight of our visit was really the service team. All friendly and very good. They are the real stars of this property. Just a great friendly welcoming attitude that made venturing out in a pandemic a real pleasure.

The hotel is very cute and the building has history which adds to the charm of the experience. The staff is lovely from the reception at check-in to the waiters and gardeners. The hotel is located in a great area of Rio if you don't want to stay in the busy part of town. The neighbourhood is vibrant, colourful and really animated at night. It's completely safe to walk around and the choice of restaurant, bars and little shops is very interesting. We had a great time here. We will come back. Oh and the breakfast is very generous and delicious.

The staff was friendly and attentive but some of the rooms were dirty and smelled stale. The menu desgustaçao was pricey and the food mediocre. The breakfast was great but the bar at the pool had problems with the system so we had to wait a very long time to pay the bill. Since the day we were staying was raining, there was nothing else to do. For the price paid I expected a way better experience.

anniversary celebration. Stayed at the hotel for a night, dined at the Tereze restaurant and relaxed at the pool (which was a great experience by itself) before returning home in the afternoon.

Hotel was beautiful, service was superb. Very comfortable, amazing breakfast, pool, spa and location.

Outstanding experience at the hotel. Impeccable room, helpful and proactive staff. On a negative note, the restaurant Therese, let us down. Service was poor given the small staff ( long waits) and food ( dinner) was subpar to the level we were used.

It was 1 night to celebrate my birthday. Everything was great, service, massage, dinner, location. Very relaxing and a "way out" in the middle of pandemia.

Amazing room, great comfort, the only problem we found was the food. Not many options and some not very good. Being in a "isolated" location and not very safe to walk around at night, the options were very disappointing. The service in the restaurant as well, staff very confused with the exception to 2 women, who were very nice.

Excellent and kind service, high quality of food and wonderful days by the pool. Best experience I could have to had, will come back soon

Staff was friendly and helpful. Room was spacious. Great views from the pool area.

Nice and charming boutique hotel in Santa Teresa Neighbourhood, the breakfast was superb and the pool though little was really nice and comfortable. The staff was always ready to help and at all times were friendly

The Hotel needs maintenance. Paint, chairs... The staff is wonderful but the they can’t be a justification for the la l of attention to detail. It was a great boutique hotel, I hope it comes back.

Receptionists were great. I think the hotel is overrated. Humidity is a problem. Big problem. We woke with wet clothes. We were not able to balance hot and cold water in addition to that.

Stayed for my anniversary and had a wonderful experience. Staff service, quality of the room, pool area and restaurant were all perfect.