Hotels vs. Apartments?

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Hotels vs. Apartments in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

Due to the high cost of Hotels in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil many individuals have begun to seek out alternatives, like fully furnished apartments.

 

Prices on Ocean Front Hotels in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil can normally range between $150.USD to $400.USD per night or more, plus tax. Depending on the Hotel and time of year.

A Standard Hotel in Copacabana (2 - 4 blocks off the beach ) rates can range between $85.USD - $150.USD a night, or more, plus tax. Depending on the Hotel and time of year.

Hotel rates in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are even higher during the High Tourist Season (Dec.-Mar.) and the Holiday Seasons (New Years and Carnival)

As a matter of fact, all Hotel rates in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, SKYROCKET during the Holiday Season. Hotels in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during (Christmas / New Years weeks), and Carnival, you can expect to pay somewhere between $1,700.USD - $2,0000.USD for a only few days for just a simple Hotel room, (2 - 4 blocks off the beach) in Rio de Janeiro.

Hotel rates also change in Rio de Janeiro depending on the beach you decide to stay at Ipanema, Copacabana, Leme or Leblon. The Hotel rates are much higher in Ipanema and Leblon than they are in Copacabana or Leme.       

Most of the Hotels neglect to mention the taxes they charge on the rooms. These taxes generally total about 17%, thereby turning the $85.USD a night single standard hotel room rate into $100.USD a night and the  $150.USD a night hotel room rate into $175.USD a night. Need two or three people in that hotel room, you pay more, a lot more. Need accommodations for four people, then you will need to rent a Hotel suite or another hotel room entirely, and this can get to be very expensive.

The Prices quoted below are based on the Real being 1.80 to The Dollar. Check the exchange rate today, click the exchange rate tab in the left column, to see your actual savings.

Our standard studio apartments "near the Beach" in Copacabana, can accommodate up to 2 people (a couple that can share a bed) and are between $61.USD and $67.USD per night, a savings of about $114.USD off the cost of a standard Hotel room based on the $175.USD per night rate.

Our standard 1 bedroom apartment "near the beach" in Copacabana, can accommodate 2 people (a couple that can share a bed) and in some cases, up to 4  people (if another couple is willing to sleep on a sleep sofa) and are between $65.USD and $75.USD per night. This could actually save a family of 4 traveling on a budget, as much as $275.USD a night. off the cost of 2 standard Hotel rooms based on the $175.USD per night rate. A two week stay could save that family nearly $3,850.USD, almost the cost of "FOUR" round trip tickets from Miami to Rio de Janeiro.

The Prices quoted above are based on the Real being 1.80 to The Dollar.

Savings like that are the major reason why individuals have started to rent apartments in Rio de Janeiro.

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