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Hotel in Santa Maria
DESIGN SUITES Boutique Hotel - Adults Only features an outdoor swimming pool, terrace, a restaurant and bar in Santa Maria. Really nice stay, small hotel. Daily cleaning, it is spotlessly clean. Nice staf. Good breakfast. Great location nearby all the restaurants and the beach. Definitely book here during your stay in Sal.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Boasting a terrace, bar and views of city, Ocean Suites is situated in Santa Maria, 100 metres from Praia de Santa Maria. The best accommodation in the city. Also the staff was excellent. We like it.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Situated in Santa Maria and within 100 metres of Praia António Sousa, Angulo House has an outdoor swimming pool, non-smoking rooms, and free WiFi throughout the property. Amazing🤗 would recommend to anyone. Host is amazing, apartment is amazing, great place to explore Praia from.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Hotel Da Luz has an outdoor swimming pool, garden, a shared lounge and terrace in Santa Maria. This 3-star hotel offers a bar. We were before in Santa Maria Beach Apartament and breakfast was really bad, we were so happy to move to Hotel Da Luz where we finally had good breakfast!! Personal was very friendly , amazing swimming pool and on the roof place to do gymnastics and yoga. This hotel is very good choice, specially for this price.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Facing the beachfront, Hotel Odjo d'água offers 4-star accommodation in Santa Maria and has an outdoor swimming pool, garden and shared lounge. I loved this hotel! It was beautiful, the installations are clean and gorgeous. The pool is wow! The bedrooms are amazing! Everything was perfect
Hotel in Santa Maria
Located in Santa Maria, Hotel Morabeza offers accommodation with 3 outdoor swimming pools. The property has a fitness centre, game room, 3 bars, free WiFi and a 24-hour front desk. The athmosphere, the hospitality, the warm people working in the hotel. Was there second time and will go back some year again.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Located in Santa Maria, 600 metres from Praia de Santa Maria, Sobrado Boutique Hotel provides accommodation with a fitness centre, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge. A very nice and comfortable hotel with very helpful staff.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Situated 300 metres from Parish of Our Lady of Sorrows in Santa Maria, Porto Antigo Hotel BB welcomes guests with a restaurant and bar. Rooms have a TV. Porto Antigo is several building of apartments in a well located area of Santa Maria, with security, reception open until late, and a private pool overseeing a bay protected from the waves where you can swim all time. The apartment I had assigned was marvellous, always kept very clean, and quiet. The staff of Porto Antigo was very helpful at all time, supporting me on all requests, and even overcoming and helping me with any issue I could have. I would definitely choose it again!
Hotel in Santa Maria
Located in Santa Maria, 1.2 km from Nazarene Church, Hotel LIVVO Budha Beach has a number of amenities including a terrace, a shared lounge, a bar and free WiFi. Very nice stay close to the cemetery beach. Staff was kind as well.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Hotel MiraBela is a 3-star bed and breakfast located in the centre of Santa Maria and within 100 metres from the beach. Free WiFi access is available. Each room here will provide you with a balcony. Staff is 5 stars! Location is awesome right in the center of everything
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Located 150 meters from Santa Maria beach, Hotel Dunas de Sal is set in a garden with 2 swimming pools. It features a spa and a gym, and Sal International Airport is 18 km away. I liked the atmoshere of the property and we could stay all of us close together and store our kite...
Hotel in Santa Maria
Located in Santa Maria, 400 metres from Praia de Santa Maria, Hotel Central Santa Maria provides accommodation with a shared lounge, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant. It was clean, comfortable, pretty, classy, not fancy.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Ouril Hotel Julia is set in Santa Maria, within 1.8 km of Praia de Igrejinha and 300 metres of Parish of Our Lady of Sorrows. This 3-star hotel offers free WiFi. The hotel features family rooms. The staff was incredibly nice and accommodating. Amazing location. Breakfast was okay.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Featuring free WiFi, an outdoor pool and a sun terrace, Pontao Hotel offers accommodation in Santa Maria. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant. Every room is equipped with a private bathroom. Very clean and quiet hotel near the beach and the city. Good breakfast.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Offering an outdoor pool, a snack bar and a restaurant, Agua Hotels Sal Vila Verde is located in Santa Maria. WiFi access is available. Great stay at a nice place. Friendly and helpful staff.
