Pros

  • Located across the street from the beach
  • All rooms have sea-facing balconies
  • Mar & Terra Restaurant serves fresh seafood
  • Extensive, free buffet breakfast
  • Kids' club with games and craft activities
  • Scenic and fishing-focused boat tours
  • Pool with swim-up bar for adults
  • Dedicated kids' pool
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Sauna
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Cons

  • Near a busy highway
  • Not much commerce within walking distance
  • No swimming at the beach across the street
  • Decor is simple and somewhat tired
  • Wi-Fi can be spotty
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Bottom Line

Vacationing Brazilian and other South American families make up the majority of guests at the Hotel Costa Norte Massaguacu, located along the Brazilian coast between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, on the Massaguaçu stretch of beach north of Caraguatatuba. The 51 rooms here are simply furnished and have sea-facing balconies. On-site amenities are plentiful and include a pool with a swim-up bar, kids' club, kids' pool, game room, and restaurant that serves an extensive breakfast buffet. This abundance of features is especially welcome considering the hotel's beachfront location is some driving distance from any commercial center. It's also worth noting that the beach immediately in front of the hotel is a fishing beach, rather than a swimming beach, but there are swimming areas within a short walk or drive.

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Amenities

  • Internet
  • Kids Club
  • Pool
  • Spa

Oyster Hotel Review

Hotel Costa Norte Massaguacu

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Family-friendly hotel with laid-back ambiance

Popular with vacationing families from Sao Paulo, the Hotel Costa Norte Massaguacu has a laid-back, family-friendly vibe. The three-story, sunflower-colored structure looks simple and motel-like from the outside; the main doors open into to a plain but light lobby with a couple of seating areas that include plush couches, magazines, and a TV. This simple and somewhat tired decor continues throughout the property, including the rooms, giving the hotel a laid-back, unpretentious vibe that fits its relaxed beach vacation purpose.

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Location

Outside the touristy city of Caraguatatuba, right by the beach

The hotel is located along the coast outside Caraguatatuba, also known as Caragua, a seaside city east of Sao Paulo. The hotel itself is right across a busy highway from the the beach, and there isn't a much commerce within walking distance; it's also worth noting that the beach across from the hotel isn't ideal for swimmers, and the closest swimming beaches are a short walk or drive away. Guests wanting to take advantage of the resort town's shopping and dining will also need to drive five minutes into town. The nearest airport is Ubatuba Airport, an hour's drive away, and it takes a bit over two hours to reach Sao Paulo by car.

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Rooms

Simple, sea-facing rooms with balconies and free Wi-Fi

All 51 rooms at the Hotel Costa Norte Massaguacu have balconies with a table and chairs, as well as a potted cactus. Note that, while all rooms face the sea, there is a road and a pool between the rooms and the beach. Decor is minimal and somewhat tired, and is characterized by off-white tiled floors, white bedspreads with grey accents, and light-wood furniture. Rooms come with 32-inch flat-screen TVs with cable, minibars, electronic safes, and free Wi-Fi. Bathrooms are on the small side, but have modern fixtures, roomy glass-walled stall showers, and wall-mounted hairdryers.

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Features

Restaurant with extensive menu, pools for kids and adults, and boat tours

The on-site Mar & Terra Restaurant serves a buffet breakfast, free for guests, that includes pastries and local specialties; seafood and other local dishes are the main offerings for lunch and dinner. Non-resident guests can pay a day-use fee for access to the pool, sauna, and game room. There's a pool for adults with a swim-up bar and plenty of loungers, as well as a smaller, plain pool for children. The hotel also has a small movie-theater with a bland boardroom ambience, a kids' club with toys and activities, a game room with foosball and a small pool table, and a sauna. The hotel runs regular fishing and sightseeing boat tours. On-site parking is free.

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Oyster Hotel Review

Hotel Costa Norte Massaguacu

Scene

Family-friendly hotel with laid-back ambiance

Popular with vacationing families from Sao Paulo, the Hotel Costa Norte Massaguacu has a laid-back, family-friendly vibe. The three-story, sunflower-colored structure looks simple and motel-like from the outside; the main doors open into to a plain but light lobby with a couple of seating areas that include plush couches, magazines, and a TV. This simple and somewhat tired decor continues throughout the property, including the rooms, giving the hotel a laid-back, unpretentious vibe that fits its relaxed beach vacation purpose.

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Location

Outside the touristy city of Caraguatatuba, right by the beach

The hotel is located along the coast outside Caraguatatuba, also known as Caragua, a seaside city east of Sao Paulo. The hotel itself is right across a busy highway from the the beach, and there isn't a much commerce within walking distance; it's also worth noting that the beach across from the hotel isn't ideal for swimmers, and the closest swimming beaches are a short walk or drive away. Guests wanting to take advantage of the resort town's shopping and dining will also need to drive five minutes into town. The nearest airport is Ubatuba Airport, an hour's drive away, and it takes a bit over two hours to reach Sao Paulo by car.

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Rooms

Simple, sea-facing rooms with balconies and free Wi-Fi

All 51 rooms at the Hotel Costa Norte Massaguacu have balconies with a table and chairs, as well as a potted cactus. Note that, while all rooms face the sea, there is a road and a pool between the rooms and the beach. Decor is minimal and somewhat tired, and is characterized by off-white tiled floors, white bedspreads with grey accents, and light-wood furniture. Rooms come with 32-inch flat-screen TVs with cable, minibars, electronic safes, and free Wi-Fi. Bathrooms are on the small side, but have modern fixtures, roomy glass-walled stall showers, and wall-mounted hairdryers.

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Features

Restaurant with extensive menu, pools for kids and adults, and boat tours

The on-site Mar & Terra Restaurant serves a buffet breakfast, free for guests, that includes pastries and local specialties; seafood and other local dishes are the main offerings for lunch and dinner. Non-resident guests can pay a day-use fee for access to the pool, sauna, and game room. There's a pool for adults with a swim-up bar and plenty of loungers, as well as a smaller, plain pool for children. The hotel also has a small movie-theater with a bland boardroom ambience, a kids' club with toys and activities, a game room with foosball and a small pool table, and a sauna. The hotel runs regular fishing and sightseeing boat tours. On-site parking is free.

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Beach

  • Beauty / Hair Salon

  • Business Center

  • Cable

  • Children's Pool

  • Concierge

  • Free Breakfast

  • Gameroom / Arcade

  • Internet

  • Kids Allowed

  • Kids Club

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Mini Bar (with liquor)

  • Pool

  • Poolside Drink Service

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

  • Smoking Rooms Available

  • Spa

  • Supervised Kids Activities

  • Swim-Up Bar

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