🇧🇷 Honeymoon Diary 06 | Manaus – Where History Meets Luxury 🪔✨

Manaus – a city unfamiliar to many, but for us, it became the perfect gateway to the Amazon rainforest 🌿, where we spent a magical, albeit brief, escape. 🛏️ About the Hotel Vila Amazônica is a restored historic mansion that whisks you back to the opulent rubber-boom era while offering an urban oasis in the heart of Manaus. 📍 Just steps from the Teatro Amazonas, the hotel features 29 rooms, all facing a lush internal garden inspired by Amazonian flora, complete with a natural stone pool. 💦🌴 🎨 Design & Architecture Designed by AMZ Arquitetos, a young Brazilian firm, the hotel masterfully blends old-world charm with modern elegance: 🏛️ A century-old house + a newly built extension (2,000 sqm total) 🪑 Vintage furniture sourced from antique shops & the owner’s family collection 🌿 Materials palette: Raw wood, steel, and restored brick arches honor the building’s past 🍽️ The original bedrooms (now a restaurant!) retain their wooden floors and window frames 🏊 Pool & garden – a tranquil, jungle-like retreat "Preserving local culture was our priority." – AMZ Arquitetos 🍽️ Dining At Bistrô FITZ Carraldo (2nd floor), savor a fusion of international dishes and Amazonian ingredients in a forest-inspired ambiance. 🍤🌿 🍴 Restaurant & Shopping Picks Local-recommended eats: ✔️ Banzeiro (Amazonian flavors!) ✔️ Moquem do Banzeiro ✔️ Caxiri Mall stop: ✔️ Manauara Shopping (with Farm Rio! 🛍️) 💭 Why We Chose It Yes, it’s pricier than other options – but for safety, convenience, and sheer beauty, it was worth every real. 💸❤️ #HoneymoonVibes #Manaus #LuxuryHotel #HistoricRenovation #AmazonAdventure #BoutiqueTravel #DesignLovers #SouthAmerica #TravelCouples #RainforestEscape