Information for: Caracas
Hotels located in: Caracas
InterContinental Hotel Rio
The InterContinental chain rarely disappoints and their Rio hotel is no exception.A classic luxury five-star hotel situated in a prestigious neighbourhood right on the beachfront this is a top-end chain at the top of its game. The spa’s good the outside pool a great way to enjoy Brazil’s great climate and the dining is as [...]
Av. Prefeito Mendes De MoraisRio de Janeiro
Tel No: +55 21 3323 2200
Caracas Palace Hotel
The Palace is one of the most luxurious Hotel in Caracas. Located in the fashionable Altarmira district it really is a wonderful hotel with outstanding service.The impressive in-house facilities include threerestaurants a fitness club and indoor& outdoor pools. Great rooms great dining – this is a five-star cracker.
Av Luis Roche AltamiraCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 771 1000
The Embassy Suites
The Embassy Suites is a deluxe four-star Hilton Hotel conveniently-located in the modern financial and commercial district. Quality dining/bar options are provided by theAtrium Bostonian Pub and Sushi Bar. And the hotel is particularlu strong on business-friendly facilities.
Av. Francisco de Miranda en Av ElCampo Alegre
CaracasTel No: +58 212 700 4200
Altamira Suites Caracas
The five-star Altamira Suites is located in one of the finest estates in the city surrounded by the best shops restaurants and cultural centres (and in a good location for the business traveller). Many would agree that this hotel is by far the most prestigious and exclusive in Caracas. Facilities include a restaurant bar swimming [...]
Con Transversal Los Palos GranCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 209 3474
Sandy Lane Hotel and Golf Club
The undisputedbig hitterof accommodation on the island Sandy Lane hasa celebrity-laden roll-call saw Tiger Woods and his wife marry here. Four on-site restaurants offer the finest hotel dining on Barbados and the spa would stand out in any hotel in the world. Expect the VIP treatment from start to finish – and sky-high prices to [...]
Sandy LaneSt. James
BarbadosTel No: +1 246 444 2000
Culture & Entertainment Located in: Caracas
El Man
El Maní es Así is probably the best place in Caracas for Latin and Salsa music. Ok it’s not terribly upmarket but it’s well-loved by locals and tourists alike. Offering a mixture of salsa live music anda large well-stocked barif you like Latin music and dancing then this is the place to be!
Avenida Francisco SolanoCalle Sabana Grande
CaracasTel No: +58 212 763 6671
Living Room Lounge
The hippest in the latest wave of lounge bars to hit this capital city Living Room Lounge attracts a moneyed yuppie crowd and sexy young city sophisticates. With onsite DJs and snacks served all night this is a great place to come to dance and party. Open Tuesday-Sunday 5pm til 2am – get your dancing [...]
Centro Commercio San IgancioCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 263 5249
Malabar
Malabar is an elegant Caracas designer bar lounge and restaurant. The service is good the lounge area very stylish and the outdoor terrace the place to be to take in the night air. Gorgeous poeple abound here. And by that we mean the patrons AND the staff! Make a point of coming here.
Av Orinoco of the MercedesCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 991 3131
Suka Bar
Suka is one of the best bars in Venezuela and has rapidly become a favourite hangout for music-lovinglocals and visitors. The place attracts a vibrant mixed crowd looking to chill-out in a cool setting. The music’s good the drinks upmarket – this place just has the x-factor.
Whiskey Bar
Whiskey Bar is an upmarket spot for the moneyed set (and where thewhiskey flows!). A number of top-shelf malts bourbons and ryes are available but don’t worry if you don’t like whisky there are plenty of other dinks available. Regulars tend to be older professionals who can afford the expensive drinks. A nice bar well-to-do [...]
Commercial CenterSan Ignacio
CaracasTel No: +58 212 263 5249
El Punto
El Punto is located within the five-starTamanaco InterContinental CaracasHotel. Overlooking El Avila eyou can enjoy a drink on the outside terrace as well as regular live music and sushi nights. A smart upmarket bar in a great hotel El Punto is very popular and well-recommended.
Final Av. Principal De Las MercedesCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 909 7111
Tin’s Hall
Tin’s Hall is a friendly western-style neighbourhood bar. Don’t be too alarmed by the decor when you come in here – itis a bit mad (Island/tropicana/Hawaii-style!)! – it all just adds to the appeal of the place (honestly!). What else can you expect here? A mixed clientele of both locals and foreigners and a western-leaning [...]
10-3 Minami Kawahori-choTennoji-ku
OsakaTel No: + 81 6 6773 5955
Restaurants Located in: Caracas
Le Gourmet
Le Gourmet is located within the prestigous Tamanaco InterContinental Hotel. The hotel is excellent and the restaurant as good if not better. Here the award-winning chef creates modern French and International cuisine – Le Gourmet is fine dining at its best. Ok of course it’s pricey but it’s well worth it.
Final Av. Principal De Las MercedesCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 909 7111
La Cabana
Located within theTamanaco InterContinental DeluxeHotel La Cabana isa relaxed outdoor restaurant located enviably by the pool. Serving some of the best stone-cooked steaks and pizza in Peru this ia a popular choice for a casual lunch or dinner.
Final Av. Principal De Las MercedesCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 909 7111
L’Albufera Restaurant
Located within the luxuryfive-star Gran Melia Caracas L’Albufera Restaurant offers Spanish cuisine and a fantastic live Flamenco show. If you’re coming here we recommend you try the delicious variety of Paellas then sit back and enjoy the show! Fabulous food great location well-recommended.
