São Miguel do Gostoso Hotels and Pousadas
São Miguel do Gostoso, a beach town less than 70 miles from Natal, resists mass tourism with delightfulness on a small scale.
Located on the corner of South America where the Brazil coast runs parallel to the Equator, the town is a top kitesurfing and windsurfing spot. High season is, in part, dictated by the winds - September to February are ideal for both sports. But even though the former district of Touros has seen a growth in the number of pousadas since gaining township in 1993, innkeepers have fondly created their escapes in harmony with the vastness of the landscape and the closeness of local lifestyle.
Updated on Feb.17, 2011
Just-opened Ilha do Vento Pousada & Hostel offers easy access to the best kitesurfing and windsurfing points in S. Miguel do Gostoso. With dorms and rooms for families and couples, the pousada/hostel is nicely located very near Ponta de Santo Cristo and close enough to the beautiful Tourinhos and Monte Alegre beaches, which you can reach by bike (available at the hostel).More »
Named for the beach where it's located - Praia do Marco, in the Pedra Grande district - the Pousada has 16 apartments. They have a mini refrigerator, a ceiling fan or A/C and verandas with hammocks.
At the pousada, you can arrange buggy rides and horseback tours, and jet ski rentals, as well as kite surfing or windsurfing sessions.More »
Named for the traditional pressed mud houses of the Northeastern backlands, Casa de Taipa has six apartments with A/C and hammocks in a private porch.
Breakfast is included, and you can also have lunch at dinner at one of the tables with handpainted tops. The most interesting touch is the casa de taipa museum. The tiny pressed mud house is just like the ones in the backlands; the roof tiles are vintage and so are the objects donated by locals – pots, pans, oil lamps, coal irons, pestles and mortars.
The pousada has a SEBRAE quality seal.
Wheelchair-accessible. One room is adapted for travelers with disabilities.
Read more about Pousada Casa de Taipa.
View a Pousada Casa de Taipa photo gallery.More »
Husband and wife Fabio (Brazilian) and Michelle (English) own this pousada facing Xepa Beach in central São Miguel do Gostoso. You're near shops and other conveniences, but you're also steps away from a beautiful beach.
All four chalets have a double bed, a mini refrigerator, A/C, cable TV and a hair dryer. There's a pool in the garden, breakfast is included and you can use the barbecue grill. 24-hour internet access is available.
The pousada can arrange transfers from and to the Natal international airport as well as buggy tours in Gostoso, Touros, Maracajaú and Galinhos.
Fabio and Michelle share their deep knowledge of the area on their online Guide to São Miguel do Gostoso.More »
From the lookout tower at Pousada do Gostoso, you can see Ponta de Santo Cristo spread before you with its clean sands and soft waves. The Pousada has 12 chalets. The newest ones have a green roof.
Like the rest of the pousada, the restaurant is decorated with natural materials. It has a spacious veranda with tables. Other amenities are a swimming pool, a volleyball court, a game room, and a windsurf and kitesurf storage area. Pousada do Gostoso also offers courses in transpersonal education.More »
Located on a verdant property on Cordeiro Beach, Pousada Lagoa Mar has six bungalows with a veranda, A/C, a TV and a mini refrigerator. There's also an apartment with two bedrooms, good for families. Amenities include two pools and a restaurant serving Portuguese food.More »
The pousada by the ocean has its own orchard. You can pick fruit yourself and have juice made from the season's bounty. Other amenities at Pousada Mar de Estrelas are a restaurant serving regional dishes, horses for rides on the property or the beach, and staff to teach you how to milk the cows - the pousada has other farm animals, such as pigs, geese and peacocks.
Those perks and the 19 chalets, some of which can be connected, make the Mar de Estrelas one of the best choices for families in São Miguel do Gostoso.
The pousada library, with over 4,000 items, is open to the local community. That's also where you'll also find LP records and a record player.
In the high season, the pousada offers Ayurvedic massage.More »
Maceió Beach on Enseada das Baleias (Whale Bay) is the setting for this pousada with 16 chalets overlooking the sea. A good choice for families with children, the pousada has a kids' pool, plenty of green areas to run in and large rooms, some of which with king size beds.
The restaurant serves all meals (breakfast is included). The mini spa, surrounded by vegetation, is screened by light fabrics.More »
From the owners of Pousada dos Ponteiros comes Porto do Trapiá, a pousada on Praia do Maceió. The six chalets in bright colors have kitchen utensils. The deck overlooking the sea is a great spot for relaxation. The pousada doesn't have a pool, but the sea is just a few steps from your door.More »
Owned and managed by a couple, Só Alegria has nicely kept gardens, a swimming pool and an organic vegetable garden. The eight apartments have beds with box spring mattresses, A/C, ceiling fans, solar-heated showers, hammocks and wireless internet. Some of the rooms have king size beds.
On the Pousada Só Alegria website, check rates under "Tarifas".More »
On Ponta do Santo Cristo, the Vila Bacana is a 7-minute walk from the town center and very close to the beach. Opened in 2006, the pousada has eight bungalows with bathrooms, box spring beds, ceiling fans, a veranda and internet access. From the pool area, you can see the lagoon and the sea.
