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This welcoming hotel is one of the best places to dine in Natal, and one of the loveliest places to stay in North Brazil. The staff members are friendly, the restaurant is the best in the Ponta Negra neighbourhood and most of the rooms have sweeping views of the beach. Built in Hacienda style, fragrant flowers and exotic art objects decorate the indoors, while the poolside bar, which serves ice cold local beers and excellent fruity cocktails, is lit by candles at night, making for a very romantic atmosphere.

You'll breakfast on a sumptuous array of tropical fruits, along with eggs and pancakes, lounge happily in your hammock, and rest in a big bed with perfect linen in an elegantly decorated and extremely comfortable room.

Manary Praia makes an excellent base from which to explore the area and the many activities on offer - the beaches, beautiful lakes with lots of water sports to enjoy, the impressive sand dunes and the lush forest beyond. Ponta Negra itself has great bars with superb live music, all an easy walk from the hotel.

Very well located to all the restaurants and entertainment on the promenade.

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This small hotel is making an effort to buy green, to recycle, and to keep its operation as sustainable as possible. The hotel has adopted an Environmental Code of Conduct, adopted by all the members of the "Roterios de Charme" group, of which Manary Praia is one. The code has been recognized by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and sets out regulations and principles that hotels should follow in order to be more environmentally sustainable.

Manary also supports a local surf school that works with underprivileged children, and works with a program to protect the endangered manatee - a large sea mammal.

Rooms

All of Manary's 24 rooms are equipped with air conditioning, LCD flat screen TV with cable, a stocked mini-bar, hair dryer, electronic safe, direct dial telephone and broadband Internet access for your laptop. The wide balconies are all fitted with hammocks. The luxury rooms have the added advantage of a DVD player.

All rooms can accommodate up to three people and rates include breakfast.

The five Luxury Superior Rooms or Princess' Rooms have wooden ceilings, spectacular sea views and enormous king-sized canopy beds. Each comes with its own DVD player.

Luxury Rooms also face the sea and have either a king sized bed or a queen + single, and a DVD player.

There are 14 Standard Rooms, of which ten have a side view to the sea, which is a bit oblique but still lovely and four face the tropical garden with its delightful waterfall and carp pond. All rooms have both a queen-size bed and single bed.



 

Food

The Manary Restaurant, with a beautiful view of the sea, provides delicious dishes that draw on international and Brazilian cuisine. Considered one of Natal's finest, it's especially well known for its seafood dishes, and its "feijoada" - a traditional and very hearty Brazilian stew - is the best in town. The desserts are quite heavenly.

The restaurant makes every effort to use ingredients produced locally and sustainably.

During the day, you can enjoy cocktails or fresh juices, as well as snacks, at the casual poolside bar.

In the evening, the restaurant is lit by flaming torches and candles, creating a romantic atmosphere, and the portico is a neo-colonial work of art, inspired by the churches and mansions of Olinda and Ouro Preto and constructed by master wood and stone carvers.

Features & Facilities

• Two swimming pools (one especially for children)
• internet access and direct dial phones in all guest rooms
• televisions, safe, hairdryer and minibar in all guest rooms
• Events and conferences: Manary has a meeting and events room for up to 60 people, equipped with all the necessary devices. Up to 130 guests can be accommodated on the pool deck for cocktails and banquets.

Local Info & Activities

Considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the Northeast, Ponta Negra boasts welcome blue waters, stretches of golden sand, and the beautiful dunes of Morro do Careca - the highest sand dune in the Northeast - all surrounded by a dense pristine forest. The best restaurants, bars and nightspots in Natal are in the Ponta Negra neighborhood, and there are also plenty of shops to buy local handicrafts, clothing, music and other goods.

Known as the "city of the sun", Natal's annual average temperature of 26¼C ( 78¼F ) together with the constant breeze, ensure continual sunny days.

Its warm white-sand beaches are very swimmable, while the golden sand dunes that surround Natal are great for exploring in a dune buggy or just for catching a stunning view of the sunset.

The city is very cosmopolitan, having been home to the indigenous Brazilians, along with Portuguese, French, Dutch, and the descendents of African slaves. The people are warm and welcoming, and boast a rich and varied culinary culture, including seafood, country style beef, manioc flour, tapioca, brown sugar and coconut sweets, manioc flour, tapioca, and plenty of exotic fruits.

The traditional couples dance, called forro, the lively scene in the bars and restaurants of Alto de Ponta Negra will keep you entertained in the evenings.

Internationally renowned for its beautiful beaches and sand dunes, the Brazilian Northeast has its own identity, drawing on a mix of cultures and races and a rich history. The interior of the Northeast boasts an impressive amount of prehistoric rock art, while parts of the lush and untouched Caatinga forest are still being newly discovered.

Sustainability

The Manary Praia hotel is owned by Eduardo Bagnoli, a geologist and a leading environmentalist in Northern Brazil. The building was designed to blend in with the beachside environment rather than dominating it, and building materials and methods were selected carefully and with consideration to environmental conservation.

