From traditional farmhouses to popular ones with a water park […]
Activities are organized during the holidays to get children away from screens. And that’s what won’t be missing from this list of hotels in Sao Paulo to spend the end of the year with children.
From traditional farm hotels to popular water park hotels, kid-friendly hotels in Sao Paulo won’t disappoint kids (or parents).
In the list below you can find options for facilities with infrastructure for all profiles, such as adventure activities, rural tours and even an “off the beaten track” hostel in Ilhabela, with accommodation in geodesic domes, a hippie Kombi and a bus flower power 1977.
* Prices were quoted on the properties’ websites, between 4 and 7 November, and may vary up to the date of your request.
** At this time of year some hotels require a minimum number of nights.
End of the year with the children
Mavsa Resort
Cesario Lange
We don’t even know where to start.
With indoor and outdoor activities, this all-inclusive resort just over 2 hours from the capital has a water park, a space for adventure activities (tree climbing and climbing) and a lake for water sports (kayaks, pedal boats and SUPs) .
One of the highlights is the City of Dreams, a sort of mini amusement park, with toys, simulators and board games.
Rates starting from R$2,276
FIND OUT MORE: mavsaresort.com.br
Capoava farm
Itu
Although the home dates back to the late 1750s, the property only began operating for tourism purposes in 2001.
In addition to the Capoava Memory Space, where the farm’s historical collection is preserved, guests can engage in activities such as trails, treasure hunts, lake games and traditional farm games, managed by the Recreation Team, made up of biologists and recreationalists.
One of the highlights of this farm in the middle of the Atlantic Forest are the granite rocks, known as Matacões, which are more than 600 million years old.
Daily rates from R$4,481 (two adults and one child).
FIND OUT MORE: farmcapoava.com.br
Tauá Resort Atibaia
Atibaia
It’s like being inside a water park. It has outdoor pools with water slides, a wave pool, wet games and indoor thermal waters.
The resort’s infrastructure also includes a recreation team, a recreation space simulating a city, a pizzeria and a Japanese restaurant.
From R$4,318 / night (for a maximum of 4 adults and a child / full board)
FIND OUT MORE: tauaresorts.com.br
Hotel Fazenda Mazzaropi
Taubate
130 kilometers from the capital São Paulo, it is located on the land where the film studio of the actor and director Amácio Mazzaropi operated.
The hotel, voted Brazil’s best agricultural hotel eight times, has 140 accommodations and leisure infrastructure, including a recreation team and attractions such as a farm, swimming pools, toy library, playgrounds, fields and a lake for fishing.
One of the highlights is the water park with children’s pools, small beach, giant bucket and lazy river 130 meters long and 1 meter deep.
Rate from R$4,264 (2 adults and a child, full board).
FIND OUT MORE: mazzaropi.com.br
Field of Dreams
Help
With full board and activities included in the rate, this farm offers tractor rides, tree climbing, zip-lining, non-motorised quad rides and facilities such as swimming pools and saunas.
Package from 12/29/24 to 01/25/25: R$7,854 (couple) and R$2,320 (child from 5 to 12 years).
FIND OUT MORE: campodossonhos.com.br
Hotel Vila Inglesa
Campos do Jordão
10 minutes from Vila Capivari, this family- and couples-friendly retreat offers activities for both adventure and relaxation seekers.
The place offers amenities such as a heated and covered swimming pool, a vegetable garden open to visitors, art workshops and adventurous activities, such as tree climbing and zip-lining.
New Year’s Eve packages from R$2,436 (couple and one child, with breakfast included).
FIND OUT MORE: hotelvilainglesa.com.br
Toriba
Campos do Jordão
The children’s program includes art and cooking workshops, a children’s area with a heated pool, a tree hut, a playroom and a cinema, as well as a mini farm with lake, an organic vegetable garden, a snack kiosk, tables picnic, a trail and animals.
Adults have access to an outdoor heated pool and whirlpool, a tennis court, beach tennis and tennis, Spa Toriba by L´Occitane and paths for walking or cycling with different degrees of difficulty.
Price per couple from R$ 17,530 (5 nights) to R$ 20,640 (7 nights) with breakfast, New Year’s Eve dinner and courtesy for children up to 2 years.
FIND OUT MORE: toriba.com.br
Brotas Eco Hotel Fazenda
Sprouts
This hotel in the first Brazilian city to create a specific law on adventure and nature tourism offers activities for guests of all ages.
The farm offers activities for both adults and children, such as a water park, a farm, a zip line lake, tutoring for children and adults, among other options.
One of the highlights is the Lagoa Encantada, which the hotel calls “Brazil’s first scenic heated pool,” featuring lighting, an artificial waterfall and forty hydromassage jets.
R$ 10,804 (Full board New Year’s package for a couple and a child up to 9 years old)
FIND OUT MORE: brotasecohotelfazenda.com.br
Village hostel
Ilhabela
The highlight are the accommodations that the structure defines as “outside the box”.
This means you can choose to sleep in places like geodesic domes, yurts (circular huts used by Central Asian nomads), a 1973 hippie van, a trailer for up to four people, cabins and a 1977 Flower Power Bus.
The place also offers accommodation in a tree house, a replica of a lighthouse and even on a sailboat in the… forest.
Rates on request
FIND OUT MORE: hosteldavilailhabela.com.br
Hot Olimpia Beach
Olympia
440 kilometers from the capital Sao Paulo, this city is famous for its thermal water parks, such as the Hot Beach Parque, equipped with four accommodation options in rooms that can accommodate up to seven people.
The water park offers rides ranging from the gentle, such as the Eba River tubing circuit, to the extreme, such as the Irado, a toboggan slide with four different descents.
End of year package, from R$4,350 (3 nights per person).
FIND OUT MORE: hotbeach.com.br
Source: Terra
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