Pousada Villabella Villaggio

A very good place to be on vacation, you can see a lot of green, plants, trees and more! You've nice views and it's very comfort. The service is good, all owners are very very kind, the workers make a good job on rooms. The ubication is not good, you've to walk on a hard road to come from the town of Praia Brava and from Lagoinha.

This is such a special place. Just a short walk (down/uphill from Praia Brava), you feel like you’re in an oasis in the middle of nowhere. A very relaxed and rustic feel about it, lots of beautiful greenery, monkeys at breakfast, the owners’ cats roaming around. If you are like us and prefer somewhere with personality and atmosphere over a big hotel then you’ll love this place.|The pool is beautiful and a great place to relax.|The rooms are spacious - they have their own charm. |Breakfasts are amazing; fresh fruit, juices, cakes, cooked eggs etc.|We had a late afternoon flight and were allowed to use the facilities and our room as long as we needed.|Just a beautiful, quaint, quirky little place. Loved it!|Bathroom was pretty basic and water pressure not great. But that wasn’t a biggie for us.

Amazing view, amazing atmosphere, surronded by nature, beautiful hotel. The main receptionist is a cat. Dont come to this hotel if you dont like cats! If you do like them you have sleeping companions and 24/7 furry company. Very friendly and helpful staff. Big comfortable bed. There is no daily room cleaning only when you arrive. As everywhere in Floripa there are steep hills. Stairs are a bit difficult to climb up. Other than that it is highly recommended.

Nestled on top of a hill facing Brava Beach, this B&B was the perfect quiet and cozy getaway following a crazy week of Carnival. The rooms are very clean and comfortable, the pool area nice and clean with good sun throughout the day. Breakfast each morning was fresh with plenty of options available.||||Our highlight during our stay was definitely the effort the staff went to ensuring that we enjoyed our visit. They were incredibly attentive, thoughtful and helpful. It really topped off the great accommodation.||||One tip - Best to hire a scooter/car if you're staying up this way as it's somewhat remote and the island is much bigger than expected.

We stayed 11 nights at this hotel. Owners Ivonne and Italo treat each guest like a member of their family: gracious, warm, caring, helpful. Rooms are lovely and very clean. Ask for a room with an ocean view: it costs a bit more but the view of the ocean is spectacular and worth the extra money. Nice balcony with a hammock. Grounds, gardens and pool are lovely and well maintained by Ademar and Alexandre. Wonderful breakfast buffet each morning (staff knew I liked pao de queijo -- cheese puffs -- and made them special for me!). ||||Echoing comments from a previous reviewer: you definitely need to rent a car in Florianopolis if you want to explore the island and its numerous beaches, get to restaurants, etc. We rented from Inova at the airport -- very pleasant agent, Juliana. The Pousada is located at the top of a steep hill, so you will be glad to have a car.||||Next door to the Pousada is a very nice restaurant, Marinheiro's, where we ate 3 times. Simple, delicious seafood, good service, great view of Praia Brava. On Praia Brava, we had the best-ever caipirinha drink at the Quiosque do Pirata, and enjoyed drinking coconut water from a kiosk on the beach. Drove about 20 minutes to the quaint, lovely neighboring villages of Sambaqui and Santo Antonio de Lisboa. In Sambaqui, we ate lunch at Santo Mar, overlooking the water, and enjoyed a fabulous Camarao na Moranga (shrimp baked in a pumpkin) -- waiter Antonio was gracious and spoke several languages fluently; he made us feel very welcome. In Santo Antonio, we sat on a deck on the beach at Marisqueira Sintra and enjoyed a great, simple shrimp dish sauteed in white wine, garlic and touch of mustard.||||Some advice/suggestions: if you go to Florianopolis (called Floripa by the locals), it would be good to have a basic knowledge of Portuguese (you can also get by with basic Spanish). Go to the nearby town of Canasvieras and take one of the fun pirate ships for a nice, scenic afternoon boat ride. Drive to Lagoa da Conceicao and take one of the little boats for a 45-minute scenic boat ride to a little village where you can climb up to a pretty little waterfall (cachoeira) and eat lunch at any of the numerous lakeside restaurants -- fresh-caught seafood.

I spent 5 nights in Jan 2013, first 2 days with a friend from Sao Paulo then alone. ||The owners, an intersting couple Italo-Brazialian, were extremely kind and personable at all times. Though I did not reserve, they managed to find an accomodation at the last minute. ||The pousada is on a hill, few hundred meters from a nice praya that can be reached by car or walk (less than 5 min). It is quiet and the environment very warm. From the pousada you can easily reach any other location on the island with 15 to 30 min drive.||The owners strive to keep high standards for their guests. Room was perfectly clean. Breakfast buffet very good. The personnel was very friendly and polite.||The only pitfall, a couple of antennas outside the pousada that break that view. ||Definitely a good place to return and reccomend.

My husband and I along with my parents and friends just came back from a trip to Floripa (July 15-20, 2013). It was our first time staying at Villabella Villagio and we were extremely pleased! Ítalo and Ivone are the best hosts. They truly understand what it takes to make guests feel welcomed and they have trained their staff to do the same. Everything about VV is in the details. Tastefully decorated rooms, beautiful grounds and wonderful food. The breakfast was simply amazing. Several varieties of home made cakes, breads and jams, fresh fruit juices and tropical fruits, etc. Shelly, the breakfast manager, served us hot from the oven cheese bread (pão de queijo) every morning. She was the best! We were generously upgraded to an ocean view room and that made the stay even more special. The sunrise view from our varanda was breathtaking! Just two comments for those who are planning a trip. The beach (Praia Brava) is beautiful but you need to take your car down there unless you are willing to hike a VERY steep hill back to the B&B. Also, the wifi only works in the lounge/reception/breakfast room area. They tell you that in their site and it is a good thing since it really encourages you to enjoy the views and those you are with. Ítalo and Ivone, we miss you! Thank you for an awesome stay! We can't wait to come back!||Will and Simone||Raleigh, North Carolina||USA

We stayed three nights early January. The location is next to Praia Brava. We were backpacking so we needed to take the bus. It's about an hour from Floripa with one transfer and the bus stop is in front of the pousada. Wonderful place to stay a couple of days, very idyllic garden with a nice pool. Walk to praya brava is only few 5 minutes. The rooms are clean and spacious - very nice beds. There is a big divers breakfast with nice coffee.||||Both owners helped us out extensively with organising various things in Portuguese (which we don't speak at all).||||Would love to come back here.||||Most people staying here have a car. The place is a bit remote if you don't have your own transport.