Santa Maria hotellia

Plussat: The room was comfortable and spacious the hotel has 3 swimming pools with clean wArm water And the facilities never feel crowded. Breakfast is excellent and as we were on bed and breakfast terms did Not use the main restaurant. Staff were friendly and well trained. The beach facilities were a few yards away with A beach bar loungers and a good lunch time restaurant. I should add that our visit was in October at an earlier Visit in April I found the water not particularly warm. Santa Maria with its shops and restaurants is only a few minutes walk from the hotel.

Miinukset: Can’t find much criticism but you need to be aware that the island is virtually a desert so everything is brought In apart from the excellent fresh fish landed daily at the pier. The island is also very windy

Plussat: The location was in front of the magical beach of Santa Maria

Miinukset: The beds could be a little more comfortable for the price, and the staff a little more welcoming.

Plussat: It was a fantastic and perfect family holday with all inclusive service. Sandy beaches, warm weather, delicious foods...friendly staff, fantastic shows at evenings, mini disco for kids. Safety in and outside.

Plussat: The dancing shows in the evening are quite good!

Miinukset: The food is horrible. Plastic, artificial, industrial. I never in my life eat such things how can you serve that in a 5 star hotel?? Same for the drinks. Therefore the “all included” is useless. As for the rest, everything is cheap and low quality.

Plussat: Very good position near the sea, best is the morna beach club

Miinukset: more italian food for the breakfast like Nutella or more brioches and cake

Plussat: Nice hotel for a very competitive price, you get all inclusive package much cheaper than in nearby hotels. Beach is clean and just in two steps from the room.

Miinukset: Rooms are a little bit aged.

Plussat: Clean room and air con work well

Miinukset: Never a 5 star hotel. Communal areas like reception not cooled and flys everywhere. In the bars everything was washed quickly by hand not very hygienic at all.

Miinukset: The beverages could be better

Plussat: The location and the staff

Miinukset: The food

Plussat: Great rooms. Contemporary. Clean. Friendly reception and entertainment staff. Great location. Good food.

Miinukset: Hotel at capacity this February. Not enough sun loungers, nor space for those in place. Queues for drinks as staff overwhelmed by demand. Dining areas very busy and cramped. Food good, but hard to enjoy it in a noisy dining room with constant traffic squeezing past tables.

Plussat: Location Staff

Miinukset: Meals Restaurante zone

Plussat: Breakfast was great and the receptionist Yannik was the best! Nice garden.

Miinukset: The sunbeds at the beach are old and broken and the lounger pillows need to be replaced. Everything is a bit outwarn. The majority of the stuff wasn’t very friendly. You didn’t even get a smile. Our room was a bit tiny for three people and the free drinking water in the room tasted like Chlorine. The octopus salat at the Bounty Bar was definitely not a salad. The price performance ratio is bad (we didn’t have all inclusive). We would have expected more from the Hilton.

Plussat: Food good, staff excellent.

Miinukset: For a disabled room only 1 safety rail.

Plussat: The hotel is really nice. The rooms are big, well maintained, providing all the necessary amenities. The pool is nice, the beach as well. The city center is about 20 min walk or you can take a cab for 3€ per one way. The breakfast is really good, you can find any choice you like.

Plussat: Great

Miinukset: The Restaurant Services at the Beach Restaurant need to be checked i sat for 30 minutes waiting for my meal and left . I dint find the waiters attending to me that was not pleasant

Miinukset: Waiting to get a space on the beach

Plussat: We went for our honeymoon for a week. It is a stunning property, with rooms overlooking the beach and beautifully landscaped pool. The food is excellent with 2 bars, a cafe and 2 restaurants... location stunning (literally you walk onto the beach). The pool is amazing. The service is something truly beyond expectation. Our first night they made the room very special with some sparkling wine, flowers and a specially made chocolate dessert organised by the amazing Tatiana. Thank you Tatiana, Enise, Yannick and the staff for making this the most incredible stay.

