Casa Cool Beans aka Best Place to stay in Rio

We stayed at Casa Cool Beans, an amazing little B&B run by two former New Yorkers, Lance and David.  We loved everything about it from the decor, the pool, the location and the people we met staying there.  We wanted to share some pictures so you can see just how "cool" the casa really was.

This is the courtyard and you enter from the street from a door in the wooden gate.



This is the view coming in from the door, note Jacob enjoying the view.



Here are some great closeups of the great graffiti art around the courtyard.







Lance and David gave great feedback on our initial itinerary, hooked us up with Dolores as a tour guide (see previous post), set up reservations, etc and gave us details to make the visit the best it could be. We can't say enough great things. If you are heading to Rio and want to stay in the city, you MUST stay here.

On the second floor is their office, a lovely living room and a little garden.





We loved this piece of art in the living room, it's all cloth and hand stitched. We met the artist,she is awesome. You can see Sugarloaf Mtn, the beaches, the people, the boats in the harbor.



Up on the top floor, we had breakfast each morning enjoying the views of the city.



The pool was also located here, we loved sitting by the pool in the afternoon after a day of exploring.









We also hung out with Mousse, resident dog, at breakfast in the morning and by the pool in the afternoon. Great dog!