I got a 2-day stay at La Pedrera as a birthday gift and was ready to enjoy my first day of relaxation there when - surprise! - my boyfriend and I found out we were not the only guests in the room. In 1 hour we had to kill not 1, not 2, but 6 giant cockroaches that were walking all over the room and bathroom. When calling the reception to explain what was going on, all we got was a rather apathetic response, with the receptionist telling us that the maid (!) was going to show us some other rooms. We were taken aback by how unapologetic she was and thought that at the very least she should be the one showing us the other rooms. Anyway, off we went to see them, thinking it couldn't get much worse. To our complete shock, the room shown to us was half the size of the one we were staying at (and which was already paid for), obviously belonging to a different (much lower) category. When calling the receptionist to confront her about this, she said that the maid could show us other rooms (again, no apology). It turned out that the LAST room shown was of the same category as ours. After telling the maid that we would move to this one, I went to the reception to complain about how the situation was handled and all I got was the receptionist throwing her hands in the air saying that it was not her intention to mislead us... and that was it. After moving all of our things to the other room and waiting a good half hour till it was clean, our first day was completely ruined. Did I mention that we had to kill 2 more cockroaches in this new room? We didn't leave altogether at this point because the stay was a gift and we were willing ourselves to have a good time no matter what. On our last day there, I was asked to sign a receipt for a bottle of champagne they had put in our room as a gift (or to pay for our services as bug exterminators?)... the thing is, we never realized the champagne was meant as a gift, because it just appeared there without an apology letter or even a note. Even so, it is quite insulting to try to make up for a complete lack of basic sanitary conditions and extremely poor service with cheap champagne. Long story short: do not go to La Pedrera unless you get a kick out of sleeping next to cockroaches and being treated like crap. Never again.

I was truly thankful that we splurged and stayed at this place. We had an incredible view from our balcony, it was private and romantic. Buzios was great, but a bit too touristy and overpriced. So, it was fabulous to have a beautiful place to relax at. The breakfast was also terrific, the staff were very friendly (they let us recharge our ipod from the front desk computer). It's about a 20 minute walk into town, but a nice walk. They have a free van that takes trips into town and back too if you want.

Expensive, bad location (don't get me wrong, but it doesn't help much to be in a place with a great landscape and terrible access to the main sites), bad maintenance and a service that is nice too foireigners but far from friendly to Brazilians. Why is that? Is it because, as locals, we know that their prices are abusive? Or maybe because, as locals, we ask for the invoices even when the receptionist seems to be shocked to provide it? Please note that without issuing the invoice the hotel does not pay taxes - nice deal!

Don't get fooled by the Spa - if you are looking for a Spa this is not the place. There is a small room with a quick massage chair, a cubicle called sauna, a jacuzzi and a Buda statue. Please forgive me if my concept of a Spa is way different from that.

Bar and restaurant close very early and, again, due to the location, you depend a lot on the hotel's minivan service - the last van from Rua da Pedras (tha place to be at night) is at 11:30 PM! If you are looking for party, either you drive or go find yourself a public van. Breakfast is simple - for the price, I was expecting something more from a hotel that calls itself a boutique hotel.

I would not recommend this hotel to anyone willing to visit Buzios - you can pay the same price and stay in better places with a better location.

I stayed at la pedrera in buzios for my honeymoon. I loved it. But I have to say that it is a place for couples. I am going again with may family and am not sure if it will be the same experience. It is made for couples and all you see are couples...I had a very nice experience a few years ago. The swimming pool is smaller than what it looks like in the web page but it is still fantastic. And the view from all rooms is exceptional.