Prainha, Ilha de Santiago, 1000 Praia, Cape Verde
#21 of 23 hotels in Praia
Guests' ChoiceBased on 109 hotel reviews
7.5Cleanliness
8.2
Comfort
7.9
Location
8.9
Facilities
7.5
Staff
8.5
Value for money
7.2
Free WiFi
8.2
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 14 August 2025
Mark
Cape VerdeThe gym is in great need of upgrading and a/c. The door is locked and not easy to open with the key.
Friendly and helpful staff. Clean room. Good choice of food at the restaurants.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 12 August 2025
John
MauritiusMaybe the gym equipments can be fixed.
The staffs were nice and always ready to help, especially Rosana was very helpful.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 1 August 2025
Ibrahim
NigeriaBreakfast menu needs improvement
Location and neatness
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 16 June 2025
Farid
FranceExceptional food and breakfast. The kindness of staff was a great plus. I was impressed with the professional commitment of the public relation staff.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 5 March 2025
M
United KingdomNo dinner options
Great location. Not far from the city centre and close to Praia’s best beaches and praia shopping. Good breakfast options. Great helpful and friendly staff.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 2 March 2025
Lindsay
United KingdomOnly one bottle of drinking water provided free on day one then they charge a fortune for a small bottle. Despite staff saying water with fruit in is available at reception, sometimes it was, sometimes it wasn’t.
Good Wi-Fi and decent sized rooms alongside an extensive breakfast choice . I had a late evening check out before a night flight and the staff were kind enough to give me my breakfast to take in a small box.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 15 December 2024
Osvaldo
ChileThe only minor drawback was that the gym's only exercise machine was out of order.
I had a fantastic stay! The hotel is nicely located, the pool is stunning, and the restaurants offer delicious food. The views from the bar are beautiful. My room was modern, clean, and comfortable.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 12 December 2024
Janine
United StatesNone
Great staff nice location
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 2 July 2024
Kevin
Cape VerdeWhile the room was generally good, it could benefit from some maintenance. Service at the pool area was notably slow, and the environment often felt disorganized, particularly concerning wet floors and misplaced chairs.
Breakfast was enjoyable with an expanded variety. The view and the terrace in the room was also great.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 1 July 2024
Maria
United StatesThe only thing I didn’t like about the property was their check out process. There was only one person doing the check out and it took forever. The person was not understanding that I had to be at the airport. I almost missed my flight. For this reason I probably wouldn’t stay there next time. The woman that checked me out was rude.
Clean and great location.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 15 June 2024
Maria
United StatesI didn’t like the pool because the water is very bad and needs to be changed. I think it has way too much chemicals and it seriously hurts if you open your eyes
I like the view of the place and how fresh the place was. I also like the people they were very nice.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 22 April 2024
R
SpainSome of the rooms, in particular those facing the sea, can be really noisy at night as there is a bar on the opposite side of the beach that plays loud music until 2:00 or 3:00 am every night. I had to sleep with earplugs.. Breakfast is pretty basic for a 4* hotel -but included in the rate so no complains. But the worst thing by far was the attitude of the two young girls at the reception… they just do not care about guests, pretend they do not understand you when you ask questions, everything including money exchange seems to be too much trouble and they are just rude. The other staff members were all friendly but these ladies should not be working here.
We stayed in 3 different rooms as we had to extend our stay due to a flight cancellation, the best and newest ones are the sea view rooms as they have huge & comfy beds and lovely terraces each, the standard rooms really need to be refurbished -some smell really bad as if they had been closed for years, or have no safe or it's broken etc…
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 10 April 2024
Joseana
United StatesJust my request to decorate room because was my honeymoon, but they apologized and did everything to make me feel comfortable so I really did appreciate that. I would return for sure.
