Rooms and Meals at the Pousadas

John of God

Casa de Dom Inacio, Abadiania, Brazil

Rooms & Rates

Houses for Rent

Rooms and Meals at the Pousadas

Bare and basic. Bed with sheets, pillow and blanket, maybe a place to hang clothes. Bare light bulbs in the ceiling. You will usually be living out of suitcase on the floor. Bathrooms have a small sink attached to wall, without a vanity, toilet (do not flush toilet paper, it will plug up), basket for toilet paper, basic showerhead beside toilet or sink. If you have anything extra like a chair, table, or fan be grateful. Consider this a pilgrimage for your spirit and a lesson in being humble and tolerant.

Be sure to check your mattress before you take the room, not all mattresses are created equal!

Most people on their first trip, stay at one of the pousadas that has an English speaking proprietor. These pousadas are: Amazonas, Dom Ingrid, Catarinense, Luz Divina, Dos Anjos, Martin's, Linda Horizonte, Neusa, Paraiso, Prates, Irmao Sol, Girassois and Santa Maria.

If you stay at one of the other pousadas, write on piece of paper in Portuguese what you need. You won’t understand what they say, so give them the paper to write on. If they say "R60 com cafe", that is for one night and breakfast. They will then say "R10 para jantar", meaning that is the price per meal for lunch (amorco) and/or dinner (jantar). Most will give a price including room and three meals, such as R60 per person. "Tem voce um quarto por 2 pessao por 12 dias. Quanto Real por noite? Do you have a room for 2 people for 12 nights? How much per night?

When you arrive you will be exhausted from the trip. If you don’t arrive until Tuesday afternoon, some places are already filled. Take what you can get. Don’t be flustered by language. You can move any time when you are rested and more familiar with surroundings.

Reservations are not necessary unless you want to stay at a particular pousada. Some are fully booked on certain occasions, and reservations are not always honored. You may have a reservation but show up and the place is full, or be asked to move in the middle of your stay. Fax and emails are listed if you want to make a reservation.

For those who feel more comfortable knowing they have a place to stay when they arrive, reservations can be made by email. We have been told by a number of people that some of the pousadas may not respond. If you do not receive a prompt response, try emailing another pousada.

Just go with the knowing that you are supposed to be in Abadiania and you will end up where you are supposed to be. The spirits may intend that you are to meet someone, and you won’t know who it is until after you end up wherever it is you are supposed to be!

Pousadas Rates

The rates are R25-R100 (approximately $15-60) a day per person for a room which may include 3 buffet meals. The meals are served at 7am, noon, and 6-7pm. If you drink the blessed healing water from the Casa and don’t buy drinks with meals, you can save money. Regular bottled water is readily available. The bottled water at the Pousadas may be blessed by the owner but is not the same as the healing water from the Casa bookstore.

You can eat lunch or dinner at many Pousadas for R5-R15. We have found, speaking with many people, that most tire of eating the food at the same pousada. Therefore, we suggest that you get your room with breakfast only (cafe), and buy all your meals separately, which will give you the opportunity to eat at other pousadas, and at the new restaurants that are springing up in Abadiania. NOTE: Amazonas, Dom Ingrid, Dos Anjos, and Irma Sol, and others do not offer this option.

Meals on weekends are sparse at many of the Pousadas, as the guests leave Friday and Saturday, and new guests arrive on Monday & Tuesday. This is a good time to check the restaraunts.

If you get your room with all meals, keep track of the meals you skip at your pousada and some of the pousada owners will allow you to deduct it from your total bill. ( be sure to clarify this ahead of time). Tell your pousada owner you will not be eating today's lunch or dinner so they can keep track also.

For those staying extended lengths of time (30 days or more), it may be possible to negotiate a lower rate. Some of the pousadas offer a R10 discount if you share your room.

Prices of pousadas reflect popularity and what the owner dares to ask!!! Prices do not reflect mattress comfort, noise level, or food. Rooms are priced per person. You will not split the cost if you share a room. Each person pays for their bed and meals individually at most pousadas.

Please help us to help people that are planning a trip to the Casa. After you have returned home, please email us the daily rate of the pousada where you stayed, and any other information that would be helpful to others.

