Vila Santa Teresa

“Vocês nos ensinam, na prática e com muita dedicação, o que é nos sentirmos verdadeiramente acolhidos. Muito obrigado a toda a equipe pelo carinho!" “You teach us, in practice and with immense dedication, what it truly feels like to be welcomed. Thank you to the entire team for all the care and warmth!”

The best experience my husband and I could have ever asked for — from helping us plan tours to making us feel safe, nurtured, and protected throughout our stay. Beautiful neighborhood, intimate yet luxurious, with the most breathtaking sunrise views from the master suite. Thank you to the entire hotel staff we will miss you dearly. With love, Yvonne and David.

Exquisite property with the most beautiful views. Staff are all so very helpful and lovely. They are very happy to help accommodate your experiences in Santa Teresa and will arrange taxis etc. The property is located at the top of Santa Teresa so takes some planning to go explore more of Rio but it is a tranquil space if that is what you are seeking.

We spent a wonderful evening at Vila Santa Teresa and its restaurant, Beatriz. The warm, welcoming atmosphere is something you feel the moment you arrive, and the view over Rio is simply breathtaking. Every detail has been thought through with care, from the decoration to the beautifully prepared food. A special mention goes to Roberto, one of the loveliest people we met in Rio. Even though we were not staying at the hotel, he could not have been more helpful or more genuinely kind. Next time we come to Rio, we will definitely book a room at Vila Santa Teresa.

We spent 3 wonderful nights at the Vila. From the moment of our arrival- to your departure the staff and our experience there was top notch. The sweeping views of Rio are amazing and the meals were outstanding. We are a family with many dietary issues and the chef and all who helped us made sure we had no issues and many choices. We had 2 rooms and the premiere suite was fabulous. Spacious with a balcony and bathroom with great water pressure. The delux suite was also very comfortable but without the views. I will mention that if you are unfamiliar with the area- if you think you can walk from Vila to town, it really is not feasible. So the only inconvenience is the difficulty accessing the property. But you feel entirely safe and removed from the busy city- a true escape.

This. Place. Is. Spectacular. We traveled with our besties to Rio de Janeiro on January 3, 2026, and we stayed with another couple at Vila Santa Teresa for three nights. The property looks and feels like the next season of "White Lotus" could be filmed there; we're talking jaw-droppingly beautiful vistas of Sugarloaf Mountain, Christ the Redeemer, and the city at large. And the SERVICE--breakfast (included with stay) and the meals from the kitchen were simply next-level, and Wellington was a consummate professional, going to great lengths to make us comfortable. We were delighted by Wellington, and other notable teammates included Ellen, Thaynara, and a young (and adorable) gentleman who is identifiable by braces and a small tattoo on his neck whose name I did not capture, sadly--these folks provided service worthy of a five-star hotel and experience. We had debated whether to use Hilton points to stay for free at Hilton Copacabana or splurge on this treat. I am so, so glad we stayed at Vila Santa Teresa as it was the icing on the cake of a lovely experience in Rio. It was worth the splurge one hundred times over.

Beautiful property, super tranquil and lovely staff. The views are absolutely unmatched, and the food is delicious. A little pricier than other places but for good reason, worth every penny! The only feedback we'd share is based on the rating of the hotel the pool could do with a good scrub as it's a little rusty in places.

Highly over rated. Visited for dinner. The “restaurant” was a single table facing out to the pool area. Food was average to poor. Service was awful. It took 2 1/2 hours to get thru dinner with huge waits between courses. Zero atmosphere and not a single enquiry about our experience from the rather aloof/ disinterested staff. This place needs to get over itself!

The Vila is a very special place, from the moment that you enter the property in every room and throughout the grounds you experience first class service and genuine hospitality. Yasmin is the essence of warmth and professionalism and the whole team makes the experience of staying at the Vila very special. We had stayed on Copacabana for the first part of our trip so this was another flavour of this wonderful city. Do yourself a favour and ask the hotel to arrange the car pick up and drop off at the airport it saves trying to find an uber or taxi and its handled perfectly.