Pousada Villa Magnolia

I stayed in a room on the ground floor. It was clean and cozy. We loved the hotel’s atmosphere, and the staff were always welcoming. The location made it easy to walk to most of the city’s attractions. I would recommend to my family and friends.

Wide, fresh air, clean, great service and the breakfast is delicious. We stayed at the luxury suite that is really enormous with excellent cable tv, huge shower and a useful tub. Be prepared for mosquitoes. There are stairs everywhere. what makes life difficult for handicapped. The pool is good but very cold. All common areas are comfortable. There's parking for the car. The concierge is very helpful.

This small hotel is an excellent option for those staying in SJDR for a few days. It is located next to the city’s main church and the Federal University. It is composed of traditional colonial house and some modern additions. It has a very nice pool. The cosy rooms are equipped with modern conveniences. The WiFi is free but can be slow at times.|The breakfast, which is typical of this area of the country, is delicious.

This pousada is highly recommended. Our stay in Sao Joao del Rei was enhanced totally by the welcoming stay at Pousada Villa Magnolia. Our room was very comfortable, very clean, and well equipped. the breakfasts were delicious and varied, and attractively laid out. It is ideally suited for a stay here, being only about 10 minutes walk from the town. A ride on the steam train to Tiradentes is a must, with it's historical buildings, excellent bars and restaurants.|| Our stay from the 25th June until the 28th June, was so good, we are planning a return, but for longer next time.

The Pousada is a real gem: located in the hostoric district with entertainment and restaurants very close. The check in and out were fast and efficient. We were in room 1 by the reception: nice furniture and space with a firm kingsize bed. Unfortunately,||If you are taller than 6'3" (188) the bed is not long enough. The pool is fantastic and the breakfast very good. The place is well managed, very clean, and professional. We decided to base ourselves in Sao Joao rather than Tiradentes and do not regret our decision. Just two points: only Portugues is spoken, and screens in front of the Windows would allow the guests to keep the windows open rather than turn the AC on but every 8 minutes one person is infected in Minas Gerais with dengue fever. So it's better to keep the Windows closed than risk getting infected. Screens and fans would safe energy and lives.

This may well be the best place in town, but it certainly does not deserve an "excellent" rating. The service was non-existent, the pool area very dirty and uninviting, and the breakfast uninspiring compared to all other places we visiting the Brazil. The rooms were basic.||||The upside is that the location is second to none. It is immediately opposite to one of the great churches of Sao Joao del Rei and there are many bars and restaurants at the end of the street. It is quite far from the Rodoviaria and a taxi ride will set you back at least 15 BRL.

Stayed there one night. The pousada is really an old house, completely renewed but with a lot of charm. The room was really good, clean, cosy and quiet.||Very good breakfast.||The location is really fine, right across the main church of the city. You do everything by feet.||I really recommend it!

This is a beautiful pousada and highly recommended if you are planning a trip to Sao Joao del Rei. My description hardly does justice to this fine pousada. ||||The bathroom in #3 is remarkably industrial chic. High gloss black tiles climb seven feet up on all four walls, offset by contrasting green appliances that would have been colors-du-jour in the fifties. Including a bathtub. Yes, indeed, a real tub recessed between louvered white closets. But there is no spout, and the taps are locked. So it only looks like you could take a bath. The cavernous shower makes up for it with cascades of hot water. Above the pedestal sink mounted on a stone floor of large squares of polished banded marble is a large louvered privacy glass window imported from a European gazfabriek.||||A large, comfortable bed has wrought iron head and foot boards and is supplied with a thick white quilt over a blanket and crispy white sheets. It rests on a waxed and highly polished solid wood plank floor. A hinged louvered window looks out on a wisteria hanging from a walll in a tiny courtyard with a view of nothing. ||||The entry to the suite is long, high and wide with antique furniture, an original oil on the wall, a thick wool runner on the floor and a large armoire.||||A classic skeleton key gives access to the room through two tall wooden doors. ||||At night it's very quiet, with the air temperature just cool enough to leave the A\C off. ||||The original building is the former home of the deBoucherville Carvalho family of Sao Joao del Rei and dates from the mid 19th century. Across from the reception desk is a large drawing room with fine period furniture, a large writing desk, artwork, antiques, and a big TV. Windows open onto the cobblestone street. On the other side of the street is the beautiful Sao Francisco church and the cemetery with the mausoleum of Tancredo Neves, who died on the eve of becoming the first democratically elected president of Brazil in 1985. ||||There are other suites in the main building as well as a dozen or so smaller rooms in a joined building. There is on-site gated parking, slowish Wi-Fi, a lovely garden environment to enjoy with your cafe de manha, a swimming pool that was added about fifty years ago, and for the inquisitive problem solvers, a wall safe (in #3) with a working dial. Listen closely as the tumblers click into place. Try to find the right combination. I could not. There could be a 19th century fortune in money, jewels, and UFOM stock certificates locked up inside. It's been so long since it's been opened that it has been painted shut. Except for the screwdriver marks from a frustrated guest.