Description:

  • For a very different hotel experience, consider spending a few nights in the quaint hilltop neighborhood of Santa Teresa. French owner Jean Michel Ruis opened up a lovely bed-and-breakfast in an almost 100-year-old mansion. Beautifully decorated, each of the seven suites is differently furnished and styled with elegant furniture and all the modern trimmings such as wireless Internet, cable TV, and air-conditioning. The Josephine Baker room, Jean Cocteau room, and Carmen Miranda room are junior suites and in addition to being a little bit bigger they also feature a private balcony with a view of the Glória Outeiro church and Guanabara bay. Breakfast is served on your balcony out on the sun deck. The small inn also has a lovely pool and garden with a gazebo perfect for spending a lazy afternoon reading a book. The Largo dos Guimarães, Santa Teresa's main square and "restaurant row," is only a 5-minute walk away.

  • © Frommer's 2012

User Reviews for Mama Ruisa

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    A Gorgeous, One-of-a-Kind Experience

  • Staying at Mama Ruisa is less like staying at a hotel and more like staying at a good friends very glamorous house for the weekend. That's thanks to the owner, Jean-Michel, who...

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    Went all out to make my stay memorable!

  • I arrived very late into Rio with a horrible back spasm and the hotel was supposed to have organized a taxi....when I was unable to locate my ride I found another taxi driver to take...

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    Super chic hideaway...

  • Mama Ruisa is a chic hilltop mansion located in the bohemian neighborhood of Santa Teresa. The rooms are spacious and the decor is impeccably curated with special touches everywhere...

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Awards:

Frommer's
Frommer's
  •  Highly Recommended 2010
  • Details

    • Contact:

    • visit website
    • tel: 021/2242-1281
    • fax: 021/2210-0631

    • Address:

    • Santa Cristina 132
    • Santa Teresa
    • Rio de Janeiro 20241

    • Amenities:

    • business-facilities

    • Payments:

    • amex mastercard visa diners

    • Hotel star rating:

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