Barreirinhas hotellia

Plussat: only the lake swimming pool and lake view.

Miinukset: Nobody speaks English at the reception and y the restaurant. So, this us very complicated to be understood, even to organise activities and as for a towel. For a resort, it is unacceptable ! Do you really want to welcome foreigners at your hotel ? In addition, no free drinkable water available in the rooms not even 2 bottles of water for 150th night! To finish at the restaurant, fish products are overcooked and inedible! Pay attention to cooking.

Plussat: the setting is really beautiful and the property is very well kept. the room itself is cozy and perfect for a couple. the bathrooms were very nice and that was a big plus! the restaurant on the property is excellent! and lastly, the staff is super helpful and very accommodating. you can book private/group tours to lencois directly on site with the staff.

Miinukset: wi-fi is very spotty in the public areas and doesn't work in the rooms at all. this is shame if you want to stream at night after dinner or something.

Plussat: The food at the restaurant was great! The experience of working with ceramic was also enjoyed by the children.

Miinukset: ...that you have to communicate in Portuguese, otherwise nobody will understand you. ( 5 stars - Resort)

Plussat: The room great! The pool area is fantastic !

Plussat: Staff was kind and helpful. Accomodations are great: nice and big room, comfy bed. There are two swimming pools, the place is beautiful and quite. Breakfast was very tasty and the dishes at the restaurant were great.

Miinukset: Nothing really.

Plussat: We had a great stay at the Porto Preguicas resort. I was there with my 8 years old and it was good to be able to enjoy the facilities after our tours (3 swimming pools, billard, baby foot, basketball game etc) and still quite fast access to the city center by taxi. Restaurant was also good with nice breakfast (fresh omelettes and tapioca) and good choice in the menu. It was great that we could continue to use the facilities on our last afternoon before heading back to Sao Luis.

Miinukset: Price was on the high side but likely due to public holiday.

Plussat: I loved everything!

Miinukset: I have nothing to say , because its wonderful everything here !

Plussat: Comfortable and spacious room. Love the spacious bathroom. Yummy restaurant on site with generous portions though it is on a higher priced side. I love the cuxá rice.

Miinukset: Breakfast is so so. There is no option for anyone not wanting to eat gluten-free except fruit. Unfortunately the fruits were not tasty. Most had no flavor, perhaps they were not in season. I can hear people and cars outside my building coming and going. For a busy and successful resort, staffs are surprisingly lacking in foreign languages and when they do know any of them, the level is very basic. Get armed with Google Translate. I mostly just use Portunyol and Google Map to communicate.

Plussat: Facilities for family travelling with kids. The restaurant of the hotel, considering there is nowhere to have lunch or dinner in Barreirinhas, makes a difference in the stay.

Plussat: Everything was very clean and confortable

Miinukset: Some English speaking staff would have been helpful

Plussat: Staff was helpful

Miinukset: Position not really in the city center

Plussat: This hotel was amazing in every way. The staff is extremely helpful, they even made me a free sandwich because I didnt eat anything before going out for the day. The hotel is located by the river, and I loved to swim in it. The rooms are very clean, and I left all my values in the room everyday and everything was still there when I got back. I see a lot of people saying that the location could be better, but honestly is a R$5 from the center, and it takes less than 5 minutes. I’ve seen other hotels located closer to the center but they are also closer to the noise. I think Toca dos Aventureiros is the perfect location to stay in Barreirinhas. Ps- please eat the tapioca for breakfast

Plussat: Amazing staff that helped us to make our stay so nice and comfortable! Nice decoration and perfect spot to visit Lencois.

Plussat: The staff are totally awesome, very kind and halepful. You can book all the attractions from the hotel with a good price and the agency pick you up and let you there in the end. Very clean and good condition room. Breakfest had a big variety and with a good quality...

Miinukset: Bit far from the center, about 12 minutes walking, altough restaurant and agencies pick you up and put you back each time... Also at night there are mosquitos in the lobby...

Plussat: perfect. super friendly staff! super relaxed and beautiful place!!

