Arena Copacabana Hotel

Brazil , Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, Av. Atlântica, 2064
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2026

Mehrdad

Good location, excellent breakfast, and nice staff !!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2026

Emily

Spent my birthday here and LOVED it! Wonderful breakfast with an amazing rooftop pool with a beautiful view. Very safe and also such nice staff! Ronan from the front desk was amazing and also Douglas from the front door! Our cleaner was also amazing her name was Rosilda I believe! Thank you for an amazing birthday stay!!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Talal

An amazing stay. The ocean view from the room was breathtaking, and waking up to it every morning was unforgettable. The breakfast was outstanding with plenty of fresh and delicious options. Highly recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

John

The best thing about this hotel is its location and the rooftop pool area. Great viewing of Copacabana Cabana beach.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

Nairamys

The staff is amazing and we were able to get a beach view. The room was clean with a comfortable bed. Great location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Juan

Very polite and attentive front desk, restaurant staff, as well as maids. Specially, Renan at the front desk, Deraldo at the Top-floor bar, and Michelle the person who cleaned up our room daily.
Breakfast buffet was excellent, with a large variety of fresh dishes every morning to have a great day start.
The hotel location is superb at the heart of Copacabana, with an excellent front ocean view overlooking the concert arena where I was able to watch for free two of the most renowned artists of the Brazilian music, like Alsione and Jorge Aragão.
Ah! and thanks of me booking through Expedia I was upgraded to a front ocean room view.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2026

Monika

Clean, comfortable room. The hotel was pretty full and we were near the elevator but it was absolutely quiet.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Robin

Quick check-in after our flight delayed 9 hours. Clean and comfortable room with a walk-in shower, which we prefer.
Taxi from airport R110 cash, agreed in advance.
Friendly and helpful staff - a big hello to Nancy at Reception.
Enjoyed freshly squeezed orange juice at breakfast.
Like to return as a nice break from the Canadian winter.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

Roberto

Great location, nicely kept delicious breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

Kadir

Love this hotel clean good staff near to the beach loved

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2026

Andrew

Hotel was in great location. Room was good size with nice view of the beach. Great rooftop patio and pool. Nice restaurants within walking distance. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Sonja

Great location Rooms clean. Food and drinks great Staff friendly and helpful. Love rooftop terrace

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2026

Jennifer Bo

great location. Enjoyed the roof top bar.

Don't like the breakfast buffet, no vegetable.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2026

Nathaniel

AC was too loud for me to sleep. Bed smelled like old sweat. No balcony.

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2026

Lee

Good Hotel, Mega Location in the Main Street of Copacabana, just in front the beach. The room is clean but old decorating. The bed is comfortable. The rooftop it amazing spot to look all over the shore. The he breakfast was good . The restaurant on the rooftop was tasty.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

Alexander

Perfect location, breakfast.

Thanks for restaurant crew for loaning plates and utensils so we could eat our cake.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2026

Talal

Clean rooms and very helpful staff

4/10

Poor

11 Feb 2026

Charles

I booked the standard double room at this hotel due to its 92 star rating. This room (and all the others in this category) has a window to an internal space that has loud machinery working. It is impossible to block out the noise by closing the window and using ear plugs. The hotel needs to sound proof these rooms and not rent them out until the noise issue is fixed.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2026

Eric

The entire hotel was extremely clean, and the staff was beyond helpful and friendly. The hotel upgraded our room and provided us with a later checkout which was very appreciated. When I come back to Rio, I will be sure to stay at the Arena Copacabana Hotel again!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2026

Erica

Room was clean, fresh linens, good shower and excellent ocean views. Location was perfect - across the street from Copacabana beach and a uber away from everywhere you need to be.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

Paulino

Perfect

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2026

Albert

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Lindsay

With the VIP status we were able to get a late check out @ 6pm. Which worked really well with my flight time

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2026

Dejan

I found that this hotel was at the excellent location, close to all amenities, had a good restaurants and of course close to Copacabana beach! It was very convenient to step out and enjoy the day in the hotel’s neighbourhood. At the same time, overall it wasn’t very expensive option, it had quite acceptable price.

Room was comfortable, bed was excellent, however I found it a bit more noisy than expected, you can easily hear the noises in the hallway. On the other hand, that has never happened after hours, so that didn’t bother me much.

