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The best 4 star hotels in Cabo Frio

Sofia Marchetti

Sofia Marchetti Italy

Updated 1 September 2026 · 14 Cabo Frio hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Cabo Frio, out of the 14 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.6.

Paradiso Peró Praia Hotel is the one I would book myself.

Paradiso Peró Praia Hotel

Highest rated of the five

Paradiso Peró Praia Hotel

★★★★★4.8 from 2,404 reviews

Paradiso Peró Praia Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 2,404 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under city centre and around $137 a night on the dates we checked.

14 hotels in Cabo Frio qualified for this list and five made it. Pousada Areias Do Pero is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Paradiso Peró Praia Hotel1

    Paradiso Peró Praia Hotel

    ★★★★★4.8 from 2,404 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Pousada Areias Do Pero2

    Pousada Areias Do Pero

    ★★★★★4.9 from 248 reviews

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    • Hotel Boutique Recanto da Passagem3

      Hotel Boutique Recanto da Passagem

      ★★★★★4.7 from 1,182 reviews

      • Pool
      • Spa
      • Gym
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking

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    • Hotel Solar do Arco4

      Hotel Solar do Arco

      ★★★★★4.7 from 684 reviews

      • Pool
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly
      • Kid friendly

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    • Container Hostel Cabo Frio5

      Container Hostel Cabo Frio

      ★★★★★4.6 from 577 reviews

      • Pool
      • Restaurant
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly
      • Kid friendly
      • Air conditioning

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    How this list was put together

    14 Cabo Frio hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

    Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

    The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

    What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

    Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

    Sofia Marchetti

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