Grande Hotel Termas de Araxá

I’ve been in types of hotels and spas around the world but what Grand Hotel Araxa offers can’t be find anywhere in the world. It is well-being sanctuary for deep healing and spiritual awakening! Nestled in a beautiful pristine tropical forest area in the heart of Minas Gerais state, Araxa Grand Hotel offers all the comforts and premium amenities to make your journey one of the kind ever! From all-inclusive, half board or standard, the hotel features beautiful rooms, an extra large pool, plenty of activities, a state-of-the-art on-site spa, and a welcoming team ready to please you from the bellman to the General Manager. Mr. Renan Dias. The hotel is embedded with Brazil’s historical significance such as the hotel was a vision from former Brazilian president Mr. Getulio Vargas and hosted many other presidents through the years. The hotel was design by the architects Luiz Signorelli and world famous Roberto Burle Marx. The Araxá Grand Hotel has the largest sulfur and radioactive water spa in Brazil. The Spa offers different “journeys” and each one is designed to awaken, heal, and experience a profound and ultimate life transformation. In addition to all, inside the hotel complex, a 5 minutes walk from the main building is located the “Dona Beja” fountain which is known to bring eternal youth and beauty due its medical properties. According to legend, the irresistible beauty and youthfulness of the Dona Beja was due to the naked baths she took in the mineral water of radioactive source of the fountain, which you can do too when you stay in the hotel. I did it all and I can say, I’ve replenish my energies for decades, the Araxa Grand Hotel is a hidden treasury!

I had lunch there. Great food, excellent staff. Waiter Rita was very kind and careful. Went to the thermal baths also and their mud bathtubes. Nice experience. Dona Beija fountain worth a stop by also. The gardens and atmosphere are scenic.

check in was quick however it went down hill from there on the chairs on the floor that we were staying was covered in dust, and looked like it hadn't been cleaned at all! the carpets were disgustingly dirty and stained the corridor lights were not lit the rooms are sold as luxury suites but to the contrary have chairs and that are stained and totally beat up the bathroom was a joke, the door was damaged the taps are ancient the food was terrible and atrociously expensive the swimming pool was not clean the area arou d the pool was dirty as thouigh the staff had given up on the maintenance poor value overall despite the eye watering prices