Faena Hotel + Universe is a five-star contemporary classic hotel that stands apart from other hotels in Buenos Aires and elsewhere in the world in its unique situation and cultural offerings. Facilities include a world-class spa, outdoor swimming pool, award-winning restaurants that serve local cuisine, a cabaret with one of the best tango shows in town and spacious rooms with views of Rio de la Plata on one side and the docks and city centre on the other.
That which began as a dream: the transformation of a century-old historic grain building on the abandoned docks of Buenos Aires – is now a living reality located in the city’s most cosmopolitan and exclusive neighbourhood. Faena Hotel + Universe is housed in a seven-storey historic building that overlooks Rio de la Plata. Situated next to an ecological reserve in the centre of Buenos Aires and in close proximity to the historic San Telmo neighbourhood, Faena Hotel + Universe offers a wide range of outdoor activities within walking distance of many of the city’s main attractions.
The interior design is the result of a close collaboration between Philippe Starck and Alan Faena and is one of Starck’s most classical projects making use of a wealth of high quality natural materials, including lapacho wood and arabasceto marble, in a style that echoes a re-birth of the Belle Epoque. Imperial furniture with gold-clawed feet, red and gold velvet curtains and fabrics and tall crystal mirrors incorporate traditional Argentine themes and patterns.
A ten-meter tall red etched glass entrance leads visitors into the Cathedral: an eighty-meter-long central pathway with floor-to-ceiling etched glass windows to the left and right separated by brick and gold velvet curtains. Elongated black and gold benches atop a red carpet span the entire length of the Cathedral with dark hardwood floors.
