Moinho Do Maneio

Very friendly and helpful staff. Location is very peaceful and surrounded by nature. There is a swimming pool and a stream nearby. You can swim and use a canoe in the stream. Houses/rooms are spacious, clean and well maintained. A/C worked quite well. The house/room, we stayed in, had a small fridge, and kitchen utensils. It is nice if you want to prepare something or if you prefer to eat there. Breakfast has a decent variety. Internet connection is only available near the main house and the breakfast room (good for online detox) It would be great to have some insect nets on windows or doors, to allow to have them open without worrying about insects coming inside. This area can have a lot of insects, including mosquitoes. It would also be great to have a daily maintenance, for example to refill any toilet paper or replace towels. On a side note, not a complaint, we went during early summer and it was a bit of a struggle to stay outside in the evening because of the mosquitoes. It is understandable that we are surrounded by nature and near a stream, but it really made it difficult to enjoy. If you want to fully enjoy, you might need some repellent. The location is great to relax but it can be tricky to find a good restaurant open especially on Mondays. You need to drive everywhere, since it is not within walking distance to any village or restaurant.

Stayed here at end June 2019, it was a last minute find, and we were so happy, a Shangri-la. Perfect little one bedded room with bathroom. Delightful. Each place has their own outside sitting area, ours also had a hammock and I fell asleep listening to the frogs calling in the nearby river. The breakfasts are self serve buffet style, in the cabana, lots of homemade stuff, like yoghurt, bread, delicious berries, healthy but lots of choice, felt decadent. No facilities for self catering, yet you are quite a way away from the local town. Would be good if there was an outside kitchen you could use. Lots of lovely touches like candles at night on the steps, canoes, day beds and hammocks on the river bank, and a small bottle of homemade liquer in the room. The pool is lovely too. Highly recommended and the owners are a lovely couple. Great hideaway place.