Philippe Starck designed the Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro, which sits a block from Ipanema Beach. The design is elegant and understated, with distinctive pieces from the 1950s and 1960s. The property features a rooftop pool with views of the Rio de Janeiro coastline.
Guests can dine at Fasano al Mare, which specializes in Italian dishes with seafood. Londra Bar offers daily specials and live music each evening. Room service is available 24 hours a day.
The property includes a fitness center and a full-service health spa. Guests receive a complimentary session with a personal trainer.
Two meeting and conference rooms are on site; the hotel also offers wireless Internet access (surcharge) and a business center. Audiovisual equipment, computer and cell phone rental, currency exchange, and translation are also available.
Guestrooms at Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro feature beds with 300-thread-count Egyptian-cotton linens and down comforters (bedspreads). The marble bathrooms include telephones and bidets; guestrooms also provide bathrobes and slippers. Guests are welcomed with fruit baskets.
Balconies overlook the ocean or the courtyard. Sitting and sleeping areas are separate. In addition to minibars and refrigerators, guestrooms offer in-room safes, hair dryers, clock radios, and CD players.
The 32-inch plasma TVs come with DVD players and premium cable channels; telephones have multiple lines and voice mail. Wireless Internet access is available (surcharge). Turndown service and butler service are also offered.