Pousada Bromélias

“Bella Natureza”

Nice secluded paradise off the beaten path. Well worth the drive. Cacheoera swimming hole on property as well as next door. A big natural one nearby. Great for mid-day trip. Good pool on property. Good room service. Another dining option next door. Nice big private bungalo.

“Simply amazing ! ”

Everything is great in this pousada : the service, the bangalos, the breakfast, the place, the forest, the massage, the spa... Everything ! The team is nice and very helpful. The bangalo is very clean and comes with a terrasse in the middle of the rest. It is so relaxing and filled with positive en… more

Everything is great in this pousada : the service, the bangalos, the breakfast, the place, the forest, the massage, the spa... Everything ! The team is nice and very helpful. The bangalo is very clean and comes with a terrasse in the middle of the rest. It is so relaxing and filled with positive energies. Higly recommanded !! Nb : the pousada is 20 min away from Paraty, you need a car to get there.

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“Beautiful grounds and lovely staff”

After spending 7 very busy days in Rio De Janeiro my partner and I along with our 12 year old son moved on to Poussada Bromelias for 8 nights over Easter and had an enjoyable, restful stay. As my review is quite long I have put it into sections for ease of reading: STAFF: I cannot fault any of… more

After spending 7 very busy days in Rio De Janeiro my partner and I along with our 12 year old son moved on to Poussada Bromelias for 8 nights over Easter and had an enjoyable, restful stay. As my review is quite long I have put it into sections for ease of reading: STAFF: I cannot fault any of the staff – in particular Simone (who was a real star – always available, always helpful and always really friendly and chirpy) – the chef too was a really jolly, personable character (not to mention a good cook) and the restaurant staff and receptionist were all, also excellent. Although Simone was the only person who spoke a little English we were able to communicate (mainly through translation apps on our mobiles) and have to say each member of staff has to be commended. ACCOMMODATION: We did have a few issues with our initial bungalow (a couple of small problems on arrival, an ongoing one the first couple of days and a major one a few days in, being that when it rained the roof leaked through quite badly) but, the staff and management jumped straight on the first problems and, when the roof started leaking, we were immediately moved to another bungalow and also the management contacted us to apologise and gave us a complimentary Ofuro Bath – so excellent customer care and much appreciated, could not have asked for better service. The bungalows themselves are really pretty, being delightfully decorated and with the feeling of tranquillity and isolation (as they are not overcrowded to each other) and have verandahs overlooking the vast grounds. They are fairly basic and rustic but that adds to the charm. We had a luxury bungalow which came with a lovely Jacuzzi bath (which we enjoyed making use of on one of the rainy days). The only downside is that due to the location the humidity makes everything in the bungalow a little damp (penetrating clothes and bedding) but in our second bungalow we were provided with a dehumidifier which certainly made a big difference. Rooms were cleaned every day, air-conditioning was very effective and our bed was very comfortable and came complete with mosquito nets (although our son slept on the sofa, which he said was not comfortable – he did not have a net and although we did have several mosquito repellents in the room he did get a couple of bites). The only other negative is that there is no storage – we had one wardrobe with just two hangers for the three of us and there were no drawers or other units in the room (having said that, due to the dampness in the air, we were keeping nearly all of our things in the cases anyway to try and keep them dry). Also, on a minor point, the TV only has Portugese speaking channels, so even on days when it was pouring with rain or on evenings after dinner we could not watch anything or even listen to music (as no music channel) – not that we usually watch TV on holidays and I had brought board games and cards with us, but it could have been useful to at least have a children’s channel for days when the rain was endless. FACILITIES: Firstly I must mention the grounds – extensive, absolutely beautiful and immaculately kept (gorgeous trees, plants and flowers – with butterflies and hummingbirds) plus a little fish pond with coy carp – if you cross the little road you will find the swimming hole and waterfall which were gorgeous (and my partner and our son swam there rather than the pool), this is also where you will find the spa (with facilities that you can book). There was a tennis court but it looked a little run down and we did not actually use it. Back in the main area by reception/restaurant is the pool area itself which was lovely and also very tranquil - we hardly saw anybody else there, so on the occasions that we were around and it was not raining we virtually had it to ourselves, with plenty of sun-loungers (although the wood underneath was starting to rot so you could not really move them and by the afternoon they were no longer in the sun). Next to this there is a covered area where you can play pool or dominos (collect balls and dominos from reception – which we used several times during the rain). Also excellent wi-fi coverage throughout – you just need to log into each area the first time (eg pool area or where your bungalow is situated). LOCATION: Well, double-edged sword here, as you are really in an isolated location, which is lovely as you are in beautiful surroundings and perfect for relaxing and unwinding from a manic existence at home – BUT this means it is about a half hour drive to town and half an hour back and taxis work out about £20 - £25 each way – so if you want to go into town you are looking at spending £40 to £50 for the privilege! All three of us went into town on one day (for a walking tour). My partner and son went into town one day to go scuba diving and on another day to go Kayaking and all three of us went into town one day for a boat trip - so the cost of taxis did mount up and so, apart from the day we were there for the walking tour and hung around in town to eat there, we did not go into town for dinner (there is one other poussada a few minutes walk away that has a restaurant but it is only open for lunch, not dinner) This means we did have to eat at the Poussada every night (and usually we like to try out lots of different local restaurants). The only other time all three of us went out was for a private wild food foraging tour (which was excellent!). RESTAURANT: Breakfast is included and consists of a decent, basic daily buffet (breads, cakes, cereals, scrambled egg, ham, cheese, breads (with toasting griddle), jams, fruit, juices, yogurt, tea, coffee etc. Drinks are available throughout the day (along with a lunch menu). We ate here every evening bar one (as it was too far and too expensive to travel into town) – the menu is in Portuguese but they kindly provided us with a translation on their phones (although was still a little bit difficult to understand as some things really did not translate well so we still did not really know what we were ordering! Plus I think the chef has artistic licence as sometimes items in the description did not actually appear on the plate and other times things that were not in the description did – plus one night I had a particular dish and my partner ordered exactly the same dish the following night yet his was not really anything like mine!) but in general the food was very tasty, of good quality, well presented and very large, filling portions. There was a lack of vegetables on offer or in the dishes, but we found this the case the whole time we were in Brazil, wherever we ate! The prices were very reasonable (for both food and drinks). NB - there were several dogs there when we stayed (most were with their owners and on leads/well behaved) but there were a couple that seemed to be just on their own - one wandered into the restaurant one evening and was pawing at my son's bare legs and another one in particular jumped up on my partner on two other occasions with dirty, wet paws (once on his cream shorts and another time on his white trunks) and we could not get the marks off - on two other occasions the same dog jumped on top of me whilst I was lying sun bathing (once I did not even see it coming and jumped out of my skin!) - again, mud on my towel but no big issue. We love dogs so not a major problem for us, but if you don't or have children with you that are wary of dogs you may want to just keep your eyes open! In summary - this place is a lovely, quite retreat (apart from the odd dog!). if you are looking for a quite, isolated get away (possibly romantic type break) for a few days then this would be a great place!

