Hotel Ilha

We had a family room with a large sitting area with open to a tiny balcony in front. I am surprised at the low reviews. Our room was clean and pleasant. The tub is tiny and I agree the shower curtain wasn’t great, but it’s an old building and comes with charm and not every modern convenience. I expected a fair amount of street noise since we were on a lower floor at the front, and was pleasantly surprised with how quiet it was at night. There is a continental breakfast that wasn’t bad-croisants, rolls, ham and cheese, a coffee machine. It was fine. The staff was there for adequate hours and seemed pleasant. The parking out front is paid but there is free parking 3-4 minutes away and we always found a space. And GREAT location! I would recommend this place to a friend.

Even though the hotel is 2 stars there are basic standards that even a 2 star hotel should have. For example, the toilet brush was disgustingly rotten and dirty (it costs 2€ to buy a new one). The showers had curtains that were also dirty and sticked to the body when we were having a shower. We do understand that the bathroom is from the 60s but we believe that even a bathroom from the 60s can be improved with the time. There was a sock under the bed which implies that the bedroom wasn’t clean. The air conditioner was broken and in an island extremely humid and in the middle of the summer, this is not very nice. The paper cups in the bathroom, that even though we understand they are planet friendly, were disgusting and could be replaced by glass ones instead. The breakfast was extremely poor. The instant coffee was very bad, there wasn’t any fruit and if you’re a person that doesn’t eat bread or sugary cereal there wasn’t any other option available. It has indeed an amazing location, but since the island is so small, any other hotel will do. Nevertheless, if you like camping this hotel is perfect.

Hotel com excelente localização e limpeza impecável. Funcionárias muito simpáticas. Contudo, o pequeno almoço é muito fraco e o facto de não ter ninguém responsável a partir do final da tarde permite que alguns hóspedes se excedam no barulho (porta da frente sempre a bater e hóspedes aos gritos retiraram o prazer da estadia).