Pousada Picinguaba

One of the best beach hotels I've stayed at. Wonderful location, great staff, beautiful surroundings, tasty, local food. We kayaked to the deserted beaches of the National Park and explored the river. We ate under the stars overlooking the bay. We drank cold beer in the local bar watching the local fishermen come and go, as turtles swam past. We stayed in Casa Verde - bliss to lie in the hammock with buffy tufted marmosets swinging past.

Be careful the owners are tricky and dishonest they are not always telling the truth and you get ****** into their stories that are not 100% true.

Just a little miracle. Nested on top of Pincinguaba - a small fishermen village enjoying the unique privilege of State natural park protection - this one-of-its kind boutique hotel created and run by Manu and Bianca is just the perfect place to unwind and immerge in nature! The view from the swimming pool and its amazing terrace is breathtaking all day long. And if that weren't enough you come across tucans, colibris, little sagui monkis and many flashy others! Just a stone's throw away is the Fazenda Beach, making you feel like a cast away: beautiful, immense... empty (but you can get your Caipirinha and grilled fish back to the hotel)! As a Frenchman I love food. And I was not disappointed! The breakfast is a delight, like everything else. All freshly prepared by great cooks, and 100% organic. Rediscover what taste means! I forgot to mention the sunsets, that you can also go enjoy from the house's boat moored in the bay, the great staff, and, and...and... But shhhht. Don't spread the word too much. Well, okay, a last tip: after enjoying the sea at Picinguaba rush to Fazenda Catuçaba to discover the charms of this property and the country side around it, retreat in fabulous secluded houses, ride horses and more! Go check out too! After a week at Picinguaba I'm finishing a one week stay there at the Lake house (yes it has its private lake!) Can't resolve to leave and get back to rainy Northern Europe!

Very relaxing stay for 4 nights after having been to Rio se Janeiro, Iguassu Falls, Ihle Grande and Pantenal. Very unspoilt. The service was amazing with great staff (Francisco, Suel and housekeeping). They went above and beyond our expectations and could not do enough for us while we were here. Would highly recommend

Firstly a little about getting there. It is about 3 hours from Angra Dos Reiss and around 40 minutes away from Paraty. You come off the main coast road and drive for about a mile and a half down a pot holed road. Evidently it was meant to have been re-paved 18 months ago but the council have not got round to it (sound familiar?). The village (and it is a village of about 600) sits on a sandy ***** of unmade road with half a dozen restaurants and bars on either side. It is a fishing village but a lot of the boats now seem to ferry tourists to nearby islands and beaches. The Pousada is up a hill so you need to walk the last 300 yards. Make sure you let the Pousada know your time of arrival and they will send someone to collect your bags. The Pousada itself sits on a hill and has a fantastic view out over the bay. It is very oldy worldy and much as you would expect on old Portuguese colonial house to be. I think it has around 20 rooms. We were slightly out of season so only us an a family there. The pool furniture was a bit uncomfortable and could do with renewing as could the upholstery for the lobby furniture. The shutters in the room were a bit of a struggle t open and close. However, none of this should take away from the sheer charm of the place. To be able to sit on the balcony and watch the parakeets, hummingbirds and other bird life was the ultimate destresser. Not much choice for the evening meals if you chose to eat there which we did for 4 nights. It was 4 fish dishes cooked in different ways and beautifully by Camilla. It is not a place for party animals. No tv and only internet access in the lobby. However, if you are looking for a place to relax and be at one with nature this is it, They have another property in the mountains which we would have loved to have tired. Maybe next time. Highly recommended.

We stayed for three nights on arrival in Brazil prior to a trip to the pantanal. It wasn’t the busy season so we had the pousada more or less to ourself. We were fantastically well looked after by Isa, Francisco, James and Clarissa. We passed the time in the beautiful gardens watching the birds and had a visit from a troop of marmosets. We also visited the fishing village of Picinguaba which has some very nice restaurants and bars overlooking the beach. There is a nice 30 minute walk across to beautiful praia fazenda which is a protected area of coastline and so is totally free of any development. The pousada organised also for us an afternoon visiting a quilombo which is a community in the rainforest (originally founded by freed or escaped slaves) and a walk through the forest with an excellent and friendly guide who explained many things about the area and the surrounding nature. I also should mention the delicious food at the pousada prepared fresh from the surrounding area and the farm linked to the pousada. Additionally the fish was from the local fishermen and was of excellent quality and beautifully prepared. We had such a relaxing time here and would highly recommend it!