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Serena Buzios

4.0 star property
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Outdoor pool
Loft
Superior B | Terrace/patio
Loft | Terrace/patio
Suite | Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included

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Rua Campo de Pouso 1630, Geriba Buzios, Búzios, RJ, 28950-000
  • Geriba Beach
    6 min walk
  • Chapel of Our Lady Desatanudos
    9 min walk
  • Porto da Barra Búzios
    14 min walk
  • Armação dos Búzios Airport (BZC)
    19 min drive

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Loft

Loft

  • 70 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Superior A

Superior A

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Suite

Suite

  • 48 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Sofa Bed and 1 Twin Murphy Bed

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Superior B

Superior B

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About the area

Búzios

With a stay at Serena Buzios in Búzios (Praia de Geribá), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Geriba Beach and 7 minutes from Rua das Pedras. .This beach hotel is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Ferradura Beach and 4.5 mi (7.3 km) from João Fernandes Beach.

What's nearby

  • Geriba Beach - 6 min walk
  • Chapel of Our Lady Desatanudos - 9 min walk
  • Rua das Pedras - 7 min drive
  • Ferradura Beach - 13 min drive
  • Ferradurinha Beach - 14 min drive

Getting around

  • Rio de Janeiro International Airport (GIG) - 158 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Varanda Grill - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Quiosque Sol Nascente - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Fishbone Café - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Quiosque do Mineiro - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Barraca da Amendoeira - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Serena Buzios

Beach fun in outdoor pool, near Geriba Beach
Serena Buzios offers 38 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. LED televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Búzios hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 38 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Grab a bite to eat at Alma Resto and Lounge, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a computer station, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Alma Resto and Lounge - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Alma Resto and Lounge

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden

Spa

  • Massages

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • LED TV

Food and drink

  • Minibar

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years must present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example) at the check-in. For international travels to Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, she/he must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. In case the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People who intend to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate before traveling for more information.
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Serena Buzios
Serena Hotel Buzios
Serena Buzios Hotel Buzios
Serena Buzios Resort Brazil
Serena Buzios Hotel
Serena Buzios Hotel
Serena Buzios Búzios
Serena Buzios Hotel Búzios

Serena Buzios Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 171 out of 300 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 87 out of 300 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 300 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 300 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 300 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Renato

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dany

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing Location, Food and service !!!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Raffaella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great beach
Nice village. Great beach
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely little hotel near Geriba beach in Buzios. A little outside the main centre of the town, but daily shuttles made it easy to move around. A little TLC needed in some areas of the hotel, but overall a comfortable stay
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location, friendly staff, very good wi fi!! Delicious breakfast included in the price!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rogerio Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Nice but could be better
Not a bad place but the rooms need newer furniture.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Abhay, Oxford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good and relaxing
We stayed for two night. The staff were very friendly and despite non English speaking did there very best to make our stay most enjoyable. We will definitely come back here again.

6/10 Okay

Frank, Dublin

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Dated
Hotel is very dated. Reasonable value but food and condition of the hotel is poor.

10/10 Excellent

Joshua, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Getting Boozy in Buzio's
Overall the stay was fantastic. In certain areas I gave 4 stars not because of any disappointment but because there is always room for improvement. The ONLY negative comments I could make were a couple of ants here and there (not near the bed), the shower door was missing (not really an inconvenience) and that's it. I went with my girlfriend for a (couples) vacation within a vacation while visiting Rio. The restaurant, pool, bar, location and staff were all great. English speakers on staff was a plus as we are from the US. I paid more for a one night stay in a Miami Airport Hotel on a connection than I did here. Would go back and will recommend to others.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is super comfortable and in a cute historic neighborhood, just a stone's throw from an incredible beach. It's the perfect place to relax.

4/10 Poor

Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
too expensive for what it is.
Hotel is too expensive for what it is. The value ratio of what you are paying does not match the quality of the place. This is not a 4 star hotel by no means.Rooms are very small and need some maintenance. My front door was rotten and the balcony door wouldn't open all the way. I asked for an iron and there wasn't one in the whole place. There are no near by restaurants, so you are stuck in their place.

8/10 Good

Zoobeezoo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Amazing hotel Staff, Grounds, and service
We spent 2 days here and then rebooked a additional day because we enjoyed the resort so much! We did have a issue with the air condition but the front desk was super efficient in shifting us to a new room and handled all issues with a smile! There were some ants crawling around the room...but keep in mind Serena resort is within a beautiful lush garden and the grounds are immaculate! There are bound to be ants from the garden so this was not a issue for us. We simply told the front desk and they made sure they were gone when we returned that evening! Relaxing pool !( Yes this is a family friendly resort so we were expecting children to be running about so we loved it!) The location of the Resort is a bit far from the Center of Buzios but with a taxi or if your adventurous like we are... the quick bus! R$2.50 and your in the center! The resort does have a free Shuttle bus service 7 pm-12AM with a reservation that was flawless! We took advantage of their complementary bus tour of Buzios and their Surf lessons on the beach! It was a great stay for us and we will be back!

4/10 Poor

Alisa L.