Noise at the Pousadas

All pousada rooms are hospital recovery rooms. It has been our experience and has been brought to our attention by a number of other people, that some guests do not honor this, and engage in long unnecessary conversations outside or next to other guest's rooms who are recovering from surgery. Please take your conversations to the eating areas or to a cafe. Please be quiet in your pousada room and around all other pousada rooms.

Map of pousada locations

The pousadas are listed alphabetically

The word pousada has been dropped from the listings. When calling any of the pousadas listed below from the USA, dial 011-55, then the listed number. From the UK and Europe dial 00-55 then the listed number.

To send a letter, add to address given: CEP 72940-000, Abadiânia, Goias Brasil. From the USA or the UK and Europe, a letter takes at least a week.

AMAZONAS Updated Sept 14, 2010
R72, R82 per day per person (including breakfast, lunch and dinner), depending on the location of the room. Elizabeth (Beth) is the owner and 2 staff also speak English. They have 2 phone booths to call home, accepting MCI, AT & T and Brazilian calling cards. There is a large backyard with a view to the field and a pool. Equipment center, follow-up physical therapy and water aerobics. An international cable television in the lounge area of the pool. Wireless internet is free for guests. They have a library, books in several languages, to lend to hotel guests.
hotelamazonas@terra.com.br
Postal address: Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama 721
Phone (62) 3343-1187 Fax (62) 3343-2317

AMERICA'S Updated Jan 31, 2011
R70 per person with 3 meals. Three-story building. Roomy, enclosed garden patio. Upstairs veranda has wonderful view of valley. 10 minute walk to Casa.
pousadaamerica@hotmail.com
Postal address: Rua 3 QD 12 Lt 27 Casa 210
Phone: (62) 3343-2314 (62) 8587-0413

CAMINHO ENCANTADO Updated May 15, 2010
R30 to R120 per room. The price is per room without food. This is a great bargain for two or more people. Meals, breakfast R10, lunch and dinner are R12. Swimming pool. It is located east of the main road to the Casa and behind Catarinense. There is a coin washing machine on the premises. The owners names are Silvete & Walter.
caminho.encantado@hotmail.com
Phone (62) 3343 1955

CATARINENSE Updated May 15, 2010
R80 with 3 meals. A room with coffee is R60. An R10 discount is offered for 2 people staying in one room. This is a family-run Pousada. Carlos and Rosane speak English. Other family members speak German and a little Italian. All family members are volunteers at the Casa. Rooms are in U-shaped setting with space to sit outside and visit. You can can hang your clothes outside of the room to dry. They have a garden and fountain behind the units and a round rock meditation/alter which is very cool to sit inside in warm weather. pousadacatarinense@terra.com.br
Postal address : Rua 05, L. 07 Bairro L. Horizonte
Phone/Fax (62)3343-1443

Carlos has a 2 vans, mini bus and taxi service. One van holds 15 people plus luggage. The other van holds 12 people. The Mini Bus holds 28 people plus luggage. The taxi holds 4 people plus luggage. The costs are: Van 1 R350, Van 2 R 300, Mini Bus R600 or Taxi R150 single trip to Brasilia. Cell (62)9628-1183 Gentil has 4 houses for rent, 1 month minimum @ R800/mo.

DO SOL
R30 breakfast only. R8 for dinner. No lunch served. Olga speaks German. They have a small garden patio setting and a meditation room. Olga accepts US dollars and Euros. Email contact Iraci Genz who speaks English. genz.nho@pop.com.br
Postal address : Rua Araguaia Qd. F-Lote 7/8,
Phone (62)3343-1379

DOM INGRID Updated May 15, 2010
R75 R85 R100 for single room with 3 meals per person. R140 R150 R160 for double room with 3 meals a day . They only serve meals to their guests or friends of guests. Ricardo (one of the English speaking Casa interpreters) works there. They book groups, but individuals are also welcome when space is available. Dinner is served at 7pm. Good food with lots of variety, and they also have 12 flavours of ice cream. Ricardo also helps here at hotel with translations for a single person or a group.
ricmello@terra.com.br or valdete.ferreira@terra.com.br
Postal address : Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama 706
Phone/Fax (62)3343-1206
Ricardo's Cell (62)5562-9628-7408 Ricardo is there at meal times every day except Sunday to answer questions and take phone calls. Ricardo and his brother also have a taxi service.

Map of pousada locations.

