Laura
9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Quiet location by the sea
Pros: The location is lovely right by the sea and staff very friendly- google translated used mostly to speak English.
Cons: Hotel not staffed 24 hours, no reception staff at night - as a solo traveller it can feel nice to know people are around all the time.
Kaja
8/10
Slovenia 🇸🇮
Very comfortable bed, nice location, amazing sea view
Pros: The bed is very comfortable, clean sheets and towels, nice balcony looking at the sea, airconditioner saved our lives during the day (it was very hot in Sao Filipe), they prepared us breakfast for the next morning because we had an early flight.
Cons: The music from the bar/restaurant upstairs woke me up from my afternoon nap, but the host was prepared to switch room next door. So if you would like to rest in the hotel ask for a room that is not facing the shaft were you can hear everything going around.
Gastone
10/10
Italy 🇮🇹
Simple, but authentic
Pros: It's a simple guest house, but with an authentic feel. We stayed in the sea-view rooms, right in front of the beautiful black beach. It was lovely to hear the sound of the waves crashing on the beach. The room was large enough, simply furnished, and had a very comfortable bed. The breakfast, served on the veranda, was very good and varied. We also had dinner (someone wrote that you could not have dinner, which was very strange...) and we must say that we ate very well. We believe that, at a reasonable price, it is the best establishment on the whole island of Fogo. We recommend it.
Elena
10/10
Italy 🇮🇹
Highly recommended!
Pros: This was probably our favorite stay in our trip; the ocean view we had from our room and from the breakfast terrace was simply breathtaking, we were sad we only stayed one night. Breakfast was abundant and tasty, buffet-style with some cape verdian dishes, such as cuscus. The room was clean, spacious, as well as the bathroom. The staff was also very friendly with us and someone could also speak some English. They helped us calling a taxi when we discovered our flight was anticipated and we risked losing it.
Cons: We liked everything, perhaps a great add-on would be a wire or a plastic dry rack to hang your clothes on the balcony to let them dry.
Mirek
8/10
Spain 🇪🇸
Pros: Nice renovated place in the first line to the ocean, nice breakfast on rooftop terrace, very friendly staff. Has a bar in the evening. Amazing views on Brava island at sunset. Large room with a ocean side balcony, you can sleep listening to the waves when it's not too hot.
Cons: Even though it's first line to the sea, there is no direct way down the cliff, it's a 10-15 mins walk either way to get down to the beach. Doors in the room (entrance & bathroom) are badly fit, squeaky, loud, hard to close / open. Bad ventilation in the rooms, the aircon was not really working properly, would be nice to have a fan at least. It gets loud in the morning with the open balcony with some construction going on.
Michel
10/10
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Pros: Amazing view on the beach and sea, lovely and helpful staff, and a really good room
Marta
9/10
Germany 🇩🇪
Room with a wonderful view
Pros: The room was clean with a stunning sea view, plus a TV and aircon. We missed breakfast, but the kind staff packed food for our journey.
Cons: Communication was a bit tricky due to limited English, but it didn’t affect our wonderful stay.
Chloe
9/10
France 🇫🇷
Pros: Located in a quieter area, the view from the bedroom is very nice. Very big room with a lot of space and very clean.
Maria
10/10
Finland 🇫🇮
The perfect seaside stay
Pros: Spacious, clean room with a sea view, you can sleep listening to the waves. The staff was very friendly and helpful, good breakfast served at the roof. Super happy with this accommodation. :)
Cons: I read some comments before arriving, where the location was considered to be too far from the centre and the restaurants. This may be true if you have trouble moving, but really it’s just a 10 min walk. Or take a taxi, it won’t be more than 200 escudos (2 euros). I think the tranquil location was perfect.
Irene
8/10
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Beautiful
Pros: Our room had a great view at the see and the Island Brava. Very friendly staff that were able to attend to all out needs. Bar at the roof terras also very nice
Cons: The guest house is a bit far from the center of Sao Filipe.