Miinukset: nothing

Plussat: The staff was extra helpful. They arranged for tours an made "tapioca" for breakfast

Plussat: It's so quiet and peaceful. A great place to escape for the weekend or longer. Staff are really helpful. No restaurant on site but you can order food and they will deliver your lunch or dinner in no time flat.

Miinukset: I wish the WiFi was everywhere and not only in the common area.

Plussat: Everithing was very good. The staff helped us for arranging the dinners and the tours to the lencois that were Amazing! Breakfast homemade is really good.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: The staff were excellent - they really went out of their way to make sure that we got to do all the activities that we wanted. We hadn't booked anything in advance and they were able to give us options, make recommendations and eventually make all of the bookings for us.

Miinukset: Location wise the pousada is a bit far out of the town, we got around this by taking a short taxi ride into the centre.

Plussat: The Pousada is quite, clean & u have your own hammock at your veranda. WiFi available at the comment area but weak in the room. It’s bit far from town but we asked for delivery to Pousada & it was convenience and all good. They helped to arrange for tour with reasonable price.

Miinukset: Pousada is bit far from town which required you to take a taxi if you wish to go out at night. We enjoyed our stays as we prefer not to go out since the town doesn’t look so pleasant. It would be good if WiFi cAn be assessed from the room so that we don’t need to seat at the comment area where there was lot of mosquitoes

Plussat: The pool was nice for the kids. We loved being surrounded by Brazilians only. The are really nice and easygoing fellow hotel guests.

Miinukset: The walls are super thin. We had a bit of a youth camp feeling, which some may find charming and others may hate.

Plussat: The room was clean, the bed was good, there was shampoo and conditioner in the bathroom. I forgot my smartwatch there and was able to retrieve it a few days later.

Miinukset: The door to the varanda didn’t lock and I was in the first ground. Breakfast ending at 10am in a resort like place, I think it should end later.

Miinukset: WiFi not working, poor housekeeping, overpriced everything, and far from the center of town. The facility itself is beautiful but not worth the money. Do yourself a favor and stay at one of the many cheap pousadas in town and use the savings for extras tours, food, shopping. This is what we plan to do on our next trip to Barreirnhas.

Plussat: The pool with the swim up bar was nice after a whole day of tours. The rooms were big and spacious. Our bed was comfortable. Nice pier restaurant on the river with nice pizzas. Great views. Lots of options for breakfast.

Miinukset: This was definitely not a 4 star hotel. The rooms are very old and unclean. The sofa was very stained and we didn’t sit on it! The shower still had hairs on the walls when we arrived from previous guests. The pool was nice but the floats and sun beds had mould on (some of them) and could really use an update. The hotel could use a complete renovation! The WiFi was very slow/not working most of the time. Better signal outside of the hotel and in the sand dunes than at the hotel! The staff were rude and unhelpful most of the time. Check in was not friendly. The tour centre (one of the reasons we booked it) was useless. He sat on his phone while we waited to be served. Then refused to serve us because he didn’t speak English. We speak some Portuguese but he refused anyway so in the end we used a tour company from outside the hotel. When asked if we could pay for pool snacks at check out, staff said it was fine but then this was followed by hassling of reception staff both at 11:30pm at night and 7:30am in the morning!

Plussat: Location on riverside

Miinukset: Unfriendly. basic rooms and bathrooms. Poor service mostly.

Plussat: Hyvä uimaallas

Miinukset: Vanhat huoneet, huonot ilmastointikoneet

Plussat: a lot of things to do, nice hotel

Miinukset: kind of in the middle of nowhere lol

Plussat: It's super clean, the staff is amazing.

Miinukset: The backyard can be imporved a little and location can feel far from the center but it's very close to bus station and lot of other shops and restaurants.

Plussat: You have a very informal relation with the staff, that can organize all your (personalized) walks in Lencois and will help you with everything you need. There is a fun in the bedroom and the breackfast is absolutely satisfying. They also give you a towel. Pretty clean. There is wifi.

Miinukset: There is just a bathroom for clients and staff. my window doesn't close properly and it's full of mosquitoes, since there is no net. Wifi doesn't work fulltime, but it's understandable considerated the isolation of Barreirinha. You can pay just in cash and in town there is just Banco do Brasil.

