Pousada Piuval

The location is great for exploring the Pantanal on the safari tours the pousada offers. The guides are excellent at scouting out birds and other animals. However, it's a mass-tourism destination with little aesthetic appeal. Meals are buffet-style - a deficit or a benefit depending on your point of view. I prefer not to have food that's been picked over by other people.

I loved this hotel around every corner there is nature, nature, nature! The food was plentiful, delicious and varied. The rooms were clean, AC good and hot water worked well. Hammocks everywhere and a beautiful pool to enjoy. Although it is simple i would definitly return and stay longer

The 8-day trip with Pantanal Jaguar Safaris took us from the Taiama Ecological Wilderness on the Paraguay River to Porto Jofre on the Cuiba River. Pousada Piuval was the inland stop where we were able to observe giant anteaters, crab eating foxes and an abundance of birds. I especially enjoyed a trail ride on horseback followed by a sunset dip in the pool while bats whizzed around my head eating all the insects. So cool!

The lowest quality rooms. Infested with mosquitoes. The big Dror to this lodge is supposed to be the giant and eaters, however, none were to be found. Upon speaking with other fellow travelers, and some of the guys, none have been seen in months. This was just another unfulfilled, overhyped come on by Southwild Eco tourism company.

We stayed three days / two nights at Pousada Piuval as part of our visit to Pantanal that we booked thru “Pantanal Safaris” tour operator. Piuval is an immense property of approx. 70’000 acres completely surrounded by nature located near Poconé, just a few km before the start of the “Transpantaneira” gravel road and approx. 100 km from Cuiabá. Virtually in the middle of nowhere, it is an authentic Noah's ark full of wild life. The lodge features a nice swimming pool, a luscious garden and an area where to relax on hammocks under mango trees and a pond where usually alligators and capybaras can be spot together. Our accommodation was located near the reception (nr. 8). Easy although clean and comfortable, with air conditioning and even a TV screen in case you really are missing one. All meals are served as buffet in the restaurant hall. We found the offer to be surprisingly large: with meat, fish, vegetables, salads buffet, rice, beans and several Brazilian specialties with even a vegetarian option twice a day. Staff were very kind and attentive. Too bad we had to leave after the second night!

The property is fantastic, the staff at the reception was very helpful. It’s unfortunate that One needs to know Portuguese or Spanish make the most of your stay and no one speaks English . Now in my opinion when you are on a safari or a holiday and that too staying in a resort who has been informed vegetarians are coming, one should be prepared. All Main meals had between 4-6 options of various forms of meat - for vegetarians every meal was rice beans and one veg mostly squash. Usually in buffest around the world one has 4-5 different vegetables and a couple of meats for the job vegetarians to add on. Very very disappointed with the food and if you are a vegetarian I would suggest you carry your own food as you won’t get much here. Other than that the property, as I said, is the best in the region. Wish they do something on the food front. I am quite sure they are happy with their present ‘clientele’ which I noticed, but it’s always good to have people from other parts of the world too…