Hotels near Santos Dumont Airport - SDU, Rio de Janeiro

Niteroi is about the same distance from the International Airport as the more famous South Zone (Copacabana. Ipanema). The Niteroi Palace Hotel is in town, walking distance from Shopping Centre and the 30 min relaxing ferry boats to Rio City Centre. Very Good nearby "home cooking by weight" lunch only restaurant - ask Desk for simple direction. Few central night-time restaurants, but there are some within (secure) taxi distance. Avoid sitting street side for snacks/coffee and not to attract attention to multiple hand/carry bags.

Amazing nature! Many interesting places to visit: Museum of the Future, Historical Museum, CRAB (Brazilian Handcrafts Reference Center), CCBB (Cultural Center of Banko do Brazil), Bhering Chocolate Factory, Sugarloaf, Christ the Redeemer, etc. However, there are many beggars on the streets of the city, especially in the historical center of the city. It is not recommended to stay there after sunset. We used the metro and taxi (Uber) to travel around the city. They say the tram is also a good transport in Rio.

Niteroi is different from Rio. Is not as touristy or big as Rio de Janeiro, but it preserves much of the good things Rio has. For instance, food can be very cheap or expensive and still you can be surprised with great flavours. The park of the city is a must to visit and see the landscape from the hill, the fortaleza is also worth visiting. From Niteroi you can go to Rio by boat in a one day or two-day trip. But also you can visit other beaches towards the ocean not as populated or touristy as copacabana or Ipanema. If you are looking for a place more quiet and less touristy than Rio de Janeiro, then Niteroi and San Francisco are going to be good choices. No metro or stadiums in Niteroi

Plenty of nice places to visit, easy to walk around, good number of decent restaurants and great beach culture with conditions to do beach sports, that is the nice part. On another hand - lots of crime, homeless people everywhere, plenty of big buildings all around the beautiful beaches and pollution, pollution, pollution...

We were lucky with the weather! takes a little time to getting used to moving around the town but taxis aren't too expensive. Would be worth the effort to have a more cultural contact with the people who we found to be friendly and helpful.

The place I was well located and access to other place was easy by subway, options for eating very easy, was a little dirty street with some garbage and some bad smells, but I felt safely since there are a good movimento of people.