Pousada Mangueira Boutique Hotel

We stayed 3 nights in November 2019 and wished we had stayed longer. Gary and his staff are kind, attentive and helpful. Helping and guiding us before arrival, we came to find an evergreen , verdant Pousada. Dinner is magical , with amazing food and service. Home cooked food , with good flavours and choice. Breakfast is also very good and we enjoyed it . With scenic beaches 20m away ... This makes a stay here very special

Total wellbeeing in your bungalow in the shadow of many trees, with a well coordinated & heartfull team, excellent food and a beach in walking distance. Really unique.

We arrived at the Pousada greeted by a young woman who spoke no English and seemed disinterested in my poor Portuguese The manager who I communicated with before arriving, via WhatsApp spoke English but barely greeted us when we passed him on arrival. While he efficiently did what he said re transport to the Pousada, sadly there was no Brazilian warmth. The young woman brought us to our room, opened up the door, handed us the key and left. No orientation to the Pousada, the grounds, breakfast Nothing. I’ve been visiting Brazil for 20+ years and do know some basic Portuguese but the check in woman made little attempt to speak at all. Next day we asked for a map and met a truly lovely woman originally from Italy who seemed to be doing everything. We asked questions and all were answered. She arranged for a boat tour which was great. The 1st nights dinner was not very good . But have to say on 2 subsequent restaurant visits food + service was decent, a grilled fruit dessert was lovely. Breakfast was not buffet style, but was basic and adequate. Please BEWARE the Pousada is perched HIGH above the beach it’s a treacherous climb through a hilly jungle path of inadequately maintained wooden steps and huge tree roots, which you must carefully negotiate. I would say the walking part is equivalent to having to walk up 4 flights of this winding dirt path to get to their elevator to the top of another 80-90’. You could also walk those steps but would be equal to about another 8 stories. This should be Emblazoned everywhere. This is not a place to stay for anyone with mobility issues re walking up and down jungle style rough paths. Sadly I took a fall when we were leaving, on our 6th day there. So Beware. When you do make it up, the Bungalos are nicely furnished and our view was beautiful over rain forest like views to the sea. All in all I could not go again given the hilly incline and poor path maintenance.