Set high on a hilltop in Rio de Janeiro’s lush Santa Teresa neighbourhood between the city’s centre and the sandy beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, Chez Georges is a private villa offering a wholly unique place to experience the carioca lifestyle.
Thanks to its lofty and secluded location on the edge of a protected forest, such sights as Sugarloaf Mountain, Guanabara Bay, and the city rooftops provide impressive backdrops from various vantage points around the property, including the living room with expansive windows, the patio with its vaulted concrete pergola, and the 360-degree panoramic viewing point on the roof.
Entering through beautiful concrete arches and a stunning six-metre-high wooden door that overlooks Santa Teresa and Guanabara Bay, one is immersed in a venue of meticulously crafted textiles, bamboo sheets, and cushions carefully chosen in Thailand and Europe.
A music lover’s dream, the entire house is hooked up to a state-of-the-art music production room, situated below the welcoming 15-metre-long pool. The fully sound-proofed studio consists of a living area, a control room and recording room, all opening on the omnipresent forest. Patches are fitted in the walls of most suites, living areas and even the panoramic viewpoint on the roof; each area has its particular sound ambience.
AMENITIES
– Sleeps up to 14 guests in 7 bedrooms (most with en-suite bathrooms and private balconies)
– 15-metre private pool
– Patio
– Fully equipped kitchen
– Wi-fi
– Parking for 2 cars