Atlantic Sal Hostel

Location: Rua Ilha do Sal, Santa Maria, Cabo Verde, Santa Maria, cv

Star Rating: 7.6 Stars

Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Non-smoking rooms
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• Luggage storage
• Ironing service
• Car hire
• Non-smoking throughout
• Private check-in/check-out
• Shared lounge/TV area
• Board games/puzzles
• Shuttle service (additional charge)
• Shared kitchen
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Invoice provided
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Access to health care professionals
• 24-hour security
• Delivered food - securely covered
• Bingo
• Free wired internet
• Golfing on site
• Scuba diving on site
• Snorkeling on site
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
• Pool sun loungers
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Covered parking
• Fishing nearby
• Beach toys
• Accessible shuttle
• No accessible shuttle
• Accessible train station shuttle
• No accessible train station shuttle

Rooms Available

• Family Room

  This family room has a shared bathroom, a tiled floor and sea views. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Privacy curtain

• Three-Bedroom Apartment

  This apartment features 1 living room, 3 separate bedrooms and 1 bathroom with a shower. The apartment is furnished with a desk and a seating area and features a sofa, a tiled floor and sea views. The unit has 9 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 10 (10 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Privacy curtain

• Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory features a balcony, seating area and tile/marble floor.

  Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Privacy curtain

• Family Room with Balcony

  This family room has a desk, a balcony, sea views and a shared bathroom. The unit has 3 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Socket near the bed
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Privacy curtain

• Bed In 10-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

  This bed in dormitory has a tile/marble floor and seating area.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Toilet
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Linen
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Socket near the bed
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Privacy curtain

