Opening Gran Meliá Nacional Rio in March 2017.

Meliá Hotels International will launch its first luxury hotel from the Gran Meliá brand in Brazil with the opening of Gran Meliá Nacional Rio in March 2017.
Located São Conrado, an exclusive area of Rio de Janeiro, Gran Meliá Nacional Rio is one of South America’s most anticipated hotel openings.
Originally built in 1972 by architect, Oscar Niemeyer, the famous ‘Hotel Nacional’ will reopen after more than a decade of lying abandoned as the Gran Meliá brand’s flagship property. Following extensive renovations, the property has been restored to its former glory, maintaining the hotel’s original features whilst incorporating the modern Spanish flare of the Gran Meliá brand. Renowned Brazilian interior designer Débora Aguiar has designed the communal areas of the hotel, including the VIP floor and the rooftop.

Located in the southern zone of the city, Gran Meliá Nacional Rio will boasts 413 guestrooms, from 33 to 300m², including one presidential suites and 66 executive suites. The circular design and glass façade of the property results in panoramic floor to ceiling views of Rio de Janeiro from the hotel’s guestrooms, suites and communal areas.

Recognised as a national heritage site, Gran Meliá Nacional Rio will house some of Brazil’s most treasured modern art. The entrance of the hotel features the Painel de Carybé”created by Hector Bernabó (aka Carybé), a painter, sculptor, historian and journalist. Further artwork will include 270 individually sculpted concrete slabs depicting classic carioca characters.

Elsewhere, the property’s historic Burle Marx gardens feature 46 species of native Brazilian plants and classic paving stones, known as calçado which have been imported from Portugal. Roberto Burle Marx was a Brazilian landscape architect whose designs of parks and gardens made him world famous and he is accredited with having introduced modernist landscape architecture to Brazil.
It will incorporate two restaurants including Sereia and its own signature restaurant. Located near the pool, Sereia will specialise in Mediterranean cuisine with a Spanish touch and is named after a mermaid sculpture by Alfredo Ceschiatti, which stands at the front of the hotel looking out onto the ocean. Located on the 32nd floor, the signature restaurant will serve avant-garde cuisine, by Brazilian chef, Felipe Bronze, set against the stunning backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. The restaurant is scheduled to open in April 2017.

Gran Meliá Nacional Rio will also feature the exclusive RedLevel service. It provides access to exclusive spaces allowing guests to enjoy a privileged sense of privacy and tranquillity, as well as a more personalised service. The RedLevel Lounge has a private reception area, lounge-library with TV and music, private breakfast area and an open bar with premium drinks. The service will be fully operational from April 2017.

Additional facilities will include three contemporary bars, the Bardot pool bar, Amaro, and a rooftop bar. The exclusive rooftop bar will boasts 360-degree views across the city and São Conrado Bay and will offer a helipad for VIP arrivals. The hotel will also boast the only Spa by Clarins in Latin America, as well as a fully equipped gym and fitness studio, and is situated moments from São Conrado beach and a vibrant shopping, nightclub and sightseeing district.

The hotel boasts the only Spa by Clarins in Latin America and is a luxurious wellness space dedicated to health, beauty and sensorial experiences. There is also a luxury fully equipped gym and fitness studio with personal trainers.

Gabriel Escarrer, Vice Chairman and CEO at Meliá Hotels International, comments: “Rio de Janeiro is a city with a huge amount of history, incredible architecture and a booming luxury market. The outstanding cultural heritage, art and natural scenery available in the city really enriches the traveller’s experience. We are very excited to finally launch this unique property with such a huge historical significance in one of Latin America’s most important cities and we believe it has the potential to bring back the time of splendour of the city’s tourism.”

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La Suite by Dussol Rio de Janeiro

Ideally located in Joatinga, the Beverly Hills of Rio de Janeiro, La Suite is a veritable cocoon of luxury on the side of a hill.

This small and chic family boarding house offers guests direct access to the most select site in this prestigious quarter: the Joatinga Beach. The owner of the hotel, François-Xavier Dussol, a Parisian who settled in Rio, is also the designer and creator of this luxurious and trendy boarding house.He blended old objects and works of contemporary designers, like this Philippe Starck crystal chandelier in the Grand Salon, with its period furniture and ultra luxurious modern comfort.The 7 suites, named for their color, are nothing short of remarkable. The brilliantly designed accommodations are original and luxurious without being ostentatious and have huge windows enabling guests to fully enjoy the breathtaking view of the bay. In this luxurious family home,guests can take a dip in the huge infinity swimming pool facing the ocean, or in the garden pool, in the midst of tropical vegetation. Breakfast can be enjoyed on the spectacular terrace of this haven of peace, facing the ocean and the imposing Pedra da Gabea and Ipanema in the distance.

Located around the majestic Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro is an enchanting city, dominated by the imposing Christ the Redeemer statue on the Corcovado Mountain. Situated between the tropical forest and the ocean, the surrounding nature is part of its urbanism. The Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon beaches are all part of the city as is Tijuca, the world’s largest urban forest, with an incredibly diverse flora and fauna.

The city, nestled between sea and mountains, is one of contrasts like for example, the chic residential quarters of Ipanema and Papa along the immaculate beaches and the favelas on the surrounding hillsides.

In the center of the city, modern office buildings stand side by side with elegant colonial structures, and in the antique dealers’ quarter of Lapa, people dance the samba at night. Vibrant and warm, Rio, for many people, invokes an incomparable way of living, to the rhythm of soccer, the samba and the legendary icon of the city; Carnival in Rio!

Ideally located in Joatinga, the Beverly Hills of Rio de Janeiro, La Suite is a veritable cocoon of luxury on the side of a hill. This small and chic family boarding house has the double advantage of being far from the crowds and the tourists as well as offering guests direct access to the most select site in this prestigious quarter: the Joatinga Beach.

The owner of the hotel, François-Xavier Dussol, a Parisian who settled in Rio, is also the designer and creator of this luxurious and trendy boarding house. La Suite and La Maison, his previous creation, located nearby, are the hot spots of the bay.

For both La Suite and La Maison, Dussol considered every detail with great care in order to make the establishment a truly exceptional site. He blended old objects and works of contemporary designers, like this Philippe Starck crystal chandelier in the Grand Salon, with its period furniture and ultra luxurious modern comfort.

The 7 suites, named for their color, are nothing short of remarkable. The Yellow suite is a veritable tribute to the sun in Rio. The Pink suite, the most feminine, is an 18th century boudoir, and the Blue suite, the most masculine of all, is counterbalanced by its immaculate white tones and the transparency of its crystal light fixtures.

The romantic Green suite is characterized by its green glass Murano chandeliers, whereas the Purple suite is very chic and British. The pure and immaculate White suite offers guests a touch of pop fantasy, with its Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe portraits, while the sumptuous and mysterious Black suite is lit by a black glass Murano chandelier.

The brilliantly designed accommodations are original and luxurious without being ostentatious and have huge windows enabling guests to fully enjoy the breathtaking view of the bay. In this luxurious family home, guests can take a dip in the huge infinity swimming pool facing the ocean, or in the garden pool, in the midst of tropical vegetation. Breakfast can be enjoyed on the spectacular terrace of this haven of peace, facing the ocean and the imposing Pedra da Gabea and Ipanema in the distance.

Guests can, if they wish, reach the hotel by helicopter since La Suite has a landing strip on the roof.

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