Pousada Enseada das Garças

Excelente! Foram dias muito agradaveis e prazerosos. Recomendo!

Awesome place!

Location, great view, employees very polite and great atmosphere

Could be a little bit cleaner, a lot of ants in the room, not a pleasant thing! Breakfast if no fresh bread.

What a beautiful place. The pousada is absolutely stunning outside and quite a unique place. We also ate dinner on our last night and the dishes whilst a bit expensive for the area and Brazil (cheap by European standards) they were of really good quality. We were positively impressed with the taste of the food and the portions. Some people have provided bad reviews of the food but I disagree. Perhaps they’ve changed the chef since then. The bed was very comfortable, the view was beautiful and the aircon worked really well (we stayed in room 9). The private beach and pier was a bonus. Checkout at 12pm as well which is great and internet was fast and covered the whole property. Location is away from everything but that’s part of its charm - we managed to move around with Ubers easily.

Unfortunately the inn doesn’t live up to its potential and price range. Our room had a lot of bugs (flying insects and ants), though it is partly to be expected when surrounded by trees (though worth mentioning for people to know). The cleaning could be better as well, there were leaves and some dirt in our room when we checked in which makes me question whether it was hoovered properly. The room was not cleaned during our stay, which I can see from other reviews it is because of COVID but we could have been told that when we booked or checked in. Most staff didn’t speak English so communication was difficult and whilst the breakfast was fresh and plentiful, it was continental and the quality varied from day to day. The staff were also not very attentive when having breakfast or dinner as we had to seek them out every time. The room was well appointed but the bathroom was dated and no bottled water, coffee or tea was provided with the room (perhaps a European thing but considering that tap water is not drinkable it would have been good to receive it). The TV also didn’t seem to pick up channels and the sky box provided required paying for membership to watch the channels. Overall so much potential for such a beautiful place but for the price in the area I expected more. Nonetheless most of the above can be fixed and I hope they do because it could go from good to excellent very easily.

Parking was gated. One had to talk over the intercom to get through. Parking was covered by CCTV. The private beach was great. Araruama lagoon's revitalization project seems to be successful. The water is cleaner and saltier than 20 years ago. The bathroom was good. The view from the room was fantastic.

The stairways to the rooms and the beach could be safer.

2nd time at this location and it is a fantastic and peaceful place. Food is good the breakfast is fantastic.

If you are looking for sunbathing, you should be aware that the sun does not reach the pool area from late March to late August. But there are other beaches nearby.

Beautiful decoration and comfy environment. The proximity to the lake creates beautiful scenery.

They are very disorganized. Our reserved and paid-for desired room was not available but listed. They did multiple charges because of math mistakes. Various products were missing from the menu items, and they were very price for low quality. Be aware of the fee charged because they differ on the bill, site, and printed menu. The hotel is very isolated, and the options for dining in are limited and expensive, and you have to order in advance. Also, because they are located in front of a lake (not the sea), be prepared to be eaten alive by mosquitoes.