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An oasis of luxury and calm, located right next to a stunning sandy beach.
Soak up the sun at the pool or beach
This brand-new hotel offers 5-star facilities, including two inviting lagoon-like pools, a children’s pool and a kids’ club.
Thanks to the hotel’s fantastic location, you will be located on the doorstep of Kite Beach, a beautiful golden-sand beach. The centre of Santa Maria town is just a five-minute drive away, where the hustle and bustle of local bars and restaurants await, as well as another stunning beach.
Indulge in delicious cuisine
With a trio of à la carte restaurants to choose from, you can sample cuisine from around the world, such as Asian and French flavours. There is also a main buffet restaurant for further indulgence, plus six bars dotted throughout the premises, offering refreshing cocktails, fine wines and exotic drinks.
Family-friendly fun
There is ample activities for the young guests at this hotel, keeping them entertained throughout the day, from the mini club to the playground and the expansive beach for sandcastle building, they can enjoy plenty of fun to keep them busy!
Excellent facilities
You will find everything you need, such as the gym or activities ranging from archery to volleyball. If excursions are what you are after, there are options for full or half-day tours to see the sights of the island!
Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the main restaurant as well as all drinks at the bar all day; coffee specialities for breakfast; brand-name soft drinks, beer, table wine, filter coffee and tea in the buffet area for main meals (excluding selected wines, sparkling wines, spirits and other specialities). Supplements apply when eating at the speciality restaurants.
Deluxe Garden View
From £1,346pp
Sleeps up to 3
Deluxe Garden View Rooms come with a shower room, flat screen television with international channels, mini fridge, safe, hairdryer and a terrace or balcony overlooking the garden. These rooms sleep up to three.
Deluxe Garden View Swim-Up
From £1,570pp
Deluxe Garden View Swim-up rooms are located on the ground floor. These rooms come with a shower room, flat screen television with international channels, mini fridge, safe, hairdryer and a swim-up pool and terrace overlooking the garden. These rooms sleep up to three.
Deluxe Ocean View
From £1,423pp
Deluxe Ocean View rooms come with a shower room, flat screen television with international channels, mini fridge, safe, hairdryer and a terrace or balcony overlooking the ocean. These rooms sleep up to three.
Deluxe Ocean View Swim-Up
From £1,647pp
Deluxe Ocean View Swim-up rooms are located on the ground floor. These rooms come with a shower room, flat screen television with international channels, mini fridge, safe, hairdryer and a swim-up pool and terrace overlooking the ocean. These rooms sleep up to three.
Junior Suite Garden View
Sleeps up to 4 (3 adults)
Junior Suite Garden View rooms come with a shower room, flat screen television with international channels, mini fridge, safe, hairdryer and a terrace or balcony overlooking the garden. These rooms sleep up to three adults or two adults and two children.
Junior Suite Garden View Swim-Up
Junior Suite Garden View Swim-up rooms are located on the ground floor. These rooms come with a shower room, flat screen television with international channels, mini fridge, safe, hairdryer and a swim-up pool and terrace overlooking the garden. These rooms sleep up to three adults or two adults and two children.
Junior Suite Ocean View
From £1,500pp
Junior Suite Ocean View rooms come with a shower room, flat screen television with international channels, mini fridge, safe, hairdryer and a terrace or balcony overlooking the ocean. These rooms sleep up to three.
Junior Suite Ocean View Swim-Up
From £1,724pp
Junior Suite Ocean View Swim-up rooms are located on the ground floor. These rooms come with a shower room, flat screen television with international channels, mini fridge, safe, hairdryer and a swim-up pool and terrace overlooking the ocean. These rooms sleep up to three.
White sand beaches and turquoise sea.
Principally a beach resort with long stretches of white sand and an abundance of water sports Sal is really an island for beach lovers as most of the island's sights and attractions can be seen in half a day.
By night, Santa Maria, the main tourist area in Sal boasts a lively atmosphere with a good choice of bars and restaurants.
Sal is the most developed of all the Cape Verde Islands in terms of tourism yet still has a very barren landscape. In the north of the island you will find a salt lake in an extinct volcano crater, an impressive sight. Marine life around the coast of Sal and the rest of the archipelago is high with countless species including flamboyant tropical fish, dolphins and turtles.
Live music plays a huge part in Cape Verdean culture and is often performed live in various bars in Santa Maria during the evening. This is a unique experience and one not to be missed.
A large percentage of visitors come to Sal for the water sports and it's hardly surprising. Sal's long sandy beaches and turquoise water make a wonderful playground for water sports enthusiasts. It is also the perfect place for relaxing in the sun and enjoying long walks along the coastline. Sal is considered to be amongst the world's top five windsurfing locations so it is not uncommon to see bright coloured sails dotted about the ocean. Kite surfing, diving and deep-sea fishing are also very big on Sal. There are plenty of places to hire equipment, have lessons and organise trips.
Santa Maria beach on Sal is simply stunning, offering four and a half miles of golden white sand. You can always find your own piece of paradise here, whether it be enjoying long romantic strolls along the shoreline and relaxing into the pure peacefulness, or hunting out the excellent water sports that the waters provides the perfect playground for.
The following are just a couple of festivals that take place on Sal:
Nossa Sra. De Piedade (Our Lady of Pity) August - Mass, processions, swimming contests and music festival on beach with local musicians.
Santa Maria Festival (Municipality Day) September - Music festival
It's important to remember that tourism is still very much in its infancy in Cape Verde. There's ongoing development on the islands, so you may see and hear building works, so if there's work taking place in or next to your chosen hotel, we will advise if you we think it will affect your holiday. You may also encounter locals selling paintings and handicrafts, however they're quite harmless.
With constant breezes the Islands don't disappoint for windsurfing holidays and the keenest windsurfer can pretty well count on being able to windsurf every day; however the seas and wind dictate that you need a fairly high level of competence and experience.
Due to their position within the winter tradewind belt, the Cape Verde Islands boast near perfect wind conditions from late November to June and so the Island of Sal has been a popular haven for windsurfing holidays for years.
On Sal, the main area for windsurfing is at the southern end of the island in Santa Maria. The bay here has a white sandy beach stretching for approximately 4km with a steep sand entry in parts.
For the more experienced, seeking the rush of some serious wave riding then a visit to Punta Preta, on the rougher west side, is a must. Waves here can reach up to 8ft running onto a stony shore break.
The Cape Verde Islands are a diver's paradise with wrecks to explore, rich tropical underwater flora and a massive array of fish including shoals of rockfish and bream, dolphins, turtles and sharks.
Cat sharks are frequently seen and with some luck you can also observe tiger sharks, lemon sharks, hammer-head sharks and mako sharks.
We are pleased to offer diving with Cabo Verde Diving based on the beach near the Meliá hotel in Santa Maria, Sal. Dives, courses and equipment hire can be arranged by your resort representatives or prior to your holiday.
Cabo Verde Diving offers dives every day in the morning and afternoon. Night dives and dive packages (6 or more dives) can also be arranged.