Breakfast buffet was very good, with lots of choices, and very decent hours of operations, you could always squeeze in the breakfast, since it was open at 6-10am. On the other hand, roof top bar with the swimming pool is a gem! I loved spending time there, it has several seating options, nice tanning area at the top floor, and small but refreshing swimming pool on the 14th floor. Food is decent to grab a bite if you are hungry, and drinks were phenomenal.

I recommend a stay here as a very good option for your next stay in Rio!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2026

Adrian

Right in the middle of Copacabana Beach.. clean friendly hotel. Breakfast was excellent with staples everyday. Plus different days various other foods.overall excellent stay. Local bars and foods plentiful very near vicinity

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Marilyn

A lovely and very well kept hotel right on coppocana beach. The view from the top two floors is incredible as was the absolutely awesome breakfast that was included with my stay everyvery day. Although everyone was warm and welcoming 3 folks, especially stand out. Nancy, when she did her best to make sure I could be comfortable after I arrived very early at the hotel, Ronan, again front desk seemed able to err, insert every question I threw at him from a great place for dinner to getting a sim card and finally tall gentleman who works at the bar area upstairs by the pool, who grabbed 3 towels and escorted me to a lounge chair on the top deck so I could gab a nap after flying for 27 hours.
I wish I could remember his name.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Tomas

Wonderful stay! We were upgraded to a suite overlooking Copacabana Beach. Staff are friendly and professional, lovely breakfast, great location near beach, shopping and restaurants. We are returning for our last night in Brazil!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2026

Jarvas William

Staff were helpful and professional. The room was clean and contained all the basic amenities. Elevator was slow and sometimes too crowded. Seemed like only one was used.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Diego

Location is close to be perfect, room service, security, breakfast and amenities where great.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

13 Jan 2026

Roger

Writing this as a Brazilian who lives in the U.S.

This hotel is clearly neglected. The room I originally booked—a double twin—was disgusting and completely uninviting. Because of this, I upgraded to their so-called “luxury” room, which was still very disappointing, especially for a hotel advertised as 4-star.

The furniture was visibly damaged on the corners, reinforcing the overall neglected feel. There was mold on the shower trim, no face towels (commonly used for bathing), and the bathroom only provided liquid soap and a 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner. The floors were filthy—my feet were black every night after showering.

Rooms did not include an iron or ironing board and these had to be requested. They were signed out with a strict one-hour limit, which felt excessive and inconvenient. Basic amenities expected at this price point were missing throughout the stay.

During our visit, the air conditioner was turned off multiple times while we were out. With Rio temperatures in the 90s (30°C+), items in our room began melting and had to be stored in the fridge. While the room wasn’t hot, it became warm, humid, sticky, and uncomfortable. The AC also leaked water from the intake overnight, which we had to manage until maintenance was called the next morning.

The lack of complimentary water was frustrating, especially in a city where public drinking water isn’t readily available.

At a cost of R$1200 (about $223 at the time), this rate is absolutely ridiculous

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Anibal

one of the best hotels in Copa Cabana

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Gurjeet

A lovely fresh breakfast every morning with a special vegan sweet treat every day. Amazing helpful staff and a great location, the perfect hotel for your stay in Rio!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2026

Rhona

The room was fine. The bathrooms were not updated. The breakfast was minimal. There was a bad smell in the lobby. On the positive side the location was excellent with the roof terrace overlooking the beachfront but this is not a great hotel. I would not stay here again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Antonio

Great place to stay!!!

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2025

Douang

not so dog friendly

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

Lisa

This hotel was very welcome as we had been staying in hostels. The beds were very comfortable and the room was quiet.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Priyank

Good stay

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Claudia

Staff provided superior service.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2025

Natheer

The hotel was amazing. Had a blast

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Dec 2025

Anitra

The hotel is an older building but well maintained. The breakfast buffet was very nice and the breakfast staff were excellent! The staff working the roof top is hit and miss, some were friendly and some were not. Also, this is a traditional Brazilian hotel so face towels will not be provided and the toilet had a slight smell after flushing. The location is excellent right across from the Copacabana beach.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Margarita

We had a wonderful time here. The hotel is nice, the rooftop has an incredible view especially at night, and the staff were super helpful and friendly. We ran into zero issues and will definitely be staying here again if we go back to Rio.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

