Santana's Ranch

This was a perfect stopover for two nights with the family. The staff were super friendly and willing to help in any way possible. The ranch is located a few km's outside of town in spacious grounds. There are two pools. A large normal pool and decent size heated pool. We had to go searching for the kids as they were constantly playing in the large grounds, swimming or stroking the horses. Wifi was very good, even in the room and the breakfasts were great. The horse rides are usually on a Saturday, but because we had to leave early Saturday, they allowed the kids to ride on the Friday. The resident cowboy was most helpful and patient with the kids and matched them nicely to horses according to their experience. The late check-in and check-out times seem strange, but work well as it allows you to arrive late from the previous destination, but still make use of a full day thereafter. The hosts speak no English, but we managed just fine with Google translate. Please note that horse rides cost extra, some other comments on Booking.com indicate them as being free. The cost was R$100/per hour. There lots of restaurants in nearby Sao Pedro and we found the staff very friendly.

There is only a cold tap in the basin in the room. Rooms are rather small. But besides that, the rooms are great.