Vila da Santa Hotel Boutique & SPA and La Gare in Búzios host Christmas dinner and all-inclusive beachfront New Year’s Eve with fireworks.
Award-winning year-end by Ossos Beach
By the charming Praia dos Ossos in Búzios (RJ), Vila da Santa Hotel Boutique & SPA and La Gare restaurant are counting down to the festive season. Christmas and New Year’s Eve will be celebrated with special dinners, live music and toes in the sand.
The location has much to celebrate. Vila da Santa was chosen Best Boutique Hotel in Brazil and 17th Best in the World, and 2nd Best Hotel in Brazil – Luxury category, by Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice 2025. La Gare appears in the Best of the Best – Fine Dining Restaurants in Brazil list.
On Booking.com, the hotel is rated Exceptional, with a 9.7 score. Together, hotel and restaurant offer a high-end backdrop for memorable year-end celebrations.
Lights, fireworks and intimate beachfront celebrations
Festive lighting and décor turn Vila da Santa and La Gare into postcard-perfect settings for Christmas and New Year’s Eve, whether with family, friends or as a couple. The events on 24 and 31 December are open to the public, with special buffet and music.
Christmas night will have a more intimate atmosphere, ideal for exchanging gifts and sharing a long dinner. On New Year’s Eve, a beachfront fireworks show ushers in 2026, with guests barefoot in the sand, holding sparkling wine and white flowers.
The idea is to blend fine dining, personalized service and the village feel of Ossos Beach. Guests enjoy a Mediterranean-style seaside holiday on the Brazilian coast.
Christmas dinner with traditional flavours
On Christmas Eve, the dinner menu covers everything from starters to desserts with typical holiday dishes. The kitchen will serve house recipes featuring fruit, cod, turkey and roast pork, plus favourites such as French toast (rabanadas) and panettone.
The proposal mixes comforting classics with the restaurant’s signature touches. In doing so, La Gare reinforces its position among Brazil’s top fine dining spots.
The Christmas dinner is open to non-guests, with open food service and advance reservations recommended. The setting is tailored for long conversations and relaxed celebrations.
New Year’s Eve “Roma Empire” all-inclusive party
To ring in the new year, the all-inclusive New Year’s Eve party adopts the theme “Roma Empire”. The buffet features exclusive takes on Italian-inspired classics such as “Tartar de Mignon à Sicília”, “Ceviche à Romana”, “Mignon à Saltimbocca” and “Polvo à Moda Imperial”.
Highlights also include “Moqueca de Bacalhau com Ostras”, cooked live in front of guests, and “Cordeiro no Bafo à Chardonnay”, plus an array of mousses. The drinks selection offers sparkling wine, white and red wines and beer throughout the evening.
The all-inclusive format covers the gala dinner, New Year’s party and buffet stations, so guests can enjoy the night without extra consumption charges.
Service – Vila da Santa Hotel & La Gare
Vila da Santa Hotel Boutique & SPA
Address: Praça Eugenio Honold, 173 – Praia dos Ossos – Búzios (RJ), Brazil
Reservations: +55 (22) 2623-5770 / +55 (22) 9883-05770
E-mail: reservas@viladasanta.com
Website: www.viladasanta.com
Instagram: @hotelviladasanta
La Gare Restaurant
Information and reservations: +55 (22) 99812-2284
Website: www.viladasanta.com/gastronomia
Instagram: @restaurantelagare
Opening hours: Open daily to the public (closed on the last Monday of each month)
Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Lunch: from 1 p.m.
Dinner: 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. (live music on Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 p.m.)
Pet-friendly: pets are welcome in the patio area
Christmas and New Year’s packages and prices
Christmas
Christmas Dinner (open to the public): R$ 490.00 + 12% tax per person (open food)
Accommodation: minimum stay of 2 nights; rates vary by room category
New Year’s Eve
All-Inclusive Dinner + Party (open to the public): R$ 975.00 + 12% tax per person
Includes: New Year’s Eve buffet dinner at La Gare, DJ party and full access to the beachside celebration.
At midnight: distribution of palm branches for the traditional seaside ritual, cheese and cold cuts station on the beach, sparkling wine service for the toast and access to the “Fogos da Santa” fireworks show on Praia dos Ossos.
Accommodation: minimum stay of 3 nights; rates according to room category.
