The view is fabulous, staff are super friendly and helpful- especially Chris! It’s clean, comfortable, and had an excellent breakfast. Would stay again!

There seemed to be many rules posted about what not to do. I know this is necessary sometimes but it felt excessive.

Amazing breakfast and view, location, staff.

Was honestly disappointed with the room given what we paid and the fact that it claims to be 4 stars. I booked a “king suite” for two people, which turned out to be a very small and basic room, minimal furniture (not even a simple desk/table), the window was blocked bunch of tall plants that prevented the sunlight from coming into the room so it was perpetually dark. The bathroom was quite tired and def needed a lift — there was mold on the ceilings, rusty fixtures, toiletries refilled in old shampoo bottles, frayed towels.

Breakfast and the views.

Superb bed and breakfast in an ancient villa of Santa Theresa that has an i teresting hisotry (Gethrude's). Adrianna is paying attention to tiny details and making sure that everything is perfect. Our room was splendid and had an amazing view on the Sugarloaf. Bedsheets were comfy and bathroom renovated and superclean. Excellent breakfast served at the table in the dining room with the same amazing view! The only weak point is the location of Santa Theresa (hilly, narrow cobbled stone roads), which makes the access uneasy. Uber and taxi drivers are sometimes reluctant to take the ride.

Absolutely amazing host, shining with energy and loving her hotel. Adriana is well aware of what is going on in the city and is happy to share some priceless tips. We have stayed at Gerthrudes twice, now and 5 years ago. On our first trip, thanks to the host’s ideas, we could reshape the second part of our trip outside Rio de Janeiro and enjoy the country despite somewhat unwelcome weather conditions. And this time, we stayed in the city one week before the carnival yet were very lucky to learn from Adriana about its dress rehearsal which, on top of that, was even free of charge. Great location close to the center of Santa Tereza, a relatively safe area that has its own very distinctive character, different from that of Ipanema and Copacabana, and definitely worth experiencing. Impressive view over the city from the breakfast terrace, kind of which one could rather expect from a favela. The breakfast itself included various choices and was delicious.

the staff, break fast and location

Great location with an amazing view. Adriana is a super nice host. Rooms are very clean and fresh. The entire place is very well decorated. Big garden with a pool and self service bar is super good. Breakfast was very big with fresh food and service was excellent.

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a unique kind of hotel in a house full of history with owners ready to share it, beautifully designed rooms, very friendly staff, fantastic breakfast.

Everything! We had a great stay in Santa Teresa. The B&B has an amazing view over the city, a pool to cool down after a hot day in the city and outdoor and indoor spaces to sit and rest. The room is comfortable and clean, the staff are very kind and helpful and the breakfast is the best we had!

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We really enjoyed the view and breakfast, wounderful experience!

Cannot recommend highly enough - we will be back when we come to Rio again! The food, the house, the host - everything!

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The place is absolutely lovely. The rooms are airy and spacious, the grounds are beautiful, breakfast was delicious, and the staff were so friendly and helpful.

Do not have anything bad to say about this property, we loved it!

Everything.we Especially loved the view and the amazing breakfast.

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The pictures do not lie, breakfast at Gerthrudes is amazing and huge! Loved the room and the view is just breathtaking. Huge thankyou to the whole team for being so welcoming which was so lovely as a solo traveller.

The one challenge I had with my stay was finding Ubers or taxis to take me home late at night. Because the location is very close to Lapa by distance but up a very steep cobbled hill so many drivers rejected my attempts to get home as the fare is low but the effort to get up the hill is quite high. Eventually I always got back but just worth noting if you are on your own. The scheduled Uber feature is a good work around.

Amazing property with very comfortable rooms. Perfect location to explore this area of Rio. Breakfast with a great view and lovely pool area. Very helpful with information and great service

No access to an iron and ironing board was a pain.

beautiful place, magnificent view, excellent facilities, superb cafe da manhã , attention to detail, fun

not a thing!

the outstanding view , a little paradise in Santa Teresa Breakfast is amazing , we will definitely go back

nothing , everything was perfection

so beautiful and homely and we loved meeting Adriana.

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I just loved my stay here, beautiful hotel, great rooms, fantastic location with amazing views over Rio and to the mountains. Breakfast is 10 out of 10 in a nice setting and so much I didn’t have lunch any days staying there. staff are amazing and thanks Chris and the breakfast staff for really looking after their guests. highly recommended and would defo stay here again on my return to Rio 😎🌅✨🙏🇧🇷