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Monte Castelo

3.0 star property
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Front of property - evening/night
Lobby
Daily cooked-to-order breakfast (BRL 17.90 per person)
Minibar, desk, free WiFi
View from property

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Rua Candido Mendes, 201, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20241220
  • Flamengo Park
    9 min walk
  • Catete Palace
    12 min walk
  • Selarón Steps
    12 min walk
  • Rio de Janeiro (SDU-Santos Dumont)
    8 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Superior Double Room

Minibar, desk, free WiFi

Superior Double Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Rio de Janeiro

Located in Rio de Janeiro (Glória), Monte Castelo is within a 15-minute walk of Praça Paris and Arcos da Lapa. .This hotel is 1 mi (1.7 km) from Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from National Library.

What's nearby

  • Arcos da Lapa - 14 min walk
  • Consulate General of the United States Rio de Janeiro - 15 min walk
  • Flamengo Beach - 19 min walk
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain - 11 min drive
  • Christ the Redeemer - 22 min drive

Getting around

  • Rio de Janeiro Central Station - 4 min drive
  • Gloria Station - 4 min walk
  • Rio de Janeiro (SDU-Santos Dumont) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Choperia Vila Rica - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Amarelinho da Glória - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪MegaMatte - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hobby Lanches - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Braseirinho da Glória - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Monte Castelo

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a quick walk to Praça Paris
Monte Castelo offers 38 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 38 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include wireless internet access (surcharge) and tour/ticket assistance.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include wired internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:30 AM.

Languages

English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge), Wired Internet (surcharge)

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–11:30 AM: BRL 17.90 per person

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning

Bathroom

  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Minibar

More

  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: noon
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children 7 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 7 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately BRL 17.90 per person
  • A pet fee will be charged
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

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.
Children 7 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

Property is also known as

Hotel Monte Castelo
Hotel Monte Castelo Rio de Janeiro
Monte Castelo Hotel
Monte Castelo Rio de Janeiro
Hotel Monte Castelo Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Monte Castelo
Monte Castelo Hotel
Hotel Monte Castelo
Monte Castelo Rio de Janeiro
Monte Castelo Hotel Rio de Janeiro

Monte Castelo Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 235 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 107 out of 235 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 54 out of 235 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 235 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 235 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

LT, Dallas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The pros: The area is safe and convenient to Metro, buses, and there is a taxi stand in from of the hotel. The Metro is only a few blocks away and can take you to the beaches and other attractions. Flamengo Beach is a short walk away, and there are trails there for biking, running or walking with incredible views of Sugar Loaf. The internet also worked well and there is A/C and cable TV. The Cons: For the second long stay in a row (I also stayed last July), the bed was not very comfortable - hard and old. You will need earplugs if you are a light sleeper, as you can hear people in the halls. I had a room toward the end of the hall, which is better as less people will pass...you can hear them walking and talking in the halls as you rest. Also, they have stopped serving breakfast and filtered water, which I enjoyed in past stays. Having given some pros and cons, I would stay there again, but not for as long of a stay (12 days) - due to the beds. Hopefully, they will be replacing some of the older mattresses soon. But for me, the pros outweigh the cons, especially the location.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel location within easy reach of transport taxi subway or bus. Situated within friendly local neighbourhood. Located within easy walking distance to Santa Teresa neighbourhood. Staff are friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. With ability to communicate in a verity of language’s Found this place a good central location to base at... while enjoying the many day trips tours and sights that one does when wanting to see Rio 😊
Stayed 20 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the location and hotel facility. The staff was very nice and accommodating.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good budget hotel
Good stable WiFi, decent breakfast. Close to metro. Various eateries and shops around. Close to SDU airport.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Good value, clean and good location
This my second time saying may Hotel Monte Castello. The hotel is decent for the value. It’s close to the Gloria metro and the night life in Lapa. The staff is friendly and thorough.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

LT, Dallas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice budget hotel close to Gloria Metro and lots of places to eat and drink near. Also good for running at Flamengo Beach. The room has been remodeled and looks new and nice, but the beds are not new. If the bed had been more comfortable, it would have been perfect.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is not for everyone. The novice traveler to Brasil may find the area confusing and the property very basic. But I have been coming here for years as a single male who speaks Portuguese fairly fluently. I take the nearby metro to Copacabana and within walking distance to my favorite spots in Ipanema and save a bundle in hotel rates. Monte Castelo is quiet, very clean and easily accessible to Santos Dumont airport. Extremely friendly bilingual staff and walking distance to trendy Lapa area.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Bruno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rio Trip
Very good hotel and comfortable for a trip where you are out in the city and just going to the hotel at night to sleep. The location is very crowded and a bit overwhelming neighborhood, but close to everything.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small rooms, WiFi unreliable when u was there, excellent staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Urim & Thummim, manchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
To get a feel of the real Rio!

