Four-star Armação, Búzios
Casas Brancas Boutique Hotel & Spa
White houses stepped down the Morro do Humaitá above Orla Bardot, with a pool terrace facing Armação bay and Rua das Pedras five minutes away on foot.
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- MICHELIN
- In the hotel selection
- Rooms
- 32
- Opened
- Early 1970s
- From the airport
- About 34 km from Cabo Frio
The hotel
The white houses of Humaitá.
Casas Brancas means white houses, and the hotel opened in the early 1970s, when getting to Búzios was still a small adventure. Its lines are Mediterranean: white walls, white floors, whitewashed beams, bougainvillea. The rooms are arranged around courtyards and terraces, and most of them look over the bay. The MICHELIN Guide, which counts it in its hotel selection, calls it more guesthouse than hotel.
It sits on the Morro do Humaitá, above the beach inns and just over the Orla Bardot promenade, a few steps from the statue of Brigitte Bardot. Rua das Pedras, with its restaurants and shops, is about five minutes away on foot. The beaches of Azeda, Azedinha and João Fernandes are close by. The pool and the breakfast terrace both look over Armação bay.
- The pool terrace A pool on a sea-facing terrace framed by whitewashed beams, kept for hotel guests.
- Spa Massages and treatments, with yoga and tai chi on weekdays.
- In town Orla Bardot below the hotel and Rua das Pedras a short walk away.
Rooms & suites
Garden or sea.
Thirty-two rooms, each one decorated differently in white and natural wood. Most face Armação bay.
- Rooms Classic and Superior Sea View About 25 square metres with a view over the bay; the Superior rooms add a small balcony.
- Larger rooms Deluxe and Junior Suite Sea View 30 and 40 square metres, each with a private balcony and a sitting area over the water.
- Top of the house Master Suite Sea View A large private terrace, and a freestanding bathtub in the bedroom.
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children From five years old only, because of the balconies and stairways.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Dining Breakfast is included and served at 74, the hotel's restaurant facing the sea.
Getting there
Flying to Búzios.
Cabo Frio International is about 34 kilometres away, some forty minutes by car by our estimate, and takes business jets from abroad, with customs on site. Light aircraft can use Umberto Modiano, the airfield in Búzios itself, by day. From Rio de Janeiro the road takes about two and a half hours.
- Belo Horizonte 50 min
- São Paulo 55 min
- Punta del Este 2 h 45
- Buenos Aires 3 h 00
- Miami 9 h 15 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Is Casas Brancas in the MICHELIN Guide?
- Yes, it is part of the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection. It does not hold a MICHELIN Key.
- Can children stay at Casas Brancas?
- From the age of five. Younger children are not accepted because of the balconies and stairways.
- How far is Casas Brancas from Rio de Janeiro?
- About two and a half hours by road. Cabo Frio airport, about 34 kilometres away, is closer for flights.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Búzios?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Búzios, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Staying at Casas Brancas Boutique Hotel & Spa?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Búzios, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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