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Mama Ruisa Boutique Hotel

Boutique hotel·Santa Teresa

A century-old mansion

Seven rooms in a century-old mansion in Santa Teresa, with high ceilings, a curving wooden staircase and a front porch.

Our take

  • Seven rooms
  • In the MICHELIN Guide
Address
Rua Santa Cristina 132, Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro
Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro
Nearest metro
Glória
700 m · 9 min walk
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About Mama Ruisa Boutique Hotel

Mama Ruisa is at Rua Santa Cristina 132, in Santa Teresa. The MICHELIN Guide, which includes it in its hotel selection, describes a seven-room boutique hotel in a century-old house with soaring ceilings, a curving wooden staircase and an airy front porch.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Mama Ruisa Boutique Hotel before you go.

How far to the beach, the Christ and Sugarloaf?

Distances from Mama Ruisa Boutique Hotel are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest metro stations

  1. GlóriaLine 1Line 2700 m9 min walk
  2. CateteLine 1Line 2900 m11 min walk

Key sights

  1. The Theatro Municipal1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
  2. Santos Dumont Airport2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 13 min
  3. The Museu do Amanhã3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 15 min
  4. The Sugarloaf cable car4.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 19 min
  5. Christ the Redeemer4.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 20 min
  6. Copacabana Beach6.0 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 25 min
  7. Ipanema Beach7.6 kmCycle 38 minCar or taxi 30 min
  8. Galeão Airport14 kmCar or taxi 53 min

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