Guest Reviews

• Beata (8/5): -
• Paola Di Felice (5/5): Sconsigliato - Posizione abbastanza centrale, a 5/8 minuti dalla via pedonale e, quindi, anche alla spiaggia principale. I dormitori sono arredati con gusto ma la gestione è incompetente. A parte la persona che mi ha fatto il check in e a cui ho pagato, e che a stento capiva due parole d'inglese, non ho più visto nessuno in tre giorni. La pulizia è inesistente, le lenzuola avevano sabbia e il pavimento era lurido. Nessuno ha nemmeno mai portato via l'immondizia. La doccia è calda e con buona pressione ma il bocchettone è attaccato al muro, non regolabile né staccabile, e quindi dovevo stare incollata alla parete con il miscelatore premuto sul petto per riuscire a lavarmi. Lo sporco del piatto doccia è indecente. Nessuna zona comune, nemmeno esiste una cucina per farsi almeno il caffè. A fronte di tutto ciò il prezzo, già molto alto, è totalmente ingiustificato.
• KATE (7/5): Atlantic Hostel Jan/Feb26 - The location is just minutes from the main gringo areas by the beach, & there are plenty of lil mercados for the essentials & water. Plenty of bars & cafes etc for Nosh in the evenings. The roof top terraces...which can be accessed from kitchen area, has sun loungers, chairs & a table, So loverly to sit out morning & evening, watching the 🌇 over the rooftops & palms, listening to street 🐕 chorus & cockerels. Be warned ...it was 1 loo & shower for 14 people!¡ per room, & guess that was the same for all dorms ...unless You were in a ensuite room for 2/3 bods.. Thk-fully ...Not a full dorm & late risers!¡ So No issue with accessing bathroom & there is a bathroom upstairs by kitchen, which IS Really pleasant & and appreciated. However IF a Full dorm & You need to exit early ...You need to be organised. Kitchen items ...lacking in mugs/cups which I mentioned & No kettle, So gotta boil h2o on the stove., for beverages. So few more 🥣 & plates & tea-spoons🙂 & chopping boards.
• Simone (7/5): -
• Virginia (6/5): - Staff were helpful and the place was clean. Wall lockers for storing valuables. A new (quite drunk) guest was shown to their bed space at around 2am. Codes were changed but relied on bunk mates passing the message on.
• Tony (10/5): -
• Thierry (2/5): - Rien sauf sympathie de l'employé sénégalais Auberge avec dortoirs serrés et lits doubles au rapport qualité-prix mauvais (double price)... même pour Santa Maria Établissement en état passable, sans parler du bazar des clefs. À mon avis : à éviter sauf besoin en secours ponctuel ou budget limité (dans ce cas là il. Vaut mieux séjourner à Espargos)
• Martina (2/5): assolutamente sconsigliato - non mi è piaciuto questo ostello non c'era nessuno spazio comune, non era per niente sicuro il modo di accesso, la colazione terribile, pulizia e manutenzione inesistente
• Alexandra Lærke Staack (4/5): -
• Mehtar (1/5): Very bad - Bad bad bad
• sebastien (3/5): A éviter - Le personnel était moyen. L’emplacement du hostel était pas trop mal. Très sale, salle de bain en très mauvais état.
• Yelena (10/5): -
• Iselin (5/5): Ok for a few nights sleep - Easy, walkable distance to centre The owner, unfriendly. Seemed bothered with anything. Slightly aggressive. Things weren’t up to date. It seemed like a good hostel but now it has faded. Kitchen barely had utilities. Common areas were not set up for meeting other travelers
• Carlos (7/5): Bien si no buscas gastarte mucho - El personal es muy amable y me ayudó en todo. Mi estancia en general fue buena Reservé este hostel por la opción del desayuno y es bastante simple y repetitivo aunque pedí varios pasteles que tenían a la venta y no me los cobraron. Para 2 días esta bien, para más no. Hay solo 1 baño para 12-13 personas por lo que te vas a hacer cola, te vas a duchar con agua fría y te lo vas a encontrar sucio muchas veces. Hay pocos enchufes.
• Alberto (1/5): Worst hostel ever, avoid It! - This Is the worst hostel i have been in my life, dirty and dangerous, the owner does not reply and we had to wait for hours until late night for someone only to open the door. There are no lockers and there Is no information to enter in the hostel. Worst Place i have ever been.
• SUSANA (8/5): - La ubicación es excelente en al centro y la playa a 5 minutos a pie . La habitación estaba en la última planta, con dos bonitas terrazas a ambos lados de la habitación y baño privado. La cocina/comedor grande, nos encanto y estaba todo muy limpio. La ducha con muy buena presión y caudal de flujo. En general, me gustó y repetiría en esta habitación,por las vistas, privacidad y distribución en general.
• Kevin (5/5): -
• Jiří (3/5): - Way too expensive for what it is. Very basic, no aircon nor fans, dorm is really small with a disgusting bathroom for 14 people and gets crazy hot at night. Nevertheless I met some great people there and staff was decent. Also not too much to choose from on Sal for backpackers anyways, do what you have to.