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Not at all what we expected
Let me begin by saying that upon arrival we were "upgraded" to the so called apartment that I neither booked not requested. Coming from London I specifically reserved a room with a balcony or an outside area so we could enjoy the fresh air. When we walked into our "upgraded" accommodation it was dirty, didn't even have soap, and on top of all that didn't have a single window that opened. Needless to say I called reception right away and asked to be relocated. After a long discussion about how the hotel was fully booked and about an hour wait we were finally moved to another room. This time it did have an outside space and soap, but sadly was just as dirty and rusty as the first one. The highlight of my experience at the so called 4* boutique resort was a meeting with a lovely rat who was sitting just outside my window - a rather unpleasant encounter I shall say. Clearly we will not be coming back or recommending this place to anyone.

8/10 Good

Nicolas, Sao Paulo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach
We spent an extended holiday weekend with our two kids in Buzios and decided for the Serena because of its location, close to the beach (one block away is the beautiful Geribá beach) and also because we like the "boutique hotel"-flair. The weekend was beautiful and we had a very good time at the hotel, enjoying the nice layout of the hotel grounds and the relaxing atmosphere. The kids loved the pool, although a rather small one, and the kids corner. Food at the restaurant was good, the Picanha was excellent; the breakfast buffet was very complete. However, the staff could be a bit more attentive (e.g. when we were sitting by the pool, they never offered pro-actively any service; yet if we asked for it, we always got what we wanted) The rooms are very nice, however the bath-room is minuscule, way too small. The hotel offers a transfer to the city's restaurant area at night, which is quite convenient. Wifi is free and available all over the hotel with good quality. One negative aspect was the smoking: the hotel is Argentinean owned and there is a large presence of Argentineans in the hotel, which actually adds a nice international flair to the hotel. Yet, they seem to care less about not smoking in public areas and the hotel staff did not bother either. Thus, frequently people sitting by the pool or on the terrace of the restaurant were smoking and it was frequent to find cigarette butts in the garden or in the sitting area by the pool, which was not very nice.

8/10 Good

Dario, New York

Liked: Staff & service
Serena is a nice place
We enjoyed staying here. Lots of mosquitos but they switched our rooms for us and that problem went away. Overall a nice stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Professional entertainment
The Serena hotel in Buzios is a great and enjoyable place. The hand-on management make sure the guest will receive CONSISTENTLY a professional and high quality service. In hindsight the experience staying at Serena exceeded expectations - they say what they do and they do what they say. The hotel ambience is fantastic, the food in the breakfast is great, the rooms are outstanding. The service is cordial and the whole crew is well trained to offer the guest an incredible and enjoyable experience. Stress free, friendly,fair cost.

8/10 Good

Hannah, Rio de Janeiro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant Stay
I spent one weekend at this hotel with my husband. It was a pleasant stay, with a very nice and clean standard room, good breakfast, nice swimming pool and outside areas. Although we do not have any children, it seems a good place to go with them. Close to the beech with good beach service. Perfect place and calm place to spend a peaceful weekend.

8/10 Good

Michael, SC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 Hours North of Rio a gem
Overall experience was a 4.5 so I could not rate any higher because of the 4 or 5 options which I was given. Good time and very friendly and helpful staff. Very patient with me as a beginning Portuguese student.

6/10 Okay

Lili, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Boutique hotel, not quite 'resort' status
This is a mixed review. "Resort" is bit of an overstatement. This is a small, boutique hotel. Stayed in the room they call Superior A. On one hand...Bathroom and room are TINY and futon tatami style beds are very low to the ground..Seating is outside the entrance. Good for a night or two, but any more than that and it gets claustrophobic with two people. There isn't really any place to put your luggage. We did have tiny little bugs (ants but way smaller) near the sliding door and there wasn't really any place to elevate suitcases to keep them off the ground. And from the bathroom, I spotted a very large, local type of rodent walking along the awning. Nice surprise in the outdoor tub and private sitting area. High ceiling helps make the room feel much larger than it is. Tastefully decorated and comfortable for a short stay. Excellent breakfast. Hotel staff are excellent and accommodating. They have designated seating and umbrellas at the beach, which is a one minute walk away. Small pool area. The centro is where the action is, so you need to take a taxi or shuttle to get there. Hotel has a shuttle after 7 pm. Location is not the best, but it depends what you are looking for. on the "would you recommend" question, I wish there was an option for "maybe". I expected more.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
Beautiful spa like property with lush gardens, friendly staff, tucked just off the beach. We will stay here again on our next trip to Buzios

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location-But across from the Beach
I had the impression that this Hotel was on the beach...but it is not...you have to walk a block...and the beach is packed...not private at all. Breakfast was amazing...but dinner was horrible...recommend to eat outside the Hotel.

8/10 Good

Royne & Ann-Marie, Antibes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Serena Buzios
We took this hotel just by chance for our two day stay in Buzios during our trip to Rio. Felt it was good value for money. A surprise waited us upon arrival, to this nice and somewhat secluded hotel, with a nice garden adjasent to the bar and restaurant as well as the pool with sun deck. The Geriba beach is only a few minutes walking away, where the hote have staff providing sun chais, umbrellas and towels. But wat really topped the stay was the staff, happy and friendly and always ready to do that little extra, making our brief stay a little extra.