Belmond Copacabana Palace
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Location
Copacabana
On Avenida Atlântica directly facing Copacabana Beach, around 10 minutes to Sugarloaf and Urca.
Transfer
A Rio transfer
Around 12 km from Santos Dumont (SDU); around 32 km from Galeão (GIG).
Villas
239 rooms & suites
Around 239 rooms and suites in freijó and mahogany with pink-and-white Brazilian-marble baths, soundproofed, from around 26 square metres; seven penthouse suites share a private pool.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and culture travellers wanting grand, beachfront Rio.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Buffet breakfast.
About the Resort
A legendary 1923 Art Deco palace on Copacabana
The Belmond Copacabana Palace has faced Copacabana Beach since 1923 — an Art Deco palace counted among the grandest hotels in South America. Around 239 rooms and suites in freijó and mahogany carry pink-and-white Brazilian-marble baths and soundproofing, from around 26 square metres up to penthouse suites. Its heated outdoor pool is the social heart of the place, the dining is acclaimed, and seven sixth-floor penthouse suites — full of antiques and butler-served — share a private pool over the beach.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 239 rooms and suites facing the beach or city.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. From around 26 square metres with a marble bath and soundproofing, over the city or the ocean.
26 sqmMarble bath
Suite
Deluxe Suite
Sleeps two. From around 45 square metres with a sitting room and balcony, over the ocean, pool or city.
45 sqmBalcony
Ocean
Executive Ocean-View Suite
Sleeps four. Around 214 square metres with two bedrooms and a dining table, over the ocean.
214 sqmOcean view
Family
Executive City-View Suite
Sleeps six. Around 232 square metres with three bedrooms, in the Tower Wing.
232 sqmThree-bedroom
Top
Penthouse Suite
Sleeps two. From around 105 square metres with a butler and antiques, sharing the sixth-floor private pool, over the ocean.
PenthouseTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
Three acclaimed restaurants and a pool.
Signature
Italian dining
A long-celebrated kitchen.
Pan-Asian
Pan-Asian dining
Across the courtyard.
Pool
The pool restaurant
Beside the iconic pool.
Wellbeing
The Spa
A luxe spa, with the iconic heated outdoor pool and Copacabana beach service.
A luxe spa
Within the palace.
The iconic pool
Heated, the social hub.
Beach service
On Copacabana.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Copacabana, Sugarloaf and Rio.
Copacabana Beach
At the door.
Sugarloaf & Urca
Ten minutes away.
The iconic pool
A Rio institution.
Acclaimed dining
Italian and pan-Asian.
Christ the Redeemer
Above the city.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
From SDU or GIG
12 to 32 km by car.
On the beach
Copacabana
Facing the sand.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Belmond Copacabana Palace. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast.
Made for couples
- And culture travellers.
Setting
- Facing Copacabana Beach.
Getting there
- 12 to 32 km from the airports.
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