Pros

  • Scenic and quiet setting in rolling hills with a lake, pastures, and forests
  • Several indoor and outdoor swimming pools
  • Numerous recreation facilities, including tennis courts and nature trails
  • Working farm with cows, horses, and a barn
  • Horse-drawn cart tours of the property
  • Cottages come with satellite TV, minibars, and patios with hammocks
  • Health club has a fitness center, dry and wet saunas, and a hot tub
  • Movie theater, game room, card room, child's play room, and nursery all on-site
  • Restaurant and piano bar
  • Free parking and Wi-Fi
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Cons

  • Old tube TVs in some cottages
  • Bathrooms lack tubs
  • Past guests report maintenance problems in cottages
  • Some facilities are in need of repair
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Bottom Line

Nestled in rolling hills next to the Atibainha River just outside of Nazare Paulista, the Hotel Estancia Atibainha Resort & Convention offers chalet-style cottages, numerous swimming pools and sports facilities, nature trails, a working farm with animals, a game room, a health club, and a restaurant. A stay here suits travelers who want an enjoyable and affordable resort experience in a natural setting, and who don't require an upscale feel or proximity to city attractions.

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Amenities

  • Fitness Center
  • Internet
  • Jacuzzi
  • Pool
  • Spa

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Hotel Estancia Atibainha Resort & Convention

Scene

Pastoral hills setting next to a river with a lake, trees, and ample sports facilities    

Situated in rolling hills next to the Atibainha River, the Hotel Estancia Atibainha Resort & Convention offers a scenic pastoral setting with landscaped grounds, a lake, and a forest.  There's also a working farm with pastures, fields, an orchard, and an organic vegetable garden. Guests can interact with cows and horses or take a horse-drawn cart tour around the property. The resort offers distinctive architecture with a medieval-style castle in the main property and charming white chalet-style guest cottages with red shingled roofs. Guests congregate around the numerous swimming pools and in the small lobby with a fireplace, leather sofas, and Brazilian art and decor. The resort attracts nature lovers, families, and business travelers attending conferences at the property's sizable conference center.

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Location

Scenic hillside location on the Atibainha River, a 75-minute drive from Sao Paulo    

The Estancia Atibainha Resort is located a five-minute drive off the SP-036 highway in the green, rolling hills adjacent to the Atibainha River. The river is dammed near the resort, creating a reservoir lake with opportunities for fishing, water sports, and swimming. The resort is about an eight-minute drive west of Nazare Paulista, a relatively undeveloped town with a few attractions, notably the Church of Our Lady of Nazareth, built in 1676. The center of Sao Paulo is a 75-minute drive away and Sao Paulo International Airport is a one-hour drive south. 

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Rooms

Simple chalets with minibars and satellite TVs

The Estancia has 113 chalet-style cottages that are simple, clean, and bright, with white walls and a largely brown and tan color palette. Rooms come with satellite TVs, minibars,  safes, air-conditioning, large mirrors, and patios with hammocks. Some cottages have sofa beds and some have older tube TVs rather than updated flat-screens. Bathrooms are simple but practical, with stall showers and wall-mounted hairdryers. Past guests have complained of musty smells in rooms as well as mold, dirt, broken appliances, and general wear and tear. 

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Features

Several swimming pools, soccer and tennis courts, and farm animals    

The presence of a working farm with a barn, corrals, horses, and cows lends a distinctive and charming feel to the sprawling resort. Guests can pet the horses, see a cow get milked in the barn, or take a horse-drawn cart ride around the property. Other activities include paddling around the lake in swan-shaped boats, hiking on nature trails in the nearby forest, and playing tennis, soccer, volleyball, or basketball on one of the outdoor fields or courts. The resort does a great job of catering to kids, with a playground, an indoor playroom, a nursery, and a game room with video games, foosball, table tennis, and billiards. Options for swimming abound and include an outdoor pool surrounded by lounge chairs and shaded tables and a separate pool with a waterslide. Guests can swim laps in the indoor fitness pool and there's also an indoor pool just for kids. The health club has a fitness center, dry and wet saunas, and a hot tub; massage services are available. The hotel restaurant features a copious buffet and an a la carte menu offering Feijoada Brazilian stew, barbecue, sushi, seafood, Italian fare, and homemade desserts. The restaurant's covered terrace has scenic views of the hills and surrounding area and the bar features piano music. Also on-site are a movie theater, free parking, and a large convention center. Wi-Fi is available throughout the property and is free. 

