Vila Santa Teresa is one of Brazil’s most exclusive properties, a seven-bedroom villa set on the private estate of the renowned Monteiro de Carvalho family. No expense has been spared on the refurbishment of the villa (one of four properties on the estate), and the style is tasteful and sedate, whilst still maintaining the tropical…
Just three and a half hours’ drive from Rio de Janeiro, this corner of Minas Gerais, in the foothills of the Mantiqueira mountains, is one of the most ecologically diverse of South East Brazil, encompassing Atlantic rainforest, Cerrado and high-altitude Brazilian savannah. The local town of Ibitipoca is one of the oldest in Minas Gerais,…
“Maravilha” means “wonderful” in Portuguese and as soon as you step through the stylish lobby on to the hotel’s deck looking out over the turquoise blue waters of the Baia do Sueste, you will agree that it is aptly named. With a stunning reforested wood design which seamlessly blends into its surroundings, you’ll be in…
One of South America’s most iconic hotels, this Belmond property is the only hotel located next to the entrance to Machu Picchu. While guests at any other hotel will need to queue for a bus that takes thirty minutes to ascend the hill, you will be able to enjoy a leisurely breakfast and stroll out…
Many hotels in Cusco can rightly claim to encapsulate a part of Cusco’s illustrious history, and indeed it is hard to find a building in the historical centre that has not played some role in the centuries of Inca rule, Spanish invasion or subsequent years of revolution that mark Peru’s history and in which Cusco…
La Casona is an eleven-room boutique hotel located in an historical 16th century manor house, set just back from the main centre of Cusco in the charming Plazoleta de las Nazarenas. A living part of Peru’s history, the building was once the home of Pizarro’s rival and fellow conquistador, the infamous Diego de Almagro, and…
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