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Hotel Galicia

3.0 star property
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Standard Triple Room, Private Bathroom
Exterior
Bar (on property)
Bar (on property)
Reception hall

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Rua Carlos de Carvalho 6 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20230-180
  • Praca da Cruz Vermelha
    3 min walk
  • Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
    12 min walk
  • Arcos da Lapa
    12 min walk
  • Rio de Janeiro (SDU-Santos Dumont)
    15 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Double Room, Private Bathroom

Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Twin Room, Private Bathroom

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Single Room, Private Bathroom

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Standard Triple Room, Private Bathroom

Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Triple Room, Private Bathroom

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom

Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 4 Twin Beds

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About the area

Rio de Janeiro

With a stay at Hotel Galicia in Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro Centro), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí and Consulate General of the United States Rio de Janeiro. .This hotel is 6.3 mi (10.2 km) from Copacabana Beach and 7.8 mi (12.6 km) from Christ the Redeemer.

What's nearby

  • Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Arcos da Lapa - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Consulate General of the United States Rio de Janeiro - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Museum of Tomorrow - 4 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Flamengo Beach - 23 min drive - 7.5 km

Getting around

  • Saara Tram Stop - 9 min walk
  • Rio de Janeiro Central Station - 13 min walk
  • Rio de Janeiro International Airport (GIG) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bar das Quengas - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Bar e Lanchonete Vitória - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Cafe e Bar Vila Franca Ltda - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Zas Tras - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Rio Emporium - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Galicia

Hotel with free breakfast, near Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
Hotel Galicia offers 56 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Rio de Janeiro hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 56 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Free valet parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Hotel Galicia has a restaurant on site.
Late night fare is available from room service (during limited hours).

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Raised toilet seat

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Laptop-compatible safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

Parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years must present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example) at the check-in. For international travels to Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, she/he must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. In case the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People who intend to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate before traveling for more information.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Galicia Rio De Janeiro
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Hotel Galicia Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 70 out of 438 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 113 out of 438 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 115 out of 438 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 76 out of 438 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 64 out of 438 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Jose

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Okay but not great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Pedro

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jordan

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My shower did not have any hot water. When i went to the front desk they said there was nothing they could do about it. My room also didnt have a blanket. The toilet also has a lot of issues

2/10 Terrible

Dimaima

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely TERRIBLE. They claim to have parking, but its only about 20 spots and the cars can't get in or out freely without playing puzzle and removing all cars that are blocking the ones in the front, garanteed parking was the only reason we chose this dump. DIRTY! The towels and sheets have stains, the floors are sticky, everything inside the rooms are falling apart, dirty or stained, and I mean everything. The location is terrifying, people defecate and urinate on the streets, the restaurants around the area have roaches, we did not feel safe (pay the extra money and stay elsewhere). The one positive is the breakfast, simple but good.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Monica

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
basico
Un poco incómoda e inseguro
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Monica

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Más o menos
Hotel básico. Queda cerca de Lapa y las escaleras de Selaron. Le hace falta más manteniendo a las instalaciones y camas incomodas
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Heidi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good budget option near the airport
This hotel is pretty basic, but check in was easy and the wifi was good. It's good value for the money. The room was a bit small with no window. But the shower was hot. The service was good and the staff was nice. The free breakfast was very simple. The location is good for meeting an uber. There are a few restaurants on the street. There are 3 grocery stores a short walk from the hotel. The place is a bit run down but it's safe and pretty quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Walking distance from the Escadaria Selaron, museums and other attractions in Central. Hotel is comfortable. P

8/10 Good

VINCENT, SYDNEY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
CLOSE TO TRANSPORT AND SUPERMARKETS
NICE BIG ROOM BUT ONLY HOT SCRAMBED EGGS FOR BREAKFAST TWO OUT OF SIX DAYS AND VERY BITTER FRUIT JUICE EVERY MORNING.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing rooms, nice staff
Our room was poor - leaking toilet which flooded bathroom floor constantly Beds only covered with sheets, no blankets Door knobs fell off doors Noisy guests and thin walls (however this stay was during the World Cup) Intermittent hot water with showers, and for one day, no access to water via taps at as hotel was renovating therefore we couldn't have showers

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cockroach infested hotel.
Worst hotel, motel or hostel that my wife & I have ever stayed in our lives. We have traveled much of the world from luxury hotels to hostels, and when we booked 4 months prior the World Cup final, this was the only hotel that was left on Expedia, so our expectations weren't high to begin with. The rooms were exactly as described, very basic with 4 single beds and no windows, very hostel-like. However, there's a certain standard of cleanliness that any hotel, motel or hostel should have. Not only did they not clean our room during our stay, but it was infested with cockroaches! When I told the hotel about it, they just laughed and gave me a can of Raid. The main problem was the bathroom, which had a weak and shaky toilet, and when flushed, water would come out of the bottom of the toilet and go into a drain in front of it, which is where the cockroaches came from. We had to use towels to block all those holes and gaps, and spray Raid to fumigate daily to come back to the hotel to several dead cockroaches every night. And to cap off this horrendous experience, I've come back home eaten alive by bed bugs. Again, our expectations for this hotel were low, as this hotel is more of a hostel, but the cleanliness & cockroach infestation made it the absolute worst hotel experience ever. Wouldn't recommend this to my worst enemy.

