There are countless safe hotels in Rio de Janeiro — you shouldn’t be worry about hotel safety when visiting Rio. Actually, you shouldn’t be concerned much about safety since Rio de Janeiro is much safer nowadays.
There is plenty of safe accommodations in Rio not matter what type you choose: resort, hotel, hostel, Bed & Breakfast, fully-furnished vacation apartment, or other.
Let’s discuss, for example, hotels. Many hotels in Rio de Janeiro have a guard at the entrance. Besides, many have a video surveillance system, with cameras installed at the entrance, in the lobby, in the hallways, and in other common areas of the hotel.
Apart from that, every decent hotel in Rio de Janeiro has a safe in the room. At check-in, a front desk clerk will ask you whether or not you want to rent it.
The safety issue in Rio is not inside the hotels, but rather on the streets. And not on any streets, but rather on those ones farther into the suburbs — the poorer areas of the city — several miles away from the hotels located in the worth-staying neighborhoods.
The regular tourists visiting Rio de Janeiro don’t stay in the suburbs. Instead, they choose a hotel in the nicest and safest beach areas — Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, and Leme. Since these are the safest areas in Rio, generally speaking any hotel will do safety-wise.
Of course, there are hotels that are located in safer areas, which are the areas that are lively day and night because they concentrate many services such as supermarkets, bars, restaurants, laundry, post offices, drugstores, and shops in general. Other hotels are located in more quiet areas, but not particularly unsafe.
The bottom line is that when staying in Rio de Janeiro you will feel safe inside as well as outside the hotel. Planning to travel to Brazil soon? Read about the recommended and best-located hotels in Rio de Janeiro in My Rio Travel Guide – The Essential How-To Visitor’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro.
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