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+1-833-728-2041Outdoor swimming pool
Free wifi
Turkish/Steam Bath
Steam room
Kids' club
Sauna
Air conditioning
Beach umbrellas
Welcome to Vila Galé Rio de Janeiro, a vibrant 4-star hotel located just 0.6mi from the city center in the exciting city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With a bustling atmosphere and a prime location on Rua do Riachuelo,124, this hotel is the perfect base for your Brazilian adventure.
Enjoy a leisurely swim in the hotel's outdoor pool, indulge in a relaxing session at the Turkish/Steam Bath, or unwind in the soothing sauna - all free of charge. With 6647 reviews, this hotel boasts a stellar reputation for its excellent amenities, including free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and a fitness center. A 24-hour front desk, restaurant, and bar ensure that your every need is met during your stay.
For travelers seeking comfort and convenience, Vila Galé Rio de Janeiro offers a range of services to enhance your experience. From the on-site spa and kids' club to the option of room service and private parking (extra charges may apply), this hotel caters to a variety of needs. Relax in the garden, take in the view from your room, and make the most of your stay in Rio de Janeiro at this well-equipped and centrally located hotel.
Indulge in a culinary journey at Vila Galé Rio de Janeiro's Restaurante Versátil, offering a mix of Brazilian, Italian, Mediterranean, Portuguese, local, and European cuisines in a traditional ambiance. Savor delicious dishes crafted with care while enjoying a cozy and inviting dining experience. Whether you prefer local flavors or international favorites, this onsite restaurant is sure to satisfy your taste buds and enhance your stay with a delightful dining experience right at your fingertips.
For guests looking to relax and unwind, the hotel features an outdoor pool with a shallow end, offering the perfect spot to take a refreshing swim and soak up the Brazilian sun. With availability all season long and exclusive access for adults, this pool provides a tranquil oasis within the bustling city surroundings. Whether you want to lounge by the poolside or take a leisurely dip, the pool area is an ideal place to unwind and enjoy a moment of relaxation at Vila Galé Rio de Janeiro.
To accommodate varied payment preferences, Vila Galé Rio de Janeiro accepts cash and a selection of major credit cards, including Diners Club, American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Elo Creditcard, and Maestro. This makes it convenient for guests to settle their bills and enjoy a hassle-free stay. With seamless payment options available, you can focus on making the most of your time exploring Rio de Janeiro and taking advantage of the hotel's convenient amenities and services without any payment-related worries. Experience comfort, convenience, and a touch of luxury at Vila Galé Rio de Janeiro, where every detail is designed to enhance your Brazilian adventure.
Closest airports
Santos Dumont Airport
1.4miRio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport
8.5miOutdoor swimming pool
Free wifi
Turkish/Steam Bath
Steam room
Kids' club
Sauna
Air conditioning
Beach umbrellas
Beach chairs/Loungers
24-hour front desk
Bar
Fitness center
Garden view
Elevator
Room service
Restaurant
Garden
Wheelchair accessible
Upper floors accessible by elevator
View
Free toiletries
Soundproof
Private Bathroom
8.7
6,647 reviewsFrom
$300Categories of assessments
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Facilities
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Value for money
WiFi quality
Breakfast
Featured reviews:
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Renato
10
10
Vila Galé doesn't disappoint you. From the moment you arrive, you are treated with respect and that warm welcome to Rio. This is our second visit. We chose the renovated antique rooms, high ceilings, with "garden view". Some on the first floor, so do bear in mind there are steps to carry your case up, or if a senior, this because lots of Cruise passengers choose to stay here, close to the port terminal of Mauá. Perhaps choose the modern rooms with lift access would suit better. The breakfast is excellent! Airy place, plenty of tables and food Brazilian breakfast to it's best. To pass the time, the picturesque swimming pool is not only a picture perfect but also warm to swim and catch a bit of sun by the umbrellas, whilst getting the waiter to bring you some refreshments. There's a small shop selling women's "light clothes" with Brazilian fabrics and bright flowers and colours. Check in is 3pm but they can store your bags, also on departure, as check our midday. Nothing is too small to please customers. I really recommend here. And we had dinner as well, not included in the rates, but not disappointed either. A brilliant chef coming up with a simple but delicious menu. The area didn't disappoint. A barber opposite, chemists and 3 big supermarkets (turn right from the reception around 15 min walk. One interesting thing was to find that the supermarkets are cash only or pix payments that I don't have a clue what it is. I just want to point out that the location of the hotel is excellent to explore Rio, walking out catching that Uber to Sugar Loaf is as easy as close. A big thank you to the manager, that made me feel at home. If you arrive very early, and they have rooms available, you can go to your room but will pay 1/3 of the rate. It was a saving grace for us as we don't sleep on planes. And the breakfast (not that we were hungry, was good to have a bowl of fruit and tea then crash in bed. Worth asking.
