Monte Uzulu

I’ll be honest, I’m a bit disappointed with my stay considering it was one of the most expensive. The hotel has got lots of potential but it looks a bit desolated / abandoned. Maybe it’s because it was low season (end of May) but lots of the communal areas need TLC / maintenance. We had a nice room with partial sea view and breakfast was really delicious, but other than that I can’t really rate it. The staff are all very sweet, of course this has nothing to do with them :)

The hotel does not reflect the pictures on booking / Google.

Beautiful location, friendly staff, great food and the guest house itself is very well designed, tranquil and thoughtfully considered.

Magical stay combining immersion in nature with great design aesthetic and a sustainable approach to hospitality. We completely unplugged here, and I still dream of the shower overlooking the trees and ocean. Walking distance to the ocean, stores, restaurants, and only a short cab or bus ride from Mazunte or Zipolite (if you want a bit more activity at night). Truly every detail has been thought through here, including fantastic smelling organic bathroom products, beach towels and delicious breakfast.

There are quite a few stairs to climb and there's no AC, so you should consider this before your stay. We stayed in the suite on the upper floor, which got a good air breeze, but lower/smaller rooms might be hotter.

The bedroom and bathroom was lovely, I liked that they provided bug spray, and bathroom products and beach towels. Gaby was very friendly and sweet when checking in. The breakfast was nice too!

Not having proper wall/door did feel a little insecure and you could hear the wind, ocean very loudly all night, as well as the very clear conversations and intimacies of people both in the neighbouring rooms and walking past the terrace as there was no separation between that and the stairwell other than some plants. The pool was also extremely dirty, not just a few flies floating on the surface - this would be expected in a jungle, but the water was thick with floating particles and generally really disappointing, as the ocean was quite big waves so I was looking forward to relaxing pool swims, but I went in once and immediately regretted it. Also the location was a little remote, perhaps fine if in a couple but solo it was rather isolating and not much going on in this town at all. Alan seemed to take offence that I didn’t feel comfortable to walk to the next town after dark on my own, when I simply asked for info about taxis, he dismissed my question repeatedly, insisting he could “guarantee it was safe to walk”. Which was irrelevant and not what I was asking, I didn’t mention safety or insult the area or anything, I was simply asking for information about transport and it was an incredibly frustrating exchange with an unnecessarily condescending and dismissive attitude from him. Made me uncomfortable, I checked out a day early and they did not ask me if I needed assistance with booking taxi to my next destination or anything, which is not the end of the world, I figured it out on my own, but that’s an element of consideration I would offer my guests.