EUROPA Updated March, 2010
R70 for a single room with 3 meals. Marcela Araujo is the owner. She speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Marcela is also a volunteer at the Casa and can help you with any questions concerning your treatment.
pousadaeuropa03@hotmail.com
Postal address:Rua 5 Qd. 4 Lt. 23n 65
Phone (62)8516-3947 (62)3342-1795

FURLAN Updated May 15, 2010
R45 for single room or R40 per person for double room, includes only breakfast. New with 17 rooms, 9 doubles & 8 singles = 26 persons capacity. Ignez is the owner. Quiet, spacious, calm, tidy. Away from noise of other pousadas. Located opposite Pousada Catarinense.
ignezfurlan@yahoo.com.br
Postal address : Rua Frontal B,
Phone/Fax (62)3343-1338
www.pousadafurlan.com

GIRASSOIS Updated May 15, 2010
R70. Includes 3 meals or R40 for bed and breakfast. Claudio speaks English and is a volunteer at the Casa. His wife's name is Miriam. They have 6 rooms. They are building a new place in front of their address with 17 rooms and a big garden , could be ready in July 2010, please ask. If you are not a guest, you need to make reservations to eat here. People rave about their food. This Pousada has no identification sign because Claudio and Miriam prefer to keep it like a home, it is next to Irmao Sol.
miriampruja@hotmail.com
cjapruja@bol.com.br
CA180354@yahoo.com.br
Postal address: Av. Getúlio Vargas, Qd. 10 Lt. 04 Bairro Lindo Horizonte,
Phones (62)3343-1961, (62)3343-2089, Cell (62)9622-2934

Claudio and Miriam have a beautiful farm or 'fazenda' called 'Fim De Semana'. There are trips there for the day at the weekends. You can relax in the countryside with the blessing of the Entities. There are opportunities to swim, walk, fish or just to sit quietly and meditate. Lunch and transport are provided. For reservations contact Claudio or Miriam

HOTEL BRASIL Updated Dec 3, 2010
R40 per day for a room with breakfast. Breakfast is served at Amazonas. Lunch and dinner are available at Amazonas for R10.
Postal address : Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama 681
Phone (62)3343-1348
hotelamazonas@terra.com.br
Phone (62)3343-1187 Fax (62)3343-2317

NOTE: Elizabeth owns Amazonas and Hotel Brasil, . Make your reservations through Amazonas. There is usually an English speaker at the desk.

HOTEL MONTREAL
R34/R7 They have 20 Rooms
Located on main highway frontage street.
Phone (62)3343-2262,
Cell (62)911-1967

HOTEL PARAISO Updated Sept 10, 2010
R60 with 3 meals, R35 breakfast only. R55 for groups or long term stay. Ivan and Ida are the owners. English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese are spoken. They are both Casa guides and can assist their guests through the healing process.
Ivan and Ida have added an Italian Restaurant within the hotel and they serve pizza, pasta and seafood. They also have houses to rent for long term stay at R450 & R750 per month. They also have a bike shop and they hire out the bikes for the comfort and convenience of visitors to The Casa. The pousada and the houses all have Wi-Fi.
hotelparaisosanjose@hotmail.com
Postal address: Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama 59, Lindo Horizonte,
Phone(62)3343-1231
Wi-Fi

HOTEL REI DAVI             Updated May 15, 2010
R85 Single room per person, including 3 meals. Double room R75 per night/ per person, including 3 meals. R$ 55 per night/per person, breakfast only. Meals are R15 each. Payment: Cash in Reais. 4 minutes walk to the Casa Dom Inacio de Loyola. Quiet area, comfortable rooms with view to preserved land with trees and nesting owls, and a private garden where you can dine and relax. Wireless internet access. Taxi fare from Brasilia airport to Abadiania is: R150 from 7am to 10pm R180 from 10pm to 7am. Marcio is also a taxi driver and speaks good English.
hotelreidavi@gmail.com
Postal Address: Av. Belem, Qd 14, Lotes 14 a 16, Bairro Lindo Horizonte
Phone (62) 3343 1145
Cell (62) 84147408   Cell(62)7813-0211
Wi-Fi

HOTEL SAN RAPHAEL Updated March 30, 2011
R85 including 3 meals, R65 breakfast only. Double rooms: R170 including 3 daily meals, R150 breakfast only. Special rates can be negotiated for long stay guests and for groups with special conditions applying to group leaders. Located a less than one block from the Casa and it is the newest hotel/pousada in town. It offers 32 spacious rooms, outstanding and healthy food prepared with the freshest ingredients. Outstanding service and extremely high standards of cleanliness.