Luz Teresa Cedeño

Todo me encantó

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Ronald

Room was spotless, we had the one with a sea view and it was amazing. Will definitely go back again

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

Nayara

Good

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

jose

Yes

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2025

Alexander

The Arena Copacabana Hotel was located on the beach. The hotel had many great amenities, family oriented, great in house restaurant and rooftop bar.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

Pedro

Front desk clerks should be more attentive.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

Sharif

Great view, clean and spacious.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2025

Omadevi

Excellent hotel, friendly staff. Will definitely book this hotel again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

Tyler

Great stay at Arena - Safe, clean and friendly staff. Would definitely stay again. The Suite is a large room and affordably priced if you need to work while staying.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Marco

Very good

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Richard

Overall, I had a great stay. Despite having a view of the beach from my room and being next to an elevator, my room was quiet at night and I slept well. Breakfast was good and the staff were friendly. My only complaint was they didn’t clean my room a couple of days during the day but they quickly cleaned it when I brought this to their attention. I’d stay again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2025

Maria Martha

The amenities were very good, excelent rooftop pool with amazing view.

The staff very helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Gabriela

Good location and amazing views

The location is amazing, few meters from the Copacabana beach. We got lucky to get a room with views of the beach and Christ the redeemer. The staff were helpful and the breakfast tasty. They have great caipirinhas. The swimming pool is on the roof top and provides perfect spots for pictures.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Brandon Rashard

Breakfast, staff, convenience to the beach , shops, restaurants was great!!!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Brandon

I will definitely book here again when I return. Excellent location and the view of the beach is stunning. The staff was very welcoming and everything was excellent. Breakfast was great every morning. You won’t be disappointed if you stay here while in Rio.

2/10

Poor

23 Oct 2025

lance

Horrible breakfast
Hotel is pet friendly, room smelled like dog urine😢

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Mahmoud

Great stay and staff! Will be visiting again.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Rosa Ines

Our experience in this hotel was the best in our whole vacation. We enjoyed it! Although was just for short two nights ( early check out), we rested and was pleasant. Our room 1403 was behind the bar in the roof top. Since we arrived late and went to sleep after midnight, we weren't bothered at all. But is good to keep it in account in case you get the same room in the future, because during busy hours can get noisy

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2025

Joseph Jean Claude

No iron in bedroom or property. They want youto use their oressing service.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

RAINA

Beach View, Breakfast and overall Service!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Bharat

Since it was cold season , the room was cold and there is no heating available with AC UNIT.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Muneeb

Good staff and clean. Great location

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Amreek

This hotel is ideally located on Copacabana beach. It is modern in design. The staff were very friendly and helpful. However, there were no iron or ironing boards! This was a complete surprise as despite being a seasoned traveller, I have never come across this, certainly not in a hotel of this calibre. Also, in the room, the coffee facilities were there, but the pods were chargeable! When you are paying to stay in a suite, I would have expected them to be free.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2025

Hermilly

Muy bien ubicado. Excelente servicio. Se puede llegar a pie a la mejor churrascaría de Río al lado del palace Copacabana imperdible. La piscina no es temperada y es bastante pequeña.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

Whitney Wei Lei

Friendly and nice staffs
Room clean and comfortable breakfast is good
Overall very nice hotel will consider stay again next time 👍

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2025

Carlos

Modern hotel with a great lobby and an amazing breakfast buffet (especially the pastries!). Staff were friendly and attentive, beds comfortable, and the AC cooled the room quickly. Cleaning could be improved, but the rooftop with its views, bar, and pool was a highlight. Location is excellent, with affordable shops nearby. No beach chairs or umbrellas—only towels—but overall, worth the price and I’d stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Matt

Very nice

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

21 Sep 2025

YAMILL

The breakfast was not good

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Jairo

Nice place in front of the beach

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2025

Bhavna

Amazing location and helpful staff

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Angel Luis Morales

Nice location

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Mahmood

Good staff and good location.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

ziad r

Safe hotel to stay at , updated conditions , friendly staff . All good .

