Hotel Gloria Copacabana

... than the big crossing points and I am sure that they miss nothing. Last night I made a silly mistake and booked the Gloria hotel in Copacabana for one night, when I arrived today I saw that the hotel I really wanted was the Rosario where I had stayed ...

... to buy a better TV and saving up all year and going for a two week holiday to visit these places? We arrived at Hotel Gloria at 1.50pm. Lovely sunny day and a nice hotel, we even have our own sofa/sitting area, things must be looking up. The ...

... but only took about 15 minutes, including the time it took to help push our rucksacks up the hill into Bolivia. Got to Copacabana, a lakeside resort, about 20 minutes later and have spent the rest of the day chilling and sorting out the next two ...

... place. The people of Bolivia just don’t seem to know what the word tidy means. I then made my way to the Gloria Hotel in Copacabana. This town is like a sea side resort even though we are well over 3000m high in altitude. I found the town wonderful ...

... . Lots of boats and pedaloes occupy the lake and I dont blame them for being out there, it must be so peaceful. The hotel Gloria is quite nice but a little run down with frequent power cuts. The room over looks the lake and photo oppotunities are a ...

... but, my goodness, the potential is amazing ... lean out of the window and glance to the left and there is Copacabana beach.  The furniture while sparce at the moment has been carefully chosen ... ¨You would call it Victorian?¨  Gloria asked proudly ...

... out over the marina that will hold the water events for the 2016 Olympics. On our way to Catete metro stationw e passed the Hotel Gloria that has a fabulous facade, although the back of the building is very ugly! A much more successful trip than the last ...

... sandwiches, grilled cheese ona stick, shrimp, aparachute men, basicallay anything you wanted, except peace and quiet. went out to the Hotel Gloria for the costume contest, which ended up starting later than we thought, so we walked up to the street ...

... we struggled to enjoy the incredible flow of cars and people that pack out every road and pathway.  We had heard about Hotel Gloria while in Cusco which apparently had a travel service, so we headed off in that direction to get some information ...

... guy and legged it, probably the best course of action.    Another couple of friends foolish enough to wander along Copacabana beach at dusk were approached and handed over all the money they had ... on this occasion less than 10 reals so ...

... a town with a good money exchange so we could get some Bolivianos. We crossed the border with no problem and arrived at Copacabana, Bolivia on time. Booya, everything going smoothly after some initial hiccups! We had some lunch and then went back for our ...

... meats on skewers ensuring they are always hot for customers.  We finished the evening down in a beach bar/restaurant in Copacabana sipping our new favourite drink - Caipirinha. Our last full day of our travels was spent watching the Royal Wedding ...

... late last night. Sharing with a 49 yr old Dane- Soeren. The rest are apparently younger- haven´t met them yet. This Hotel, Las Brisas, is just as good as The Gloria- and only 22$ US a night. Mustn´t go on about $$$ all the time, but just wanted to let ...

... of these now!) which was actually ok but had a severe lack of loos, before heading out to explore the district of Ipanema, via Copacabana.  Where Copa is very much a family beach, Ipanema is where the hip and trendy people go to be seen so of course ...

... has been exceedingly friendly, informed and willing to assist us wherever possible. I highly recommend this hotel, although there are hundreds more to choose from in Copacabana, as well as Ipanema and even into the inner city. And with this time of year ...

... the airlines, future is secured for the future, some how. Eventually, pretty tired and weary we fell into bed at the Gloria Rio hotel and slept from teatime until the following morning. We had arrived in Rio. Our travelling time is running out. We ...

... or as little as you wish and there are plenty of lovely restaurants to choose from.  For other travellers, we stayed in Gloria: Hotel Turistico, which is excellent value for money, great breakfast, a fridge in each room ... shame about the plastic ...

... to Copacabana Beach.  Rio isn't nearly as scary as everyone makes out, I guess as long as you use some common sense. Copacabana Beach is beautiful and quite a busy place.  Lots of people out running along the avenue or just soaking up the ...