Award-winning Jungle Beach Ecohouse
Praia do Bonete is the wild side of Ilhabela — a fishing-village beach on the island's south coast with no road in. You arrive by boat or walk a 3–4 hour rainforest trail past waterfalls, and that filter is exactly why it stays uncrowded. The house itself won first prize for Built Work from Brazil's Institute of Architects: recyclable materials, permaculture systems, bedrooms that open up to merge with the living space by day, a bio-septic loop that feeds a banana grove. It sleeps six across two bedrooms (eight beds, one bath), runs on solar with satellite internet, and electricity is deliberately limited — pack accordingly. Days are surfing, beginner-to-hard hiking in the state park, diving, fishing, birdwatching. Rated 4.93 over 122 reviews. Plan your boat transfer with the host before you go; this is not a turn-up-whenever place.
Reaching Bonete and living off the grid
Praia do Bonete is at the south end of Ilhabela, inside the island's state park, and no road reaches it. The host gives two ways in: a 15 km trail through the park or a boat ride of about an hour. The village has sand and earth paths instead of streets, and the house is about seven minutes' walk from the beach. São Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU) is about 126 km away in a straight line, so treat the road trip and the boat as one long travel day.
Airbnb lists two bedrooms with eight beds and one bathroom, for up to six guests. The equipment fits the place: mosquito nets, portable fans, an outdoor shower, a kayak, a hammock, a fire pit and a barbecue, a kitchen with an oven and a blender, and wifi measured at 29 Mbps plus a pocket wifi unit. The host describes Bonete as a fishing village that still builds wooden canoes. No pets and no parties; checkout is by noon.
On the amenity list: Outdoor shower, Free washer – In building, Mosquito net, Portable fans, Wifi – 29 Mbps, Pocket wifi, Kitchen, Stove, Oven, Blender, Shared beach access, Private patio or balcony, Private backyard – Not fully fenced, Fire pit, Hammock, BBQ grill, Kayak, Self check-in.
Read from the live Airbnb listing on 15 October 2026. Ratings, rules and amenities change; the listing has the current ones. Airport distances are straight lines from the listing's map pin, which Airbnb places approximately, to the airport coordinates published by OurAirports.
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Praia do Bonete, Ilhabela, São Paulo
Photo: Jurema Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0