# Espaço Contempla

Joanópolis, Brazil · Selected: clears the published selection standard.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/br/sao-paulo/wellness-retreat/espaco-contempla
- Book direct: https://www.espacocontempla.com/
- Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-22.93,-46.275

## Our read

Contempla is worth the journey because the stay is a small Mantiqueira house that puts silence and a morning meditation class in the rate, with the host named on the page. A Campos do Jordão hotel with a spa list is another booking.

## Come here for

- Travellers who will drive into the Mantiqueira for quiet, not for a town hotel with evening music
- People who want meditation included, and who can sit with a host rather than a large spa team
- Guests who will cook or order in after breakfast, because lunch and dinner are not a printed board

## Skip it if

- You want nightlife, loud music or a full activity desk. The homepage says those are not the house.
- You need a printed lunch and dinner menu on site. Breakfast is served. Other meals are restaurants, delivery or the shared kitchen.

## The place

Espaço Contempla sits on Estrada Municipal Heraldo Ramirez, in Bairro da Terra Preta, Joanópolis, São Paulo, in the Serra da Mantiqueira. The homepage puts the house a little more than two hours from São Paulo or Campinas, three kilometres from the town centre: one and a half kilometres of tarmac, then one and a half kilometres of dirt. A brown sign reading Contempla Joanópolis marks the turn. Sergio Savian is named as host and founder. He is printed as a psychoanalyst, writer and meditation teacher, and as the person who founded Hotel Ponto de Luz in Joanópolis in the 1990s before opening this house. The stay is specific about what it is not. The homepage says this is not a place of noise, loud music or ordinary recreation. Silence, respect for other guests, and the surrounding forest are the published rules. Meditation classes in a hall with a mountain view are printed as included in the stay. A numerology reading with Savian can be booked. On dry evenings there is a fire. Rooms open to a hammock on a terrace, with a minibar, a smart television and heating and cooling. There is an outdoor pool, an outdoor hydromassage bath, free parking, Wi-Fi, and sockets for electric cars. Breakfast is served in the restaurant: artisan bread, cakes, jams and cheeses, with a bell at 8:30 when the pão de queijo leaves the oven. Other meals are not a printed board. Guests are pointed to local restaurants and delivery, and a shared kitchen is open. The house takes pets. Bookings go to falecomsavian@gmail.com and WhatsApp 11 98383-9305. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

## What it is like

- Silence as the house rule: The homepage says this is not a place of noise or ordinary recreation. Guests are asked to respect one another and the forest.
- Meditation in the stay: Morning classes in a hall with a mountain view are printed as included. A numerology reading with Sergio Savian can be booked.
- The host: Sergio Savian is named as founder and host: psychoanalyst, writer and meditation teacher, previously of Hotel Ponto de Luz in Joanópolis.
- Breakfast, then the kitchen: Artisan bread, cakes, jams and cheeses in the restaurant. A bell at 8:30 for pão de queijo. Lunch and dinner are local restaurants, delivery or a shared kitchen.
- The last kilometres: Three kilometres from Joanópolis centre. One and a half kilometres of dirt after the brown Contempla sign.

## Ways to stay

- The stay · Ask Contempla. A nightly figure is not printed as a single rate. · https://www.espacocontempla.com/
- Groups and the hall · Ask Contempla for an exclusive booking. · https://www.espacocontempla.com/

## Getting there

Estrada Municipal Heraldo Ramirez, Bairro da Terra Preta, Joanópolis, SP, 12980-000. About 116 km from São Paulo on the Fernão Dias, then 1.5 km of tarmac and 1.5 km of dirt. Phone +55 11 98383-9305. Email falecomsavian@gmail.com. Book on espacocontempla.com.

## Questions

**Is meditation included?**
Yes. The homepage prints morning meditation in the hall as part of the stay. A numerology reading with the host is a separate ask.

**Are lunch and dinner served?**
Breakfast is served in the restaurant. Other meals are local restaurants, delivery to the house, or the shared kitchen.

**How do I arrive?**
Joanópolis, then the brown Contempla Joanópolis sign. 1.5 km of tarmac and 1.5 km of dirt. About 116 km from São Paulo on the Fernão Dias.

**Are pets allowed?**
Yes. The house is printed as pet friendly.

**Where do I book?**
falecomsavian@gmail.com or WhatsApp +55 11 98383-9305. MindReach does not take the reservation.

## How far to trust this

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.
MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.