Plussat: paying for ocean view and finally seeeing just the internal pool

Miinukset: not clean not aligned to 5 stars standards

Plussat: Peace and quite

Miinukset: Charged hotel tax at the end when I had already paid them just after I got there and said is that it am I straight now and they said yes just to find we had 4 euro per day to find for hotel tax they said everyone has to pay it i said why was I not told when I paid them mid week no answer and was charged 30 euro .also my room was supposed to be ready for 3pm but was not ready so they gave us a room to stay in while 6pm when ours was ready not good someone was in our room that's why.

Plussat: we did enjoy everything, atmosphere, comfort, staff, beach and the awasome cocktail of the bar Allison is a master. plus the position is just spot on, walking distance to some cosy and good restaurant as well to the center town, we highly recommend.

Miinukset: nothing

Plussat: Fantastic hotel!!! Very beautifully designed building, lovely spotless room with balcony and comfortable beds, 2 nice pools. The staff are very friendly and helpful, the breakfast buffet has a good variety and the ocean views in the restaurant are priceless. Absolutely loved it and can only recommend to stay here if your budget allows it!

Plussat: I liked everything. The food was excellent , the staf fantastic and location of hotel , very central and pleased, I will return again and i will take family and friens to enjoy this amazing place, so piecefully and with so good people. I love it.

Plussat: Amazing location and excellent staff. Everybody is very polite and helpful. I loved the swimming pool, the beach bar and the hotel restaurant. The bedrooms are spacious and have a little terrace.

Plussat: Elegant room,cleaning every day, restaurant with the view on sea,pool very nice. Also took the massage in the spa-very good and relaxing.

Plussat: Great location.

Plussat: Location, swimming pool

Miinukset: Bad food, not good bungalow, smell bad in the room because of the humidity

Plussat: In Cape Verde this is probably the upper end of middle re what’s available hotel wise (comparing on a more global basis Id say it’s more at the lower end of middle). Great beach location, pool area looked nice enough (though never used it as was at beach all day). Rooms fine, clean, no frills. Food ok, in the context of comments above.

Miinukset: Having to pay for wifi and use of the valuables safe in room seemed a bit tight. Slightly perched at the edge of town.

Plussat: Animation staff, their shows and activities. Hotel location off the beach and close to the village.

Miinukset: Construction works during our stay not pleasant when you are on vacations, guests should be warned of works during the reservation. The hotel ran out of water supply one day (probably caused by the works). An overall hotel renovation is advisable (rooms, swimming pools area, etc.). The meals room have too much noise, improvement recommended. Please, add more fresh fish and fresh fruit to the meals. Expensive internet rates.

Plussat: The new rooms (700/800) but all in all a great concept with the bungalows..

Miinukset: I didn't like the plastic cups for drinks, they could at least have reusable ones and also 3dcl not 1 dcl to minimize the output. And besides two servers at the bar nobody seems to smile( staff not friendly at all)... Oh and if you wanted to drink in the beach bar after 17.30 we were asked to leave so they could prepare for dinner... Normally the beach bars are open a minimum till the sun goes down, but no such luck here.

Plussat: Comfortable bed. We got 'welcome' wine (without being able to open it- no opener in a room

Miinukset: Cleaning lady woke us up almost every morning (even if i asked not to disturb). Food overcooked. Noise - we lived with a street view even if i asked different (hotel was full only 30%). Ripping off for internet - 25 euro per week. However we used only 2 full days.

Plussat: We enjoyed!

Miinukset: The food, beach and services!

Plussat: Good location. Very very nice staff. 3 pools, enough for everyone, never too crowded. Enough beds on the beach.

