The big selling points at this decades-old pousada are its secluded location – set well back from the road amid spacious green lawns – and its freshwater natural swimming hole, complete with lounge chairs for post-dip sprawling. Rooms are simple affairs, arranged motel-like around the perimeter of an old stone house; the best have verandas with hammocks.
Pousada das Pedras
Minas Gerais
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