Casa Strela has great breakfast and a nice location. The staff are very helpful and it's a great place to explore Tarrafal. There is a minibar available 24/7. The restaurant on the roof terrace has a small menu but great food.

Stayed in August 2025

Lovely view from the rooftop restaurant, breakfast was amazing and the staff were welcoming and helpful.

Stayed in May 2025

A little far away from everything.

Breakfast was amazing. Rooftopterrace fantastic. Personnel was very friendly.

Stayed in March 2025

Best place we stayed on the entire island. No wonder it's difficult or impossible to book last minute. The view over the surfing spot is amazing. The room is clean. The staff is able to speak multiple languages and are super friendly. We were so happy we wanted to stay longer but they were booked.

Stayed in February 2025

Rooms are a bit noisy

Verry friendly staff and delicous dinner on roof terrace.

Stayed in February 2025

Friendly staff.

Stayed in November 2024

The underdevelopment around the B&B, but it is the reality of the location. As such, there is a kind of honor to it, a forced perspective that forces you to view with different lenses.

Our experience was a wonderful one. From the walk introducing us to the location to the mosquito netting in each room, the service and facilities truly matched the B&B feel. The food was delicious and the sustainability and care for use was always present. The people were kind and generous with their time, and their pleasantry was almost infectious. Dinner is made in a very small kitchen and the wait is a bit longer than usual, but the food was spectacular and the patio area, with the sea and its sound in the distance, made the wait worthwhile. We would recommend it fully, even thought the surrounding area still needs developing the overall environment is lovely and worth the stay.

Stayed in July 2024

We staid in the room under the restaurant and we could hear the noise form upstairs. The restaurant service is very slow. For breakfast it takes a long time for them to get to your table and for dinner if you don´t order first it takes hours for them to get your food.

The location is great, very near the centre of the village. Good parking and very safe. The food in the restaurant is delicious.

Stayed in March 2024

just a small suggestion for improvement: the mattress could be a bit firmer to provide optimal comfort. Otherwise, everything else was excellent!

The staff was friendly and helpful throughout our stay. They offered a great variety of activities to choose from, making it easy to plan our days. The on-site restaurant was truly excellent. The hot stone tuna was a particular highlight – delicious! I highly recommend this hotel for anyone looking for a relaxing and enjoyable stay

Stayed in March 2024

lots of locusts in the house

delicious breakfast (incl. fresh homemade traditional Catchupa) on the roof top terrace with a nice view hotel is located within walking distance from the town center, restaurants and beach hotel staff made sure we were picked up from Santiago airport and then transferred back by a very kind taxi driver called Stylee

Stayed in November 2023

Not a dislike, more of a recommendation, the rooftop restaurant gets busy in the evenings and is also open to non-residents. If you want to eat there book a table so as to avoid disappointment.

We only stayed one night at Casa Strela B&B but it is a lovely place to stay. Our room was basic but comfortable and despite it having an external bathroom it was private, for our use only and with a key, and only a couple of paces outside our bedroom. The rooftop terrace with bar and restaurant is lovely. In the morning the view of the ocean whilst having breakfast is stunning. There is a limited menu for dinner in the evening but the quality of the food produced is excellent. The location is great, particularly as there is parking outside the property. It is only a few minutes walk to the main street and also a lovely promenade/exercise track which runs all the way along the edge of the sea to the small harbour at the top end of the town. If we ever returned to Tarrafal we would most certainly stay at Casa Strela again.

Stayed in January 2024

as each hotel in CV there are always things whicn need maintenance, so the bath tube in this case.

Breakfast was really good. For the the best i had in Cabo Verde. Most things are fresh and the terrace facing the sea is wonderful. Tours are not always avaialable and fairly pricy (I was in Decemeber)

Stayed in December 2023

Nothing major - the shower, bath and bathroom could do with updating in the room we stayed in (although water was hot everyday). If you use a credit card they add an additional % on the bill. This is made clear but its a shame they have to do this as this doesn't happen in other places and its difficult to get cash easily as there are daily limits on withdrawals and then you pay a cash handling fee!

Really nice guesthouse, 10 to 15 minute walk to Tarrafal beach. Room clean and large with comfortable bed. The best part of our stay was the food. The breakfast was excellent served on the roof top terrace. The dinner was so good we ended up eating here every night for 5 nights! Dinner was served on the roof top terrace as well with views of the sunset. It's best to reserve a table as the restaurant was full most evenings with guests as well as non guests. We really enjoyed the stone cooked Tuna and the chocolate mouse but all the dishes we had were delicious and reasonably priced. They have discounts with a dish of the day and a set 3 course menu which changes each day. We would stay here again if in Tarrafal. The guesthouse arranged a taxi to pick us up from our hotel in Praia and return us to the airport and tours are also offered through the guesthouse.

Stayed in November 2023

On Booking, it says that check-in isn't available before 14:00, so we tried to kill some time in Tarrafal after our initial arrival, but when we arrived at 13:55 hoping it'd be possible to check in a little early, the person at the reception said she had just closed it, that check in was UNTIL 14:00, and that she had to leave for an appointment - so we had a rushed check-in and didn't feel very welcome at the start.

Comfortable room, nicely decorated. The rooftop terrace is superb. This is THE place to stay for surfers (non-beginners) and is a 15 minute walk from the main beach in Tarrafal.

Stayed in November 2023

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Casa Strela is just a 5 min walk to the beautiful beach. They offer several tours and can accommodate to all your questions and worries. The staff is kind and makes sure you feel safe! The mosquito net did come in handy.

Stayed in October 2023

There was nothing we didn't like. Some evenings, the restaurant was so busy that we needed to wait for our dinner for quite a long time. Maybe that's something Strela could improve.

Casa Strela is a very cozy place to stay with a relaxed touch and surf vibes in the interior design. The staff was amazing, helpful and kind. The best way to start the day was a morning swim in the ocean (3 min walk) followed by a breakfast on the rooftop terrace with a beautiful ocean view.

Stayed in November 2023

The bed wasn't really comfortable, but that is always subjective.

Great breakfast and food in general. Helpful staff. Great location.

Stayed in November 2023

Nice rooftop terrace. Good breakfast.

Stayed in October 2023

Great breakfast and friendly staff.

Stayed in July 2023

Great place with a great rooftop terrace. We liked this place a lot. Friendly people also

Stayed in June 2023

Nothing to add

We received perfect attention from very kind personnel. , breakfast was perfect , with many tasty local options , fruit, juice..

Stayed in May 2023

Nothing serious to mention.

Island Santiago is definitelly worth visiting. We spent few days in Sal but Santiago is so much different and authentic. Casa Strela is wonderful place to stay, it has a great vibe. Perfect and friendly staff will even make it more genuine for you. I would like to mention the delicious food, great choice of fish dishes and super cocktails dobe by Ariana and Jonathan. Will be defo back.

Stayed in May 2023

Nothing serious to mention.

Island Santiago is definitelly worth visiting. We spent few days in Sal but Santiago is so much different and authentic. Casa Strela is wonderful place to stay, it has a great vibe. Perfect and friendly staff will even make it more genuine for you. I would like to mention the delicious food, great choice of fish dishes and super cocktails done by Ariana and Jonathan. Will be defo back.

Stayed in May 2023

This is a really lovely bed and breakfast, with very comfortable, well equipped rooms and super comfortable beds. The restaurant on the roof terrace is a delight with excellent food in the evenings and a reasonable breakfast.

Stayed in April 2023