Not our name, but our passion
The Hotel Executive is centrally located in Arapongas and has a full service restaurant, a gym and pool. Rita and Alex spent a few nights here when first arriving in Brazil.
The rooms were comfortable and clean
Views of the city
Nice restaurant
Lunch
Overall the hotel was very serviceable if not spectacular 7 out of 10.
The Albatroz Beach & Yacht Club is a small 20 room hotel in Santa Cruz, Madeira. The hotel is conveniently located near the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport. The hotel has a beautiful pool overlooking the sea and spacious rooms also with ocean views. A wonderful hotel restaurant complemented the hotel perfectly with dinner by the sea.
The Pool Area
Trying Madeira signature dish Bolo de Caco at the hotel restaurant.
Our stay at the Holiday Inn Express was a convenience situation as we were heading out on a flight to Madeira the next morning!
If you want a place to sleep with a very convenient location close to car rental drop offs and the Lisbon airport this is a great option. All the amenities you would expect from a three star international chain. As long you are not looking for old world ambiance this is a good choice.
We stayed at eight different hotels during our trip to Europe in the late summer of 2020 and the Aqua Natura in Porto Moniz, Madeira was by far the best. In terms of service, hospitality, accommodations and views it was unsurpassed. I highly recommend it to anyone traveling to the island for any length of stay. After arriving at the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Santa Cruz we took a COVID test and then booked a taxi to take us to the hotel on the other side of the island. The drive took us over an hour and we headed straight to the hotel to quarantine until we received our test results.
After checking in the very hospitable staff brought us up to our room and gave us complimentary champagne and coffee while we waited for our test results.
The view from our hotel room balcony was stunning.
We collapsed into bed waiting for our test results.
It took eight hours to get our results, in the meantime we ordered some room service.
Our tests were negative (!) and we were free to explore Porto Moniz.
The next day after breakfast,
we swam in the Lava Pools that were just outside the hotel doors. A small fee of 1.50 Euros was all that was required for entry.
A great hotel, I cannot say enough about it.
The Hotel Urbano is located near the old town right in the center of Lisbon. Lot’s of amenities and restaurants in the surrounding area. The room was clean and comfortable, albeit somewhat small with good price point for being so close to the old town. The hotel is 1.5 miles from Commerce Square and 4.3 miles from the Jeronimos Monastery and other attractions in Belem.
