Best Western Sol Ipanema Hotel is in front of Ipanema Beach, in the heart of the shopping and tourist area, and approximately 35 miles from Rio De Janeiro International Airport. This location is also a block from the Girl from Ipanema Bar, a mile from Ipanema Art Gallery and Rio Atlantico Art Gallery, two miles from Ipanema Theater, eight miles from downtown Rio de Janeiro, and 15 miles from Rio De Janeiro Zoo. Hotel amenities include the outdoor pool, pool bar, solarium, lobby bar (with Internet access), and Evidence Restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert seven days a week. The hotel also offers beach service, concierge assistance, currency exchange, laundry facilities, safety deposit, 24-hour security, babysitting, computer rentals, and free weekday newspapers. All rooms feature cable TV, coffee/tea facilities, clock radios, dataports, direct-dial telephones, minibars, irons and ironing boards, safes, and hairdryers.