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“Very nice and peaceful place but not 100% adapted to the (high) cost”

Very Nice pousada and educated staff, as long as it does not affect the financial part. Indeed, we booked a “luxuary” bungalow during four nights on their website (which was a mistake) with quite a high cost for Brazil (850 reais/day). I booked it during heavy rains so I asked to move the dates Th… more

Very Nice pousada and educated staff, as long as it does not affect the financial part. Indeed, we booked a “luxuary” bungalow during four nights on their website (which was a mistake) with quite a high cost for Brazil (850 reais/day). I booked it during heavy rains so I asked to move the dates They said that it was ok, without any fee but in fact it was updated up to 1000 reais during the 2 last days because it was week-end The manager (Simone), without realizing it, told us that luxury was 790 reais/day when I told her that found it exagerated puttnig 1000 reais/day but the she said that 850 was because it was fathers day (I rented the bungalow during 4 nights…). In fact they raised twice the price (790 to 850 and then 850 to 1000) and they tried to justify with explanations not really convincing. Such bungalow has no heating, only chimney. Due to humidity, we were never able to light it, even with chemical stick. The first (small) package of wood was “offered” and the remaining ones would be paid. As a result, we got cold during the nights (it was winter), which does not really correspond to luxury. Our little kid (2 years old) broke a very basic glass in the room and they wanted to charge 55 reais (10 euros) arguing that it was a “cristal” glass. Same thing for a very basic stuff made of pottery (more or less equivalent to what a kid would do at school) and that was below one of the restaurant tables (why below the table???) and that our kid broke, and they charged us 35 reais saying that there was o really cost for this, but they estimated that it would be more or less that cost (????). Last but not least, the cleaning ladies left our room opened after service and 300 reais were missing in our belongings The only reaction from the manager was to say that their staff is very trustable, during 5 years nothing such happened (they have only ruled the place for 1 year) ad that if we wanted we could go to the police and make a statement. They finally said that they would provide us the video of the aera to see if someone else came into the room but we never received it. As a conclusion, it is a very nice place, with nice sauna, swimming pool, good food, good environment but one has to know that first the booking should not be done on their website (our friends booked with hotel.com and had much better price, even less expensive during week-ends, when we had to pay more). Second, each detail will cost a lot (even when it should be part of the cost, like heating) and then we saw very little commitment and sense of responsibility when we faced robbery.

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