HOTEL BELORIZONTE, Santa Maria, Sal Island

Set right by the white sandy beach at Santa Maria, the Hotel Belorizonte is a favourite with Portuguese visitors on a Cape Verde beach holiday. Diving school on the premises. It also suits those on business. It is part of the Oasis Atlantico group, a Lisbon based hotel group with 4 hotels in the Cape Verde Islands. The huge white sandy beach stretches out to east and west of the hotel, over a south facing bay. There are bars, banks, shops and restaurants nearby. Transfer time from Sal airport is approx 15 minutes by taxi/bus.

Guide Prices for Hotel Belorizonte accommodation-only, or as part of package

HOTEL BELORIZONTE	LOW		MEDIUM		HIGH
Departures 2008	1 May - 30 June 2008 17 Sept - 31 October		1 July - 20 July 1 Sept - 16 Sept		21 July - 31 August 1 November - 6 January 2009
Number of nights	7	14	7	14	7	14
Hotel b&b superior room pp (2 sharing)	£ 358	£ 716	£ 385	£ 770	£ 489	£ 978
Hotel b&b bungalow pp (2 sharing)	£ 277	£ 554	£ 311	£ 622	£ 415	£ 830
Package, hotel b&b + flight from Lisbon + transfers pp, superior room	prices	£ p.o.a	prices	£ p.o.a	prices	£ p.o.a
Package hotel b&b bungalow + flight from UK

Accommodation only prices. Half board: £ 141 pp per week. Full board £ 258 pp per week. Prices are based on double occupancy, bed and breakfast. Half board, full board,3 in a room (bungalows only), suites, singles, 3 week stays, two or three centre holidays, euro pricing contact us. All prices are subject to change. Mandatory surcharges for Christmas and New Year gala dinners, unless as part of package.

Rooms at the Belorizonte

233 total rooms in bungalows near the beach or superior rooms (60) in the main building. Bungalows are either twin or double, with sleeping space for up to two children. Satellite TV, air conditioning, mini bar, safe (charge for this)and shower room. Small balcony. Superior rooms (see photo above) in the main building are twin, with satellite TV, air conditioning, hairdryer, fridge, safe and bathroom with bath, bidet, wc, basin. All superior rooms (twins) have a small balcony with chairs with seaview or views over swimming pool (these are allocated on arrival).. For families wishing to share a room, we suggest the bungalows, as the superior rooms can only accommodate up to 2 adults plus an infant, unless two superior rooms are used with communicating doors. The bungalows come in a variety of formats, some renovated without the partition wall, others renovated with the wall to provide some privacy for extra beds behind it. There are some bungalows with addtional bunk beds.

Dining

Belorizonte restaurant (breakfast and dinner), Grill Salinas restaurant (lunch and dinner). Atrium bar (late), Tropical bar (daytime), Fun bar (late) and Beach bar (daytime) which also serves snacks and grills. There is a choice of full board or bed and breakfast. Lunch is served as a buffet. Each evening at 10 pm there is entertainment and dancing near the beach.

Facilities for children at Hotel Belorizonte

Cots are available for infants. There are some superior rooms which have adjoining doors. Some of the bungalows can accommodate 2 adults and an additional person, and others can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children. A doctor visits the hotel every day between 12 noon and 1400. Guests can request a baby sitting service for dinner time (payable locally). Organised games tend to take place during school holidays. The parents accompany children to the children's club, which offer a range of unstaffed facilities. There are also childrens' pools where parents can supervise swimming and paddling.

Comments

The Belorizonte is right next door to the Novorizonte (owned by the same group, but on an all-inclusive basis) and they share the tennis court and swimming pools. The hotel is modern and functional, in a good position along the huge sandy beach. We recommend the superior rooms as guests tend to prefer them to the bungalows (see photo above). The bungalows are between the main hotel buildings and the beach, and some are close to the beachfront. Many of these are being updated. For divers, there is a Portuguese-run PADI diving centre operating from within the hotel. As the hotels are well-established, the grounds are quite spacious, and the gardens mature. Most of the guests are Portuguese, so you shouldn't need to get up at 6am to reserve your beach lounger. For the business convention or conference organiser, there are a range of conference facilities, with the main auditorium catering for 200 theatre style. There are booths for simultaneous interpreting, and a separate entrance and bar/coffee area with balcony. The WIFI in reception appears to work well. We would suggest that you also look at the Hotel Morabeza, as this is next door.