Hotel Savana

Pros: We loved the atmosphere at Hotel Savana - calm, relaxing and welcoming. Perfect location in the centre of Sao Filipe, and the staff were super helpful organising taxi drivers for tours of the island and guides for hiking up the volcano. They were also super patient and flexible amending our booking after our arrival in Fogo was delayed by 3 days due to a cancelled flight! 😅

The most beautiful hotel in town. Excellent location, outstanding ocean view. Forget about the boutique hotels and give

Pros: The most beautiful hotel in town. Excellent location, outstanding ocean view. Forget about the boutique hotels and give yourself a real treat connecting with the history of the town.

Beautiful hotel in a perfect location with excellent staff

Pros: Beautiful house, fresh colours, very clean, kind staff, perfect location, pretty room. Receptionist Deime was very helpful and friendly. He gave us lots of useful information and tips, always with a smile.

Cons: Mattresses in our room with twin beds were hard and without proper padding, we felt the springs digging into our sides and ribs.

Pros: The facilities were great with a nice balcony and an amazing view ln the ocean!

Pros: All was good, nice staff, possibility to pay with card, good breakfast :)

Good hotel - but BAD PEOPLE outside the hotel - TAKE CARE !!!

Pros: Excellent location for eating and shopping in the beautiful town center. But TAKE CARE about the so-called Tourist Guides outside of the hotel trying to sell guided tours. I pre-payed ONE HUNDRED EURO for an agreed price of two-hundred euro covering a full guided round-trip on Fogo island including volcano visit. When walking up an volcano the guide told me being only participant that the walk was a change in schedule and the full price would be ONE THOUSAND EURO - and that he had access to a credit card machine. I decided to leave the minibus and walk all the way back to Sao Philipe. Next day the host of Hotel Savana told me that he is an authorized tourist guide and the he did NOT do anything illegal - believe it or not...

Cons: Nothing about the hotel - but the Police should get rid of these Outside Tourist Guides IMMEDIATELY !

Perfect place in São Filipe

Pros: Upgraded for free, amazing hotel, very nice staff, great location. Everything was really perfect !

Pros: This is one of the best places to stay in the historic city: in a few minutes you go down to the shops, the church, the market and the 2 museums. I think we had the best room in this old colonial house: nr. 2 on the ground floor. A huge, high room with seaview and a terrace in front, quietly situated (except sometimes footsteps above). There are a few steps: only 14 to the frontdoor, afterwards 15 to the little swimmingpool, and a few to the breakfastroom. The beds are quite good and the breakfast is generous. Everything is very clean and the people at the reception are always kind and helpful. For your eveningmeal there are a few good restaurants closeby (e.g. Tropical and Colonial). For trips to the vulcano or around the island, there are 2 agencies, or you can hire a taxi. We paid for a taxi with an English speaking driver (Edmar Alves) for these 2 half-day trips CVE 9.000.- each, for 2 persons. We can highly recommend this hotel!

Cons: We did not always have good warm water..

Highly recommend

Pros: Large and beautiful room with a view downwards on Sao Felipe and Brava further in the ocean. Chill place around the (small) swimming pool, perfect to take a rest in-between activities.

Pros: Lovely old colonial house, lovely breakfast and great coffee!

Cons: Shower was cold for the two nights we were there. We were told it was because of the solar panels and no sun but there was plenty of sunshine.