High ceiling renovated antique rooms
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Tanya
8.2
8.2
The property is beautiful and as pictured, we had a ground floor room leading onto the pool. The room was large and the bed huge and very comfortable.
The staff, it took around 15mins to get a drink at the pool bar or the restaurant. We often had to go and remind the staff about an order. In general the staff at the property seem uninterested in assisting, any question we had was an inconvenience and often we didn’t get an answer. The only staff that were very helpful were the cleaning staff who were fantastic and worked tirelessly.
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John
8.2
8.2
The only hotel I've ever stayed that you pay seperate service fees when checking out. It honestly feels like a cash grab. You would think the services would be included in the price of the stay like most hotels.
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Gabriel
8.2
8.2
The property is surprisingly beautiful. You feel safe inside although the street outside might seem a little ugly and confusing. Very nice pool and ambience at night. Very well located if you’re looking for downtown Rio agenda.
I wasn’t able to park my car in the hotel for the parking was full. The hotel was really crowded because of a show happening in Rio. So I had to walk several meters with all my luggage in order to get to the hall. Also there was a huge line on breakfast. As I told you, it was really full. The check in/out took too long because of the long line. I’ve waited for almost 30minutes to be able to check in/out.
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Philip
9.1
9.1
Breakfast was great. It was well-located for the nightlife of Lapa and downtown sights, which is what we wanted when we stayed there. The area itself is a little sketchy at night but the hotel itself is an oasis of charm. We stayed in a suite which was well worth the splurge! Breakfast was great and so was the gym. Staff were really helpful with baggage and booking taxis etc.
Only one small thing - and not strictly to do with the hotel facilities: we booked a city tour through the hotel. We thought it would be in English. It wasn’t. The tour guide only spoke Portuguese and didn’t know anything about the sights we were visiting. He had to keep Googling. It was fine as a taxi service and efficient and safe way to visit the sights of the downtown, but less if you want any depth or can’t get by in Portuguese. I have seen others complained about the queues at check in/check out. We were actually lucky and didn’t have long waits but I did see long lines at late hours and felt sorry for the new arrivals.
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Hannes
8.2
8.2
If you stay in the old part with the most expensive rooms: very large , wonderfull old wooden floor,,40-50 m2; pool area spacious . I could change the room facing the quite noisy street
1.) no security if you stay in the old part- Checked it several times during 5 nights.It is Lapa!!!and nobody would realise an assault. The reception is about 50 m behind the staircase of the old part 2.) pool area all times with music 3.)for a tropical country very poor choice of fruits and of bad quality
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Silas
10
10
All above expectations. Such an ideal location for the centre of town and the Santos Dumont Airport. Restaurant is superb, breakfast in the morning, your omelette cooked fresh in front of you and so much choice of foods to eat you will do well to avoid being carried back to your room absolutely gorged. Ha ha
I actually preferred the rooms in the tower block than the pool side rooms. Don’t get me wrong its nice to go straight to the pool ,lobby or restaurant from your room but the tower block rooms are larger and you get a table and chairs.
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Jenny
9.1
9.1
The location was great, an easy walk to beautiful Santa Teresa and to the nightlife of Lapa. Staff were friendly and helpful, the pool area and poolside bar were great and it felt luxurious and peaceful in the middle of Rio. My bedroom was huge (and a huge bed!) and there were so many layers to this hotel (spa, shop, bars etc) I didn't even have time to explore them all. I loved staying here.
My only very minor issue is that there was a lack of tea/hot water at breakfast. They existed as provisions but often ran out and weren't replaced. But I'm being a very picky British person who loves a morning tea!
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Daniël
8.2
8.2
The room was nice and the shower perfect. Staff was very friendly and helpfull. Our safe was broken and they came to fix it inmediality! Breakfast was very good, a lot of choices. Neighbourhood was fine, in the evening we recommend to take an taxi/uber. Thanks for the nice stay! Great location to explore the city!
The room had some stains on the blankets and curtains. Most of the staff speaks limited english. But some of them spoke it great!
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Michael
8.2
8.2
Breakfast and meals purchased on-site very good. Pool area flat, ideal for wheelchair use. Good to see special wheelchair-friendly elevator over the stairs leading to the lobby. Bed very comfortable.
Booked room not available upon arrival but substitute room on flat in quiet location and suitable for wheelchair access. Would have liked floor in room to be washed down rather than swept and surface was sticky. Safe did not work on arrival but problem was sorted out very quickly. Odd that only part of dinner menu in restaurant can be accessed in the restaurant during dinner when a buffet was available; a section of the menu seemed to be reserved for room service clients only!
