name: Stay in a small imperial castle !
description: A room with an doubble arched window, in a charming loft mansion within a 200 year old imperial castle. High view and lush gardens. Trendy, artsy neighbourhood close to Lapa and 15 min from Coppacabana and Ipanema beaches.<br /><br /><b>The space</b><br />You are looking at renting a room with an doubble arched window, in a charming loft mansion within an imperial castle, that the Emperror of Brazil, Dom Pedro, created for his oficial mistress, the Duchesa de Santos about 200 years ago.<br />The apartment has 2 living rooms and a big terrace. It features 2 bathrooms, a small one on the terrace and a bigger, round one inside one of the towers.<br />From the terrace that is flanked by the  2 towers,  you have a very high view over Rio de Janeiro , and spectacular sundowns.  Around the castle, there is gardens with exotic fruit trees and huge palms to relax in. <br />My place is on the main street of Santa Teresa, about 4 min footwalk from the main square with all the major bars and a cin