Brazilian barbecue and Japanese cuisine during your stay

Eating well is part of any trip to Búzios, a destination known for its beaches and its food scene. In a house for groups, there is also the pleasure of gathering everyone at the table without going out. At Mansão Athenas, this can be arranged through the optional experiences.

This guide shows how Brazilian barbecue and Japanese cuisine work during your stay, what they cost and how to plan the group's meals over the days.

How dining experiences work at Mansão Athenas

Brazilian barbecue and Japanese cuisine are optional experiences, booked separately from the stay. The stay costs BRL 2,690 per night, the price for the house for up to 15 guests. Dining experiences, on the other hand, are priced per participant.

The participants for each experience are chosen separately. Not everyone has to take part. In a group of 15 guests, for example, 12 can join the barbecue and 8 the Japanese cuisine. The bill for each experience counts only those who take part in it.

A practical way to organize this is to open a list for each experience and ask each person to sign up for the ones they want. With the names in hand, the total for each experience is clear before the request, and so is the cost split within the group.

The booking is confirmed after availability, payment and commercial terms. That's why it's worth deciding on the experiences when you check dates.

How much the Brazilian barbecue costs during your stay

The Brazilian barbecue costs BRL 99 per participant. To calculate, multiply the price by the number of people who will take part.

• 8 participants: BRL 792.
• 12 participants: BRL 1,188.
• 15 participants: BRL 1,485.

The house includes a barbecue grill, which suits the long, informal meal a barbecue usually becomes in a group. It's a good choice for the day everyone has arrived or for an afternoon around the pool.

How much Japanese cuisine costs during your stay

Japanese cuisine costs BRL 170 per participant. The calculation works the same way as for the barbecue.

• 8 participants: BRL 1,360.
• 12 participants: BRL 2,040.
• 15 participants: BRL 2,550.

Japanese cuisine works well on an evening that means something to the group, such as a celebration, a birthday or the end of the stay. Because the participant list is separate, anyone who prefers other plans that evening stays out of the bill.

How to combine Brazilian barbecue and Japanese cuisine in the same stay

Each experience is chosen separately, with its own participant list. This lets you plan both on the same trip, at different times, without the whole group having to join both.

An example with 15 guests: 12 join the barbecue and 10 the Japanese cuisine. The bill looks like this:

• Brazilian barbecue: 12 × BRL 99 = BRL 1,188.
• Japanese cuisine: 10 × BRL 170 = BRL 1,700.
• Total for both experiences: BRL 2,888.

This total is added to the stay, at BRL 2,690 per night for the house. If the group splits expenses, the fairest way is to divide each experience only among its participants.

When it's worth booking a bartender for meals

The bartender costs BRL 350 per 7-hour service, with drinks charged separately. The price covers the professional's service, with no per-participant calculation. For larger groups, the operations team determines how many professionals are needed.

A bartender makes sense when the meal turns into a gathering. A barbecue that stretches through the afternoon or a celebratory Japanese dinner gains momentum with someone dedicated to the bar. Since drinks are charged separately, include them in your stay's planning and budget.

An example: at a barbecue with 12 participants, the experience costs BRL 1,188. With a bartender, add BRL 350 for the 7-hour service, bringing the total to BRL 1,538 before drinks. For larger groups, the number of professionals is determined by the operations team.

How to organize meals between experiences

Not every meal needs to be a booked experience. Between the barbecue and the Japanese dinner, the group can go out to explore the town's food scene or stay at the house, enjoying the pool and the fireplace.

For time at the house, the stocked house helps. The guest chooses items and quantities from a catalog before arrival, decides how to handle substitutions and approves any price increase. Orders have a lead time relative to arrival, so it's worth putting the list together alongside the experience plan.

With the experiences set and the house stocked, the group knows what will happen at the table each day. That leaves more time to enjoy the house and the company.