Casa helena
  • ★★★
  • Guest house
  • Portela
  • 9.3/10

Casa helena

Comfortable Accommodations: Casa Helena in Portela offers family rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and patios. Each room includes a seating area and a private entrance, ensuring a pleasant stay. Dining and Leisure: Guests can enjoy a restaurant, bar, and live music. The property features a garden and offers free WiFi in public areas. Additional amenities include evening entertainment and a paid airport shuttle service. Location and Activities: Located 40 km from Sao Filipe Airport, Casa Helena provides free off-site private parking. Guests appreciate the hiking opportunities and the friendly host.

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.8)
  • FREE private parking!

Kids

Children older than 1 year are welcome.

Dogs

Pets are not allowed.

Address

Cha das caldeiras fogo Casas, 8220 Portela, Cape Verde, Portela, Cape Verde

Facilities

Airport shuttle Non-smoking rooms Free WiFi Room service Free parking Restaurant Family rooms Bar Exceptional breakfast

Gallery

a small bathroom with a toilet and a sink at Casa helena in Portela
a stone house with trees in front of a mountain at Casa helena in Portela
a small bed in a room with a brown blanket at Casa helena in Portela
a mountain in the distance with a building in the foreground at Casa helena in Portela
a mountain in the background with houses and a building at Casa helena in Portela
a garden with flowers and plants on a sidewalk at Casa helena in Portela
a small bedroom with a bed with two towels on it at Casa helena in Portela
a bathroom with a white sink and a mirror at Casa helena in Portela
a bathroom with a white sink and a toilet at Casa helena in Portela

Reviews

Alexander 9/10
Bulgaria 🇧🇬

Amazing place near the volcano

Pros: This place is run by some amazing people that helped me with everything I needed, especially given the fact that my luggage didn't arrive on the same flight with me - they helped me with communication with the airline and made all necessary arrangements. The place itself is nice and new, and there is cold and hot water, and also electricity (although power is cut at some point at night until the sun comes out as the solar battery gets depleted so if you need overnight charging for your devices, take this into account). There is also a restaurant with delecious dishes but it is best to book your meals in advance. Overall this is a great place to stay and a good starting point for climbing Pico do Fogo.

Cons: More utilities to store your items would be nice, such as hangers or an extra cupboard.

Matjaž 10/10
Slovenia 🇸🇮

Awesome

Pros: We were traveling around Cabo Vrede and decided to go hiking to vulcano on island Fogo. Found out about this place and made a bookong with them. Staff is extra friendly and very helpful and also the food was delicious. They arrange us guide Manhol for the hiking and this was another great expreience. For all travelers which are coming here we would highly recommend this place.

Johanne 10/10
Denmark 🇩🇰

Pros: Very nice staff, and great location by the volcano. The food was nice and the room was clean.

Cons: Electricity is off from 22-6

Daniel 10/10
Spain 🇪🇸

Pros: Very good breakfast and a delicious dinner, with exquisite fish — probably the best meal of my 12-day trip to Cape Verde. The room is simple but functional. Keep in mind that there is no electricity in the volcanic caldera at night. The staff is very friendly, and you can book the excursion to climb Pico do Fogo directly with them. The views arw unbeatable

Michel 10/10
Senegal 🇸🇳

Pros: Really lovely staff, good enough room, and good location

Katya 10/10
France 🇫🇷

Unforgettable experience !

Pros: The staff is super nice, they made our stay incredible ! It was a pleasure to meet José, he is a great person ! The food was very tasty. You can feel that these people put love in what they do !

Courtney 8/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Pros: Location, we specifically chose this area for hiking to the top of the volcano. Staff were lovely and attentive. The food is good too.

Sina 9/10
Germany 🇩🇪

Pros: Jośe is the nicest host we met so far on Cabo verde. He makes sure you feel comfortable and everything is fine, told us a lot about life on the island, cozy rooms, perfect view (Pico do fogo right in front) and the dinner was soooo good! We were sad to leave. Showers had only cold water and water pressure is a little low but considering that you are in a village that got completely destroyed by an eruption 10 years ago and that you're in the middle of nowhere, plus it's very hot, the shower was rather refreshing.

Miroslav 10/10
Czech Republic 🇨🇿

Pros: Well maintained apartment compex by good people. Personnel was friendly and always available, food and wine was excellent. It looks like owner know what he is doing and doing it right.

Cons: I did not stay longer :-)

Pascal 10/10
France 🇫🇷

Pros: Everything ! Staff, location, food. Everything was amazing !

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