Hotel in Santa Maria
Facing the beachfront, Hotel NHATERRA offers 3-star accommodation in Santa Maria and features a garden, shared lounge and restaurant. Location. Value for the money.
Santa Maria, Beirona and Palmeira are popular with other travellers visiting Sal.
Ocean Suites, Hotel LIVVO Budha Beach and Hotel Morabeza have received great reviews from travellers on Sal regarding the views from their hotel rooms.
Guests staying on Sal also spoke highly of the views from the rooms at DESIGN SUITES Boutique Hotel - Adults Only, Angulo House and Hotel MiraBela.
The average price per night for a 3-star hotel on Sal this weekend is € 72.42 or, for a 4-star hotel, € 149.24. Looking for something even fancier? 5-star hotels on Sal for this weekend cost on average around € 191.57 per night (based on Booking.com prices).
Many families visiting Sal loved staying at Ocean Suites, DESIGN SUITES Boutique Hotel - Adults Only and Hotel MiraBela.
Similarly, Hotel Morabeza, Angulo House and Hotel Odjo d'água are also popular among family travellers.
Travellers who stayed on Sal near Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) have said good things about Sobrado Boutique Hotel, DESIGN SUITES Boutique Hotel - Adults Only and Hotel Central Santa Maria.
Among the hotels near Amílcar Cabral International Airport on Sal, Hotel Morabeza, Hotel Dunas de Sal and Hotel MiraBela have also been highly rated.
On average, it costs € 73.23 per night to book a 3-star hotel on Sal for tonight. You'll pay on average around € 132.84 if you choose to stay in a 4-star hotel tonight, while a 5-star hotel on Sal will cost around € 187.97 (based on Booking.com prices).
There are 345 hotels on Sal you can book on Booking.com.
For hotels on Sal that serve up a highly-rated breakfast, try DESIGN SUITES Boutique Hotel - Adults Only, Hotel MiraBela and Porto Antigo Hotel BB.
Breakfast at these hotels on Sal are also highly rated: Ocean Suites, Hotel Odjo d'água and Hotel LIVVO Budha Beach.
Ocean Suites, DESIGN SUITES Boutique Hotel - Adults Only and Angulo House are some of the popular hotels on Sal.
In addition to these hotels, Hotel MiraBela, Hotel Morabeza and Hotel Odjo d'água are also popular on Sal.
Couples travelling on Sal loved staying at Ocean Suites, Angulo House and DESIGN SUITES Boutique Hotel - Adults Only.
Similarly, these hotels on Sal are highly rated by couples: Hotel MiraBela, Hotel Morabeza and Hotel Odjo d'água.
On average, 3-star hotels on Sal cost € 70.96 per night, and 4-star hotels on Sal are € 188.42 per night. If you're looking for something really special, a 5-star hotel on Sal can on average be found for € 291.19 per night (based on Booking.com prices).
The beach was fine golden sand, the sea was warm. The sun shone right full our time there. The town is quite noisy at night, its ok if you sleep heavily or great if like to party till late. The restaurants are quite varied. You can get lunch for 3 euros plus the cost of a drink at many places. Some have wine starting at 21 euros a bottle without the high standard you would expect with this sort of price. Choose carefully, price and quality are not closely connected. The half day island tours are well worth taking, the salt mines and baby sharks are great. The sailing trips are also really nice. The street vendors can be a real pain, they never stop trying to sell you things and they will come up with all sorts of stories and may try to charge outrageous prices for tourist tat. A simple no thank you is needed as soon as they approach you offering free items, or 'come and see this'.
