beginning of October I stayed again for 12 days at Gavea tropical. And it was as amazing as the first time. This time I even had every day by breakfast the company of the little monkey's that live in the forest in the neighbourghood of gavea tropical. a real show everyday. there so cute! like last time again staff was... More

The hotel is near Ipanema Beach in a secluded, quiet location. It is also adjacent to Rocinha, and a member of the staff took us on a tour, but we never felt unsafe (another reviewer said that s/he worried about this). A car and driver are available for excursions for the same price (or better) than a taxi, and the... More

At the end of January I stayed 12 days at gavea tropical. I don't have words enough to describe this hidden pearl. they only have 6 very luxuoius rooms so it is very personal and they take care of whatever question you have. organised siteseeingtrips, restaurants, barbeque at the hotel, interesting places to go... a customer is realy" king "(... More

Felt more like a boutique bed & breakfast experience. The hotel owners and staff provided extremely friendly and personal service everyday. We liked being off the beach. It was a quick 10 minute cab ride to the beach so we were also able to experience being in a community outside of the tourist area. And with the staff recommendations we... More

we had a wunderfull stay at at gavea tropicall very beautifull rooms,looking at christ the redeemer from out off my bed,just amazing,nice colonial breakfast,i really recomend this boutique hotel to everyone,the best way to stay in rio,we certainly will go back More

I have been in Rio de Janeiro with my wife and she saw the Gavea Tropical Site and I did the reservation... big mistake! I really not recommend this hotel for the some reasons bellow: 1) Very bad location, very dangerous, in front to Favela da Rocinha 2) Bad service, Bad breakfast, Bad House Keeping 3) Is not a hotel... More

They claimed to have lost our booking, which since returning we have found out they had all along and will now not refund us the money - which was a huge amount for 3 days. More

We booked the hotel thru hotels.com. In the hotel website there´s a map that illustrates a short distance from the centre of Gávea. This is completely unreal (or surreal). The cab ride from Gávea takes ages, you have to cross several security checks and fences, which doesnt help too much to the friendly environment that you want to feel in... More