Plussat: Cineide and Edson were fabulous hosts to their traditional home. Really appreciated all the help when I was sick. Took me to hospital, made soup, went the extra mile. Always happy and smiling. A great welcome.

Miinukset: The hostel is a little bit from the Main Street but for me okay as less than 1km.

Plussat: Although we don't speak Spanish and the owners do not speak English, we got by with Google translate. They were very friendly and helped us book tours for a good price. We also cooked in the kitchen too.

Miinukset: There were mosquitoes in the rooms, so we slept under a mosquito net which we needed to keep adjusting to keep it sealed! The shower was luke warm, but fine given the time of year as it was hot and humid anyway. The breakfast was a bit simple.

Plussat: Best host we have ever had. Cineide was incredibly helpful, even before we had arrived at the hostel she was giving us tips and helping sort out transport for us. The hostel name is correct, we were in GREAT HANDS!! Accommodation was great value.

Plussat: The owner is amazing. Super lovely and helpful. I really recommend you the place just for her

Plussat: the staff is so kind and helpful! very nice breakfast cost benefit!

Miinukset: there isn't air conditioner and for 6 people thereis only 1 fan they have sooo many mosquitos and spiders and all other kinds of insects in the room or on the bed.

Plussat: The owner was very kind and friendly. She absolutely can't speak English, but she used translator and understood Spanish. Good breakfast, water server, luggage service. No mosquito in my room. 5mins walking to center.

Miinukset: There is only 1 fan in dom. Daytime was terribly hot. (At night, it was fine) I booked 6bed's and other 4ppl (they were nice) booked 10bed's, she put us 8bed's room together. I don't understand this situation.

Miinukset: There was no charger for phones close to the bed and a lot of mosquitos

Plussat: The hospitality was wonderful. The owners were very helpful and nice and kind.

Miinukset: The bathroom had ants

Miinukset: Far away from the city center. Huge differences between theoretically equal types of rooms. There are other accomodation options in the city which are more value for money.

Plussat: Restaurant on the premises is handy when arriving late.

Miinukset: Owned by a absent foreigner, so poorly supervised. Personnel is somewhat dragging their feet. The finishing touch in service is definitely not there. E.g. a boiled egg during breakfast was "not possible". Had bedbugs in my room, before posting this experience online, I mailed the pousada twice to report this, but they didn't even react.

Plussat: The rooms are very large, furniture brand new, nice staff very kindly and regardful

Miinukset: The location is not so close from Barreirinhas city center, you will need a transport if you want to get there.

Miinukset: Pool was out of order during our stay.

Plussat: Lovely pousade, so beautiful and cozy with all the handmade statutes, plants. Kids loved the pool, nice after the trips to the dunes. Very good value for money. Host was very helpful and kind.

Miinukset: internet could be bit faster

Plussat: Very pleasant site, nice hammock

Miinukset: Not the most comfortable

Plussat: Its cheap and clean

Miinukset: Awful beds

Plussat: Staff is very helpfull, they dont speak english but do all thir best to undestand you and solve your problem. In fact they organized for us transfer to Jericoacoara at good price, what was not so easy for us, because in Barreirinhas you can hardly find somebody speaking english so sometimes fell little bit powerless. Pousada looks even better than in pictures, location is wonderfull - it is in a calm green place but close to the city center, 10 min walk distance. Bungalows are nice and clean.

Plussat: Basic but very clean and nice hotel in a beautiful garden. Value for the money was perfect. parking direct at the hotel easy and safe. extrem helpful and friendly staff. They do not speak English but with google translate it was perfect to communicate with them.

Plussat: The garden is very beautiful with a lot of flowers. It was great to spend some time on the terrace after a long day in the desert. The rooms are quite big and relatively clean. The Pousada is located 15 minutes walk from the main street with all the restaurants. We had amazing activities organised by the staff.

Miinukset: The bathroom is very small compared to the size of the room. Breakfast could have been of better quality. The price of the activities can vary from one person to an other. Do not stress to be on time you will always leave late...