Santa Maria is a sleepy little town with not much to do but eat, drink wine, and lie on the beach. Every cafe offers really fresh tuna and decent pizza's...and not much else. On Sal island: do the guided island round-trip, and rent a bike or 2 person electric scooter from Alessandro's Electric Garage in Santa Maria to go exploring on your own- older kids are allowed to drive these once out of town limits- this was the high point of the trip for our kids. Ponta Preta beach is empty and large, which we preferred to Santa Maria beach (too many souvenir sellers) and Kite beach (too many cool surfers falling over each other). I could not find a single book store, but there is a traveller's library at the hotel Ojo d'agua. Kite surfing, diving and fishing are very popular. We hoped to go diving but found it too cold in Dec. to spend extended time in the water. In Dec. The day temp was around 22C, and it was windy, mostly cloudy and quite dusty. 3 to 4 days here would have been enough.
We loved Sal Beach Club , food and drink were about the best priced, all football shown,. Londres was great to start with but staff are not very attentive loved to chat among themselves. Columbus restaurant was lovely for a romantic evening. The town square is being rejuvenated but was still nice and busy. Ocean club is buzzing. Taxis are so very cheap and plentiful so no problem getting around. Salt Lake is a must to visit (cheaper getting a taxi than an organised trip). The beaches are beautiful and most young people go surfing etc. We just enjoyed beach bars and cafes to people watch. Please don't expect a sophisticated town, it's certainly not that but it has such a lot of character you'll fall in love with it. Been in May and now in Dec/Jan weather beautiful each time and will come again.WATCH OUT FOR MOZZIES.
Great place to relax and do nothing. Beautiful and very large beach. Fantastic climate when we visited during March. Unless you are into water and wind sports however, there is very little to do or see on the island. So just be prepared to take it easy: "No stress" as the notorious Cape Verdean saying goes. As several people have asked let me just confirm: - there are mosquitos on Sal Island/Santa Maria. Perhaps not huge swarms, but spending an evening on the balcony will inevitably result in several bites. - at any time of the day, expect to encounter stray dogs on the beach and in the village. Easily 5-10 within sight at any given time.They are docile enough, but anyone suggesting that there arent any dogs are running a different agenda.
People must bear in mind that this is a developing country reliant on the tourist trade. You are going to get hassled by traders from Senegal. As a single female traveller with a small child this was quite intimidating at times as blokes befriend you and try dragging you into their shops, but you soon get over it. Back to the real Cape Verde- take a trip with Obama Tours and learn what life is really like on Sal- we had a fantastic time and my daughter loved every minute of it from the sharks to the off road truck ride. If you love animals you'll be pleased to see the dogs and cats that roam free are usually well cared for and are very chilled out- one rocked up when we were on the beach and laid beside me using my bag as her pillow. If you visit the veverio botanical garden be sure to take fruit for the animals there especially the solitary monkey. It's quite difficult to get fresh fruit and veg outside the hotels.
Like a lot of these places, the town of Santa Maria was very poor and shanty with many street sellers hassling you to buy their goods or to follow them to their market stalls. This would be expected as the money on the island goes to the huge resorts and not to the locals so you do feel obligated to buy their wares. However, they can become extremely overbearing and it makes you not want to do much sightseeing. However, we did do an island tour on the back of an open backed Ford Ranger and visited the Blue eye which was great but went completely against any kind of health and safety as you peered over a big hole in the rocks with no means of stopping you falling in- but it was amazing! We also went to see the salt mine which was an experience as we all bobbed about in the salty lake as we defied gravity! The tour was a good way to find out about the island and we used the local taxis, which were abundant, to have a look around as well.
Santa Maria is very small with a whole lot of tourists. The island is mostly dry and windy, especially when you have a hotel next to the beach. Good location for sunning, swimming and jet ski. Furthermore not lots to do, although I heard about a few night clubs that I did not visit. In comparison to Sal/Santa Maria the island Santiago is much greener, more hills and more locals. Not many souvenirs in Santiago in comparison to Sal/Santa Maria. Enough fruit if you want on the island Santiago. When you are going on an all-inclusive tour to another island, you will not spent much of your own money (escudos). Short, exchange like between 10 and 15 euro's....not more...unless you plan on buying a whole lot of fruit and spending a few days on Santiago or another island. I went to Santiago for one day...gone in the morning....back in the late afternoon. I exchanged 20 euro's. This was too much.