Miinukset: First we stayed in a Superior Bungalow: its like a wood container, too much basic and with un awful shower (see pictures). And of course, you can hear everything from outside and your neighbors next door... We spoke with the receptionist that kindly moved us too another room, this time much better. But the price payed for the bungalows it's outrageous!!! It was everything fine until suddenly we started to see lots of cockroaches outside and when we came for dinner surprise! We had them in the room too! Next day same thing. Always asking for spray to kiil them. The staff was always super friendly and comprehensive but it's simply not acceptable that a kind of hotel like this has cockroaches!!! Also the food... Lot of variety but we would prefer less variety and a little bit of quality. Little variety of fruit, not even a natural juice! Honestly, not worth the money!!!!

Plussat: Great rooms.

Miinukset: Have to pay for WiFi. It’s free everywhere else

Plussat: Were very helpful in helping me out locally in needing a room for the night.

Plussat: Not much, apart from friendly staff

Miinukset: Facilities apart from room pretty dire whole apartment blocks locked down, one very small facility for breakfast about 20 tables catering for over 500 and full of people with no manners ! Reminiscent of Eastern European apartment blocks of 20 years ago. No internet, no mobile Connexxion, no stress? Lots !!

Plussat: Very nicely designed hotel complex. Everything we needed, was near - shop, restoran etc. We had nice walk to bikini beach. It was good to have access to pool. We liked to have apartment, cookwear were included.

Miinukset: As other write, it was like chostdown. We saw people only in the morning, when was breakfast time. Also there was no dishwashing soap in room, maybe thats why were some dirty dishes in kitchen cabinet.

Plussat: Comfortable bed. Kettle in room. Very helpful, polite staff on reception at night and in the morning

Miinukset: No reply when I emailed to ask if they could organize a taxi to collect us from the airport as we arrived at 1am.As it turned out, there were plenty of taxis at the airport then so no problem, thankfully

Plussat: Free shuttle to Santa Maria; ability to cook food yourself; grocery store in the village

Miinukset: Too long distance to the see, noisy neighbours, poor quality restsurants

Plussat: Swimming pool, and nothing else.

Miinukset: The location is very very bad, the property is in meddle of nowhere, there is nothing to do at night time, no shops around, internet or WIFi doesn’t work at all in the room, people have to in balcony at later night if they need to you their mobile or any other device.

Miinukset: Industrial/processed food for breakfast... not even fresh fruit but canned and sweetened fruit. How is this possible?!! Poor coffee. Wifi on extra cost. Once again how is this possible?! I would rather pay a few more euros than having to pay these additional hidden costs. I trust that low cost airline - not to name some here - is not the model followed by this hotel...

Plussat: It's cheaper compared to many other options on this island. There was a lot of space inside the flat and it was good to have a fridge to store food and drinks.

Miinukset: The staff are a bit unresponsive, I tried contacting them before arriving by sending them e-mails but they didn't respond. I had to find another way of contacting them and so I did. Some things inside the flat were broken but I think it was OK. Not in excellent condition but OK. I think it's best to keep in mind that you don't have a lot of options in terms of restaurants and cafés if you are staying in Vila Verde. Some people recommended me to go to Santa Maria and look for good restaurants with good food.

Miinukset: I had booked in to th hotel for 4 nights, but had to leave after first night and return back to the uk due to an immediate family member taking ill. The hotel would not refund the 3 nights even under those unforeseen circumstances. Find it very poor of the hotel to treat a customer like this. Couldn’t get a flight back to Manchester, so ended get a flight to Gatwick airport which was a late arrival back into the uk, so I had to pay more money for a hotel, then had to get four trains back to Manchester airport to collect my car from the airport, all this cost was never forswen to me. I explained to the hotel what I had to do to get back home early, and the cost implications, yet they still wouldn’t be compassionate and refund the 3 nights!

Plussat: Good position 2 minutes walk from the beach and 10 minutes from the center. The structure is new and the rooms quite big.