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Oyster Hotel Review

Hotel Estancia Atibainha Resort & Convention

Scene

Pastoral hills setting next to a river with a lake, trees, and ample sports facilities    

Situated in rolling hills next to the Atibainha River, the Hotel Estancia Atibainha Resort & Convention offers a scenic pastoral setting with landscaped grounds, a lake, and a forest.  There's also a working farm with pastures, fields, an orchard, and an organic vegetable garden. Guests can interact with cows and horses or take a horse-drawn cart tour around the property. The resort offers distinctive architecture with a medieval-style castle in the main property and charming white chalet-style guest cottages with red shingled roofs. Guests congregate around the numerous swimming pools and in the small lobby with a fireplace, leather sofas, and Brazilian art and decor. The resort attracts nature lovers, families, and business travelers attending conferences at the property's sizable conference center.

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Location

Scenic hillside location on the Atibainha River, a 75-minute drive from Sao Paulo    

The Estancia Atibainha Resort is located a five-minute drive off the SP-036 highway in the green, rolling hills adjacent to the Atibainha River. The river is dammed near the resort, creating a reservoir lake with opportunities for fishing, water sports, and swimming. The resort is about an eight-minute drive west of Nazare Paulista, a relatively undeveloped town with a few attractions, notably the Church of Our Lady of Nazareth, built in 1676. The center of Sao Paulo is a 75-minute drive away and Sao Paulo International Airport is a one-hour drive south. 

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Rooms

Simple chalets with minibars and satellite TVs

The Estancia has 113 chalet-style cottages that are simple, clean, and bright, with white walls and a largely brown and tan color palette. Rooms come with satellite TVs, minibars,  safes, air-conditioning, large mirrors, and patios with hammocks. Some cottages have sofa beds and some have older tube TVs rather than updated flat-screens. Bathrooms are simple but practical, with stall showers and wall-mounted hairdryers. Past guests have complained of musty smells in rooms as well as mold, dirt, broken appliances, and general wear and tear. 

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Features

Several swimming pools, soccer and tennis courts, and farm animals    

The presence of a working farm with a barn, corrals, horses, and cows lends a distinctive and charming feel to the sprawling resort. Guests can pet the horses, see a cow get milked in the barn, or take a horse-drawn cart ride around the property. Other activities include paddling around the lake in swan-shaped boats, hiking on nature trails in the nearby forest, and playing tennis, soccer, volleyball, or basketball on one of the outdoor fields or courts. The resort does a great job of catering to kids, with a playground, an indoor playroom, a nursery, and a game room with video games, foosball, table tennis, and billiards. Options for swimming abound and include an outdoor pool surrounded by lounge chairs and shaded tables and a separate pool with a waterslide. Guests can swim laps in the indoor fitness pool and there's also an indoor pool just for kids. The health club has a fitness center, dry and wet saunas, and a hot tub; massage services are available. The hotel restaurant features a copious buffet and an a la carte menu offering Feijoada Brazilian stew, barbecue, sushi, seafood, Italian fare, and homemade desserts. The restaurant's covered terrace has scenic views of the hills and surrounding area and the bar features piano music. Also on-site are a movie theater, free parking, and a large convention center. Wi-Fi is available throughout the property and is free. 

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Babysitting Services

  • Business Center

  • Cable

  • Children's Pool

  • Fitness Center

  • Internet

  • Jacuzzi

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Mini Bar (with liquor)

  • Pool

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

  • Spa

  • Supervised Kids Activities

  • Swim-Up Bar

  • Tennis Court

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