Santa Maria itself is lovely, with gorgeous white sandy beaches and crystal clear topaz waters. However, a couple of things kind of put me off: 1) construction work going on almost everywhere - this is unsightly 2) extortionate prices for food and groceries. If you are going for self catering, definitely take everything with you 3) harassment from shop keepers and other street sellers - most of them are from Senegal and they literally hound you until you give in and go to their shop. Initially they lure you in by forcing a free bracelet or necklace onto you. If you refuse to go to the shop, they then demand 5 or 10 euros for the gift. If you go with them, they won’t let you leave without buying something. They also resort to emotional tactics about starvation, etc. 4) tours that are advertised for a certain price are actually way more expensive due to hidden costs which are revealed on the day. These extra costs are entry fees for the salt swim, the blue eye and also for a meal at a restaurant in espargos. Oh and the Senegalese sellers have memorised the pit stops, so they turn up to harass you and don’t give over until you slam the car door shut.
A little town only for the tourism. Locals (most of them from other islands will live in Espargos). A bit pricey because of all this tourists. Very nice beach but quite windy, which is very normal in January. Restaurants are quite decent and there's plenty of choice. Many people approaching you and trying to sell you things on the streets (not cape-verdeans), just nod and carry on if You're not interested. I've been in Santo Antão running and hiking witch I totally recommend for solo travelers. Sal is good if you wanna have a couple of relaxed days on the beach or if you're a sea lover (kite surf, windsurf, surf, paddle).
Great for short holiday to catch some sun during cold winter months in Europe, but extremely windy, hence fantastic for surfing. If you love seafood, u can eat fresh fish and rice for only €3 at non touristy places. The water is very clean and clear, but a tad chilly for me, however not for the Germans and Swedes. There isn't much to do or see in the island. Prices are over valued for what it offers. Some of them can get extremely greedy, I guess it is the same in most under developed countries. This place is great for a very chilled beach holiday (if u can find a less windy spot to sunbath). Sal island is tiny, keep your expectations low. The best thing is that there are plenty of beautiful local men and women, they are all very friendly and charming. But be aware of the local men getting overly tactile, unless u love the attention. There are plenty of local men looking for overseas women for economic reasons, but there aren't that many local women hanging out at bars and clubs.
Santa Maria
Great space with lots of fresh air. Overall a great experience. Interacting with Loredana and Filomena made it that much more better. The apartment is a nice walk from the center of town, and the area has a lot of character. I recommend staying at Santa Maria Flats if you are looking for a friendly and affordable place to call home while visiting Sal! Also, Filomena, the apartment manager, really is great. She was kind of enough to give me an impromptu tour of the area when we happened to leave the building at the same time.
Santa Maria
The apartment contained all we required good bed good shower Well equipped kitchen we only used to make tea coffee toast and make drinks to take to nice pool area which was quite and relaxing and clean . Grounds well kept and looked after , security excellent. Location good close to Santa Maria centre. The host was very nice and sorted us a new kettle when the one we had failed . This accommodation is not 5 star but we have been to Sal several times and enjoy being in the town contributing to the local economy.
Palmeira
First good impression: the proprietor collected us from the airport (otherwise unusual). Wonderful Apartment with a view of the sea, where we got a welcome drink. 3 Bedrooms 2 storeys, 2 terraces, spaceous Kirchen and living room. Open- minded, generous proprietor who gave us information about all the island and was always at our disposal to help us whenever needed. Besides, Palmeira is an authentic fishing village and you come into contact with the local people- not so easily possible elsewhere.