• Arancha Manzano (2/5): Muy decepcionante - Un desastre, no cuidan las instalaciones. Al llegar, a las 3.30, la habitación aún no estaba lista, asique tuvimos que irnos y volver más tarde. Al volver y querer ducharnos nos dimos cuenta de que no había agua caliente. Avisamos en recepción y un chico subió a comprobarlo. Nos dijo que desenchufaramos el calefactor y volverlo a enchufar esperando unos minutos. Pues bien, se fue la luz de la habitación y de toda la escalera. Lo desenchufó y nos dijo que no podía hacer nada asique no tuvimos agua caliente y no pudimos ducharnos. Más tarde, a media noche me levanté para ir al baño y descubrí que no había luz en la habitación, y no volvió a ir hasta por la mañana. Cuando bajamos a hacer el check-out, contamos todo esto a la encargada, que tuvo malas maneras y no nos ayudó en nada. Solicitamos la devolución total o parcial del importe de la habitación (100 euros una noche!!!!) y nos dijo que tenía que hablarlo con sus jefes y no nos recompensaron de ninguna manera. Además de todo esto, la habitación tenía una terraza que daba a un espacio común y cualquiera podía acceder desde alli, según la encargada era posible cerrarla, pero creedme que lo intenté varias veces y fue imposible. El desayuno es muy decepcionante, pan, mantequilla, yogur, platano y unos cereales...
• Katrina (6/5): Buenas ubicación, pero puede mejorar... - Ubicación y la chica de recepción muy simpática, pero no es la misma con la persona que se habla a través de la aplicación. Cuando hemos tenido algún problema, la persona que te responde ha tardado mucho. No había agua caliente por las tardes parece ser, no es un problema ya que hace calor, pero nos hubiera gustado que nos lo dijera directamente, en vez de decirnos que sí estaba encendido el calentador...y dejar de contestar... La cocina sin apenas utensilios, microondas no funciona. En Booking pone que por día reserva y persona puedes usar 100 escudos en la panadería, pues la persona que organiza el hostal nos dijo que no, que era 100 en total por la reserva, no es la info que tienen puesta en Booking. El baño compartido, días sin limpiar... Los huéspedes pueden mantenerlo, pero aún así, un baño para tantas personas deberían de tener más cuidado, o dejar algo para limpiar...
• Burkhardt (4/5): Mauvaise expérience - Malheureusement, rien ! La chambre n’était pas prête à notre arrivée. Propreté, rapport qualité/prix, pas de ventilateur et de prise électrique dans la chambre
• JANIO (7/5): Ótimos atendimento, Wi-Fi e custo-benefício; Limpeza poderia ser melhor, e é hospedagem simples. - Relativamente bem localizado, o atendimento é ótimo e o custo-benefício é excentente, num lugar caro como Santa Maria. Então, se você procura algo a preço baixo, é uma das melhores opções. Bom Wi-Fi. Limpeza poderia ser melhor, e é uma hospedagem simples, para quem procura acomodação de baixo custo.
• Martina (8/5): -
• Elisa (8/5): -
• Nelly (9/5): -
• Didier (7/5): -
• Iker (5/5): -
• Luis (6/5): -
• Dylan (6/5): Pleasant -
• Freire (6/5): Pleasant -
• Michaël (5/5): Passable - Real good breakfast! No hot water
• Hilkka (9/5): Superb -
• Gali (8/5): It was cool - Safety The slow motion of the lady ..
• Fabio (10/5): Exceptional -
• Katarzyna (2/5): Very poor - The kitchen, the roof terrace, the location, the restaurant in the hostel. We were there four nights, changed rooms after one night to another one. The shared bathroom for the dorm wasn't cleaned once during our stay. Toilet paper, soap were not refilled, you needed to come down and ask for it and then the staff would happily give you more. While the staff was trying to accommodate us, the overall atmosphere was quite stiff and awkward. The main problem was that there were probably bed bugs - after one of the nights we found some bed bug bites on us and decided to change the location.
• Michael (9/5): Basic but charming little hostel - Basic but charming little hostel, comfortable beds, good bathrooms, and all very clean and friendly. A fabulous, supernice host with a cheeky Fawlty Tower charm. Fabulous breakfast (extra cost) with homebaked bread and one of the best coffees in town.
• Janine (9/5): Thank you for your hospitality. - The property is so fresh, clean and colourful. Fabulous job from new management ♥️🎬. No complaint.
• Yvo (7/5): It wasn't perfect, but we don't need more :) - Lucia, the host is very helpfull & kind. The location is close to everything. It was a pleasure, that we have got a family room instead of a queen size bed in the dorm. For no extra charge. The bathroom were not clean. We clean it everyday by our self (normal for shared bathroom), but diffcult with dirty cleaning equipment & dorm mates who don't care about their cleanness.