The breakfast was great. The place is in a great location close to beach.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 31 March 2024
Kenneth
United StatesEverything was good. They should provide bottled water since the tap water is not potable
The breakfast was excellent. The staff were very helpful. The dinners we ordered in the restaurant were very good.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 20 March 2024
Alison
United KingdomThe food on one of the nights we stayed wasnt good..especially the pudding
The swimming pool and view
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 16 February 2024
Jon
SpainThe hotel is getting tired. It’s need better maintenance. Shower head was very bad, and the drain from the shower and the shink was bad
Breakfast was great. The location is very good
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 2 January 2024
Alvaro
Netherlands- Generally worn out property, with outdated equipment and facilities. - Contrary to the pictures shown, during our stay the whole garden was “under construction” so instead of grass there was just dirt everywhere. - Lunch option at the snack bar / pool area was mediocre and service was slow. - Amenities and staff capacity do not correlate with the number of guests staying, the pool area was generally full with few / no sunbeds available almost no shade (broken or missing umbrellas). - At serving areas like pool snack bar and breakfast restaurant, staff were normally insufficient compared to the number of customer, which meant slow and sub-par service. - No sufficient staff at breakfast area, which was normally full during the whole service time (7am-10am and 7am-11.30 on weekends), which meant dishes piling up on tables and food and utensils not being replaced fast enough. There was 1 lady making eggs for the whole 50+ crowd). - Poor gym facilities: while the gym are had sufficient space, mire than half of the equipment was broken but still in place, without any warnings. The gym dis not feel clean and there was no water or towels provided. - The reception / concierge area was normally packed with customers and there was a long waiting time to get any help.
- Great location, walking distance to 2 beaches and plenty of really nice restaurants less than 10 mins walking distance. - Nice restaurant (dinner only). - Comfortable room. - Car rental (daily) available at hotel. - Taxis mostly always available just outside the hotel.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 27 December 2023
Lutz
Cape VerdeThere were no girlcs
The girls
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 8 December 2023
Jean-françois
SwitzerlandThe hotel lost our reservation, then they gave use a room that in really bad shape, no water in the toilet, water on the floor due to infiltration of the bathroom. "cafard in the room", I would say the room was not salubre, the personal presented in the same building but that has also water infiltation in the wall. Finally we were moved in the junior suite that was in an other building. The main issue with the junior suite was the music club with incredibly loud music during the weekend until 5 in the morning. (no possible to spleep, as the bass made the windows vibrate), the rest of the week was perfect in the junior suite. (wihout additional cost compared to our original resrevation)
The breakfast was excellent. Lunch and dinner were not served at the hotel. Pool was nice, but with not enough place in the shade. The replacement room we received, a junior suit was new and very nice.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 18 November 2023
Regine
United StatesOur toilet wouldn’t flush. We called the man came but issue persisted. We ended up having to mess with the tank each time we needed to flush. That was very annoying. Also lots of bugs when you open the door. Very few inside the room however. They also have no face wash cloth just hand towels and regular towels
A beautiful property. Spacious. Restaurant onsite with beautiful view of the ocean. Nice staff. Walking distance to restaurants, lighthouse and beach
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 18 November 2023
Ruud
NetherlandsBesides the pool, the restaurants at 5 minutes walk and the nice little beach at 300 metres from the hotel there is not so much activity in the direct vincinity of the hotel.
Good breakfast, convenient at the pool and nice personnel. Temperature in November is perfect but it can be a little windy.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 5 November 2023
Ovidiu
Romaniaalthough an old complex, it is maintained quite well by the top-10 staff, from reception to arrival the staff was very friendly and eager to help us. Some rooms require serious repairs. The cleaning staff is very diligent. At breakfast the ladies were extraordinary, the food very good and varied! a successful vacation!
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 8 October 2023
Maryam
KuwaitHot AC. Weak Wifi or no wifi.
Helpful staff. Good tour desk. Decent breakfast.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 28 September 2023
Giovanni
ItalyThe breakfast was very good, and the pool with salted water was a nice touch given the proximity to the ocean. The staff was also very cordial.
Stayed in September 2023
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