Santa Maria
I had a fantastic stay at this clean and well-maintained apartment. The shower was small but had good pressure and steady hot water. Ana, the owner, went above and beyond to make my experience memorable. She was incredibly helpful and kind, allowing me to store my belongings at her salon and providing a place to shower after my late evening ferry ride. The apartment’s convenient location made it easy to walk to both the beach and town. Overall, a highly recommended and hospitable accommodation.
Porto Antigo is a really beautiful Hotel! Our apartment had direct access to a small beach! This was perfect four the kids. The pool is also very nice an close to the pool there is another small beach without stones our rocks in the water...also perfect four children!! The apartment was perfectly clean and you have the basic equipment for cooking!! We spent a really good time in Porto Antigo and I will definitely come another time when I go to Sal.
Santa Maria
We had a wonderful stay at the OceanRoof. The apartments are modern, very clean and superbly equipped - very important for us: the comfortable and clean bed. The hotel is also very quiet and ideally located for us, right by the beach and also by AnguloBeach for water sports. JC is a really attentive host who was always helpful with many bookings such as car rental, taxi and restaurant tips. An absolute recommendation for a stay on Sal!
Spacious, modern and comfortable rooms. Great cleaning service on a daily basis. Delicious breakfast with various choices. Super friendly staff and very helpful support by Dory for clarifying important details beforehand and organizing individual activities and transfers. Great location, 2 min walk from the most beautiful beach on Sal. Would highly recommend for an individual stay on Sal, instead of resort holidays.
Great hotel in Santa Maria. Great location, staff and comfort. Much better than most 'all inclusive' options you will find in Sal as you will be immersed in the streets of Santa Maria. Thanks to all the staff, with a special mention to Kevin and his attention during breakfast every morning. Thanks to all the remaining staff as well, really great.
Santa Maria
This is the second time I have stayed in this apartment in Santa Maria. It is close to the beach and the town and all the Restaurants and Bars. I generally dont eat out and the facilities in the apartment enable me to eat in alot. I will return to Sal and Santa Maria in 2024 and most likely book this apartment again if its available
Santa Maria
The apartment is in the best location ever. We stayed for 3 weeks and it felt like home. The pool and the beach is right in front of you. The host was super nice and helpful. I highly recommend this apartment. I have visited Sal many times but this place was the most breathtaking. We will definitely be returning!
Great breakfast, very quiet hotel really relaxing, the staff is great , food at the restaurant is also good and prices are quite balanced, the hotel is in a very good location, just in front of the Hilton, with direct access to the beach (across the road). our experience was very good , on our 2nd trip to Sal.
Santa Maria
Hotel is located in the east part of the island, quiet and cozy. The staff is amazingly friendly and helpful. The beach right in front of the hotel is very nice, not crowded. There's also a very good restaurant at the beach I enjoyed a lot. I will definitely choose this hotel again when I come back to Sal.
Santa Maria
The apartment is simple but adequate when you spend most of the day on the beach. The location of the property is its best point. It takes 2 minutest to one of the better beaches on Sal The staff was responsive to any issues and lucky enough we had only one minor issue to deal with.
The breakfast with the traditional dish was great. The room was very comfy. The pool area was great. and the mood with the ocean right there was perfect. The whole environment was very peaceful. If we go back to Sal island we will go back to this hotel.
Santa Maria
We go to the Hilton Sal annually because we like it so much, the location is perfect, it’s very clean and the grounds are very well maintained. The food is good and the staff are very helpful.
Santa Maria
Perfect lokation in nice Porto Antigo 2 complex. Well maintained pool surrounded by lovely garden. Infinity pool with salt water few meters away, on the coast. Good sandy beach.
Santa Maria
Nice location with a good beach nearby. The apartment is very well furnished and the local host always friendly. Sal is a wonderful island, we had a great holiday
Santa Maria
A great choice, far more comfortable than a hotel, yet not overpriced. The host was really helpful and communicative, definitely the right way to see Sal!
Having visited both Sal Cape Verde and the Hotel Morabeza previously, we knew what to expect and it never fails to deliver a good holiday
Hands down the best hotel in Sal! Staff is amazing, its location is perfect, great rooms and restaurant.