Varandas ao Mar

Unforgettable. The place is magical and the staff are attentive. The price of the accommodation was fair and the fact of having covered and private parking shows safety.

Deceptive. It's not what they show you. *The air conditioning worked fine. *Very small room. With feeling of confinement (despite the balcony) *The kitchen dirty, with grease stains on the wall. *The stove all rusty and dirty. *The basin was also stained and the water was not circulating. Covered up all the time. * The fridge was the worst. Old, rusty and smelly. It was disgusting to put something in there. And the bed so close to the fridge that I was disgusted to sleep there so close to that filth. *The old mattress. Very worn and bloodstained I suppose (see photo). *The finite pillows recounter worn. * Double bed girl and even smaller sheets. They'd come out and you'd end up touching the disgusting mattress. *Cheap towels of poor quality and worn back counter. * They do not change or replace anything. We had to go out the first day to walk through that favela to find a market to buy cleaners and disinfectants and rags to clean the whole room because it was disgusting. *There's not even a rag on the floor or in the kitchen *From the hose to clean when you go to bath to do your needs comes a putrid smell that makes you nauseous. * The bathroom mirror all dirty. And with old man marks. * The WIFI in the room lousy. It never hooks. (when you go to claim you are told... "here at the reception works well." * The TV went out all the time. When you go to claim they tell you.....it's by air, it's cut... *The pool. One of the reasons we chose the place..... We didn't even get in. The water sucks. The terrace is nice but the atmosphere is disgusting. Dirty. They leave the things people eat there lying around. *Noisy place. In front of it is an ice factory and there is noise from an engine or I don't know what and the workers scream all the time. *Early in the morning you hear screams of people accommodating cars, those carrying cars, and I don’t know who else. You can't sleep. *The elevator works (but it is dirty). We'd rather use the ladder. The area: Arraial Do Cabo has a rescueable (normal) area that is close to Praia Dos Anjos (where the boats come from). The area where Varandas ao Mar is located is like a favela. Literal. Terrible. Dirty. Rubbish everywhere. The smell of sewage is appalling. The local people intimidate. Cars and especially motorcycles speed you to millimeters and against hand. Luckily there is quite a presence of military police because the place is scary. The beach: Praia Grande (which is where Varandas is located) is beautiful like all the beaches of Arraial do Cabo. The water of this icy but super crystal clear beach. Dirty as everything in Arraial (waste left by people and no one cleans).

The establishment is NOT a hotel, nor a guest house, it is residential, so there is no room cleaning service, you will be all your stay without changing towels, sheets, no bathroom cleaning or sweeping the floor. In case you mention anything the receptionist made it clear that they are not responsible and that you solve by zap. As for the kitchen, there are no utensils, no pots, only 2 dishes and 2 cups. The restaurant is not part of the establishment, so if you arrive late there is nowhere to eat, you have to buy out. The mattress is not in condition, as the springs are defeated. Good location!