French and Italian are spoken. You can arrange kite surfing lessons, buggy tours and transfers from Natal at Vila Bacana.More »
Located on the corner of South America where the Brazil coast runs parallel to the Equator, the town is a top kitesurfing and windsurfing spot. High season is, in part, dictated by the winds - September to February are ideal for both sports. But even though the former district of Touros has seen a growth in the number of pousadas since gaining township in 1993, innkeepers have fondly created their escapes in harmony with the vastness of the landscape and the closeness of local lifestyle.
1. Ilha do Vento Pousada & Hostel
Updated on Feb.17, 2011
Just-opened Ilha do Vento Pousada & Hostel offers easy access to the best kitesurfing and windsurfing points in S. Miguel do Gostoso. With dorms and rooms for families and couples, the pousada/hostel is nicely located very near Ponta de Santo Cristo and close enough to the beautiful Tourinhos and Monte Alegre beaches, which you can reach by bike (available at the hostel).More »
2. Pousada Arraial do Marco
Named for the beach where it's located - Praia do Marco, in the Pedra Grande district - the Pousada has 16 apartments. They have a mini refrigerator, a ceiling fan or A/C and verandas with hammocks.
At the pousada, you can arrange buggy rides and horseback tours, and jet ski rentals, as well as kite surfing or windsurfing sessions.More »
3. Pousada Casa de Taipa
Named for the traditional pressed mud houses of the Northeastern backlands, Casa de Taipa has six apartments with A/C and hammocks in a private porch.
Breakfast is included, and you can also have lunch at dinner at one of the tables with handpainted tops. The most interesting touch is the casa de taipa museum. The tiny pressed mud house is just like the ones in the backlands; the roof tiles are vintage and so are the objects donated by locals – pots, pans, oil lamps, coal irons, pestles and mortars.
The pousada has a SEBRAE quality seal.
Accessibility:
Wheelchair-accessible. One room is adapted for travelers with disabilities.
Read more about Pousada Casa de Taipa.
View a Pousada Casa de Taipa photo gallery.More »
4. Pousada Chantilly
Husband and wife Fabio (Brazilian) and Michelle (English) own this pousada facing Xepa Beach in central São Miguel do Gostoso. You're near shops and other conveniences, but you're also steps away from a beautiful beach.
All four chalets have a double bed, a mini refrigerator, A/C, cable TV and a hair dryer. There's a pool in the garden, breakfast is included and you can use the barbecue grill. 24-hour internet access is available.
The pousada can arrange transfers from and to the Natal international airport as well as buggy tours in Gostoso, Touros, Maracajaú and Galinhos.
Fabio and Michelle share their deep knowledge of the area on their online Guide to São Miguel do Gostoso.More »
5. Pousada do Gostoso
From the lookout tower at Pousada do Gostoso, you can see Ponta de Santo Cristo spread before you with its clean sands and soft waves. The Pousada has 12 chalets. The newest ones have a green roof.
Like the rest of the pousada, the restaurant is decorated with natural materials. It has a spacious veranda with tables. Other amenities are a swimming pool, a volleyball court, a game room, and a windsurf and kitesurf storage area. Pousada do Gostoso also offers courses in transpersonal education.More »
6. Pousada Lagoa Mar
Located on a verdant property on Cordeiro Beach, Pousada Lagoa Mar has six bungalows with a veranda, A/C, a TV and a mini refrigerator. There's also an apartment with two bedrooms, good for families. Amenities include two pools and a restaurant serving Portuguese food.More »
7. Pousada Mar de Estrelas
The pousada by the ocean has its own orchard. You can pick fruit yourself and have juice made from the season's bounty. Other amenities at Pousada Mar de Estrelas are a restaurant serving regional dishes, horses for rides on the property or the beach, and staff to teach you how to milk the cows - the pousada has other farm animals, such as pigs, geese and peacocks.
Those perks and the 19 chalets, some of which can be connected, make the Mar de Estrelas one of the best choices for families in São Miguel do Gostoso.
The pousada library, with over 4,000 items, is open to the local community. That's also where you'll also find LP records and a record player.
In the high season, the pousada offers Ayurvedic massage.More »
8. Pousada dos Ponteiros
Maceió Beach on Enseada das Baleias (Whale Bay) is the setting for this pousada with 16 chalets overlooking the sea. A good choice for families with children, the pousada has a kids' pool, plenty of green areas to run in and large rooms, some of which with king size beds.
The restaurant serves all meals (breakfast is included). The mini spa, surrounded by vegetation, is screened by light fabrics.More »
9. Pousada Porto do Trapiá
From the owners of Pousada dos Ponteiros comes Porto do Trapiá, a pousada on Praia do Maceió. The six chalets in bright colors have kitchen utensils. The deck overlooking the sea is a great spot for relaxation. The pousada doesn't have a pool, but the sea is just a few steps from your door.More »
10. Pousada Só Alegria
Owned and managed by a couple, Só Alegria has nicely kept gardens, a swimming pool and an organic vegetable garden. The eight apartments have beds with box spring mattresses, A/C, ceiling fans, solar-heated showers, hammocks and wireless internet. Some of the rooms have king size beds.
On the Pousada Só Alegria website, check rates under "Tarifas".More »
11. Pousada Vila Bacana
On Ponta do Santo Cristo, the Vila Bacana is a 7-minute walk from the town center and very close to the beach. Opened in 2006, the pousada has eight bungalows with bathrooms, box spring beds, ceiling fans, a veranda and internet access. From the pool area, you can see the lagoon and the sea.
French and Italian are spoken. You can arrange kite surfing lessons, buggy tours and transfers from Natal at Vila Bacana.More »
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