Sofitel Rio

... into Rio was very quiet as it was Sunday and we finally rolled into Copacabana at around 2-30pm. The finishing line was outside the Sofitel hotel on the Ipanema end of the beach. Despite all the hot air about hire cars not crossing the finishing line, it ...

... zero places left to stay in this large metropolis. But then just as Tom was about to confirm 2 nights at the sofitel for $400USD a night, we stumbled upon 'Chill Hostel' - situated perfectly between the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema. ...

... at the beach. No more malls! At night, Mariana's mom took us to a New Year's party at the Horse's Neck bar in the Sofitel Hotel in Copacabana. We had a few drinks and listened to Brazilian disco in the bar then went out to the beach for the ladies to ...

... and temperatures in the mid-teens Fahrenheit. Then...well in the end a night at Miami Airport wasn't that bad! Our flight to Rio was delayed ten hours by the notorious "technical problem"! The crew seemed to resent it as much as the passengers - the ...

... one at Notre Dame. After JC, we explored the "Centro" area a bit before heading to dinner. We had popped into the Sofitel earlier, where the concierge helped arrange dinner for us at Porçao, a Brazilian BBQ restaurant. I reckon that when you are in ...

... was nice to see everyone. I got a lot more presents than I was expecting. For dinner, we ate at the restaurant at the Sofitel Hotel in Copacabana. They had a great view of all of Copacabana Beach plus Pao da Acucar. It was nice except for all of ...

Julie's birthday happens during the worst 24 hours of the trip (I hope!). It starts off Friday evening with Lucy getting sudden pains in what she calls her "knuckle" -- just above her pubic bone. She's a bit vague on whether it's internal or on her skin ...

... are the sales dept and no transport. The porter introduces us to a shady dude who promises safe passage w/ his  "van"....but the Sofitel sales girl confronts him,  tells us she has no idea who he is,  hands us tickets for two taxis and ...

... scary!! We got our fill of the Brazil side and headed back across to the Argentine side for some lunch in the Sofitel hotel, which has great views of the falls and surrounding jungle with toucans and other exotic birds flying around the place, and ...

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... like that guy…  Yeah, he’s from the mafia, I have to like him.  (laughter). So he took us to the Sofitel hotel you had a lovely dinner and the next day we went on our city tour.  We went to the tango show, that’s Argentina ...

... du camboge.. ces exces du au tourisme.. enfond comme kuta ou d utres endroits.. pas un endroit a y passer 1 semaine.. a moin d etre au sofitel ou autre hotel de luxe je presume.. sinon en PS.. je vous recommande d aller visiter les belges d handicap ...

... cidade, ela acaba sendo operada devido a malaria, fica dois dias de cama e depois recebe a visita do pai. Passam dois dias no Sofitel e depois 15 dias em uma das ilhas do sul...acabou a vida de vacas magras da menina... Em uma noite, no bar da minha ...

... who visit this place, does not (seem to) suffer the "in your face" poverty. There are Sheratons, Holiday Inns, Marriotts, Sofitel (I think) and all manner of luxury high rise accommodation. In fact the vast pink, yes pink!, Sheraton is within hearing ...

... de hospedagem, esta pousada, pra mim, é a campeã de Buenos Aires — e olha que já me hospedei até no Madero, quando era Sofitel. O lugar é fofo, com um pátio interno adorável, cheio de plantas e um clima de casa-da-gente. E Lina é a anfitriã ...