Windsor Barra Hotel
Panoramic rooftop pool with a cocktail bar
About this hotel
The rooftop pool at Windsor Barra runs the length of a panoramic deck above Tijuca Beach, paired directly with a cocktail bar so the water and the drinks menu share the same view rather than being separate stops. Lavish rooms below carry comfortable seating areas and, in a number of categories, striking ocean views to match the pool deck's outlook. The restaurant serves an international buffet with fresh oysters and king prawns, plus a traditional black bean lunch on Saturdays, and several other restaurants sit within a two-minute walk. Barra Shopping Centre and Bosque da Barra National Park are both 4 kilometres away, with the Olympic Park 14.1 kilometres and Ipanema Beach 15.
- Rooftop pool and cocktail bar
- Ocean-view rooms
- Gourmet restaurant
- Modern gym
Our take
This suits travellers wanting Rio's classic rooftop-pool-and-cocktail-bar combination with genuine ocean views, given the panoramic deck above Tijuca Beach and the international restaurant covering both breakfast buffets and Saturday's black bean lunch. Couples get particular value from the sunset cocktail hour by the pool. Anyone needing to be near Copacabana or central Rio's landmarks should factor in the real distance, since Ipanema sits 15 kilometres away and Copacabana 20.
- ✓Time a cocktail at the rooftop bar for sunset, the pool deck view is at its best then.
- ✓Try the Saturday black bean lunch at the restaurant, it runs only that one day.
- ✓Budget real time for Copacabana or Ipanema trips, both sit 15 to 20 kilometres out.
Why we love it
- Panoramic rooftop pool with cocktail bar
- Ocean-view rooms above Tijuca Beach
- International buffet with fresh oysters
- Saturday black bean lunch tradition
Why guests love itTravellers staying here for the rooftop pool find the cocktail bar pairing genuinely changes the evening: sunset by the water comes with a drink in hand rather than a separate trip downstairs. The ocean-view rooms and the restaurant's Saturday black bean lunch add real character beyond the pool itself. Tijuca Beach sits right outside, though Copacabana and Ipanema are a real taxi ride away, worth planning around for a Barra-based stay.