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CAMA E CAFÉ NOS GUIAS
1. Frommer”s South America, 3rd edition, p271. 2006.
“Santa Teresa Bed and Breakfast Network
“Quite a change from most of Rio de Janeiro”s high-rise accommodation, the Santa Teresa Cama e Café B&B network (021/2224-5689 or 021/2221-7635; www.camaecafe.com.br) offers spectacular room in one of the city”s most charming neighborhoods. The participating homes are often beautiful, ranging from century-old mansions to Art deco villas to spacious apartments with fab views. Prices vary from R$70 to R$ 160 (US$29-US$67), depending on the luxuriousness of your digs. But only for US$50 you can book yourself into a fabulous house with great views, swimming pool, and garden. The drawback to Santa Teresa is it”s relative isolation. In the evening you need to rely on taxis to get around. However, in the daytime you can grab a bus and be at the Metro or downtown in 20 minutes. Santa Teresa in itself is worth a day or two of exploration. It”s a perfect retreat, away from the beach.”
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2. Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro City Guide, p175, p188. 2006.
“Top Five Sleeps – Cama e Café (p188) – Best B&B experience”
“Run by three young Santa Teresians dedicated to rejuvenating the area, Cama e Café is a bed and breakfast network that links travelers with local residents. There are some 50 houses to choose from: by location, comfort level or shared interests – art, music, dogs – with their host(s). It”s a brilliant way to experience one of the city”s most charming neighborhoods. Choices range from modest lavish, with a decent breakfast and sizeable rooms with private bathrooms common to all. See Cama e Café website.”
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3. Rio de Janeiro: seu guia passo a passo, English edition. 2005.
“The only B&B network in Rio, strategically located in Santa Teresa, is run by three enthusiastic young locals. They have 100 or so “host” houses that offer excellent accommodation. You”re asked to fill in a questionnaire to be matched to a suitable host (most of whom are artists, painters, writers…)”
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4. Footprint Brazil, 4th edition (p111).
“Cama e Café. Many great bed and breakfast deals and charming options can be found on www.camaecafe.com.br“
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5. Footprint Rio de Janeiro, p114. 2006.
Numerous bed and breakfast options in Santa Teresa can be found on www.camaecafe.com.br”
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6. The Rough Guide to Brazil, p84, 2006.
“Bed and breakfast in Santa Teresa
Given Rio”s long association with glamour and international tourism, the city”s hotels and hostels are in general disappointing. One refreshing development has been the emergence of a bed and breakfast network in Santa Teresa, offering considerable comfort and opportunities to meet local residents.
The members of Cama e Café group are fascinating cross section of the Santa Teresa community. Host tend to either artists or professionals and include economists, sculptors, university professors and even circus-arts trainers. Almost all speak English and they” re tremendous sources of local knowledge and advice. The hundred or so hosts and their properties have been carefully vetted and graded by Cama e Café staff according to style and levels of comfort. Double rooms range in price from R$ 100 to R$ 180 per night, and every effort is made to match guests to suitable hosts.”
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7. Berlitz pocket guide: Rio de Janeiro, p127, 2006.
“One f the great innovations in 2003 was the birth of Cama e Café, an organization for the historic houses in the Lapa district that offer bed and breakfast accommodation and sometimes more. Cama e Café already has more than 50 houses on its books, many of which belong to the artists who have their studios in Lapa. There is even an historic convent on the books.”
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8. Globetrotter Travel Guide Rio de Janeiro, p117, 2006.
“Fifty lovely family houses in Santa Teresa. You can’t go wrong. Cama e Café Guest Card for discounts in restaurants, bars, stores and cultural centers.”
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9. Rio, Maravilha, p221, 2006.
“Cama e Café. Este escritório organiza hospedagens em Santa Teresa, com varias opções de acomodações para todos os bolsos. As mais caras oferecem hospedagem em bonitas e antigas casas do bairro, como a hospedagem no “Castelinho”, como é chamada uma clássica mansão que tem vista incrível. Você pode checar os tipos disponíveis pelo site. Boa opção para quem quer vivenciar uma noite no bairro à moda antiga. Vários artistas do bairro oferecem hospedagem também. O Pedro, do Cama e Café, é ótimo para achar um lugar com a sua cara.” Hotel indicado na categoria.
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10. Insight City Guide: Rio de Janeiro, p212, 2006.
“this bohemian area of Rio, with charming winding roads and its famous tram, has its own self-contained association of bed and breakfast establishments. A true pioneer in a city know for its impersonal high-rise hotels, the Cama e Café circuit consists of 50 houses whose owners are properly trained and offer accommodation with a difference. Prices vary much as the type of accommodation offered, starting as low as US$ 20.
Accommodation varies from a room in a delightfully decorated apartment to a suite in a gabled art deco treasure. The human element is equally diverse: from artist through intellectuals, all the host are naturally gregarious invariably befriend their guests, and share their first-hand knowledge of the city with them.
It pays to research your choice of bed and breakfast accommodation with care; some things you may take for granted, such as hair drier or a private bath-room, may not be available. On the other hand, you might think waking up to the sound of marmosets playing in the trees outside your window more important.
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11. Insight Pocket Guide: Rio de Janeiro and its coast, p85.2006.
“a newcomer to the hotel scene is Cama e Café – Bed and Breakfast – a network of private homes in the bohemian Santa Teresa area. Properties range from 1900s mansion to picturesque artist’ workshops; prices are appropriate to the degree of comfort offered. There is no minimum-stay period. Find out more from www.camaecafe.com.br”
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12. Petit Futé: Brésil, p136, 2007.
“Un bon plan si vous souhaitez sojourner à Santa Teresa, le Montmartre de Rio. Le réseau Cama et Café (lit et petit-déjeuner) vous propose dês chambres chez l’habitant, simples et conviviales ou bien vraiment elegantes au sein d’une dês nombreuses bâtisses coloniales du quartier. Trés bien chez Helena et formidable chez Ana et Marcio
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