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What an amazing holiday! Staff all so warm and welcoming, nothing too much trouble, all areas kept super clean, awesome selection of food, high quality and so much choice, the energy of the entertainment team was impressive and great to see, thanks to everyone ☺️

Beautiful Place to Stay.

Arrived around 4.30pm but had to wait half hour for our room to be ready and when you're in jeans and trainers it's so hot all you want to do is change after a long journey. Went to eat in the restaurant while we waited, which was a bonus. Food is ok, and lots of choice, but its manic with people not willing to queue up and just push in. Bit of a free for all. Bellboy took our cases to our room, which was the furthest away from reception(a 7minute 20 sec walk). We are 64 and 63 and hubby has a heart condition, i have Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, so was a problem for us.Room was cool and spacious. We stayed there the night as it was getting late, but the next day asked to move rooms nearer. Not a problem they was very accomodating and said go back at 2pm to get a key to view another room. We did and chose to take the new room which was a 2 min walk to and from everything, the restaurant, pool and reception. The only problem is not enough plugs to charge phones and other electrics. And the cats. We opened our patio door and about 5 kittens jumped over the wall trying to get in our room meowing for food. So we couldnt leave our door open as they was under the bed and in our cases. There is a cat protection scheme they are under and a vet comes in once a month to flea, worm and neuter them, so they are well looked after. Theres not many flies, but the few there are land on you when you're just dozing off on the sunbed so take repellant. There's no gnats at all. Staff are so happy in their work and nothing is too much trouble. They say "you're welcome" everytime you say thank you. The entertainment team are energetic and do a lot round the pool and sidelines. They even provide the evening entertainment on the stage at night for an hour with singing and dancing, putting on shows like Grease and going through the pop music years.Sunbeds are easy to get but are crammed in like sardines, so if you like privacy you're out of luck. And the same as anywhere people put their towels down at the crack of dawn and don't sit on them for ages. The hotel is the 3rd biggest in the world and it's huge. The main pool is massive with different sections, 1 part has a swim up bar with seating in the pool and can get a bit rowdy at times. but if you want quiet there's a infinity pool at the far end of the complex with a bar and entrance to the beach. The hotel provide pool towels and give you a red card to exchange for towels at the hut, we wasnt given any red cards so when we went to get towels we was refused and had to walk back to reception to get them and trudge back to the hut, a minor problem, but when its hot you dont want to be backwards and forwards, so make sure they issue you with a red card. There's a childrens pool separate to the main pool further away from main pool.The hotel is kept very clean and someone is always sweeping up any mess around the restaurant and floors are mopped. A lovely place but in the middle of nowhere, so take everything you need as it's in the middle of barren land. You could be anywhere in the world, so if you like to see a countrys culture, book some trips to get out and about. The sea is out bounds as it's so choppy, and the red flag is always flying. It looks inviting as it's so blue and we witnessed a couple of men crashing against the fierce waves, just as it was getting dark at 6pm. Lucky for them they didn't get swept away.

Hotel molto grande ed in posizione isolata. Nonostante la numerosa clientela non abbiamo fatto quasi mai file, anche perché la maggior parte degli ospiti rimane in zona piscina/animazione e quindi le sdraio in spiaggia, sotto le palme, sono quasi sempre libere.
È difficile fare il bagno nell'oceano in quanto le onde sono forti ma basta spostarsi nelle spiagge vicine e la situazione migliora.
Si possono fare lunghe (ma veramente lunghe);passeggiate sulla destra dell'hotel (la spiaggia di Lacacäo è lunga chilometri e, alla fine, si congiunge con la spiaggia di Santa Monica che è ancora più lunga) in compagnia dei granchi e degli uccelli.
Se vi piace camminare (portatevi dell'acqua) vi consiglio di andare a sinistra dove la spiaggia sembra terminare ma, alla fine, se fate una piccola salita e poche centinaia di metri potete raggiungere una piccola spiaggia dove le tartarughe depongono le uova (nella giusta stagione) e dove l'oceano è più tranquillo. Proseguendo ancora potete raggiungere il capo di Curral Velho che è il punto più al Sud dell'isola e, proseguendo ancora, raggiunge la spiaggia di Curral Velho, la salina ed il villaggio abbandonato (le palme vi aiuteranno a trovarlo) e, proseguendo ancora, la spiaggia di Joâo Barrosa.

Only stayed here for 1 week all inclusive but are planning to stay here for 3 weeks in the not too distant future. Wi-fi throughout the hotel. We stayed in a standard double in the adult side and couldn't find anything wrong. Buffet style for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Wonderful food and a huge selection to choose from. There are different restaurants on site for 'a la carte' which need booking. Staff are very attentive. The Atlantic Ocean here is pretty rough. The hotel and travel agents don't recommend swimming in it. As long as you pay attention to the waves, it's terrific. The hotel has many swimming pools and an adults only section with it's own pool. Definitely a great place to holiday. Only about 25 minutes from the airport.