Porto Alegre - Hospitality

Today I will give you some hospitality options. I selected the hotels and hostels considering it's availability, price, location and comfort.

All of them are between 15 to 25 minutes from Beira Rio stadium.

Here they are:

Deville Porto Alegre Aeroporto - website 
25 minutes from the stadium, very comfortable, the hotel offers gym, tennis court and restaurant.

Deville by booking.com

Mercure Porto Alegre by Expedia

Mercure Porto Alegre Manhattan - website
Very comfortable hotel, close to the stadium, 20 minutes. There is a restaurant in the hotel and gym.

Bordini's Residence - website
Very well located, at Moinhos de Vento, 20 minutes from the stadium, where you find nice restaurants, shops and bars. 

Porto Alegre Eco Hostel - website
Located 15 minutes from the stadium, this hostel has shared kitchen, the breakfast is included and offers wifi in every room. 

Hostel Por do Sol - website
This hostel is pioneer in the city, located 20 minutes from the stadium… if you like it, book it soon… there only few vacancies available for June 2014.

Hostel Por do Sol official website

To check the matches that will be played in Porto Alegre click here.

Belo Horizonte: Hospitality

Hello dear readers, 

I'm having lot of fun writing about BH and I'm sure you will fall in love with the city and with the mineiros. Today, let's see what are the best hotel options, both close to the stadium (Pampulha) and close to the restaurants and shops (Savassi and Lourdes). 
Savassi and Louders are very close to the Central Market and Praça da Liberdade. The distance from those locations to the stadium is about 20 minutes by car, and 1 hour by bus. But leave earlier, the traffic can be pretty bad. If you decide to take a bus it's not complicated, it's usually one bus only to get to the stadium. Later on, I will check the new options for the World Cup.
Book your hotel as soon as possible, many hotels already don't have vacancies for the World Cup.

Hotels at Savassi (blue on the map)

• Savassi - free wi-fi, breakfast included, restaurant in the hotel.
• My place Savassi - there are 40 two-story apartments in this charming hotel. 
• Boulevard Express - breakfast included, free wi-fi.
• Ibis Afonso Pena - brand new, opened in 2013 the hotel offers free wi-fi.

Hotels at Lourdes (green on the map)

• Mercuri Lourdes - offers free wifi, gym, and has a restaurant in the hotel.
• Ibis BH Liberdade - located close to the Praça da Liberdade, it's a new hotel that offers free wi-fi and has a restaurant in the hotel.
• Clarion Lourdes - in this hotel if you make your check in between 7 and 9pm you get a free glass of champagne! Free wi-fi and breakfast included. 

Another location:

• Quality Afonso Pena (Serra) - offers free wi-fi, breakfast included, restaurant in the hotel. 13.4 km from the stadium.

Hotels Close to the Stadium:

• Pampulha - it's 15 min walking to the stadium. Breakfast included.
• Bristol Jaraguá - if you prefer to walk to avoid traffic it takes 30 minutes. It was opened in 2012, it offers free wi-fi, breakfast and the restaurant is in the hotel.
• Bristol Pampulha Lieu - 7 min driving or 40 min by bus to the stadium.

Curitiba: Hospitality

Birdhouse made of cabaça

Hello dear readers,
The cold weather is already here, 17C / 63F in Curitiba.

Today I will show you a few nice hotels and hostels you can stay in while in Curitiba. There are two places in the city that is close to everything, the center is close to the stores, museums, parks and Batel is close to the restaurants and bars. 





Centro

$$$$ Deville - offers free wi-fi, breakfast included, heater, indoor pool, and heater.

$$$ Mabu Royal & Premium - free wi-fi, breakfast included. There are apartments premium and thematic suites. 

$$ CWB Express - free wi-fi, but does not include breakfast 

Batel

$$$$ Four Points Sheraton - has spa, free wi-fi, heater, indoor pool. One of the best hotels in Curitiba - Breakfast included.

$$$ Slaviero Full Jazz - the hotel is decorated with a Jazz theme, very beautiful. Breakfast is inclued, free wi-fi.

$$ Ibis Batel (1883) - the hotel is located in a historic building from 1883, very beautiful and reliable. Free wi-fi. Does not include breakfast.

Hostels:

Curitiba Eco - associated with Hostelling International, offers shared and private rooms. Breakfast included, free wi-fi.

Roma Hostel - associated with Hostelling International, has been in activity for more than 100 years. Breakfast included, free wi-fi.

* Check also the post about Places to Visit in Curitiba

Did you know?

The players Leandro Damião who plays for Brazil's National Team and Alexandre Pato, former Milan player are both from the state of Paraná?

Rio de Janeiro: Hospitality

This post will be dedicated to the hospitality in general, it's a post for you who want a nice, comfortable hotel, for you whose focus is the city, for the adventure travelers and those who want to save money. You should as well concern the location. Later on, maybe next year, I will write another post about hospitality because there are many hotels being built for the World Cup and because many people will host the travelers at their homes. But for those who like to plan the trip in advance this is a helpful post. 

By the way... while I'm writing this post I'm surprised to find out that many hotel already don't have vacancies for the World Cup. So hurry up! 

$$$$$ COPACABANA PALACE - Copacabana Beach 

Website: Copacabana

Breakfast not included

$$$$$ HOTEL SANTA TERESA - Santa Teresa

Website: Santa Teresa 

Breakfast not included

$$$$$ SOFITEL - Ipanema

Website: Sofitel

Breakfast not included

$$$$ WINDSOR ATLANTICA - Leme

Website: Windsor

Breakfast included

$$$ IPANEMA PLAZA - Ipanema
Website: Ipanema Plaza

Breakfast included

$$$ TROPICAL BARRA HOTEL - Barra da Tijuca

Website: Tropical

Breakfast included

$$ IBIS SANTOS DUMONT - Centro

Website: Ibis

Breakfast not included

$$ .OZTEL - Botafogo

Website: .Oztel

Breakfast included 

$$ CASA AMARELO - Santa Teresa
Website: Casa Amarelo
Breakfast included

$ ADVENTURE HOSTEL - Ipanema

Website: Adventure

Breakfast included

$ LEBLON SPOT DESIGN HOSTEL - Leblon

Website: Spot

Breakfast included

$ BOSSA IN RIO HOSTEL - Santa Teresa
Website: Bossa in Rio
Breakfast included

$ CONTEMPORÂNEO HOSTEL - Botafogo
Website: Contemporaneo
Breakfast included

*Dear readers, I couldn't list all the hotels located in Rio, so if you need any help please contact me and I will do my best to help you. Hope you have an amazing trip!

Maracanã Stadium: Rua Professor Eurico Rabelo - Rio de Janeiro, 20271-150, Brazil ‎