• Jose (7/5): Good -
• Kristaps (7/5): Good place to stay for a night or two...if you travel with a friend or as a couple better get a flat - Staff was great, facilities also Its a bit expensive for a hostel...but I guess prices are like that in SAL
• Perkristian (9/5): Superb - The place felt safe and its quite and clean, and less than 5 minutes walk from the main tourist area. The two people working there, Soraia and Keny is very friendly and very helpfull.
• Elean (9/5): Superb -
• Elean (10/5): Exceptional -
• Yousaf (8/5): Good - Staff behaviour is too good Nothing
• Adnan (9/5): Superb - Good Staff is well mannered Good
• Naoki (10/5): Exceptional - Close to a big supermarket and some local restaurants. Clean, comfortable and quiet. Kitchen, and dining area. The staff was nice and let me stay in the room until night to wait for the night ferry. Nada
• Guillaume (1/5): Bad - Nothing I've not be there... I booked, had my confirmation. I hoped that I could let my stuff on the hostel before the check in because I arrived around 8am. The localization was not good, I took Time to find the place. There was nobody inside, but a Key box with a code on the wall. So I guessed it was the way to enter liké it's happened sometimes on Booking. I never knew, because I had only one message of the owner who Ask when I was supposed to arrive. For sure he don't readed mine because I told that I was there and asking how to enter. It was difficult to communicate because I used wifi, but send several messages by Booking, try to call by what's app thé number they give on Booking and on the Doors, even try with another one that give me a neigbor. Finaly I decided to canceled the hostel for another one. I had news two days later, the owner was sorry but hé was in Portugal. Don't go there!
• Tamara (8/5): Good, comfortable, affordable stay - the room was big enough and the beds were a bit hard but I like that. The staff was very friendly. Lucia was great to me! I went in the low season. In my case it meant that I had the room for myself. Luckily I met some people around and had a great time. The location was good but it’s around a 5-10 min walk from the so called boulevard and beaches. Also I travel by myself and in the beginning I was a bit afraid to have the walks home in the evenings. Luckily it wasn’t necessary I noticed after a few days, but it’s good to know.
• Kamil (6/5): Rooms clean, but disappointing service and boiling hot bathroom water. - The rooms were modern and the beds were comfortable. Good location as well, near some local restaurants and a few minutes walking to the beach. We arrived late, so we arranged a taxi with the hostel. The driver got drunk (their words) and never showed up. So we ended up taking another taxi and got their much later. At arrival, we called the number and had to wait another 30+ minutes until someone opened the door for us. Disappointing, considering they knew we were going to be arriving late anyway. Also, the showers and water taps in the bathrooms were BOILING hot. It was actually kind of dangerous if you weren’t ready for it. Totally unusable.
• Rob (6/5): Ok for one night. (Overrated place) - It was renovated. Breakfast was very good value for money. Individual rooms could not be locked. Once in you can enter any room. There are no lockers. Shower was rather cold at night.
• Giulia (8/5): Very good - Cheap and new hostel. Rooms are nice and with balcony. Friendly staff. Short walk from pedestrian street and with lot of local cafés and restaurants around. No mosquito net on the windows or on the beds, so lot of mosquitoes in the room. Common areas could be improved
• David (10/5): I highly recommend this hostel. - No rickety bunks in this hostel !! Just super comfortable single beds. After checking out, I could leave my luggage all day, and even cook my dinner! Very friendly manager!! Everything was great!
• Maciej (10/5): Perfect, new, clean hostel just in the center! - Great, new, very clean, big villa converted into a hostel. Extremely nice and comfortable place! Just come, it's the jackpot! No breakfast and towel included. But still perfect place!
• Leoilpazzo (10/5): Cheap hostel in Santa Maria - Nice and cheap hostel in Santa Maria, with a terrace on the top floor with a nice view on the surroundings. A lot of supermarkets nearby.
• Jose (10/5): Good i Wish i Could Stay More... - I Totally Recommend the Hostel Xamedu because is Well Located and Staff all Friendly, Manager Very Good Person managing the Place and also quiet & Relax, Good Kitchen well equipped for who want Cook Something Fast, high Quality property and very Simple as Well. I have nothing bad to complain, i will Rate the Place in All Online Plattaforms.

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