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Reviews of Flag Hotel Foya Branca

4 out of 5
Flag Hotel Foya Branca
Sao Pedro, Mindelo, Sao Vicente

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 28 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

GEORGE

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room smells like cigarettes
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sasha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I really enjoyed this property. I needed to be near the airport, but also wanted to be on the beach. This place is perfect. The grounds on the property are landscaped very nicely and this made for a very pleasant atmosphere. The beach is of course beautiful and right there. Having a restaurant on the property was convenient too, as well as breakfast.

8/10 Good

Denis

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overdated
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Rizwanul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from Monteiro on 24 Feb 2021
Obrigado pela sua avaliação. Iremos trabalha na melhoria dos nossos serviços de forma a garantir a satisfação dos nossos clientes futuramente.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Beautiful setting let down poor communication
Ok let’s start with the positives. The setting for the resort is STUNNING! The grounds of the resort are definitely where the money has been spent. The not so great : - the prearranged transfer that didn’t happen until 1hour 15 after we had arrived at the airport (galling considering the resort is 5 mins drive away). The manager did attempt to resolve by waiving the fee but still something you should be aware of. -The taxi (booked by staff when given the name of the restaurant ) that literally took us to the other end of the island before taking us to the actual restaurant. When we questioned the manager he advised that one of us had told the driver To go there . Ermm... we have never been to island and speak little Portuguese so how we managed that I don’t know. - the attempt to charge us a never mentioned supplement for Christmas Day dinner despite its being on half board and it being similar to what they served the next day at dinner. It was waived by the manager but again one of those things that grated - bar the rare exception staff were incredibly miserable. As a family we had just come from another island and hotel in Cape Verde where the staff would return your greetings or initiate them... nothing! -the leak in the villa toilet that was mentioned to the reception but not ever fixed -fittings in villa So overall, if you’re not going to be in the resort much and just want a place to stay you might consider it but I would not personally recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Antonia, NYC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Hotel
I was there with my family and we enjoyed everything the hotel and staff had to offer. The staff at the reception area were very nice, polite, extremely helpful and accommodating. We would go into Mindelo and Sao Vicente during the day and come back to the peaceful tranquillity of the Foya Branca in the evenings. The rooms was nice and clean and no complaints about the WiFi....we had great access in our rooms and pool area.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Eileen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Off the beaten path but nice
Great hotel on the beach. Only downside is no wifi and lots of wild cats around restaraunts. Relaxing atmosphere with great balcony off room. Lovely ocean view with beautiful stars at night

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The only wifi is at the bar. Not a major hardship, but not convenient.

8/10 Good

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Goed aangelegd resort met vriendelijk personeel. Eea heeft waarschijnlijk te lijden gehad onder Corona maar daar wordt aan gewerkt. In mijn week waren er weinig toeristen.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Ademildo

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Hôtel doit être rénové
Établissement un peu vieillot, manque confort dans les chambres , pas très propres j’ai vue 2 cafards
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Katastrophale Hotelleitung, Raubüberfall in der Nacht bei geschlossenem Fenster ! Und keinerlei Hilfestellung seitens der Hotelleitung! Keine Entschädigung nix rein gar nichts!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Belle situation mais Hôtel vieillot qui ne mérite pas les 4*. La route qui amène à l’hôtel n’est pas goudronnée ce qui occasionne à chaque arrivé au départ de l’hôtel en voiture un nuage de « poussière » ce qui est très dommage. Lors de l’installation d’une télé sur le mur les installateurs on laissé la chambre complètement sale nous avons été obligé de demander une intervention pour nettoyer la chambre Il faut demander le changement des serviettes Le frigo ne fonctionnait pas Etc.... Mais le clou c’est la navette de l’hotel Il s’agit d’un véhicule qui ne devrait pas être autorisé à circuler, très sale, on s’attend à tout moment a la panne.....etc.. et en tout cas indigne d’une navette d’un hôtel qui se dit 4*
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

CARLOS

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Endroit superbe et plage de rêve. Installations vieillottes ( téléphone qui ne fonctionne pas, une seule clé de la chambre ..(!) donc pour el ménage... ). Dommage car avec des travaux de rénovation il s’agira d’une adresse très sympa.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jean-Michel, Lyon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Découverte du CAP VERT
Pour un repos bien mérité après avoir sillonné les chemins de SAN ANTAO. Repas buffet très complet et appétissant, personnel sympathique et à l'écoute, belle plage et surtout petite crique très proche super sympa. Séjour en villa au top. Que du bonheur
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Balazs

