The 1974 Arpoador Inn, rebuilt by Bernardes Arquitetura and reopened in 2019 with no fence between lobby and sand.
Landmark buildingHotel Arpoador sits at Rua Francisco Otaviano 177, with its beach side on Avenida Francisco Bhering — the short seafront street at the foot of the Arpoador rock. It is one of very few genuinely beachfront buildings in the South Zone, with no gate or fence between the property and the sand, and its terrace looks straight down the curve of Ipanema Beach toward Dois Irmãos.
The hotel has 49 rooms with a nautical-leaning interior design, a ground-floor restaurant with a porch facing the water, and a location that puts the famous Arpoador sunset literally at the door. For buyers scouting the neighborhood, it is also the easiest way to test-drive the block before committing to an apartment nearby.
Address: Rua Francisco Otaviano 177, Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro
The building opened in 1974 as the Arpoador Inn and ran for four decades as a simple surfers' hotel — for years the only beachfront pousada-style address in Ipanema. It closed in 2016 for a two-year gut renovation led by Bernardes Arquitetura, the office of Thiago Bernardes, and reopened in 2019 renamed Hotel Arpoador, keeping the original footprint but trading the budget rooms for a contemporary seaside design.
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