Services offered: Daily chambermaid service, 24-hour reception desk, room service upon request, organizing 24-hour airport pick-ups, special food requests, multilingual staff with international hotel experience, free telephone calls to the U.S.A., the cheapest rates in town for telephone calls to the rest of the world, unlimited free internet (Wireless and broadband), free printing (including photos), laundry service, free assistance to the Casa and translation services for our guests, guest services (bookings of flights, confirmations, city tours of Brasilia and the local area etc)... just to name a few .
cpapas@gmail.com
Postal address: Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama
Phone (62) 3343-2383
Wi-Fi

IRMAO SOL, IRMA LUA Updated May 15, 2010
(referred to as Martin's Pousada) also NAMASTE
R90 Three buildings each a different color. Enclosed garden setting with fountain. It is a 15-20 min. walk to the Casa, but they do supply transportation. They have 65 rooms plus 4 more in 2 local houses. Meals are R15 for people from other pousadas. Swimming pool.
Luciano speaks English and has a taxi service, he has 2 vans for rent and to pick up people from the airport.
Reservations suggested.
sol.luna@terra.com.br
Postal address: Av. Antonia Pereira da Silva, Q. 08 L. 01 Bairro Lindo Horizonte
Phone (62)3343-1544 Cell (62)8419 1775
Luciano's Cell (62)9974 2668
Slide Show of The Pousada Irmao Sol Irma Lua

IZAIRA Updated Feb 14, 2011
R40 includes 3 meals. No reservations needed. For the budget traveler. A German guide, Michail, brings his groups here. Can use their washing machine for R3 per load.
hospedagemdaizaira@hotmail.com
Phone (62)3343-2373

JARDIM DOS ANJOS Updated Dec 26, 2010
R90 (breakfast, lunch, dinner). Mauricio & Mardenia speak English, Spanish & French. 23 rooms. Rated as the best food in town, they have an extensive vegetarian menu as well as quality beef and fish. They serve fruit and desert daily. This pousada has become popular for those wishing to escape the mundane fare of the majority of the pousadas. Enclosed garden setting with hammocks. Free wireless internet connection.
jardimdosanjos@yahoo.com.br
Postal address: Av. Belem Q. 16 L. 01 Bairro Lindo Horizonte
Phone (62)3343-1793 Fax (62)3343-1081
http://jardimdosanjos.com
Wi-Fi

LINDO HORIZONTE
R55/R10. Divina is the owner, and will cook special meals for you.
lindohorizonte@hotmail.com
Phone (62)3343-2354

Map of pousada locations.

LUZ DIVINA Updated March 20, 2011
R65-95 per day with 3 meals included, free Wi-Fi and Internet, free use of computer, and free international phone calls to 40 countries’ land phones and in USA and Canada, cell phones also. Catherine, the American owner spends most of her time these days in Abadiania. New in Jan, 2003. Fenced, open garden setting with labyrinth, hammocks under beautiful shade trees, lounge chairs for sunning, and natural rock water fountain, view of sunsets and valley. 15 rooms with screened windows, lighted ceiling fans with separate controls, dresser, lamp and nightstand, firm mattresses, cotton sheets and towels, shower curtain, meditation room.
tucker@onehearttours.com
Postal address: Rua de 1 Maio QA Lote 19, Vila Bastos
Catherine or Partner (in Arizona) will take reservations at:
Brazil Phone(62)3343-1830
http://pousadaluzdivina.com
W-Fi

MARTINS Updated January 30, 2011
R35 breakfast only. Dalma & Marcio speak some English.
pousdamartins@yahoo.com.br
Postal address Rua 4 Q 16 L 2,
Phone (62) 3343-1352
Good rates on long-term stay. Bicycle rental.
They have additional rooms and houses on Rua 5 that have a lovely garden courtyard with gazebo.
Wi-Fi

