Windsor Asturias Hotel

Windsor Asturias Hotel sits in Centro, one of those discreet mid-range hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory because of it. Inside, the rooms…

Windsor Asturias Hotel sits in Centro, one of those discreet mid-range hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, within an easy walk of the city centre, and the location score sits in reasonable territory because of it. Inside, the rooms are practical, and guests pick out an in-house restaurant and reliable wi-fi as the small things that add up over a stay. There's a particular atmosphere to the place, neither overdesigned nor neglected. With well over 2,300 reviews on the books and a strong average, the reception from guests does most of the talking here. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €77 a night, a middle-of-the-road entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. Stack Windsor Asturias Hotel against the better-known names in Rio de Janeiro and the trade-offs become genuinely interesting.