No so convenience for food and drinks

Quite place to chill before teaching

Stayed in November 2024

Nothing!

We stayed one night in the Deluxe Suite with Spa Bath after flying into Florianopolis from Italy to rest before driving home to Porto Alegre and it was amazing! We will definitely do it again! The view was beautiful during the morning, sunset and at night. The hotel was quiet and the private beach and gardens were awesome! The staff were friendly, informative and polite. The room and spa were sparkling clean and smelled delicious. The shower is hot and powerful! It was a romantic and perfect getaway! We will be back.

Stayed in August 2024

The whole experience was amazing! Thank you so much for such a fantastic stay. If you like to stay at hotels where the shower is great, please come to Refugio. You won't regret it. The views and surroundings are breathtaking and we'll return for sure.

Stayed in August 2024

It might be a little remote in the off season if you’re looking for things close by to do. The place is beautiful, however. I can imagine in the summer it’s amazing.

The premises are beautiful. The garden and access to the beach are incredible.

Stayed in July 2024

Top Location, right infront of the sea , private beach Super kind staff Place to be

Stayed in March 2024

Chromecast for the TV in the room didn't work as we were told, and our inquiry about it was forgotten - understandable because there was an event on in the space that night, but still a shame. Also important was that there didn't seem to be stair-free access to the different levels of the building.

The Refugio is a peaceful paradise: the building is beautifully designed and the garden is lush. The beach is in effect private, even if not officially, because of the location. The views are amazing. The cutlery, sink, water tap, and coffee station are available all the time so you can eat and drink outside of the breakfast hours. Breakfast itself was great and plenty of buffet options - freshly baked pastries, fruit, yoghurt, meats and cheeses - as well as eggs or tapioca cooked to order. The room was very clean with a large bed and bathroom. You can fairly easily get a taxi to nearby Santo Antonio de Lisboa, probably the prettiest town on the island. Finally, the family who own and run the hotel are a lovely team and very welcoming. Muito obrigado!

Stayed in March 2024

Exceeded my expectations. It's an interesting building that mixes the best aspects of a cozy home and a serious hotel. I knew from the reviews to expect the amazing garden and private beach, but there were more surprises: indoor hammocks, a balcony overlooking the garden, a kayak and SUP board (with life jackets!), fantastic breakfast, and the pure peacefulness of the place.

Stayed in January 2024

Do isolamento

Da vista

Stayed in December 2023

When you arrive at midnight somebody should be there to let us in. We had to fight with two bad locks. Meet your guests in person, please.

Everything except for our arrival.

Stayed in November 2023

Some noise out side due to i work

Location was fantastic view was amazing

Stayed in October 2023

Adorei o local, a praia privada, e principalmente o café da manhã

Stayed in June 2023

Tranquilidade do local.

Stayed in May 2023

Very nice family run Apartments Very good breakfast with freshly made eggs and a good selection Rooms were exceptional

Stayed in April 2023

Nothing.

Absolutely fantastic! It also has access to an exclusive beach and a mini forest garden.

Stayed in January 2023

The guest upstairs made a lot of noise over the night, it seemed they were moving furniture around, a kind of weird thing to do at night. The Inn had rules for noise so it seems more like a guest´s bad behavior.

Beautiful view, the building is fantastic and the room was cozy, and the breakfast was perfect. The owners and the staff are amazing and kind, they make you feel at home.

Stayed in July 2022

We really had no complaints! It was pleasant and comfortable.

A beautiful location on the water, central to all the sights we wanted to see in Floripa. Vicente was pleasant and welcoming, and offered plenty of information about places to see. Breakfast was the usual tasty Brazilian Cafe de Manha, and the Paõ de Queijo was the best I have tasted all holiday!!!!

Stayed in July 2022

Very hospitable and a beautiful place for independent travellers who can speak Brazilian Portuguese but you need a car, but a great spot to explore the area from.

Stayed in April 2022

Food. To be honest, it was very difficult to eat it.

The coolest thing was jacuzzi! It's very cool

Stayed in May 2022

could improve the internet connection (unstable) and when requested to clean not only organize things, really clean everything (but it does not mean the room was dirty when we arrived just for a week of staying would be good every 2-3days a cleaning, the reception on the rooms was terrific overall, really good)

the calm,peace and security in this place is very pleasant, beautiful view and good staff. They thought about details for pleasant, for example: good exhauster on the restroom, chromcast to be able to watch what you want on the screen, refrigerator, air conditioning etc.

Stayed in December 2021

The Wi-Fi could be better, for the movies day when it was raining. There were moments the wifi was better, but most of the times, took a long while until loading the app and broadcasting it to the Chromecast in the TV.

The photos really match reality. The view of the room is amazing, waking up in the morning with this gives you energy to wake up. The breakfast is very good, there are as well beach chairs and parasol to pickup and go to the beach just in the yard. Calm ocean, calm waves, almost nobody, amazing for relaxing.

Stayed in February 2022

Minimum reception structure, almost room rental.

Location and exclusivity.

Stayed in January 2022

the dogs are screaming between 4 and 6 am ! not possible to sleep properly. Breakfast could be a bit earlier.

the view, location on the beach, the space.

Stayed in April 2023

the ocean is not nice for swimming (not clear at all, that's due to the mangroves. it's something that really disturbed us. Needed to take the car to other beaches further north or on east side of island - noise: a) the owner's dog is not well trained, it barks at all hours, waking guests up in the night. b) Very loud construction work on the neighboring property c) very thin walls - owner hardly speaks any English, hard to communicate with him. Although he is friendly he didn't accommodate all your needs, so don't expect boutique style service - one day our room was not cleaned although we had requested it - not a single drawer or cupboard or storage opportunity in the room. Quite annoying since we stayed for 10nights and didn't have the opportunity to unpack our suitcase

beautiful view from the very top suites (most expensive ones) - comfortable beds - clean facilities - free parking - beautiful garden - offered us to use standup paddle and borrowed us a yoga mat - nice private beach although water is not nice for swimming

Stayed in March 2022

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Stayed in November 2024