3 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, pool loungers

Reviews of Morabeza Hotel

4 out of 5
Morabeza Hotel
Santa Maria, Sal

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

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Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 231 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 231 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very good hotel. But not as good as it should be. Many details were never explained to me when I checked in. For example: there was supposed to be a welcome drink/meeting the following morning, this was not mentioned to me. I found out days later and it would have been very helpful to me if I had known about it. As a result, several things were a mystery to me: The restaurants - I showed up at the downstairs restaurant for their buffet dinner on Saturday evening. I was told all the tables were reserved and there was no table for me. Someone else had earlier told me that reservations were not required, so I just showed up. This also happened two days later. I also wondered about towels - I had a green towel but I noticed most people had blue towels. As a result I was afraid to use the main pool and bar area because I didn't see any green towels. I went to ask about it and was told the green towel was actually a higher class and I could go anywhere. Who knew? Certainly I was never told and felt banished to the distant 600 block pool area. So...many, many strange details and lack of communications.. Perhaps a language barrier? Great hotel, not so great management I would say. Several waiting staff were also less than friendly or helpful. This hotel does the have the best location on the beach. The town area is somewhat sketchy, especially at night. Many aggressive sellers of all commodities.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Olufunmilayo

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely
Lovely hotel, staff very helpful. Ideally situated.
Stayed 14 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Morabeza Hotel - charming, elegant and idyllic.
Our stay was excellent. All of the staff were helpful and friendly. Housekeeping and cleanliness of the room was very good. The gardens are beautifully kept. The area around the pool was spotless. The location is fabulous, close to town and right on the beach. The hotel is quietly luxurious, elegant and very charming. It’s gorgeously relaxing - no loud music or pool activities - but you can learn a few words of Creole, how to play Uril and Petanque, and there is live local music in the bar a few nights per week. Guest services can help with anything and everything.
Stayed 14 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Deepika

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 12 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

ANNABELLE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very relaxing, beautiful beach in an ideal position, staff were excellent and hotel is 2 minutes from a good selection of restaurants as well.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ibrahim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great access to town and dive shop. Quaint hotel if a little dated now. Nice pools never felt crowded.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel is a little dated, air con and electric fan were noisy, bathroom did not have an extractor, bath robes in the list of facilities didn't appear despite a request. Hotel is in an excellent location with lots of space and is peaceful and quiet.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Mina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 18 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Morabeza is a haven of peace and tranquility; it is not for those who like a hectic life! They do not have swimming pools with big water chutes, play load music all day or have an endless list of activities. It is for those who have travelled for real relaxation - we couldn't believe how wonderfully quiet it is! The staff move quietly through the hotel and grounds, politely respectful. The rooms are very quiet thus ensuring good sleep and privacy. It is a wonderful hotel and it comes highly recommended by ourselves - thank you Morabeza for being what you are
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

BARBARA

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
LOVELY HOTEL
The hotel is beautiful and we loved our room. It has very easy access to the town which comes alive at night with lots of very good restaurants. The beach side restaurant was great for lunch, we only ate at the hotel on 2 evenings as there are lots of great restaurants in the town Only downside was breakfast. It was a buffet style breakfast but not all the food was covered and there were flies everywhere. If you want a guided tour around the island then ask for Nelson he was a great guide
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joao

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Ian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Felt that food options were very limited especially around the pool area. A pizza oven wouldn’t go amiss. Bathrooms don’t afford much privacy due to the type of door.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 week holiday.
We found the staff friendly and welcoming. Food was good, room was of a good standard. Cannot fault it. Highly recommend a visit.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Solo travel
Room was very nice very handy for pool bar and restaurant.Just what I wanted for relaxing break.Would stay there again next time in Sal.
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Extremely convenient location
Perfect. Hotel location for those who like to explore on foot but also feel close to home, well, at least temporary home. Staff were extremely pleasant and friendly or spoke. English, Portuguese, French, Spanish and a few other languages. The hotel has lots of activities and the food options are delicious. The only downside was the old school room keys and the stray dogs begging for food. Hotel is extremely affordable and has a beautiful view of the sea
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

ROBERT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Great hotel, fantastic location, friendly helpful and attentive staff, nothing too much trouble.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Kishorkumar, London

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fair property with good staff. Good breakfast. Good customer service. Good location. Not recommended for VIP guests

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the property is the first in sal to open as a hotel I believe, it is seeped in history and in an amazing position on the island. the staff are warm friendly professional and efficient. reception was always helpful and informative and all the staff were excellent. I cannot wait to go again. thank you morabeza.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

paul

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab, friendly, family beach hotel
Lovely hotel with good facilities for families. Great location and beachfront rooms are large and clean. Best thing though are the staff - all very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and good staff.
Stayed 11 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing all round. Really professional and friendly staff. Relaxing, great food and large comfortable room with spotless bathroom. Many thanks for such a wonderful stay
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Clare

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A very pleasant stay
Location was fantastic, right in front of the beach! The place is really like a dream, the staff is friendly and everyone makes an effort trying to understand. However for the premium price paid I was expecting a bit more attention to details, for example we had mosquitoes in our room and took us to complain 3 times before they placed a mosquito repellent in the room, the pillows were not really comfortable and a bit old and lumpy I'd say, the restaurants (all three of them) where pricy and quite average... However overall our stay was really good and we would book again.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall Morabeza was a good stay. It was conveniently located sitting right on the beach and close to the action, restaurants and bars. Bedrooms were clean and comfortable and staff friendly. Overall recommend it.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and friendly hotel. Nice staff and a good location.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Marcel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just great.
Great Location. Excelent Food and Service.
Stayed 15 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great beach views from the Beach club and close to the pier and town center. The boardwalk connects you to the town center. It was a great stay. The food is great as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cape Verde Retreat
The weather and hotel were fantastic
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
They've got it all correct, service, cleanliness, comfort, everything. My stay was particularly amazing because I got upgraded to an Executive room by the adults only pool. Those rooms are fantastic!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Friendly staff & good food. Lovely beach club bar. The gym needs an upgrade & is very hot so would really benefit from air conditioning.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and clean. Easy access to lovely sandy beach with clean, clear water. Three nice pools. Many comfortable areas to sit and lie!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Wim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place to discover Sal
It was our first visit to Cabo Verde and, thanks to the incredible hotel Morabeza, we spent an unforgettable week so it won't be the last time. From checking in until checking out the service was friendly, discrete and swift. The location of the hotel can be described as triple A: central and yet quiet. We tried everything: the restaurant, the beach club, the pool bar and the bar on the first floor: all very pleasant with impeccable service and quality food/drinks. To make a long story short: Morabeza is the best place on Sal for a relaxed and stressfree beach holiday!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the place and the people. Had such a great time even on my own. The best staff.
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Mary, London

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
So so
Rooms are not cleaned until late. WiFi very limited unless you paid extra. Good breakfast. Transfers to and from airport not complimentary
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean close to the beach , very nice staff, rooms could do with a bit of up dateing.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovey hotel, perfectly located with great facilities, food and staff. Highly recommended!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Big hotel vibe on little island
Large well kept resort, a little dated but comfortable and quiet. Amazing beach restaurant location
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018