Plussat: The Area und also the cottages were beautiful! Just like a dream. Also the service staff have been really kind. Especially the owner of this Pousada was a great help. He organised the trips and provided all information we needed about the shuttle back to sao luis und what to do in Barreirinhas. Because of the language problem (we don't speak Portuguese) he was our saviour (we had the conversations in English). The best Hotel so far!!!!

Plussat: The breakfast was incredible with fresh fruit, bolo, tapioca, ovos (eggs) cafe and sucos. The staff were really helpful and arranged all our trips and our transfer on to Jericoacora. The rooms were spacious with a hammock out front and a lovely garden.

Miinukset: The location was a bit far to walk to the main part of town but it's easy and cheap to get a taxi and the staff will call for you. The rooms are quite dark.

Plussat: room and breakfast

Miinukset: location

Plussat: The staff is incredibly gently and very helpful even if they do not speak English. The Pousada is very clean and the rooms are surrounded by a beautiful and well kept garden. The breakfast is delicious with home baked cakes! We booked 2 tours with them and they were well organized (don’t miss the day trip to Atins!)

Plussat: It was beautiful.

Miinukset: Had a problem with the excursions.

Plussat: Location, facilities and breakfast

Miinukset: Barreirinhas itself

Plussat: The location and the entire setting is excellent. Beautiful garden and the bar/restaurant at the river is great. Breakfast buffet very good. Staff very friendly and helpful

Miinukset: The rooms are tiny. Not much space for two people. Air conditioning wasn't working very well....

Plussat: Simple and beautiful

Plussat: Top restaurant!

Miinukset: The swimming pool is dirty - no English speaker in the hotel - WiFi is not efficient (we had to wait for one hour to be able to check out)

Plussat: this pousada is very charming. Staff is very efficient and the room is very clean. the breakfast had many things and they are delicious. Everything was fine.

Miinukset: there were some frogs because of the river and I didn´t know about it. despite of this, nothing to complain.

Plussat: River view is amazing. Rooms are basic and clean w hammock. Good layout. Close to centre.

Miinukset: Lot of construction still happening. Pool looked a bit dirty / cloudy.

Plussat: We found everything as we expected, or even better! Besides the breakfast, the hotel served lunch and dinner as optionals, which was very convenient. The staff was very helpful and polite.

Miinukset: The wi-fi almost never worked.

Plussat: Breakfast was okay, the pousada was simple and everything you really actually need in Barrerinhas, especially when you are not likely to spend much time in the room anyways. The aircon in the room was great and the hammocks for each room are a nice touch.

Miinukset: The bathroom was not very clean, just a lot of humidity and moisture leading to mould. The bed sheet did not fit the bed so my husband and I had to keep on adjusting the sheet so we didn't have to touch the old gross mattress. The double bed was two single beds put together so we couldn't snuggle at night as it was too uncomfortable.

Plussat: Very clean room, best location, helpfull personal

Plussat: The main atributes were the location and the cleanliness of the rooms. The receptionist, Conceição, was very helpfull. She answered all our questions and helped us plan our activities during the trip.

Miinukset: The area used for breakfast needs more space.

Plussat: The two receptionists are AWESOME! They saved my trip! Amazing client service. I will always stay here for sure!! They do a lot more than the job description! They are there to make clients happy. And the hotel is right in the middle of the city where everything happen! It’s the perfect place with the perfect employees!

Plussat: Welcoming owner and staff, big smile, warm heart, clean room.

Miinukset: One of the slides was not active, distance to restaurants. Would welcome serving other meals on top of great breakfasts.

Plussat: Very comfortable environment. We had a room on the second floor with nice balcony. Quiet and clean. The breakfast included is a feast, the parrots can help if you can’t finish. Nice swimming pool and garden to chill. If you enjoy conversations the host is a very passionate guy with patience even we had to use google translate every time.

Miinukset: The location is ten minutes drive out of town. The closest food booths for dinner is out of walking distance in the dark at night. We were told by taxi is R$20 one way to town IF you can find one. Speaking Portuguese is quite necessary to get yourself around.