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Jasmine Nicole

The property was beautiful, and the staff was more than accommodating. The beach is literally right across the street from the hotel, there are many places to eat, shop and find activities to do!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Jorge

Me gusto la habitacion, rooftop,servicio y ubicacion

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

20 Aug 2025

ludim

Our stay at this hotel was unfortunately disappointing. The room was not cleaned daily, which made our experience less comfortable. At check-in, the staff forgot to register our facial ID, so when we tried to enter the property at night, it became an unnecessary hassle.

During two or three days of our stay, there was construction work going on our floor of the hotel. We were woken up early by hammering on the walls, and when we called the front desk, the response was that “it’s already 9am,” which felt dismissive and unprofessional.

The room itself also had maintenance issues: the shower handle was loose and one of the closet doors did not work.

Additionally, the area around the hotel felt a bit unsafe, with many homeless people nearby. This created a sense of insecurity, especially at night.

Overall, the service and facilities did not meet our expectations, and I would not recommend this property unless improvements are made in cleanliness, maintenance, and customer service.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Natasha

What a fantastic fantastic hotel / location. Staff are super super friendly. I would definitely recommend this hotel. We will be back 😁

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2025

xavier

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2025

Phillip

Very nice breakfast

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2025

RAJEEV

Rooms are quite small and barely any space for the luggage. Breakfast is included and very limited choices for the vegans or vegetarians. Hotel is walkable to beach and other restaurants as well shopping.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

03 Jul 2025

Eric

Good

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jul 2025

Aaron Arthur

Rooms were clean, staff was nice. Breakfast was limited. Pool & Gym were very small. 4/5 !

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

Charles

Bossa Nova immersion

Excellent hotel...with great customer service... great location... excellent breakfast...we bought water and snacks from local grocery store...the rooftop was good....cigar friendly... would definitely stay here again...

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2025

Antonio

Cleans room. Great location to access the beach!!!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Alain

If you want to enjoy the beautiful views of Rio de Janeiro, this is the place to be. Just the views from the bed looking out to the ocean is awesome. This studio room is fantastic. I miss it already…
The staff was very friendly and welcoming. I definitely will come back.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

22 Jun 2025

Andrey

The lobby smells like benihana, fried food.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2025

Fausto

business

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2025

Leicle

The staff at Arena Copacabana Hotel were friendly, and the breakfast in the morning was good. The area is walkable, across the street from the beach. The rooms are small, but you are not there to spend time in the room. The restaurants in the area were close, and the food selection was amazing.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Yulei

Nice location, pleasant service.
Bottle water is not free.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Harminder

Clean, comfortable, friendly staff. Excellent sea view rooms.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

Arlene

Wonderful location and staff

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

Leandro

Excellent Hotel and staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

TANUS

The property is very well located, staff is very friendly, the hotel was clean, nice breakfast.
I would stay again, very good value for money

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2025

Jose

I thoroughly enjoyed the hotel's prime location and accessibility, the friendly and multilingual staff, spotless cleanliness, stunning rooftop bar with breathtaking views, and delicious breakfasts featuring authentic Brazilian coffee and a thoughtful selection of options (I think you can ask for American-style bacon and pancakes, if desired). However, I was disappointed by the thin soundproofing, with noisy toilets and loud happy guests. Unsurprisingly, my room's lack of view was a result of not booking a Copacabana beachfront room, but I was still surprised to find myself staring at unattractive walls. Additionally, I was taken aback by the charge for minibar water, as complimentary water is a standard courtesy in Brazilian pousadas.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

17 May 2025

CARLOS

Just the average hotel with poor service.

Poor check in service. I wasn’t told in advance that there was a charge for water in the minibar. Actually, they should not call it a minibar when there were only 2 bottles of water in it. I thought these were welcoming drinks.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2025

Monica

Excellent clean organized

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

13 May 2025

Yaw

The staff at this establishment are extremely unprofessional and need to spend time along side of Fairmont and JW Marriott staff to understand.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2025

Edjane

We Will be Back Soon!

We had a Wonderful time!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2025

Celia

English speaking staff. Great location!

We are from Australia and we were impressed that all the staff spoke English. The location was amazing and so were the views from the rooftop bar. There was a small gym and pool which we used and we were also able to run along the beach due to the hotel's close proximity. The rooms were spacious, beds very comfortable and quiet. The breakfast had lots of options and the restaurant overlooked the beach. We hope to return! Highly recommend!

Partner