Florianopolis Vacation Rental - Steps to Praia Mole Beach

When searching for a Florianopolis vacation rental in Brazil, your location is very critical, especially in high season when afternoon beach traffic comes to a standstill from 2-9 pm every day. This is caused by thousands of beachgoers attempting to leave the beach in the late afternoon on the small two-lane roads (1 lane in each direction). The only way to avoid this traffic is to either avoid the beach (not an option!) or get yourself a nice Florianopolis vacation home that is within walking distance to the beach, preferably Praia Mole beach for both convenience, beauty, and action. My Florianopolis beach house is located on a narrow strip of land (about 300 yards wide) sandwiched between Praia Mole beach and a large salt-water lagoon (see photo  below). We call this area the "Filet Mignon" of Florianopolis due to its extremely beautiful, convenient, and desirable location year-round. As the golden rule of real estate goes, location is everything!

To put the value of this location into perspective, the average townhouse in our complex sells for about 2-3 times the price of a comparable house just a few blocks away in either direction. Why? Because housing is very limited here and Praia Mole beach is surrounded by a hill at each end (visible in the photo above). If you go more than a few blocks in either direction, you're no longer within a comfortable walking distance of the beach, unless you enjoy trekking over mountains in 95 degree heat with 95% humidity. My Floripa beach house is located in a gated townhouse complex directly across the street from Praia Mole beach, just a 5 minute walk from door to sand. 

Additional conveniences of Praia Mole Beach are the distance of nightlife, high-end shopping malls, grocery stores, bars, restaurants, and gyms all within a 5-20 minute drive. 75% of Florianopolis nightlife is within a 5-10 minute drive of the house, with one nightclub (Latitude) just a 5 minute walk to their parking lot, where they'll pick you up in a shuttle. The rest of the nightlife is in the town of Centro (a 25-min drive) with 2 nightclubs on the north end of the island (a 40-min drive). However, the nightclubs on the north end of the island only open during high season (mid Dec - Feb), as the north end becomes deserted outside high season. For a better visual of where the townhouse is located relative most nightlife, take a look at this Map of Florianopolis.