Plussat: Great Pausada for visiting the Lencois. It's a bit out of the bustling centre of Barreirinhas and that's actually a great plus! Virtually you don't need to rely on taxis as the tours agencies organise pick up and drop off whenever you're staying in Barreirinhas (we had our tours with Ilha Turismo - very professional and recommended). Also, the Pausada runs a free transfer to the centre at night (leaving at 7.30pm and coming back at around 10pm) so you can enjoy a good dinner on the river. The centre is anyway well packed with moto and taxis so in case you can easily move independently. Breakfast is superb, one of the best we had in all our Brasilian tour so far and it's served at the top floor of the building with a stunning view! You will find three beautiful and cheeky parrots there to wait for your papayas :)

Plussat: Spacious room, balcony, friendly staff, good breakfast and good shower and airconditioning. Easy walk to restaurants area but deserted road to the entrance.

Plussat: Authentic and lovely place, helpful and charming people, good breakfast, amazing cleaning staff !

Miinukset: The staff does not speak English

Plussat: We were in Villa Jurara, the rooms are no "villas" but very new and nice with very good beds, nice bathroom and balcony, also a very good (silent and smooth) air conditioner.

Miinukset: From the villas you have to walk a bit for breakfast along the very hot and deep sandy street. The beach is a bit far away.

Miinukset: Too expensive for a hotel room in which you hear your neighbor shaving in the morning and where you fin frogs in your air conditioner.

Plussat: staff was great, very helpful. The room was comfortable and clean. Wifi worked just fine. Breakfast was simple, but very tasty.

Miinukset: It is located beside a school. It gets noisy early in the morning.

Plussat: Our favorite in Brasil! This was the best Pousada we stayed in. The personnel was super friendly and helpful. We took a trip leaving at 3am in the morning, they prepared sandwiches, cake and fresh juice for us. The outside area is great for relaxing. The rooms are clean and very nice.

Plussat: Simple and clean

Miinukset: Staff doesn’t speak English, but available and helpful

Miinukset: Room was not clean and very noisy, staff was not helpful.

Plussat: The staff was very nice and helpful.

Plussat: We really enjoyed the nice hotel staff, delicious breakfast, and swinging in the hammock on the balcony. Its great located, just a few footsteps away from the city center. Rooms are basic, but clean.

Plussat: Excelent location and value for money

Miinukset: -

Plussat: Very clean place. Very good welcoming. Excellent breakfasts

Plussat: The host very thoughtful in your needs. She helps me carry my bags and get a ride to the center, as well she can help with tours and getting around the city. The breakfast was good: juice, fruit, bread, butter, cheese and ham next to a coffee. Recommended

Miinukset: Distance is bit far- 20 min walking to the center.

Plussat: We arrived late and they accommodated us.

Miinukset: Didn't feel clean. Fan didn't work. Mosquitos in the room. Not much help with getting to our next destination.

Plussat: it’s relatively far from the center, in a residential (not happening, no restaurants/markets) area. this can be positive or not. bathroom was constantly wet. i didn’t like the owner’s attitude towards tours. later, seeing how he handled them with fellow guests at the house, i was happy i got mine from elsewhere (besides, it was cheaper).

Miinukset: there’s a small private beach on the back of the house. you’re staying at local people’s house and it has a very cosy feeling (can use the kitchen). breakfast is great (bread, spread, cream cheese, papaya, fresh fruit juice, cake, milk, ovaltine or powdered chocolate, coffee...). rooms are bright and airy, ceiling fan is enough unless you’re in the lower bunk bed.

Plussat: This is a typical home stay hostel. The room is clean and confortable. Alexandra and his wife Ana are both kind host. Alex arranged everything for my Lençois trip, but the communication with Lençois hostel had something wrong. And there are no people understand English, even don't understand Spanish, even they don't know how to type correct words in Portugués... so I cannot use google translator...finally I had a beautiful trip in Lençois. And Ana cooked dinner for me when I came back. Anyway this was a funny trip with a cute local family.

Miinukset: Communication

Plussat: The host went out of his way to accommodate us and help us with our trip and our needs. Breakfast was generous and good.