The Resort
"The guest plants a tree, which is identified by a nameplate. The resort supervises the development of the plant, and the guest can follow its development on the internet, or coming back personally in the future. A Forest Engineer and a Biologist are acting as consultants in this project."
Hotel News Magazine - may/june 2007
"The Resort 'Refugio dos Falcoes', enclosing 75 acres of native Atlantic forest at 3,940 feet above sea level, has squirrels visiting at your bedroom's window..."
Veja Rio Magazine - june 2004
"For those who consider introspection to be a difficult dark journey, the resort is the last place one would look for. But for those who are open minded and search quality of life the resort was the right place to stay."
Desfile Magazine - august 2001
Located in the heart of the Atlantic Forest at an altitude of 1,200 meters (approximately 4,000 feet) above sea level, the Resort Refugio dos Falcoes presents the perfect opportunity for a harmonic interaction with nature and the eco-system.
Immerse in this natural spring-water pool for an invigorating experience resulting in total vitality of body and spirit. Balance your well-being through this intense contact with mother-nature.
Steam room; Jacuzzi; immersion baths; water-falls; natural springs; and numerous eco-trails.
From the resort’s garden you may enjoy a view of the mountains greeting the blue sky.
The eco-trails have been cautiously developed for close interaction with the natural habitat of the Atlantic forest. Various trails present different distances and intensity levels, needless to say, all of them offer a remarkable experience.
The spectacular sunset observed from the Resort's verandas frame one of the day's most pleasant experiences.
The rustic décor and architecture of the guest-lounge adds to the comfortable country life style. This room is heated by an inviting fireplace made of stone.
Outdoor swimming pool, heated by solar power
Conference center:
The octagonal-shaped conference center offers meeting capacity of up to 40 people. This conference center’s rustic architecture hosts a fireplace and vast panoramic windows for unobstructed view of the stunning Atlantic forest that surrounds its ground.
This room provides a perfect place for practicing yoga, meditation, workshops and group meetings.
The room offers multimedia projector, surround sound home-theater and a 72”-inch-screen that also functions as a movie theater for the resort’s guests.
Life in the mountains
You will experience a close interaction with the Atlantic forest’s native inhabitants such as the birds “Tiribas” that come greet the guests at the resort’s gardens (see picture), squirrels and native flowers that instill a profound feeling of well-being.
Guest-rooms
Every guest-room enjoys a view to the Atlantic forest and/or the resort's gardens. Automobiles have no access near the guest-rooms. The only noise that you will hear are the sounds emanated from the Atlantic forest - diverse birds singing, water-falls, monkeys, parrots, owls, etc…
Each of the ten guest-rooms are equipped with one full bathroom containing high-water-pressure showers with hot/cold water; king size beds (or two double beds); 100% cotton sheets and goose-feather pillows; 21" flat screen TV with cable and HBO. Some guest-rooms have fire places.
Other amenities:
- Manicure and hair stylist service may be scheduled by the guests;
- Special cuisine menus available for diabetics;
- Guided city tours for Nova Friburgo and neighboring cities such as Lumiar and São Pedro da Serra.
Schedule your corporate meetings at the Resort
The perfect opportunity for companies to obtain better results during their corporate meetings. The resort possesses excellent infrastructure to host both formal and informal corporate meetings and workshops, including lodging, meals, and most of all, a perfect place for harmony and well-being.
The resort offers the opportunity to complement a labor-intensive day with the following workshops: Stress-management; group harmonization; introduction to meditation; group eco-trails, etc.
The conference center holds capacity of up to 40 people and may be arranged in numerous seating configurations.
The center is also equipped with state-of-the-art multi-media projector, home-theater, wi-fi internet access, writing board, etc.
Reserve your next corporate meeting with the resort.
Intensive Courses
Presently, the resort is used for intensive courses in foreign languages for executives of both domestic and international corporations such as Petrobras, Brazilian Central Bank, and the Texas based company “El Paso”. The resort also hosts foreign diplomats who are learning Portuguese in intensive courses provided by the Scholar Language Center.
The resort is located approximately 1hr and 40 minutes by car from Rio de Janeiro's International Airport. Strategically located away from major metropolitan distractions, the resort becomes an effective setting for intensive courses. When compared with ordinary classroom instruction-courses, the Resort's setting has proven favorable for increased levels of concentration, absolute interaction with lecturers and improved classroom results.
The course and/or meeting participants enjoy the benefits of DirecTV, fax, video and internet 24 hours.
The resort’s lodging offers a variety of healthy meals resulting in the participants’ well-being and improving levels of concentration. We also offer optional recreational activities for group relations and interaction.