Miinukset: Even if we booked the full board we had to pay for water and drinks and everything to eat outside lunch and dinner. The cleanings were not that good. Poor breakfast quality and variety

Plussat: Relaxing with girlfriend at swimming pool with beautiful garden. 1minute walk from Nautical Center at the beach. To Santa Maria 2€taxi/walk 20mins by the beach

Miinukset: I am Island hopping and this location is perfect for sports, if you don’t have the time though I’d recommend to go straight to Sao Vicente

Plussat: Reception staff friendly & accommodating

Miinukset: Price.....Ground floor room 119 very noisy, breakfast a weak offer.

Plussat: The staff were very good and well trained.

Miinukset: The swimming pool was rather deep for non swimmers like me.

Plussat: Simplicity. Cleanliness. Style.

Miinukset: Nothing at all

Plussat: Everything!!! The Hotel, the beach, the food, the people, the music, the island and Cape Verde in general.

Miinukset: The extra costs.

Plussat: Rooms OK. Good location, near city center and beach. Helpfull staff. At the end of our stay, they even provide us with a room to take shower and to change clothes before the flight for free. Good breakfast and good dinner. Would definitely come again.

Miinukset: Huoneessa haisi home ja mm. kylpyhuoneen seinissä oli näkyvästi havaittavissa hometta.

Plussat: Hotel was spotless nice breakfast just 5min walk into town

Miinukset: Paid my bill Including accommodation and extras (drinks). But when returned home I looked on my bank statement and had been charged an extra £47 for something? Have asked hotel to supply a invoice for the reason but no response as yet, very disappointed took the edge off our lovely holiday.

Plussat: Great great hotel , the staff was very nice and really made us feel like we were home . the breakfast was perfectly ok for a 3 star place. the rooms were clean and very confortable . the location is great also 5 min walking to the beach. i will be back for sure.

Plussat: The bed was hard but actually comfortable

Plussat: very large, beautiful and clean room in a lovely hotel. Everything very professional and calm. Close to the beach and main street

Plussat: Nice small hotel in Santa Maria. Good sized room and very friendly staff. Well located.

Plussat: Great location and breakfast, friendly staff. We had a nice stay.

Miinukset: The beds are a bit uncomfortable and there is not enough light in the room.

Plussat: We liked everything, the room was lovely and not expensive at all compared to what we have witnessed there. The staff were all nice from the reception to the restaurant. The breakfast is not epic but fine and enough. Also the location is the best you can have on the island for this price.

Miinukset: We mostly liked everything, we have nothing to complain about

Plussat: The staff were very nice. The rooms spacious, and cleaned every day. The pool and jacuzzi were great! Breakfast was good and plenty of selection.

Miinukset: Beds were hard and we had an issue with room key which was resolved by getting a pair of extra keys. One of the nights some guests were very loud and drunk which woke up possibly the whole hotel in the middle of the night. Not sure if the staff did anything or if they could however it is very annoying to be woken up by shouting and slamming which lasted for over an hour. Apart from this incident the hotel was peaceful and relaxing.

Plussat: Modern look and feel, great location away from the main strip.

Miinukset: The shower facilities could be more cleaner or changed to be in line with the modern look and feel.

Plussat: This is a really good option if you want to be right by the beach but don't want to be in an all inclusive resort. The beach is literally just 2-3 minutes walk and the shops, bars, and restaurants are all down the road. The breakfast is nice too and I had to check in and out after midnight and the staff were very accommodating.

Miinukset: Wifi only works in the common area, but it's a pretty comfortable place to sit and spend time.

Plussat: Friendly staff

Miinukset: Poor breakfast, noisy as taxi drivers playing music and talking loud, extremely bad bed! Woke up with back pain...

Plussat: Location, clean (everyday), powerful hot shower

Plussat: The property was located in the centre of Santa Maria. They cleaned the room and we had clean towels every day. The staff was super helpful and friendly.

