Leblon Hotels

... you take this train, sit on the RIGHT side going up, which has wonderful views over the lago and Ipanema & Leblon's beaches. There is absolutely nothing to see on the left or at the front. D'OH! Oh, sorry, there are some erm.... ...

... this neighborhood is duly famous for delivering a great night out. Once the stronghold of Rio's Colonial Mansions; small hotels, Bars, restaurants and live music venues have become the residents in these brightly colored and beautifully crafted buildings. ...

... out for my birthday weekend... Then we're back to BA on Monday... Good thing, I guess, because I'm eating like a maniac. These hotels always come with fantastic breakfast buffets and the seafood is awesome. I'm out of control...! Ok, more later. ...

... are sold a little more discreetly).  After a bit of a lie down I decided to keep walking down the beach to Leblon.  There was a great view back over the beaches from the headland (see pictures).  It is so nice being in another ...

... 26 degrees so we were able to spend the time on the beaches. By far our favourite was Ipanema beach, but Copacabana and Leblon were equally as nice. The beaches are very clean and full of open-air cafes, bars and restaurants along tree-lined streets. If ...

... to the scorching temperature and sticky humidity; a trip on the famous bond (tram) up to Santa Teresa; a walk through Leblon’s upmarket shopping district and a walk around the Lagoa Rodrigo. Evenings were equally matched with fun filled visits to ...

... descended into the deepest recesses of the building. The funny thing was that in the bus to Rio I'd remembered that some hotels have internal windows onto the passageway and this proved to be an accurate premonition. We were checked into Cell No ...

... (did I mention the city is supposedly quite marvelous?). Dumb decisions of the Night #1  We stayed in Copacabana, over Leblon to save a few bucks.  Even though we knew Leblon was a safer area. #2 Walking around with a ...

... (sand, sea, surf, beach volleyball, hawkers, bronzed Brazilians.....) and stopping occasionally for refreshments. We walked past Leblon, Ipanema, Arpoader, Diabo and then Cocacobana beaches. Our favourite was Ipanema though Arpoader & Diabo had great ...

... the fuss is about. We walked as far as the Canal Jardim Alah, which feeds into Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, separating Ipanema from Leblon. There was a group of men fishing in the canal using hand nets to catch as the wave surges sent the fish swimming up ...

... the view. Then we walked on to Ipanema, the next beach over and enjoyed the view and posh restaurants and pubs.  Ipanema turns into Leblon after a small canal. We walked a lot that day and it was sooooo hot.  We stopped for lunch and had Bobo de ...

... had thrown up as potentially off putting, and satisfying each one with a clickety-click of his keyboard. Suffice to say, the hotels there all looked absolutely hideous, and yes, even though its only 9 hours from Gatwick, lets face it Malaga is just 2, ...

... that he also told that to the cow on reception?! When we got inside the taxi it sped north east through Ipanema and Leblon, around the corner of the bay where a very nice Sheraton hotel sits and then another 10 minutes along the next beach. It was ...

... take photos on the way down but not that easy at times! As we drifted towards the beach we went straight over some hotels where could virtually touch people´s balconies. Next thing the beach was coming towards us and was told to walk when we reached ...