Today marks the official entry of Six Senses Botanique into the Six Senses portfolio. This emerald gem is located 2.5 hours from São Paulo and 3.5 hours from Rio de Janeiro. It lies at the confluence of three river valleys in the heart of the Mantiqueira Mountains, known as the mountains that weep due to the abundance of springs and rivers.
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Six Senses is set to open its first hotel in the Americas in February 2021. Located in Brazil, 4,000 feet above sea level on 700 acres of mid-tropical Atlantic forests in the Mantiqueira Mountains, Six Senses Botanique is two-and-a-half hours from São Paulo and three-and-a-half hours from Rio de Janeiro.
Formerly known as Botanique Hotel & Spa, the hotel was born out of Fernanda Ralston Semler’s vision and was constructed in 2012 by regional architects and designers using indigenous materials, such as jacaranda wood, natural stone and chocolate slate. When the property adopts the Six Senses brand in early 2021, it will offer seven suites in the main hotel, ranging from 645 to 970 square feet, and 13 private villas, from 1,184 to 3,230 square feet, dotted in the hills around it. A further 14 villas are planned and will be constructed off-site in a modular manner using local materials.