Noemia's House, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Noemia's House is alternative accommodation, perfect for travellers who want to learn a little about daily life with a Brazilian family. Come to Noemia's House, here you will feel at home.

The atmosphere is warm and cosy and the house is located in Santa Teresa, a historic neighbourhood in the centre of town, near the Santa Teresa tram, Sambadrome, the Lapa and various art and cultural spaces. The address is in the centre of the city, 25 minutes from Maracanã and 30 minutes from Copacabana Beach.

We live in a spacious house with eight rooms: three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a lounge, a dining room and a wide yard. We accommodate couples (private double room), and single ladies (private twin), in the private twin room we accommodate from one (minimum) to two (maximum) women. The service entitles you to breakfast (lunch and dinner optional) and room service. The bathroom can be private or shared. The house has cable TV and internet. The use of washing machine and clothes line for drying clothes, by the guests is permitted with an additional coast of R$20 (about $10) for each 6kg clothes.

Obs: During Reveillon and Carnival the drying clothes service is already included in the accommodation’s price.

When the guests arrive in the airport or bus station it´s important give preference to taxi drivers who know the way to Noemia´s House. One possibility to reach Noemias´s House easier, is call the enterprise Santaxi, whose office stays in the outskirts of the address.

After get a taxi, ask the driver to direct to Paula Matos street in Santa Teresa district. There, search for the Ladeira Frei Orlando street, that begins in the Riachuelo Street, in front of the Senado street and continue until Paula Matos street, that stays between Largo das Neves and the Sambadrome . The Ladeira Frei Orlando is transversal to Paula Matos street in the point where the bus # 014 : Paula Matos-Castelo ends routing. In the point where the bus # 014 : Paula Matos-Castelo ends routing, there is also the Mario´s Bar and a bakery.