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    Hotel Solar do Imperio

    666 reviews
    #7 of 35 Hotels in Petropolis
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    Avenida Koeller 376 Centro Histórico, Petropolis, State of Rio de Janeiro 25685-060 Brazil
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    The Hotel Solar do Imperio is projected to seduce and enchant any observer. The atmosphere is created by two historic mansions that date from 1875 and 1893, both buildings are designated by IPHAN as historical and cultural heritage sites and were restored to convert them to a sophisticated hotel with high quality standard. The architectural beauty of these small palaces and the quality of the hotel services tune in with other monuments of the imperial city.
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    Free parking
    Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
    Pool
    Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
    Free breakfast
    Car hire
    Business Centre with Internet Access
    Banquet room
    Free internet
    Wifi
    Internet
    Sauna
    Adult pool
    Indoor pool
    Outdoor pool
    Bar / lounge
    Restaurant
    Breakfast buffet
    Breakfast in the room
    Meeting rooms
    Massage
    Concierge
    Newspaper
    24-hour front desk
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    Private balcony
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    Flatscreen TV
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    Quirky Hotels
    Historic Hotel
    Languages Spoken
    English, Spanish, Portuguese
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    very nice welcome in a gorgeous building !
    we didn't expect such a beautiful architecture .....and Petropolis has many others that you can hardly see in one day ! don't forget the top ranking restaurant with original cooking....! we apreciate fitness room and swimming pool !
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    Date of stay: March 2019
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    Way too overrated
    Pros: -The hotel is gorgeous, inside and outside; -They have spa, indoor and outdoor pool, gym, massage therapy and jacuzzi(on maintenance); -Awesome food, all day, everyday; -Kitchen and dining room staffs are the only ones who know exactly what they are doing; -Fantastic location; Cons: -You have to beg for cleaning service; -We could hear the traffic really really loud in our room(42); -In our room, one person can barely fit inside the shower; -The toilet lid couldn't stand by itself so I had to hold it up; -Smallest swimming pools I have ever seen in a hotel; -Food is extremely expensive; -Really poor and intermittent wifi signal. Good luck if you need to use it for working; -Way too overrated. Not worthy the price. With a bit more of investment, care and planning, this hotel has the potential to be an hotel of excellence. …
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    Date of stay: January 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
    Good location. Period.
    We came to Petropolis for a two nights stay at Solar do Império. Our room was on the adjacent house (room 41) and oh boy it is noisy at night. It is next door to a busy street with city buses going through all night long and, to make matters worse, it has a taxi stop right under our window where the drivers start speaking loud at 6am. Bring earplugs. Like another reviewer said, all the charm of an older home goes away with the lack of soundproof - we can hear our next door neighbors too. If that wasn’t enough, the rooms are not well cleaned. The rugs are filthy, the potty is simply disgusting- picture below. Lack of power outlets around the room is just another reason why I would never recommend this hotel to a friend. …
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    Date of stay: November 2018Trip type: Travelled with family
    Just one night (fortunately)
    Old private house converted into small hotel, very much faded in respect of fixtures, furnishings and decor (for example our blackout window curtains were ripped and torn). Virtually no space in our room to open a suitcase, and bathroom is open to the outside at all times so you need to watch out for mosquitoes. Former guests hair still present on the wall of our shower did not inspire confidence in their cleanliness. We had dinner in the dining room and while the salad starter was good the main course was inedible. It was advertised as Chicken breast on a rosti with sage sauce and Brie cheese. When it came it was a massive pile of almost raw shredded potato, topped with a chicken breast over cooked until leathery, smothered in a gloopy green custard with the promised melted Brie all over it. It looked dreadful and tasted as it looked. No gluten free bread or other food which was unusual in our experience of 6 hotels in Brazil. If you want to visit Petropolis for the history, the guide books say this is one of the best hotels, maybe it is, but don’t go to stay there as a destination hotel as you will be disappointed.…
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    Date of stay: January 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
    Response from jane a, Proprietário at Hotel Solar do Império
    Responded 22 Jan. 2018
    Dear Sir , thanks so much for your kindness to share with us your impressions of our service. We are sorry for the cleaning procedure failure inf the shower box and for the execution of our Chicken breast with rostie of our menu. In name of chef Bertrand Martene we apologyze for that - chef Bertrand usually talks to the clients during the service , not only to answer any question but specially to check if flavour and execution was ok. We are sorry , he was not at the kitchen at this date. We customize very frequently the service to our guests - we should also have asked to you if any dietary restriction would be necessary. It has been very frequent the request of glutenfree ingredients - usually we purchase fresh products as per each client request . We also could have been done better if we had raised the question to you previously about any restriction to gluten.Sorry about that. We are very proud to be recommended as on of the best hotels in Petropolis and strongly desire to keep this reference due to our services. For this reason , we again thanks you for your comments - for sure will be taken into action and adjusted immediately . Would be very happy if in a future visit to Petropolis you would demonstrate confidence on us to be hosted at Solar do Império again. kind regards jane assis
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    Best choice in Petropolis
    The hotel is wonderful, located in a huge area at the most beatiful avenue in the city (Köeller). Some apartments are located in the main building (aged 140 years) and others (like ours, Visconde de Rio Branco) in a mansion also within the same area. Our room was very large although the bathroom was a little small. Breakfast was excellent. Both hotel and restaurant teams were lovely and helpful. Almost all rooms suffer from traffic noise coming from the square in front of the hotel. Even with the restrictions because it is a historic building something should be done to mitigate this effect. During the night there's virtually no traffic.…
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    Date of stay: December 2017
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    Trip type: Travelled as a couple
    Room Tip: Rooms with view to the internal yard are quieter.
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    Podemos nos hospedar com um yorkshire de 3 kgs?
    pode animais de estimação ?
    Gostaria de 2 apartamentos para dia 21.07 .18 Tem disponibilidade?
    Olá, poderia por gentileza nos informar seu e-mail para que possamos lhe enviar essas informações? Obrigado! Equipe do Hotel Solar do Império.
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    Gostaria de saber como se dá o uso da Jacuzzi; Quais os criterios para urilização.
    Olá Alessandra, poderia por gentileza nos informar seu e-mail para que possamos lhe enviar essas informações? Obrigado! Equipe do Hotel Solar do Império.
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    Somos 2 adultos num quarto e mais dois adultos e uma criança de 9 anos no outro quarto. É possível?
    Olá Patricia, poderia por gentileza nos informar seu e-mail para que possamos lhe enviar essas informações? Obrigado! Equipe do Hotel Solar do Império
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    "Rooms with view to the internal yard are quieter."
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    "A room with a view!"
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    "Ask for a room with balcony"
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    "Amelia von Leuchtenberg Room is very pleasant with lots of natural light"
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    "If you are out of the main building try to select the first floor facing the property not the street"
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    PRICE RANGE
    EUR 104 - EUR 205 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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    BrazilState of Rio de JaneiroPetropolis
    NUMBER OF ROOMS
    24
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