Manary Praia cooperates with the Manatee Project (Projeto Peixe-Boi Marinho), which aims to protect one of the most endangered marine mammal species, whose natural habitat is the Northeastern coast. The manatee is a gentle sea mammal that feeds on marine plants and can grow to 1200 pounds.

Due to hunting, accidental death in fishing nets, stranding of young animals and habitat loss, the manatee is considered the most endangered species of marine mammals in Brazil. Manary cooperates with the Manatee Project.

Manary Praia also supports the "Morro do Careca" Surfing School which aims to help underprivileged children from Vila de Ponta Negra develop self-esteem and a healthy lifestyle through sport.

The hotel has adopted an Environmental Code of Conduct, adopted by all the members of the "Roterios de Charme" group, of which Manary Praia is one. The code has been recognized by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme).

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• To ensure the participation and support of our major partners, and administrators in the implementation of environment-related practices and to involve in the program every company employee or service provider, including their families.
• To identify and to mitigate environmental risks impacts, including in planning new projects and buildings, so as to conserve local scenery, fauna and flora.
• To control and to reduce the use of products that are hazardous or unfriendly to the environment, such asbestos, CFCs, pesticides and toxic, corrosive, infectious, explosive and flammable materials.
• To respect religious and historical sites, the host community and their cultural values and traditions.
• The conservation of energy, by eliminating superfluous lighting and, whenever possible, using alternate sources of energy, low-power bulbs and automatic control equipment, such as timers sensors and thermostats.
• The avoidance of wastage of water and the reduction of its consumption, checking for leaks, collecting and using rainwater whenever possible, and using showers, valves and equipment which allow for better control of water flow and use.
• The adoption of the 3 Rs of environment awareness: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The analysis of the demand for recyclable materials and of the flow of the company's solid waste, with the identifications of the major components of the waste produced so as to enable adequate storage and recycling. Avoidance of the use of non-recyclable disposable product and plastic containers.
• The elimination of indiscriminate waste, burning of pastures and deforestation.
• The avoidance of leakage of any untreated sewage or chemical products hazardous to health into the sea, rivers, springs and reservoirs. The introduction of bacteria that consume organic matter in the traditional existing cesspits and adoption of ecological cesspit in futures projects located in areas not served by public sanitation.
• The reduction of noise and air pollution, by reducing noise emissions and, whenever possible, the installation of exhaust-fan filters and the substitution of refrigerating gases by others which do not affect the ozone layer.

Getting There

The Hotel Manary Praia is located on Ponta Negra Beach in Natal, Northeast Brazil.

Arriving by plane _There is no airport in Natal so you will arrive at International Airport Augusto Severo which is actually in another city called Parnamirim.

It is about 20km from the airport to Hotel Manary Praia. A taxi will cost about R$30 - R$40. Alternatively you can take the bus which stops just in front of the airport; ticket is R$2; make sure that the bus is going to Natal, not the opposite direction. Get off at Natal Shopping Center and walk across the street and take bus #66 to Ponta Negra.

getting from natal bus station to ponta negra

Take bus #66.

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Rates & Bookings

HIGH SEASON (December, January, February and July)

Standard Room - Side view to the sea

Single: US$232

Double: US$258

Triple: US$323

Luxury Room - Frontal view to the sea

Single: US$291

Double: US$323

Triple: US$404

Luxury Superior Room - Frontal view to the sea, wooden ceiling and a King size four poster bed.

Single: US$334

Double: US$371

Triple: US$464

OFF SEASON (March, April, August to November)

Standard Room - Side view to the sea

Single: US$208

Double: US$231

Triple: US$289

Luxury Room - Frontal view to the sea

Single: US$259

Double: US$289

Triple: US$361

Luxury Superior Room - Frontal view to the sea, wooden ceiling and a King size four poster bed.

Single: US$299

Double: US$332

Triple: US$415

PROMOTIONAL PERIOD - May & June

Standard Room - Side view to the sea

Single: US$185

Double: US$206

Triple: US$258

Luxury Room - Frontal view to the sea

Single: US$232

Double: US$258

Triple: US$323

Luxury Superior Room - Frontal view to the sea, wooden ceiling and a King size four poster bed.

Single: US$268

Double: US$298

Triple: US$373

• All rates include breakfast
• Tax is included in rates
• Rates are quoted in US dollars
• Rates are valid from 3rd Jan 2007 to Dec 26th 2008
• Children under 6yrs sharing parents accommodation are free of charge.

booking & cancellation policy

• A booking is confirmed on the payment of a 15% deposit, (10% deposit is non-refundable).
• The remaining 85% is payable 15 days before arrival in off and promotional season and 30 days before arrival in high season.
• If a cancellation is made at any time it will result in the loss of 10% of entire cost of stay.
• In the case of high season, if a cancellation is made after 30 days prior to check in, the entire cost of stay will be charged.
• In the case of low and promotional season, if a cancellation is made after 15 days prior to check in, the first night will be charged plus 10% of entire cost of stay.

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