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Gamboa Rio is a plain port-district hotel, and its distance is the open question. Our pin is an estimate from the street address, and Hotels.com lists the hotel 1.3 km, about a 15-minute walk, from the Museu do Amanhã — we scored it in the 1-to-3-km band for that reason.
The rest is simple: 56 rooms, a restaurant and a bar, family rooms for four, and rates from R$ 214.40 a night on the booking page, taxes not included. No pool or gym is listed.
Breakfast runs 06:30 to 09:30 — the page doesn’t say it’s included. Confirm the route to the ship before you plan on walking it.
Book it if
- A pool matters less to you than the room rate
- Four of you need one room
- You’re happy to confirm the route to the ship yourself
Look elsewhere if
- You want a pool or a gym
- You need a walking time you can trust
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Gamboa Rio publishes and our own map estimates.
A restaurant and a bar, per the hotel’s booking page, with no names or hours given.
No ride to the ship is listed. The hotel says it’s in the Porto Maravilha area, near Presidente Vargas metro station. The distance to the pier is unverified — plan a taxi with bags.
Served 06:30 to 09:30, per the hotel’s booking page, which doesn’t say it’s in every rate. Ask what your booking includes.
We can’t give you a reliable distance to the terminal. Confirm the route with the hotel the night before, and take a taxi with cases.
The hotel lists paid parking without a price — a car left for a cruise week isn’t mentioned, so ask before you book.
Night-Before Score: 28 of 100
Every point comes from the hotel’s own booking engine on Omnibees; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Gamboa Rio is about 11.8 km from Galeão in a straight line. Its distance to Pier Mauá is the soft number (unverified; the verdict has the detail), and every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport shuttle is mentioned on the pages we read.
No ride to the ship is listed. The hotel says it’s in the Porto Maravilha area, near Presidente Vargas metro station. The distance to the pier is unverified — plan a taxi with bags.
From GIG without a hotel shuttle
From Galeão, RIOgaleão’s counter-taxi table prints R$ 87 to Praça Mauá at Tariff 1 and R$ 104 at Tariff 2 (nights, Sundays and holidays). The table is undated, so confirm at the booth. Pier Mauá puts the ride at about 25 minutes without traffic. From Santos Dumont, the VLT runs straight to the terminal for R$ 5, per VLT Carioca, but it bars big bags. The airport page has the fares.
The hotel lists paid parking without a price — a car left for a cruise week isn’t mentioned, so ask before you book.
Parking for your stay: Paid parking; no price published.
No ride to the ship is listed. The hotel says it’s in the Porto Maravilha area, near Presidente Vargas metro station. The distance to the pier is unverified — plan a taxi with bags.
Flying in the morning you sail? Flying in the morning you sail? A delayed flight has nowhere to go, so the airport page recommends coming the day before, and has the landing check: the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
Pier MauáPier Mauá runs Rio’s international cruise terminal at Av. Rodrigues Alves 10, and the VLT stops at both ends of it. Our pin for Gamboa Rio is only an estimate, so we print no distance of our own. The 1.3 km on Hotels.com is to the Museu do Amanhã, not to the terminal. the Rio cruise guide has the rest.
Source: piermaua.rioDistance
Distance unverifiedAbout an unverified distance from Pier Mauá in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedThe hotel doesn’t say where the airport bus stops.
Source: the hotel’s booking engineParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThe hotel lists paid parking without a price — a car left for a cruise week isn’t mentioned, so ask before you book.
In town
VMS lot on the Boulevard Olímpico, no price publishedPier Mauá lists a 24-hour car park on the Boulevard Olímpico, run by its partner VMS, with the entrance on Av. Barão de Tefé and a footpath out by Armazéns 3 and 4. No daily rate is published, and nothing says it takes cars for a whole cruise. Email estacionamentoparadadosnavios@gmail.com or call 21 97570-9047 before you count on it.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteA restaurant and a bar, per the hotel’s booking page, with no names or hours given.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateServed 06:30 to 09:30, per the hotel’s booking page, which doesn’t say it’s in every rate. Ask what your booking includes.
Address
Rua Alexandre MacKenzie, Porto MaravilhaRua Alexandre MacKenzie, 122, 20221-410 Rio de Janeiro
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Gamboa Rio publishes it. We couldn’t confirm the distance to the pier, whether breakfast is included, the parking price, pets or accessible rooms, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Served 06:30 to 09:30, per the hotel’s booking page, which doesn’t say it’s in every rate. Ask what your booking includes.
Parking for your stay
Paid parking; no price published
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantOn site
- BarOn site
Rooms
56 rooms, per the hotel, from doubles to Family rooms for four. The hotel’s booking page shows rates from R$ 214.40 a night, taxes not included.
Accessibility
Gamboa Rio’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Rates from R$ 214.40 a night, taxes not included, on the booking page we read
- Kayak lists the hotel about 1 mile from Paço Imperial, a listing figure rather than our measurement
- The hotel says Presidente Vargas metro station is nearby
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in from 14:00.
- Breakfast 06:30 to 09:30; check your rate.
- Paid parking, price not published.
- Distance to the pier unverified.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The distance to the pier
- Whether breakfast is included
- The parking price
- Pets or accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from the hotel’s own booking engine on Omnibees, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, except Gamboa Rio’s, which comes from a listing.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Gamboa Rio: the Rio de Janeiro cruise guide and our South America and Antarctica cruise guide.
A port-district bed. Confirm the route to the ship before you rely on it.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Gamboa Rio for the night before. No payment on the form.
Gamboa Rio FAQ
How far is Gamboa Rio Hotel from the cruise terminal?
We don’t have a reliable figure. Our pin is an estimate from the street address, and Hotels.com lists the hotel 1.3 km, about a 15-minute walk, from the Museu do Amanhã. Confirm the route with the hotel.
Is breakfast included at Gamboa Rio Hotel?
It’s served 06:30 to 09:30, but the booking page doesn’t say it’s in every rate.
Does Gamboa Rio Hotel have family rooms?
Yes, Family Couple and Twin Family rooms for up to four, per the hotel.
Booking the cruise too?
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