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Ninho Da Arara
Star rating : 4.0
A Rio de Janeiro mountain retreat
Accommodations
See AllDeluxe (Room #1) This room, ideally suited for couples, offer a queen-sized bed. It is located on the second floor, only a short flight of stairs from the reception area.Superior Double/Twin (Room #2) One of our most requested room, it has plenty of windows offering a view of the swimming pool and garden area. The room provides a King-sized bed that can be separated into two twin beds upon advanced request. There is a separate, enclosed sun room.Master Suite (Room #3) This is one of our largest and best appointed rooms. In addition to the queen-sized bed, the sofa in the sitting area pulls out into a double bed. This suite also provides a view of the swimming pool.Deluxe Double/Twin (Room #4) This room has a King-sized bed that can be separated into two twin beds upon advanced request. If needed, an additional single bed can be provided for a couple accompanied by a young child.Deluxe Double/Twin (Room #5) This room, located on the ground level, provides easier access for those preferring not to use a flight of stairs. There is a King-sized bed that can be separated into two twin beds upon advanced request. There is also room for an additional single bed so the room can be configured as a triple upon advanced request. It also offers our most ample bathroom.Standard Suite (Room #6) This room, located on the ground level, provides easier access for those preferring not to use a flight of stairs. In addition to the queen-sized bed, there is a siting area with a sofa-bed that can be pulled out into a double bed upon advanced request. This suite also looks onto the veranda and swimming pool beyond.Superior Chalet Room (Room #7) The larger of our two rooms situated at the garden's edge near the main house, this room is our only room with a fireplace. It also has an air conditioner. Ideal for those who seek the cozy warmth of a fireplace in the winter or enjoy the extra chill only a/c can provide in the summer. The room has a King-sized bed that can be separated into two twin beds upon advanced request. There is also room either two additional single beds or one additional full bed, if needed. Thus, this room can be easily configured as a triple, or quadruple, upon advanced request. This suite shares a garden-view veranda with a neighboring room.Standard Chalet Room (Room #8) This room has a queen-sized bed and is ideally suited for couples seeking privacy. Though our smallest accommodation, it is considered the coziest. The room is equipped with air conditioning.This room shares a garden-view veranda with a neighboring suite.
Surrounded by lush garden and just 2.5 miles from the center of Itaipava, Ninho Da Arara offers a blend of Brazilian warmth and European sophistication. Our splendid veranda, swimming pool, are garden are enjoyed by our guests and frequently visited by hummingbirds, toucans, parrots and a variety of other birds, as well as the occasional mico (spider monkey).
Each room at Ninho Da Arara is elegantly decorated with classic furniture, natural tones and floral prints. The common areas provide several charming spots to sit and relax, providing a quiet escape or enabling a social gathering. Guests can indulge in a massage, take a steam (sauna), sunbathe by the semi-Olympic pool, relax on the spacious veranda, curl up by the fireplace, unwind at the bar ... the options are many for an 8-room inn.
We serve a complete breakfast buffet every morning. For the holidays, special occasions and private groups we offer an array of dining alternatives from elegant dinners to traditional Brazilian barbeques. Whether escaping for just the weekend or seeking a longer term base for sightseeing, our guests quickly find themselves at home at Ninho da Arara.
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Attractions
See AllImperial Summer Palace At the behest of Brazilian Emperor Pedro II, sone of the King of Portugal and previous Brazilian Emperor Pedro I, construction began on this beautiful neoclassical building in 1845 but was only completed in 1862. Prior to preparing for its construction, Pedro II first signed a decree on March 16, 1843, creating the city of Petrópolis, named in homage to himself.São Pedro de Alcântara Cathedral Commonly referred to as the Cathedral of Petropolis, its proper name is in honor of Saint Peter of Alcantara, a Spanish priest who was canonized in 1669 and was named patron saint of Brazil in 1826. Construction began in 1884, five years prior to the end of the Brazilian monarchy, and was not completed until 1925, five years prior to the end of Brazil's oligarchic republic.The cathedral is the resting place of Brazil's second (and last) emperor, Dom Pedro II, who commissioned its construction but never lived to see it. The emperor died in exile in Paris and his remains were repatriated decades later. Other members of the Brazilian royal family were also laid to rest at the cathedral's imperial mausoleum, including the emperor's grandson who shares its name, Prince Pedro de Alcântara (also the great-grandson of King Louis-Philippe I of France).Rio Negro Palace For decades the presidential summer residence, the Palacio Rio Negro was built shortly after the end of the monarchy in 1889 by the Baron of Rio Negro. He resided their relatively briefly, having moved to Paris and sold the home to the State to be used as the gubernatorial residence during Petropolis' brief period as the capital of the State of Rio de Janeiro at the turn of the 20th Century. Thereafter, it became the property of the federal government, then seated in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and became the summer residence for several of Brazil's presidents. Its use as such dropped off after Brazil's capital moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia in 1960. No Brazilian president stayed at this residence throughout the 70's and 80's. In the 1990's the presidential summer palace had a revival but has recently been turned into a museum."The Enchanted" - Santos Dumont Cottage In 1918 aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont built his summer retreat on a small hillside in the center of the city of Petropolis. He selection of a rather steep and unlikely piece of land for a home was a testament to his ingenuity. From the external staircase that requires one to begin right foot first to the internal staircase for which one must begin left foot first, Alberto Santos-Dumont’s eccentricities pervade the residence. Known in Paris as “le petit Santos”, Alberto Santos-Dumont built a house as diminutive as his stature and as eccentric as his personality.Alberto Santos-Dumont, the youngest son of an enormously successful coffee producer referred to as the Coffee King of Brazil, is considered by many to be the true father of aviation, having set the first flight record recognized by the International Aeronautic Federation in 1906. His flights that year were filmed and witnessed by hundreds in Paris. Alberto Santos-Dumont is also credited with popularizing the wristwatch. Previously unheard of, the wristwatch so common today was developed by jeweler Louis Cartier for his trend-setting friend Alberto Santos-Dumont, to facilitate time-keeping while in flight.Around the corner from his summer home is a replica of Santos-Dumont’s fist flying machine, in the plaza named after that aircraft, 14 Bis.