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Billig aber sehr billig...
Sehr grosse Enttäuschung. Meine Buchung konnte angeblich "im System nicht gefunden werden", der Rezeptionist versuchte mir daher eine Downgrade zu unterjubeln. Das Zimmer war dreckig (tote Kakerlake unter dem Bett, Splitter eines gebrochenen Trinkglasses unter dem Tisch, Sand überall am Boden). Junior Suite bedeutet keine Zusatzleistung, sondern einfach ein Zimmer mehr, wo es allerdings keine Klimaanlage gibt... mit einem dreckigen Sofa und einem mini 15 Zoll Fernseher. Keine Minibar, nur ein leerer Kühlschrank, kein Mineralwasser wie in der Beschreibung steht. Von den beiden Pools ist das grössere seit langem abgesperrt, nur das 1-meter Pool kann benutzt werden. Strand ist wunderschön, aber nicht bewacht, Vorsicht mit den Wellen! Restaurant war an einem Abend ohne Grund und Erklärung geschlossen. Frühstück ist solala, sehr kleine Auswahl. Positiv: es war sehr billig. Aber nie wieder und auch nicht wirklich zu empfehlen.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

giovanni

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
vacanza
mare stupendo aerea piscina bellissima cibo ottimo servizio trasporti buono.uno punto negativo troppe mosche aerea piscina.ci vorrebbe un servizio di disinfestazione notturno
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

willem, dordrecht

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Ongeinteresseerd
Zeer afstandelijk personeel. Matig avondeten.geen animatie. Geen airco in restaurant en bungalow.restaurant hield zich niet aan openingstijden. Vervoer hield zich niet aan de afgesproken tijden.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2018
Response from General Manager on 2 July 2018
Thank you for your feedback. We treat all of our comments with the utmost seriousness and we will be investigating this matter accordingly. Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Groot resort / mooiste van het eiland, mooi gelegen, prachtig strand, zeer rustig, prettig verblijf, schoon, behulpzaam personeel (voor westerse begrippen wel erg langzaam, maar daar moet je aan wennen). Lieve katjes. Weinig vegetarische keus, restaurant aan de overkant heeft een ruimere keus (niet altijd open). Buffet in de avond is goed, maar geen a la carte mogelijkheid, vandaar dat ik het restaurant aan de overkant aanraad, voor de afwisseling, of mindelo. Hoe langer je op eten moet wachten (is onze ervaring) hoe beter het is, je moet vaak lang wachten. Dorp in de buurt (Sao Pedro) is erg arm, eten raad ik daar niet vanwege de hygiene, maar je support wel de locals. Veel zwerfhondjes. Tip, huur een auto! (en geef af en toe een lift aan locals), Baja is prachtig (andere kant vh eiland). Weinig winkels in Mindelo (wel supermarkt uiteraard), neem wat je nodig hebt mee van huis. Dichtstbijzijnde winkel is het vliegveld, voor water etc. Geen winkeltje op het resort. Combineer Sao Vicente met andere eilanden, voor de afwisseling.
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2018
Response from General Manager on 28 May 2018
Thank you very much for your kind review. It is much appreciated and we can assure you that our team will be delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back again very soon. Kind regards,

2/10 Terrible

roland

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A éviter
3 nuits durant avec une météo mausade et un temps tres venteux. Hotel mal entretenu avec des équipements sportifs hors d'usage, des transats 100% cassés. Malgré la gentillesse du personnel cet hotel ne mérite plus les 4 étoiles et ne justifie pas le prix demandé.

8/10 Good

Christoph, Düsseldorf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel am windigen Sandstrand
Viel Wind, gutes Abendessen, netter Service, toller, einsamer Strand

4/10 Poor

Pénélope , Lyon

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
UN SCANDALE
Comment peut-on nous vendre une chambre vue sur mer alors que l'on voit un tout petit triangle de mer. j'ai des photos. Comment vendre une chambre avec wifi alors qu'il n'y a absolument pas de wifi dans les chambres uniquement à la réception et au snack. Pourquoi nous faire choisir la literie, on a demandé un lit double si c'est pour avoir deux lits simples. On a des photos. 35euros l'heure de planche à voile. un scandale 15euros la location de masque et tubas. un scandale Les suites sont vieillottes et dans une décoration vieillotte. vétusté plus qu'avancée. Rideaux non opaque autant dire pas de grasse matinée. Bref je DÉCONSEILLE FORTEMENT.
lit double bravo !

8/10 Good

Margarida

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Denize, Rotterdam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gezellig en netjes!
Het hotel is netjes en schoon. Genoeg te doen voor kinderen. Het ligt wel een beetje afgelegen, dus even ergens wat eten of winkelen moet met behulp van een taxi. Personeel is zeer vriendelijk en behulpzaam.

8/10 Good

Jean-michel, dakar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
un bon repos
Très bon hôtel personnels accueillants et sympathiques. Loin de la ville, tres calme. Navette gratuite pour visiter. De bons spot de plongée. Seul hic peu de choix dans les menus. Mais Mindelo n est pas trop loin. A faire