Castelinho38vsHotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro
Both properties are recommended by travel writers. On balance, Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro scores significantly higher than Castelinho38. Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro is ranked #3 in Rio de Janeiro with endorsements from 18 sources such as Fodor's, Time Out and Travel + Leisure.
Castelinho38
Rua Triunfo, 38 Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro
From $133/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
Frommer's
"A pretty two-story neoclassical mansion in the heart of Santa Teresa, the Castelinho offers airy ceilings, and a pretty garden and terrace overlooking the center of the city." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Offers spacious rooms with high ceilings... It's set in a mid-19th-century mansion and has an outdoor terrace with a garden and lounge space." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"On Santa Teresa’s most popular street, the ‘Little Castle’ is a guesthouse with an artistic bent that matches the bohemian neighbourhood nicely." Full review
Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro Show All Reviews
Avenida Vieira Souto, 80, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22420
From $339/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"If design is not your thing, you can get much more room for the money staying somewhere else." Full review
Concierge
"When the Hotel Fasano opened in 2007, it radically changed Rio's hotel scene, turning some of Brazil's costliest square footage on Ipanema's prized beachfront into a temple to high design."
Fodor's
"The Italian-owned Fasano Group is renowned for its stylish, elegant hotels and restaurants, and Fasano Rio has the added glamour of having been crafted by the French designer Philippe Starck." Full review
Insight Guides
"Rio’s most fashionable (and expensive) boutique hotel since opening in 2007."
Travel + Leisure
"The 91 rooms are spare and breezy with white walls, leather-upholstered Mies daybeds, Amazonian wood side tables, and at least two burnished Sergio Rodriguez chairs." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Before this discreet, sophisticated five-star hotel opened in 2007, Ipanema and Leblon had no truly world-class luxury hotels."
Time Out
"Still the hottest kid on the Ipanema block, the Fasano raised the bar for Rio's luxury hotels when it opened in 2007, forcing even the Copacabana Palace to sit up and take notice." Full review
Star Service
"As the premier boutique design hotel in the city, the Fasano is the hot place to rub shoulders with the hip people in Rio." Full review
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Smoke-free floors and handicapped rooms are available for those who request them.
Rough Guide
"Ultra stylish – with prices to match – this Philippe Starck-designed hotel is the place to stay for visiting rock stars, supermodels and the like."
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"Designed by Philippe Starck, the luxury boutique hotel has leather-and-wood-dominated interiors, imaginative lighting and whimsical Starckian ear-shaped mirrors in guestrooms." Full review