Great place and incredible location. Food was excellent and the staff spoke English which helped me

Stayed in July 2025

Nice lodge in the mountains north of Ilha de Santiago. Lovely staff, great hill atmosphere. Good for budget option

Stayed in May 2025

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Cute little place in the mountains, 10 min from the entrance to the national park. Great homemade food, prepared by the lovely ladies in the kitchen.

Stayed in June 2025

The Wifi was broken when we were there, but they were busy fixing it. It only worked in the lobby.

Location is great for hiking in the mountain. Personal is very kind, food is super, every clean and nice rooms.

Stayed in April 2025

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Place, everything was clean, excellent food

Stayed in March 2025

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The shower and the breakfast are fantastic! The food in general was very good!

Stayed in February 2025

-amazing view -tidy rooms -very confy beds -good breakfast

Stayed in January 2025

My mood the first night!🙄

Jessie (who’s working there), the view and french fries!!😝

Stayed in January 2025

Amazing view, great location if you plan to visit the park and one of the best food I had in Santiago

Stayed in November 2024

The room was a bit dusty. It is a bit expensive compared to others in the island.

Amazing view from the room. Very good food with vegetarian options. Perfect location to trekking.

Stayed in November 2024

There wasn't any soap or shampoo in the bathroom. Also they should install an AC in the room or a window mosquito net because even with the cool temperature there are some mosquitos and so if you close the window to get rid of the mosquitos it can get pretty hot in the room.

the view was spectacular. I particularly appreciate the kindness and diligence of the staff. Very wonderful people and friendly.

Stayed in October 2024

Very quiet and peaceful. Food was great.

Stayed in August 2024

I find the room a bit small and with not enough storage place for the luggage or the clothes. One more comment: our room was on top of the kitchen - so you would wake up very early with the people in the kitchen preparing the breakfast - which can be fine if you go early hiking :)

Nice place, nice ambiance, like a mountain cabana. Staff helping with our requests, easy to pay by card (Revolut incl.). Cute cat that entered by the window during the night and slept at the bottom of our bed :) Maybe for the people to be advised: there is no other resto or places to go out in the evening - we had our car and we would go after the hike to Tarrafal, at the beach (20 min drive). But there are also the 'collectivo' and the 'pick-up' cars that would cost you 2 euro for the ride. Or the staff would arrange for a taxi / transfer.

Stayed in July 2024

Ants in the room.

Location perfect, in close proximity to Serra Malagueta hiking. Large balconies, clean rooms. The view from room fantastic. Bathrobes in room. Good food. Friendly house cat.

Stayed in July 2024

Everything !

Stayed in July 2024

There was a leak by our toilet that was already there when we arrived, so it looked like they hadn't checked the room properly before we arrived. However they then came quickly to mop it up and called a specialist to come and deal with it.

Amazing location, very friendly staff, lovely food, our room was the one at the top and had the most incredible views. While we were there there was a power cut (not their fault, we assume) and they helped us out by turning on their generator so we could have a shower.

Stayed in July 2024

Friendly and supportive staff Fantastic view from the balcony (room 7) Very good breakfast and dinner (hot stone beef and homemade coco ice cream very recommendable) We got a breakfast at the day of leaving at 6.00 am.

Stayed in May 2024

I would just change the toilet doors. You can see through, and I didn't have a full feel of privacy. That's an easy change.

Amazing staff, always helpful and with a smile. Very good food too!

Stayed in May 2024

The staff was extremely friendly and welcoming. Beautiful spot in the mountains with european standard.

Stayed in April 2024

The whole experience was great! Staff was constantly nice and helpful and food delicious and facilities 100% clean at all times, even during the night.

Stayed in April 2024

We were traveling during the dryer season, so the surrounding area of the national park wasn't that magnificent, but the moment we stepped inside the lodge it changed into a paradise. It's such a lovely place with lovely stuff, amazing views, tasteful decoration and great food. They even prepared a small breakfast for us the night before or super early departure. Oh and the bed was very comfy too!

Stayed in April 2024

There wasn’t any space for parking so we were a bit nervous about the car on the side of the road. Our shower also had little to no water pressure, which was a little disappointing because we spent all day hiking. The host made up for it though.

The views were stunning and the room was spacious and comfortable. Our dinner was exceptional as well with very good recipes and ingredients.

Stayed in March 2024

Perfect! The best!! It was my partners birthday and I messaged them before (thinking maybe they could put a candle in their dinner or dessert) and they decorated the room with flower petals, candles and balloons, baked a birthday cake, gave us a complimentary bottle of prosecco - just too too nice! Other than that act of true kindness - everything else was also perfect! Breakfast is delicious, dinner options are many (and they made other options for me as a vegetarian too). Routes of the walks in the national park pass close by the house so you can join them from there basically. The view is AMAZING! Really just the most relaxed vibe and kindest staff. 10/10 recommend.

Stayed in January 2024

I would say that outside of the park there is not a lot around, it is on the road from Tarrafal to Praia but at about an hour from both. So if you are not interested by the park or being remote, I wouldn’t suggest it.

The place was really nicely located, really close from the natural park which enable you to explore it quite easily. From the lodge you have a nice view and can catch the sunset and sunrise by being on the balcony of the room or the terrace of the restaurant. The room was clean and well decorated. It was also quite cozy. The food was also super good and the breakfast was worth it. You had some staples and some things you can add upon request (included) I think to reduce waste. It is quite easy to get their by aluguer.

Stayed in March 2024