Like other wealthy aristocrats of the Roman Republic, the owners of the House of the Faun installed a private bath system, or "balneum", in the house. The baths were located in the domestic wing to the right of the entrance, and along with the kitchen was heated by a large furnace. The servants’ quarters were dark and cramped, and there was not much furniture. The house features beautiful peristyle gardens, the second of which was created as a stage to host recitations, mimes, and pantomimes. Additionally, the house contained an entrance passage, a number of bedrooms ("cubicula"), dining rooms ("triclinia") for both the summer and winter, a reception room ("oecus"), and an office ("tablinum").