Plussat: Loved the breakfast and the service from Anna was great. Went down for breakfast every morning at 9am everything was available and didn't run out of anything, Cereals, eggs however you wanted them endless bread for toast and fresh fruit. The cleaning staff were all great and when I returned to my room everyday it was spotless and just like when I moved in.

Plussat: Location was great, 3 minute walk from the beach and from the main road and restaurants. Also room very clean and nice staff.

Plussat: Regular cleaning of room

Miinukset: Flys on food at breakfast not covered.

Plussat: Hotel with a good location, right on the main street with restaurants and bars. Really close to the pier and beaches in Santa Maria. The breakfast was nice with optional omelettes and scrambled eggs. Friendly and helpful staff i the reception and resataurant.

Miinukset: The Wifi was only located in lounge area, not in the rooms. The breakfast was ok with nice staff but it was a bit crowded and often lacked refilles. The cleaning is the area that could improved the most, they often forgot to take out the trash and the sand on the balcony.

Plussat: the space of the room, which actually is a suite

Plussat: Iso huoneisto aivan lähellä rantaa pääkadun varrella, jossa oli suurin osa ravintoloista.

Miinukset: Pyyhkeet ja lakanat olisi voinut vaihtaa useammin. WC-paperi tuntui olevan kortilla.

Plussat: The hospitality, location, the style of rooms, shower pressure, comfortable bed and excellent breakfast were excellent value for money. The boss even let me have a late check out for no extra cost because I had a late flight. Also they were very knowledgeable about the area. Highly recommended!

Miinukset: Nothing excellent

Plussat: Lovely Hotel, lovely pool, gardens etc. This was in a fantastic location right on the beach front. Near the bars and restaurants in Santa Maria. Staff were very friendly and helpful, nothing too much trouble. Lovely room, basic but clean. Ron, Barbara and her husband looked after us very well. Highly recommend. Santa Maria and the people are very friendly. We will be going back ❤️

Plussat: Probably the best location in Santa Marie with fabulous views. Close to shops and restaurants.

Plussat: The location and the staff!

Miinukset: It's a little bit noisy.

Plussat: The hosts went above and beyond to ensure we enjoyed our stay at the resort. Great beach and fab location.

Miinukset: Everything was fab!!

Plussat: everything really. Property had one of the best locations in Santa Maria being right on the beach (although the closest bit of beach wasn't great for swimming because of rocks) it wasn't far to walk to get to nice sandy swimming water.

Miinukset: Nothing I didn't like. Suggested improvements: perhaps a mirror in the main room, the mirror in the bathroom although large was in a dimly lit room and you had to stretch over a large basin to see in it properly. (Bring your own travel mirror). Being short I found the stools on the balcony a bit uncomfortable, think I would have preferred a little table and chairs. These are minor gripes though

Plussat: good bed,quiet room, beach in front of

Plussat: The property was fantasic. Great size for two of us and fantasic balcony view. The location was perfect. Highly recommend. The host Ron was brilliant we kept in touch throughout the booking process and also when we were looking for information on the area while we were there. He always returned my emails very fast. The guys that worked for Ron were also fantastic great help when we were in cape verde. We had a brilliant holiday.

Plussat: The views

Miinukset: No microwave

Plussat: Ron was super easy to get hold of and very helpful, and the apartment itself was immaculate. All the little extras the resorts charge you a fortune for like wi-fi and beach towels were included, there was a nice pool on site plus 24 hour security. The location is bang in the centre of town and right on the beach. Overall, couldn't have been better!

Miinukset: I would have been nicer to have an area to sit out. The balcony area was not very comfortable due to high wall to sit on bar stools. Having said that at least there was something but the view wasn't very good at all.

Plussat: Hotellin aamiainen tarjoillaan viihtyisässä rantaravintolassa, merinäköala siis.

Miinukset: Keskustassa voi alkuyöstä olla melko meluisaa, tosin usein hyvää musiikkia.

