Villa d'Ozio Hotel e Cucina

A Boutique Hotel That Built Its Own Winery

Villa d'Ozio Hotel e Cucina sits on Avenida José Medeiros Vieira, a short walk from Praia Brava, Itajaí's liveliest beach and a longtime surfers' hangout. The hotel describes itself as modern boho in style, a newer boutique address among the condominiums and restaurants that have grown up around the beachfront over the past decades. Its defining feature sits apart from the rooms altogether: an on-site winery and wine tasting room that hosts its own release events, a detail that sets it apart from the area's beach hotels built mainly around pool access.

Why It Works

The winery is the first reason the hotel earned a place in our selection, since few beach hotels in Brazil build a genuine wine program into the property rather than a stocked bar. From there, the hotel layers on a heated pool with a swim-up bar, a poolside restaurant with vegan and vegetarian options, a separate beachside café for breakfast, and a spa with a dedicated couples treatment room. A coworking space and free bicycle rentals round out a property built for longer stays rather than a one-night beach stop.

Why This Location

Praia Brava has grown from an undeveloped beach into Itajaí's busiest stretch of sand, now lined with condominiums, shopping and restaurants, with a boardwalk and bike path running along the water. The beach draws a steady surf crowd thanks to a swell well suited to the sport, and the area stays lively with events running most days of the week, even outside peak season. Morro do Careca, technically part of neighboring Balneário Camboriú, rises nearby and offers a full view back over Praia Brava from its summit.

• Prix: €€€ (Luxe)

• Vibe: modern boho, beachfront, wine-focused

• Chambres: Premium and Superior doubles (sea or city view, queen bed), Luxury and Deluxe doubles (king bed)

• Best For: couples and small groups who want a beach stay with a wine program

• Our Favorite Thing About the Hotel: the on-site winery and tasting room, with its own release events

• Dining: Villa Dozio poolside restaurant (vegan and vegetarian options), Café da Manhã beachside breakfast spot, full breakfast daily

• Amenities: heated pool with swim-up bar, spa with couples treatment room, coworking space, free bicycle rentals, 24-hour fitness center

• Attractions: Praia Brava, Morro do Careca, Praia dos Amores, Itajaí's Mercado Público waterfront

Rooms Built for Longer Stays

The four room categories, Premium and Superior doubles with sea or city views over a queen bed, and Luxury and Deluxe doubles built around a king bed, all carry the same practical layer underneath the boho styling: a 43-inch smart TV, air conditioning, a minibar, bathrobes and slippers, blackout curtains and an in-room safe. That combination points toward guests staying several nights rather than passing through for one, a profile the hotel's coworking space and bicycle rentals confirm elsewhere on the property.

A Wine Program Built Into the Hotel

The on-site winery and tasting room give Villa d'Ozio a focal point beyond its rooms and pool, hosting its own release events rather than treating wine as a line on the restaurant menu. Paired with the poolside Villa Dozio restaurant and its vegan and vegetarian options, the hotel's food and drink program reads as a reason to stay on property for an evening rather than a service built only to support the beach by day.

A Pool, a Spa and a Coworking Corner

The heated pool and its swim-up bar anchor the daytime routine, with loungers and umbrellas extended down to Praia Brava itself for guests who prefer sand to the pool deck. The spa adds deep-tissue, sports and Thai massages along with a couples treatment room, while a coworking space and free bicycle rentals acknowledge that not every guest is purely on holiday, a combination that suits both a surf weekend and a longer working stay.