4/10 Poor

Jesus, Washington DC

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for...
Pros: -Big Bathroom -Nice Staff - Relative safe neighborhood (very close to a police station) - Metro station at walking distance (like a 10 min walk) -Very close to bars and restaurants (I think there's a few on the same block) -Very good atmosphere -The room was spacious -Mini bar prices were reasonable Cons: -Their WiFi tends to fail, it did get better towards the end of the visit though (maybe they fixed it) -Their cleaning crew was very small and sometimes they didn't get to clean our room (this I didn't care for, but I'm sure some of you might) -Their windows don't close shut and MOSQUITOS are a constant problem (specially at night) -They tried to over-charge me for the room, but changed their position when I produced a printed copy of my reservation with the price already listed this was cheap hotel and I know it, and to some extent, I was expecting some of the stuff I mentioned, however, what I did not expect was NO ONE THAT SPOKE ENGLISH (or at least made the attempt) Look I just think that if you are in the hotel business, this is a must. I also speak fluent spanish and they kind of understood what I would say, but still!!!!

2/10 Terrible

Concepcion, USA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Center
Very dirty, bathroom falling apart and had a foul smell.

2/10 Terrible

francis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Kyle, Brooklyn, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
a good middle ground
In the downtown/centro area, so not right on the beach, but 20 minute walk to the beach in the harbor and easy metro or cab ride to the Copacabana/Ipanema area at a much cheaper price than staying in those areas. The room was nothing fancy, but again, it was just fine considering the amount of money we saved versus a luxury hotel.

2/10 Terrible

Cheryl, New York

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will never stay here again.
1. The location of the hotel is terrible. It is not near any beaches and the stores around the hotel serve strange people. 2. The condition of the hotel is terrible. The rooms were very very small (it felt like prison cells), beds were far too soft, the toilet door could not be closed properly, toilet was too small, almost all of the walls had mold growing on them, there was no room service for the 3 nights that we were staying there. 3. The price of the hotel was costly for the things that we got.

8/10 Good

Kyle, New York, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Solid option
The hotel is centrally located just off the downtown area, short walk to the metro and convenient for taxis to/from the airport, the beach, other neighborhoods and tourist attractions, etc. It was definitely not luxurious but got the job done and was definitely one of the cheapest options we could find during the world cup (less than $200 a night versus like $700 for hotels in Copacabana).

2/10 Terrible

Maria M, West Palm Beach, Fl

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor conditions
Most of the staff was very attentive, friendly and helpful. Room conditions were the worst I have ever stayed in. There was actually a mushroom growing out of the corner in the bathroom because of the humidity. Old mattresses and a dirty bathroom stall that I took a shower with sandals being scared to step in there. Musky smell in the hallways. I am sure there was mold because my allergies sure were acting up. Location is sort of central. Lots of homeless living in the immediate streets.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A run-of-the-mill hotel.
An outrageous price compared to the hotel accommodations. Tile the bathroom is broken and all around, In the furnished, shower towel - is be damp. Even so, he did cleaning is working hard to do the same hotel staff.

6/10 Okay

Jorge

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Dina, Belleville, N.J.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
An exception
The staff here were very nice especially the tall bold headed African decent gentleman. When ever asked for a direction to a place, he can never go wrong. He was my best guide and he is honest. I wish the toilet was not almost against the wall and the toilet paper holder. Need some hooks in the bathroom to hang your clothing and towels and no construction noise at 8 p.m.. I believe it newly taken over by a new management and they are in the middle of repairing and renovating. It was an exceptional stay and not that bad of an area. Not too crowded a comfortably stay I may say. I'll go back to this place without hesitating. You have to be there only to sleep and when not, you should be out on a tour or shopping. A very tinny window and you can't see out.is not bad at all. Very cozy place, but not the top of the line.

4/10 Poor

thalia, san francisco

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff but facility in bad condition
The hotel is in a good area with a lot of shops and restaurants around. Far from copa cabana beach but in the perfect area to get to lapa night clubs! The staff at the front desk were extremely friendly and very helpful! The staff cleaning the rooms were not so much. The facility is in bad conditions and rooms are very small. The towels seemed to be stained and so were sheets on the beds and even after the room had been cleaned.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Decent central location
Great, helpful staff. Facilities a little worse for wear, but had no problems.