MARIA FRANCISCA NEW January 2011
R50 no meals. This pousada sparkles with newness. The bathrooms have separate shower stalls. Older pousadas have the shower in one corner and the toilet in the other with no division, resulting in the whole bathroom floor becoming wet when showering. The pousada being new, means the comfort of new beds. There is an Internet Shop in the front with free use by guests.
mariafranciscapousada@gmail.com
Postal address: Rua Sao 8 quartes
Phone(62) 3343-2207
http://mariafranciscapousada.webs.com
Wi-Fi

NOSSO LAR Updated Jan 28, 2011
R50 breakfast only. Two persons per room R40 each person. They do not serve lunch or dinner. Good for those that like to explore other places to eat, or who do not always eat 3 meals a day.
pousadanossolar@aol.com.br
Phone (62)3343-1372 Fax (62)3343-1373

PRATES Updated Feb 10, 2011
R65 with 3 meals or R45 breakfast only. Franz is the new owner, he speaks German, English, and Portuguese. They have 9 rooms and an enclosed garden setting. Free use of computer with Internet for quests. Portuguese lessons are available.
noprates@hotmail.com
Postal address: Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama
Phone (62)3343-1086 Cell (62) 8486 1971
http://heilungsreise.com

SAO FRANCISCO DE ASSIS, Updated Jan 28, 2011
R30 rooms near front, R40 rooms in back. Both include breakfast. Located close to the Casa.
pousadasaofranciscodeassis@hotmail.com
Postal address: Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama 823-hB
Phone (62)3343-1089 or (62)8409-1521

SANTA HELENA Updated August 10, 2011
R70. with 3 meals, R50 breakfast only. Located next to the Casa. Sandra is the owner and speaks Portuguese, Spanish, and a few words of English. Quiet pousada, spacious rooms. Good food with lots of variety. Energy from Casa is felt here by some. Monthly discounts available.
pousada_santahelena@hotmail.com
Postal address: Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama
Phone/Fax (62)3343-1295
Free use of computer to access email,
Wi-Fi.

SANTA MARIA New Pousada and Restaurant Updated Feb 12, 2011
R72 with 3 meals. Arturo is the owner and has been one of the principles at the Casa for 15 years. He is one of the most knowledgeable people concerning the spirits and healing at the Casa.
Very attractive restaurant, with tables that seat 4 for a more private dining experience, and is open to everyone as well as pousada guests. Quiet, enclosed courtyard away from the street.
arthurrisant@ibest.com.br
Postal address: Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama
Phone(62) 3343-1073
Wi-Fi

SANTA RITA Updated May 15, 2010
R80 with 3 meals and R50 with breakfast only. Managers Maria & Veronica speak Spanish & English.
pousadastarita@brturbo.com.br
Postal address : Av. Francisca Teixeira Dama
Phone(62) 3343-1243

SAO MIGUEL Updated March 26, 2009
R100. Group discounts available for groups of 8 to 10 people, the daily rate is R$ 85.00 also with the three meals). Payment can be made with Visa or Master Card Card , hostel laundry service and taxi service. Reservations are made in advance.

18 rooms with a beautiful inner courtyard. There are additional rooms available for long term stays of a month or more. Free WI-FI Internet and phones available for outgoing calls. A nice garden and just steps from The Casa. A traveler tells us that this is the quietist pousada they have found. Menu is Americanized with a large vegetarian menu as well as quality beef, lamb and salmon.
saomiguelpousada@yahoo.com
Postal address : Avenida Francisco Teixeira Damas, 727 Villa Bostos ,
Phone/Fax (62)3343-2021 Tel/Fax (62)3343-2021
Wi-Fi

HOUSE RENTALS IN ABADIANIA

Ida at Hotel Paraiso has houses for rent.
hotelparaisosanjose@hotmail.com

Pousada Catarinense has several houses for rent.
pousadacatarinense@terra.com.br

Marco D'Costa, (speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese) and has many apartments and houses for rent. Price range is R600 to R1450 or more per month. One month minimum. Reserve 1 month in advance. His cell phone number for rentals only is (62)9621-0761 or (62)3343-1943. He also has a taxi service with an English speaking driver.
rbm865@yahoo.com or w3internetabadiania@hotmail.com

House rentals are also posted on the Community Message Board at Frutti's and at the Internet Shop. There seems to be a growing number of houses for rent.

If calling from the USA dial 011-55 plus the listed number. If calling from the UK and Europe dial 00-55 plus the listed number.