Avenida Casanova C C El RecreoCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 762 8111
Mamma Mia
Located withinthe area in the capital that’s most saturated with restaurants Mammia Mia manages to stand out from the crowd. The food is conventionally-Italian – they serve good Pizza Risotto and Pasta. Open until 1am Monday-Sunday this restaurant is a fun favourite with all who eat here.
Avenida Principal Centro AriedamCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 993 6994
Barco de Col
If you’re looking for fresh fish and seafood then you have found it! Barco de Colón is not creative cuisine but it is substantial and delicious. The food and the service are simply superb and even though this isn’t the classiest of restaurants we still recommended it all the same. Don’t bother dressing-up just come [...]
Lasserre
A formalsettingfor wealthy business types who favour the traditional menu Lasserre provides exquisite French fare live piano music and a quality wine cellar. Serving classics like chicken Kiev and sought-after items like lapa(boar) reservations are strongly recommended for this classy restaurant.
Tercera Avenida con Cuarta TransversalCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 283 4558
Sporting/Leisure/Beauty Located in: Caracas
Angel Falls
If you have the time and the money a visit to the Angel Falls is highly-recommended. It’s an enormous National Park with the stunning 2648ft Angel Falls (fifteen times higher thanNiagara Falls!). The falls can be toured via Helicopter boat or on foot (but be warned – it’s quite a hike!).
Parque Nacional CanaimaCaracas
Tel No: +58 212 507 8815 (Venezuelan Tourist Board)
Mercadito de Chacao
One of the most popular markets is the Thursday and Saturday morning Mercadito de Chacao where you can stroll through the stands overflowing with fruits and vegetables. It’s a block from Avenida Francisco de Miranda in the Chacao district.
Av Abraham LincolnCaracas
Tel No: n/a
El Hatillo Town
Located in the most south easterly part of the city El Hatillo town is a perfect escape from the city for a day. This quaint town has preserved some of its colonial architecture including an 18th century church and attracts hundreds of tourists per year. The municipality also has a rich artistic culture and has [...]
El Hatillo MunicipalityCaracas
Tel No: n/a
Sambil Mall
Considered to be one of the largest shopping malls in Latin America you&rsquoll see why. This shoppers paradise has over 500 shops to choose from and a big variety of entertainment options including a cinema. The stores include boutiques of the most famous designers and top labels in clothing shoes jewellery toys accessories from Levi&rsquos [...]
Av. LibertadorMunicipio Chacao
CaracasTel No: +58 212 263.93.23
Paseo de Las Mercedes
Since the urbanisation of Las Mercedes it has grown significantly and is easily to best place in Caracas for shopping. From over 150 shops of high street fashion and famous brands selling good priced clothes shoes and bags in the Centro Comercial Paseo Las Mercedes to the more traditional shops of the winding streets and [...]
Las MercedesCaracas
Tel No: n/a
Health Club and Spa
This serene hotel spa is perfectly located centrally and has an extensive menu of massage and skin care treatments as well as wraps aromatherapy and hydrotherapy including some Vichy Showers. For the ultimate pampering guests may reserve one of several private treatment rooms or relax and re-energize in a sauna or steam room. There is [...]
Caracas Palace HotelAv Luis Roche con Av Francisco de Miranda
CaracasTel No: +58 2121 771 1000
Entertainment located in: Caracas
Caracas Museum of Fine Art
This is a fascinating museum of international art with an emphasis on Latin American art and houses some of the most colourful expressionist and unconventional artworks in the world. A lot of history lessons of Venezuelan art and its heritage to be explored here.
Plaza de los MuseosParque Los Caobos
CaracasTel No: +58 0212 578 1818
National Gallery of Art
In the same location as the art museum this national gallery boasts a permanent collection spanning four centuries of Venezuelan art with over 4000 indigenous artworks including aboriginal art from the pre-Hispanic period the portrait painters of the colonial period and the initiators of the abstractionism art movement from the 1960s.
Plaza de los MuseosParque Los Caobos
CaracasTel No: +58 0212 578 1818
National Pantheon of Venezuela
This striking building was constructed after the 1812 earthquake when the original church on this site was destroyed. Today it is the country’s most sacred shrine and houses the remains of prominent Venezuelans including those of Simon Bolívar. The site attracts tourists all year around.
Av. NorteCaracas
Tel No: n/a
East Park
This lush park is a little bit of a green paradise in the city. Centrally located this 77 hectare park is perfect for escaping and stretching your legs around one of its many lakes. There&rsquos plenty to see and do here from historical exhibits from the time of Columbus to the planetarium.
Avenida Francisco de MirandaCentre Los Palos Grandes y Los Dos Caminos
CaracasTel No: n/a
Los Proceres
Built in the 1950s this two kilometre long avenue is lined with historical monuments to honour the nation heroes of Venezuela&rsquos independence. Admire the works of art that are perfectly integrated in the fresh landscape provided by the lush gardens and tree that populate it.
Av de Los SimbolosCaracas
Tel No: n/a
Teatro de Cristobal Col
The Teatro de Cristobal Colón opened its grand doors to the public in 1892 and is now Columbia&rsquos premier venue for opera ballet and high quality theatre productions. At grand feature is the curtain which was painted in Florence and represents the main characters in the operas by Annibale Gatti. Guided tours are available.