very nice grounds, nice room (no small refrigerator), room nicely appointed, but security lock on door not working, location by the beach very nice.

Had dinner in the restaurant - only one choice that evening: a buffet of rice, beans, collard greens, and cheap commercial fries, with a selection of primarily inexpensive meats brought on skewers. Dessert included in the price was a skinny slice of pineapple served on the same dish as main meal, as waiter refused to bring a clean plate. Meal not worth the money. (Since a food festival was taking place in the main town nearby, other restaurants were closed, so we had no choice.)

It is a big resort close to the airport on Sao Vicente. I liked it a lot more than some other reviews suggest. It was clean, rooms were spacious and staff was friendly. You can actually walk to the airport (about 15-20 minutes). They also have shuttles to Mindelo throughout the day.

Leaving after my stay.

The staff were not friendly or informative despite the place being quiet. Dinner was late and much of the buffet was not hot enough. Despite being a short distance from the airport an early morning taxi was 1000 CVE so no advantage over staying in town. The place needs to be taken in hand and shaken up.

Friendly personnel, nice location, uncomplicated check-in and check-out, nice facilities (pool...), reliable airport transfer.

WIFI in my room was very weak.

Location is nice and away from the busy areas, that's what we opted for. To be able to go and explore or not have the temptation to be on the move the entire time and just go for a swim.

The food was bad, breakfast was bad. Both were always late but still finished In a "lights on, go home" style. Staff had a permanent air of I don't care. The rooms were very outdated and sanitation/toilet were just not okay, 10 times flushing while standing next to the toilet to get rid of the digestive response from what passed as food is just absurdity. It's apparently a 4 star resort but it didn't feel like this at all. Over priced and not worth the money we spend. We're no luxury creatures but this was unacceptable even by our standards.

beach

We loved the outside installations.

I've changed messages with the staff concerning the transfer from the airport to the hotel, and they assured me that we would have the transfer; upon our arrival at the airport, no one was there for us; after an hour waiting, and after I've asked for an airport staff to call the hotel, someone from the hotel told us to crab a taxi and they paid the trip. We've reserved a Room "superior" with sea view, and in the picture of the booking reserve the room appeared awesome, upon our arrival they gave us an old room (very old), with only one electrical outlet working and a poor view; after a long discussion they upgrade us to a big villa (Also very hold), because the rooms we had reserved didn't had warm water for the baths. With the transfer and room issues, we've lost half of the first day. I've rented a car for the second day, and at the scheduled hour, they told me that there was a problem with the car, and we've spent 27€ with taxis in order to go to the city (Mindelo) and return to the hotel (São Pedro); the car rental was 35€ for 24 hours (we've planned to visit all the island in the second day, once again ruined plans); On the third Day Still the car wasn't ready at the scheduled hour; the guy responsible for the rental cars had to change a battery from one car to another in order to have one of them working; Despite me complaining about yet another delay, and about the car being dirty and unsuitable for renting, there was no attitude of regret or apology on the part of the person responsible for renting the cars, even in the end he threw the key at over the reception desk in a haughty attitude. Breakfasts are poor and the same every day. They have homemade cake I don't know what, homemade pie I don't know what, canned fruit, and only on the first three days we had fresh papaya. They have pancakes, cane honey and little else.

location on beach

outdated; rooms didn’t have anywhere to plug in electronics; beds were two put together, uncomfortable in the middle. not really worth staying there unless weather warm and can enjoy pools since far from city center.