Santa Teresa Hotel Rio de Janeiro - MGallery Collection

Rooms and suites combine wood finishes and large windows that draw in views of tiled rooftops, tropical greenery, or Guanabara Bay. Brazilian artwork and locally designed furnishings give the spaces a distinctly Rio character. Suites add balconies, soaking tubs, expanded living areas, and, in the Royal Suite, a grand piano.

Térèze serves contemporary French cuisine infused with Brazilian ingredients in an elegant glass-walled dining room overlooking Guanabara Bay. The restaurant pairs refined cooking with attentive service and sweeping bay views, while Bar dos Descasados offers a more social terrace atmosphere for light bites, cocktails, and rotating art exhibitions.

Le Spa focuses on restorative wellness rituals, with Japanese-inspired ofurô soaking baths, sound healing sessions, and massages set within the hotel’s tropical grounds. Make sure to spend time by the outdoor natural-stone pool, lounging on a comfortable sunbed and admiring the jungle foliage. Garden terraces and outdoor yoga classes add to the hotel being a calm counterpoint to the pace of Rio.

Spend time exploring Santa Teresa’s galleries, cafés, and steep cobblestone streets before heading to Parque das Ruínas, a cultural center built around the remains of a historic mansion. The hotel also places guests close to Escadaria Selarón and the neighborhood’s historic yellow tram connecting Santa Teresa with downtown Rio.