After reading all of the reviews I decided to stay at both the Sheraton Barra and the Sheraton Leblon. Why not experience both? First I spent four incredible days at the Sheraton Leblon which felt more like a resort. Although older than the Sheraton Barra, it is in a fantastic location that is very close to Leblon and Ipanema and... more

First off, the Sheraton Barra (pronounced "BA-ha") was a 5* compared to the Sheraton Rio, which was the first one we stayed in during our trip. That said, I'm trying to rate it based on my overall experience with hotels without taking into account the relief I felt upon leaving the OTHER hotel and the elation of checking into the... more

I have just come back from a week at the Sheraton Barra. Being from Rio (and specifically Barra) myself, I have in recent times taken to using hotels more whilst in town. Rio suffers from a chronic lack of affordable top-end accommodation. There’s too many 2-star hotels in Rio passing for 4-stars, and 4-star hotels passing for 5-stars. If it... more

Back again to Sheraton Barra. We stayed in a renovated junior suite which is certainly an improvement, especially because they got rid of the horrific carpet in the living room. Flat screen TVs with good cable selection. Carpets in corridors still suffer from the problem already reported here: they look and are dirty. I am told they will be replaced... more

Spent two nights in the hotel finishing off my trip to Brazil. The location is a bit off the way, but the hotel itself is really nice. Sea view is definitely a must! Gym is superb, so are the spa facilities! Breakfast is amazing!!! more

Have stayed various times between 2003 and 2008 for business but can never get that excited about this hotel. It is no where near as good as other Starwood hotels. The hotel rooms are set in an adjoining block to the hotel reception. The rooms always feel damp / musty. However, on the positive side, if you are looking for... more

Stayed there for 1 week...the hotel is very nice...the rooms are nice...the staff is great...room service is excelent (24hrs)...and the breakfast buffet is very very good. Just a couple of significant downers: 1st...the rooms are very nice with balcony, spacious and comfortable but housekeeping decided to clean our floors finally after the third day of our stay and probably did... more

After landing at the Jacarepagua airport in Barra, a suburb of Rio, we proceeded by taxi to the nearby Sheraton Barra Hotel. It has a wonderful view of the beach, is right on a busy thoroughfare with lots a good restaurants and is everything that you would expect a Sheraton to be. The rooms are very spacious, well appointed and... more

I was on the Sheraton Barra Last weekend. Since I am a gold SPG member I was expecting a big nice suite, in front of the ocean. I had booked online a "Junior Suite", so at least and without any upgrade I hoped to get an amazing room. Well I have to agree with some of the previous comment, the... more