Choose 3 star Hotel Petit Casa da Montanha when traveling the Rota Romantica (Romantic Route) or the Regiao das Hortensias (Hydrangea Flower Region) through the Gaucho Highlands, the Serra Gaucha. The Gramado hotel is centrally located 1 block from the Rua Coberta (Roofed Mall) and the Palacio dos Festivais (Festivals Palace). Hotel Petit Casa da Montanha is a new small hotel modeled on the family-run inns of Central Europe. It’s associated with an earlier property called the Casa da Montanha, which is 5 blocks away. Guests at the Hotel Petit can use all the facilities of the larger hotel: the indoor swimming pool, a jacuzzi, a gym, a sauna, a massage room, a private car park, and free internet access. Breakfast is served in the Hotel Petit, next to the small TV lounge with a DVD player. The hotel is located at the centre of Gramado, in close proximity to attractions called the Santa Claus Village (Aldeia do Papai Noel) and Mini World (Mini Mundo), a garden containing miniature towns and versions of international monuments. Approx. 2 km/1.2 miles to the southwest is Black Lake (Lago Negro), a popular recreation area with a boathouse. Every year, the largest film festival in Brasil, the Gramado Film Festival (Festival de Gramado), takes place at the Festivals Palace. Gramado is approx. 104 km/64.6 miles from Caxias do Sul and 123 km/76.4 miles from Porto Alegre.