Plussat: Central Hotel, is very well located in Santa Maria city centre. It is 5 minutes walk from the beach. The breakfast is included at their sister property Cafe Del Mar, so you can enjoy a full sea view at breakfast time. The rooms are simple and quite old, but are very well equipped and very clean. The whole place is sparkling. And the staff is very welcoming and helpful, speaking, english, french, and ready to help to make the most of your stay. I definitely recommend the place!

Plussat: Staff was welcoming. Food provided in "Cafe del Mar" (not situated in the hotel itself) was very tasty and waiting staff over there great! I had breakfast provided at the place even a week before via different accommodation and I had always been looking forward to eating there in the mornings. Definitely have some traditional Capeverdean B-fast, "catchupa" included AND ice-cream. Delicious!

Miinukset: Location was quite rough - constructions and bad noises from the streets till very late/early hours. Room had too dark interior. Unfortunately, not too much effort was made regarding a little change I was supposed to receive after paying in cash at reception (60 CVE). I mentioned it twice but then just decided to leave it as a tip as it seemed too much hassle...

Plussat: Friendly & helpfull staff. 24/7 reception & located in the centre of Santa Maria. Everything available at walking distance, restaurants, shops, bars, tourist info,... Will book again next time on Sal.

Miinukset: The toilette was full of flying bugs.. No shampoo, soap or shower-gel provided in the bathroom and only a shower towel was provided...

Plussat: Super helpful and nice staff, good location everything was great! Went there mostly to kitesurf. For my amazement there was a room dedicated for gear drying and storage.

Miinukset: My rooms fridge worked so well that sometimes I had two beers instead of one and it delayed me going out.

Plussat: I had a fantastic stay at Hotel Central, with special commendation going to the concierge team who were all very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful in recommending bars, restaurants, beaches and ordering taxis when required.

Plussat: The staff was very professional

Plussat: Breakfast- you have to walk to The Restaurant but there you get delicious breakfast and waterfront table- amazing!! Comfortable bed, clean bathroom

Plussat: Location . Restaurants near by. friendly staff ! Beautiful beach !

Miinukset: Little noisy at night because nearby DJ

Plussat: Like that it was near the beech close to high Street and most amenities

Miinukset: Didn’t like the noise at night from neighbours

Plussat: The location and price

Miinukset: Upon calema club terrace , really noisy some nights

Plussat: Perfect central location and very spacious apartment

Miinukset: Noisy neighbours and neighbourhood

Plussat: Good location, close to everything. Good size, nice pool on roof.

Miinukset: Very noisy next to club that didnt quieten down till 5am. Bed uncomfortable & very squeaky. Sofa broken, no hot water!

Plussat: I really liked the pool on the roof, and the view from there!

Miinukset: Internet worked poorly.

Plussat: The pool is nice. It is very close to the beach.

Miinukset: I found a lot of cockroaches in the room. The wifi only works outside the room, so it's like not having the service. At night it's very noisy, and some clients would listen to very loud music very early in the morning.

Plussat: locally source and homemade cook food

Plussat: Very central , close to the vibrant action in Santa Maria, fabulous view from the top floor & great to have the use of the pool , spacious, clean & good facilities in apartment

Miinukset: Some nights were noisy due to the fact the appartement is directly behind a local nightclub Kalema , but didn’t disturb my sleep

Plussat: Nothing

Miinukset: We left the property after 2 nights as it was simply impossible to stay, there is a club there that closes at 6am and people around the building are screaming all night long. The owner was suppose to refund the remaining days and still hasn’t done it a month later and after many notifications. We’re now reporting the place.

Plussat: Siistiä muuten

Miinukset: Suihkun kunto ei ollut hyvä

Plussat: Sijainti oli ihan hyvä

Miinukset: Henkilökunta ei ollut kovin mukavaa, huone oli melko epäsiisti ja todella kylmä, sekä siellä oli kosteutta