Rio Othon Palace
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Room 2612, Rio Othon Palace, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 55-21-2522-0262; othonhotels.com. There are 602 rooms; doubles range from $175 to $210. Room 2612, a suite, is $264.
Few south american cities have lured the glitterati like Rio de Janeiro, and as you admire the sweeping curve of Copacabana Beach from your balcony at the Rio Othon Palace, it's easy to see why. While Fred and Ginger didn't actually dance at the neighboring Copacabana Palace Hotel as depicted in Flying Down to Rio (they were on a Hollywood set), countless stars, including Marlene Dietrich, Brigitte Bardot, and Carmen Miranda, the larger-than-life local entertainer who took America by storm in the 1940s, have shared their sparkle with the famous beach below. One of Rio's most recognizable figures is not merely passing through, however: Sugarloaf Mountain, whose conical silhouette is straight ahead, has become a symbol of the glamour capital. Ascend by cable car to its peak for a view of your room with a view.
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