Facing world-famous Copacabana Beach, Excelsior Copacabana Hotel is surrounded by shopping centers, nightclubs, cinemas, and easy transportation to every attraction in Rio. The hotel is about a three-minute drive from Ipanema Beach and approximately 14 miles from Santos Dumont International Airport. This location is also about a five-minute drive from Sugar Loaf and a 10-minute drive from downtown Rio de Janeiro.Hotel amenities include the fitness center, sauna, rooftop pool, complimentary buffet breakfast, Rooftop Bar (located by the poolside), and Restaurant Excelsior (on the beach with beach views, international cuisine, and buffet-style meals). The hotel also offers room service, concierge services, free weekday newspapers, currency exchange, a business center, dry cleaning, free private parking and valet service, free shuttle service from hotel to the airport or downtown (one-way), 24-hour front desk service, and a multilingual staff.All rooms feature air-conditioning, direct-dial dual-line telephones, dataports (fee), voicemail, cable TV, radios, minibars, safes, hairdryers, magnifying mirrors, and granite bathrooms with telephones and bathroom amenities. Some units have Jacuzzis.