Attractions
Chacara do Ceu Museum
0.3miSao Francisco da Penitencia Church (Igreja Sao Francisco da Penitencia)
0.6miCatete Palace (Palácio do Catete)
0.9miCasa Franca-Brasil
1.1miRio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art (Museu de Arte Moderna)
1.4miCorcovado Train (Trem do Corcovado)
2.1miMirante Dona Marta
2.8miRioZoo (Jardim Zoológico do Rio de Janeiro)
3miLeme Beach (Praia do Leme)
3.5miMorro Dois Irmaos
6.3miPedra Bonita
6.6miSao Conrado Beach (Praia de Sao Conrado)
8.2miRio de Janeiro Royal Palace (Paco Imperial)
12.5miRoberto Burle Marx Site (Sítio Roberto Burle Marx)
13.5miPedra da Gavea
17.6miAttractions
Chacara do Ceu Museum
0.3miSao Francisco da Penitencia Church (Igreja Sao Francisco da Penitencia)
0.6miCatete Palace (Palácio do Catete)
0.9miCasa Franca-Brasil
1.1miRio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art (Museu de Arte Moderna)
1.4miCorcovado Train (Trem do Corcovado)
2.1miMirante Dona Marta
2.8miRioZoo (Jardim Zoológico do Rio de Janeiro)
3miLeme Beach (Praia do Leme)
3.5miMorro Dois Irmaos
6.3miPedra Bonita
6.6miSao Conrado Beach (Praia de Sao Conrado)
8.2miRio de Janeiro Royal Palace (Paco Imperial)
12.5miRoberto Burle Marx Site (Sítio Roberto Burle Marx)
13.5miPedra da Gavea
17.6miAirports
Santos Dumont Airport
1.4miRio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport
8.5miRestaurante Versátil
Cuisines
Brazilian•Italian•Mediterranean•Portuguese•Local•EuropeanAmbiances
TraditionalLocation
OutdoorFeatures
Shallow endAge restrictions
Adults onlyAvailability
All seasonOutdoor swimming pool
Free wifi
Turkish/Steam Bath
Steam room
Kids' club
Sauna
Air conditioning
Beach umbrellas
Beach chairs/Loungers
24-hour front desk
Bar
Fitness center
Garden view
Elevator
Room service
Restaurant
Garden
Wheelchair accessible
Upper floors accessible by elevator
View
Free toiletries
Soundproof
Private Bathroom
Accessibility
Entire unit located on ground floor
Entire unit wheelchair accessible
Upper floors accessible by elevator
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
Wheelchair accessible
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private Bathroom
Shower
Slippers
Toilet
Towels
Bedroom
Linens
Wardrobe or closet
Business Facilities
Meeting/Banquet facilities
Cleaning Services
Daily housekeeping
Ironing service
Laundry
Entertainment & Family Services
Kids' club
Food & Drink
Bar
Kids' meals
Minibar
Restaurant
Tea/Coffee maker
Wine/Champagne
Food & drink safety
Delivered food covered securely
Food can be delivered to guest accommodation
Front Desk Services
24-hour front desk
General
Air conditioning
Designated smoking area
Elevator
Executive lounge access
Facilities for disabled guests
Interconnecting room(s) available
Room service
Soundproof
Tile/Marble floor
Internet
Free wifi
Kitchen
Coffee machine
Living Area
Sofa
Media & Technology
Flat-screen TV
Telephone
TV
Outdoors
Garden
Outdoor furniture
Parking
Parking On Site
Private Parking
Physical distancing
Cashless payment available
Contactless check-in/out
Mobile app for room service
Room Amenities
Socket near the bed
Sofa bed
Safety & security
24-hour security
CCTV in common areas
Fire extinguishers
Key card access
Safe
Security alarm
Smoke alarms
Safety features
First aid kits available
Shared stationery (e.g. printed menus, magazines, pens, paper) removed
Services
Wake-up service
Spa
Back massage
Beach chairs/Loungers
Beach umbrellas
Couples' massage
Fitness
Fitness center
Foot massage
Full-body massage
Hand massage
Head massage
Locker rooms
Massage
Neck massage
Outdoor swimming pool
Sauna
Spa
Spa facilities
Spa lounge/Relaxation area
Steam room
Turkish/Steam Bath
View
Garden view
Inner courtyard view
Pool view
View
From
$300Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Internet
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Age restrictions
There's no age requirement for check-in
Curfew
Come and go whenever you want
Parking
Private parking is available on site (reservation is not possible) and costs BRL 33 per day.
Reservations
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Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
Children 13 and above will be charged as adults at this property.
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Crib and extra bed policies
0+ years
4+ years
Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
The maximum number of cribs, extra beds, and children allowed in existing beds can vary depending on the option booked.
All cribs and extra beds are subject to availability.
Cards accepted at this property
Diners Club,
Elo Creditcard,
American Express,
Mastercard,
Visa,
Maestro,
Cash only
This property accepts cash.
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