8/10 Good

Paul , Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceeded expectations!
Just had a wonderful three nights here. The service from the front desk and the catering staff was very friendly and personable. I was upgraded without having to ask. The location is great in an authentic Rio neighbourhood of Gloria. I'd happily return here on my next visit to Rio.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

6/10 Okay

lorna , england

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
If you are looking for a basic hotel this is fine.
Basic city hotel laid out on 4 floors. There is no lift. You go in on the 3Rd floor. The breakfast is simple but adequate. The reception staff speak a good level of English and are helpful. The basic rooms are just that. Basic. The rooms have TV and air conditioning but the bathrooms are tiny, but you get what you pay for. Good wifi.

8/10 Good

Timothy, Liverpool

Liked: Staff & service
Does exactly what is says on the tin
Solid but nothing special. Breakfast was good. Staff were fairly friendly. The 'basement' downstairs rooms lack natural light but a minor quibble really. Shower was fine as well.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
safe neighborhood
The room do not have direct sunlight and are small. Kitchen stuff are great.The neighborhood is good and safe And is close to metro Gloria.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was ok for the price
This is a very budget type hotel. The rooms are very small and basic. The bathroom is very tiny and there was mold on the tiles. The room itself was very clean but the lack of cleaning attention in the bathroom is a major negative. That said the staff was great as was the location. Loved the neighborhood

8/10 Good

Richard, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Service
The front desk organised the Statue and Sugarloaf tour at a substantial discount to what I would have got online. Also they booked a taxi to the airport for 4:30am and I only paid 50 Reals. Supermarket is 150 metres away. Gloria Metro station 300 metres, though I never used it. Security and 24 hour desk are handy. Good breakfast with bread, ham, coffee and large sized orange juice glasses, though I would have preferred cereal to be available.

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Washington DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My review of Hotel Monte Castelo & Lapa
My main stay was in Copacabana from Fri-mon. But I was arriving in Rio on a Thursday so i needed somewhere to stay for cheap for one day. I booked Hotel Monte Castelo because it was extremely affordable ($36 a night) with good reviews. The hotel staff are super friendly and helpful. I was a little skeptical before arriving, not knowing how the local people would actually be. I was shocked to find out that the people of Rio are very nice, helpful, and full of life. This is the perfect hotel to stay at if you want to be right in the middle of a cultural location away from Copacabana. The staff are great, the area is filled with bars (like most of Rio) that are owned and operated by local people. I really fell in love with Lapa after my stay here. I would highly recommend this to the single traveler who is maybe going from place to place. All of the reviews with people praising this hotel for the friendly staff/vibrant area are exactly true. At night time it does look a little sketchy, but you will be shocked to find out that as bad as it may look at night, there is no need to be afraid. I walked a few blocks down the road to a bar/food joint and the people were all great. Here in america when you see a bad looking area, most likely you will run into bad/rude people. But here in Rio, when you see bad looking areas you will run into amazing people. Its something different about the people of Rio, they seem to cherish family, friends, and their community.

6/10 Okay

watchareeporn, NYC

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good overall
It's a quick trip for Rio. Room itself is small which is I don't have a problem but mattress is not comfortable. I've hard time to sleep on this mattress. Breakfast is good. There is a selection of fruit which is I love. Location is 5 mins walk from metro( Gloria station) and near grocery store.

8/10 Good

Yvonne, Chapmansboro, TN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay!
The location - a block from the Gloria subway station - is fabulous. Every single staff member was so helpful and all of the front desk staff were fluent in English and willing to do anything they could to make the stay and trip enjoyable and easy. They have GREAT connections for organized tours that are better and less expensive than you will find online. The neighborhood is definitely working class, which means grocery, pharmacy, and quaint eating spots are available. I would definitely stay there again!

10/10 Excellent

Ben, Birmingham, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hotel close to all major attractions
Situated halfway between the beautiful beaches of Rio de Janeiro and the city's bustling nightspots and Centro area, this is a wonderful little hotel to base yourself when in the 'marvelous city'. The hotel's rates are good value for money, English is spoken fluently by reception staff and the breakfast is ample enough to set you up for a busy day of sightseeing. The bohemian districts of Santa Teresa and Lapa are mere minutes away on foot and the hotel is very close to the Metrô Rio which links all major sites (including Ipanema, Copacabana and Botofogo) for a small fare. I cannot recommend this hotel enough!

8/10 Good

colombia, Colombia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel
It was good. Even though the way to get there seems a bit dangerous, it is a well localed hotel. Breakfast was really good! The only bas thing is the size of the beds...

2/10 Terrible

runbarb55, California

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our room was down 2 flights of stairs below street level and had no window to the outside. There was mold in the bathroom. There were also silverfish in the shower. The breakfast was ok. It was not a three star hotel. The neighborhood was nice but there was a bar next door. We heard no noise in the sub basement but we heard others say the there was noise on the street until 3am. Very basic but dirty.

8/10 Good

Pei Xiang Xing, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location
The stay was comfortable and satisfactory.

8/10 Good

solo traveler, Dallas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice hotel close to the Gloria Metro
Though the rooms, and especially the bathroom is small, the overall experience was good. Not a room you want to spend a lot of time in, but a decent place to get some sleep and a shower. A basic breakfast was included in the room rate, though it was the same everyday and in an unairconditoned room. The hotel room did have air conditioning and a small safe. There is no elevator, so you may need to use stairs. If you can't, be sure to reserve a room on the entry floor. The front desk staff was fluent in English.