No bottle opener in the room. Weren't able to go to the 2 alternative restaurants as too busy. Ran out of towels.

The staff were all very friendly.

Stayed in January 2024

Food

Staff was amazing

Stayed in January 2024

Smoking around the pool should not be allowed, why would a non-smoker be forced to smoke along with his impolite neighbors?! Internet was at times unstable. Towels by the pools were hardly available, as opening hours are never respected: quite a shame for such a beautiful place, please work on it!

Adults only.

Stayed in January 2024

the food at the buffet was average. it would be better to have smaller choice but better quality.

large bright rooms, proximity of the beach, tranquillity, entertainment, staff,

Stayed in December 2023

Drinks quality was dubious. Need more servers at pool bar.

Location, food, activities. Amazing suite.

Stayed in September 2023

Small downside is that tha pools close at six in the evening. Also, the workforce, and especially room service, might be a little understaffed at times which might be something for management to look at because the staff are doing a great job so really deserve a great work environment without stress.

The hotel, rooms, and area was really nice. Great pool area with a bar in the middle and great drinks. Food was great by british standards, absolutely ok by everyone elses. The personell where all really nice and helpfull and we (me and my wife who visited for our honeymoon) especially want to mention the bartender Domingos, and Charlene at the reception, who really helped make our stay wonderful. All in all a really great stay and hope to come back soon! Oh, and if you afford to stay there you afford to tip because those €uros make a bigger difference in the workers pockets than in ours. If you go to Santa Maria and not only want to eat at tourist traps both Cam's, and Georges, are great little restaurants with a genuine feel. Available in the area we did a personal tour of the island with Union Tours (our guide was Rony Monteiro and he was great, just remember to bring a few extra euros for entrance fees), jetski (with really nice instructors down by Bar Marley, a really nice reagge bar at the beach), and the Ziplinecabovervde that was really fun and also offered some live local funana-music that was awesome!

Stayed in August 2023

Terrible wine in the all inclusive package

Big complex with good rooms. Food good. Fun cocktails Bikini beach great! Massage in spa excellent.

Stayed in March 2023

yoga mats need replacing-

great service ! great staff ! great food !

Stayed in February 2023

I think the location is good if you want to just stay in the resort. However, if you want to do a bit of exploring you can't really walk to the main town of Santa Maria and even if you do there isn't that much to do in the town. Sal does seem the place to just relax and chill by the pool/sea rather than explore.

The Melia Llana was fantastic, I loved that it was adult only and it was never too busy. The food was good, and as a coeliac (gluten free) you can ask the chef for different options which was great. There are two pools and we never struggled to get a sun bed. Overall the rooms were clean and comfortable and we had a lovely stay

Stayed in December 2022

Nothing!

The hotel provided a good range of meal options at every meal. I was very pleased with the vegan options which were always so tasty. Staff were always very welcoming and happy to help, particularly Daniel in the restaurant. I used the gym a few times and the machines were fine although there are limited options. It can get quite busy in there but still much better than many hotel gyms that i’ve used before. The drive to santa maria is about 10 minutes so not too bad and it costs €5.

Stayed in May 2024

This is the most poorly organised resort I have ever been to. It has a lot of potential in terms of infrastructure and location, but it is managed very badly. Almost every day we had some issues with the organisation of the hotel, from the room not being cleaned to the towel station being closed, from disappearing restaurant bookings to wrong food delivered at the table, from certain items being charged twice to water only sometimes available at the gym or in the mini bar. This hotel has clearly a lot of potential and could be amazing, but as it stands we will not recommend it to friends and family as every day is a struggle because of the poor organisation.

The location is really nice and the weather is pleasant even in December. Good food choices, even in terms of vegetarian dishes. Getting a swim up room was definitely worth it!

Stayed in January 2024

The all-inclusive buffet, with its constant recycling of left over food from the day before into new dishes. It is much better to cook a restricted quantity of food and then when there is no more of one particular dish, refer the guests to other dishes. The all inclusive wines were hardly drinkable, so we recommend the local beer which was good. A summary, on paper, of the facilities and services of the hotel would have been helpful. The digital info by a QR code did not contain very much, which meant many trips to the reception to ask about various things. A street map of the nearby town would also have been helpful.

Helpfulness and friendliness of staff. The pools and the beach protected from the wind by two piers.

Stayed in January 2024

Far from being a 5 star resort, very poor service and terrible food which caused us food poisoning for the entire stay.

Stayed in December 2023

The facilities are very poor for a 5* hotel. We had an all-inclusive bracelet, but due to the employees strike we werent able to enjoy our stay - breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner were very limited in quantity, the bedrooms were not being cleaned, the beach towels were not changed, because the hotel was not able to offer proper solutions for the strike. I do not recommend Meliá hotels in Cabo Verde, unfortunately based on our experience.

The beach was great.

Stayed in December 2023

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Stayed in July 2023

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Stayed in July 2023

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Stayed in January 2024

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Stayed in January 2024

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Stayed in September 2023

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Stayed in December 2022