Members tassojunior Posted December 14, 2019 Members Posted December 14, 2019 I have a chance to get almost free tix to Rio around Carnival and I'm wondering how safe it is, hotel availability, and if there is any interruption in the sauna scene. I go to Mardi Gras in NOLA usually and have never thought of getting to Carnival. I haven't been to Rio since Rogers Thermas days. brockmiller 1 Quote
Badboy81 Posted December 14, 2019 Posted December 14, 2019 Rio is still Rio...around Carnival, there are tons more people, crowds all around the city... More crime because of more people....you should be extra careful... Hotels and apartments are the highest rate of the year during Carnival... Saunas tend to be packed with foreigners and boys come from all over Rio to work....standard rates are also higher based on the demand for the boy.... Mardi Gras and Carnival are not comparison....as far as size....Carnival is Rio kills NO with number of people visiting, events and price hikes....' BUT if you get the chance to go for free...feel free to go and party with the hundreds of thousands of people who take over the city Hope this helped... tassojunior and axiom2001 1 1 Quote
Members brockmiller Posted December 14, 2019 Members Posted December 14, 2019 Currently looking at Airbnb rates for that period and apartments that are usually btn 40 - 80 dollars are at least 250 dollars. if this increment in airbnb rates is directly proportional to hotel rates, which i am pretty sure it is, then you should probably prepare to pay way more than usual, just as @Badboy81 said. Badboy81 1 Quote
Members Riobard Posted December 15, 2019 Members Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) Hotel rate increases are not nearly commensurate with Airbnb and similar platform rate increases that are astronomical during Christmas-Réveillon and Carnival weeks. The hotel room inventory is about 10-fold the volume of Airbnb, swelled way above needs-as-usual as a result of construction for World Cup and Olympics, and does not nearly reach 100% occupancy for Carnival. The lovely 4-star hotel I obtained for friends coming to visit in Nov 2017 (I had my fave small apartment nearby) is going for 3,000 reais total for 7 nights Feb20-27, about 15-20% more than I paid for that low-season period two years ago. Adjusting for currency depreciation in my favour, closer to 25% more for a national. While Airbnb owners inflate their profits twice a year due to demand, hotels seem content with the bottom line of much higher occupancy during those periods. I am sure you can find rate outliers with exorbitant increases, though, and you may need to be flexible about location. Edited December 15, 2019 by Riobard tassojunior and brockmiller 1 1 Quote
Members tassojunior Posted December 15, 2019 Author Members Posted December 15, 2019 I checked a couple hotels and they are 4 times as much that weekend. hmmm Walker, SolaceSoul and Badboy81 3 Quote
Members Riobard Posted December 15, 2019 Members Posted December 15, 2019 13 hours ago, tassojunior said: I checked a couple hotels and they are 4 times as much that weekend. hmmm I am not seeing that trend on Booking.com, but a few 5* with rate increases higher than the handful of hotels I have used and that have modest increases. The important thing is that you know what you want and whether to commit. Good luck. tassojunior 1 Quote
AlexThompson Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 Did you pull the trigger, @tassojunior? I, too, am considering traveling to Rio for Carnival, however it would be my first trip. Is there a preferred neighborhood one should stay in for the festivities? tassojunior 1 Quote
Members tassojunior Posted January 28, 2020 Author Members Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) On 1/14/2020 at 4:03 AM, AlexThompson said: Did you pull the trigger, @tassojunior? I, too, am considering traveling to Rio for Carnival, however it would be my first trip. Is there a preferred neighborhood one should stay in for the festivities? I think much of Carnival in Rio is the Sambadrone parades. I've decided to take some of my Czech friends to Koln instead. Last year a bunch of us did New Orleans Mardi Gras. Too soon to repeat. Generally in Rio there are nicer neighborhoods for sure than Copacabana but a US hotel on the (very safe) outstanding beach is a big plus. Ubers are extremely cheap and good. Further out beaches than Copacabana get cheaper and safer but add a LOT of travel time into the city. Riobard's suggested in city neighborhoods are great. Botofago is very beautiful upscale and safe with incredible views. Edited January 28, 2020 by tassojunior Quote
Tomcal Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 11:03 PM, AlexThompson said: I, too, am considering traveling to Rio for Carnival, however it would be my first trip if it was me i wouldn’t take my first trip to Rio during Carnival! but to each their own! SolaceSoul, asdsrfr, brockmiller and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Travelguy2006 Posted May 19, 2022 Posted May 19, 2022 On 1/29/2020 at 1:30 AM, Tomcal said: if it was me i wouldn’t take my first trip to Rio during Carnival! but to each their own! Why is that? I'm planning my first trip to Rio during carnival Quote
floridarob Posted May 20, 2022 Posted May 20, 2022 the same reasons I put in the other Thread, I bet My experience of Rio during Carnival= triple expensive, triple potential danger, triple crowds, triple everything. For someone that wants to see Carnival, I say go the week-10 days before and watch the practices, I hate crowds. I feel the same for 2 days after Christmas until the first half of January in Rio......the 1st 3 weeks in Dec is heaven in Rio, as a consumer. Quote
