Name: Sol Dunas
Address: Santa Maria, Cape Verde, CV
Telephone: +238 242 23 40

Sol Dunas is a lodging, located at Santa Maria, Cape Verde. They can be contacted via phone at +238 242 23 40, visit their website www.melia.com for more detailed information.

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Alan Proehl

15 June 2018

I must say after reading some bad reviews; their refurbishment has made a vast difference, I have found none of the bad points made in other reviews.

Very friendly staff, excellent food choices; with 2 specialty restraints (Grill & Italian), clean specious rooms, loads of sun beds, all inclusive including the speciality restraints, and surprisingly fairly good wifi in all areas of the complex including all room's.

My only negative is the shower in the room has a fixed height for the hose, the wife being jus under 5ft is unable to reach it, but once given to her has to put it on the floor between washing, it could do with a second holder at a lower height.

That said this has been one of the best resorts we have stayed at in year's, definitely worth a visit, I will post more pictures soon.
Lavinia Jackson

15 May 2018

Staff welcoming, clean well maintained gardens. Food no complaints, clean room expect towels need a good boil or change colour. Tui reps very helpful. Pools cold could be heated.
Andrew Heard

12 April 2018

Great holiday. Great value for money. Loved it so much we are going back again.
Michael McCarthy

04 April 2018

The hotel is gigantic and a bit of a maze. Entertainment is awesome. Main restaurant is poorly laid out and a mix between under and overcooked food. Best to stand in line for the fresh cooked food although the lines can be long and elbows have been known to be involved.

Lots of restaurants outside the hotel if you're willing to look.
Jane Edwards

22 March 2018

What an absolutely amazing holiday at Sol Dunas, we had a upgraded room, so instead of myself and 2 sisters sharing a room, we had a suite with 2 bedrooms a kitchen/lounge, 2 bathrooms, and 2 balconies.
The beech is to die for, white sand like talcum powder, beech bar, and a pier you can walk down.
The food, wow what can I say, every thing you could think of, all cooked to perfection, to many different meats, fish, pasta to name one by one, deserts to die for.
I cannot praise this resort enough, perfection that’s all I can say.
I for 1 will definitely be re visiting and only a 6 hour flight.
Would highly recommend this resort to anyone and everyone.
Thank you so much, for a beautiful week. My sister booked this as a surprise, to get me away for a while, as I have recently lost my husband.
James Denton

21 March 2018

Very nice hotel and we'll maintained. The island is very windy. I would recommend taking sunlounger goal legs to keep it in place.
Ana Santos

03 March 2018

Sal is a beautiful island, with mesmerizing crystal clear water. The food is great, the staff was helpful and the locals are friendly although very pushy when they know you're a tourist. The major downside of this island is that their natural resources are sparse. For example, there was no milk for a couple of days. The island has some very interesting activities, such as observations of sharks and boat rides to other islands, but in reality the island is pretty empty and you can go from one end to the other without seeing anyone. Tourism is clearly their business as there is plenty of 4/5 star hotels along the beaches. The weather is amazing for those who like hot and humid and the sky is mostly clear with beautiful light all throughout the day. If you go on an all-inclusive holiday, the drinks were very good (especially the alcoholic ones) when compared to other all-inclusive holidays I've been! I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and would definitely go back.
Trudy Cutting

12 January 2018

Well kept garden areas. Clean and fresh rooms. Food hot and plenty to choose from.
Bed could do with having a better quality matress. Staff have been all pleasant and polite
Michael McCarthy

28 December 2017

The hotel is gigantic and a bit of a maze. Entertainment is awesome. Main restaurant is poorly paid out and a mix between under and overcooked food. Best to stand in line for the fresh cooked food although the lines can be long and elbows have been known to be involved.

Lots of restaurants outside the hotel if you're willing to look.
Little BLACK Fish

27 December 2017

Nice hotel and we have been here twice now. Will not come again though as the food is really awful. The same everyday. Never any lamb or beef just pork and fish. The buffet restaurant is badly designed, too long and thin, ridiculous. Do not entertain any of the excursions, there is nothing worth seeing except perhaps the salt Lake. Good setting for a mad max sequel, absolutely Baron.
Sam Bristow

14 December 2017

The resort is beautiful but there is a lot left that can be improved. Food is average at best. Customer service doesn't exist staff are incredibly unfriendly and don't seem to want to help with any issues. Also problems with infrastructure meant power went out a couple of times.
Ben James

03 December 2017

Great place. Lots of cats everywhere. Love it. Don't go into the town's unless you wanna get bothered
Karen Butcher

10 November 2017

We stayed for a week here at the beginning of November 2017. Our room was nice and big and very clean. The only downside was that we overlooked the main road too and from the hotel, a builders yard. Our room was close to two of the pools and the main restaurant. If you do not like walking very far, this hotel is not for you. You have to walk through the grounds of the sister hotel to reach the beach which is lovely and if you go the right time of year you may be lucky too see loggerhead turtles hatching. There is a good choice of places to eat in the hotel, but you have to pay a supplement to eat in some of them.
Steve B

08 November 2017

Lovely hotel. Food. And staff. Excellent pools spotlessly clean. Good variety of food in spices restaurant. Close to beach. Clear blue sea. Good sized rooms.
Dave Thornton

01 November 2017

currently staying here. weather is great hottest for 9 years. suitably turned lobster pink. the facilities are very good overall. ideal for families with children. with several pools. the rooms are much better than we expected well maintained throughout our stay by welcoming friendly staff. we requested extra pillows and a kettle which we received without delay. so why not a five star review ? a couple of let downs. the food is ok although there does seem to be a lack of 'kids food ' by which I mean pizza. nuggets etc although in my opinion not a real drama if you are used to cooking the same food at home for you and the children. if not then you may not be satisfied with the options. I found something to eat everyday although I think there is a wide selection of products disappointingly there is a lack of quality. you end up with some odd combinations on your plate. but there is no chance of starving.
my other small grumble is the lack of activities for a 15 year old boy. the club seems ok but my son seems just to hang out on his phone. no real interaction with staff. although he is a 15 year old boy so perhaps I am asking to much.
would I return, No, but the world is to small and I have yet to find anywhere I would return to. have a nice holiday.
Eleanor Gale

21 October 2017

Absolutely Fabulous great holiday food, drink, weather,people . Couldn't fault a thing except I had to come home
Emma Allan

13 October 2017

Weather and hotel great. Staff lovely. Would recommend
Sharon Richards

16 September 2017

I had read lots of reviews about the hotel and have to say all the negative ones about the Spice restaurant were unfounded. The food was always hot and if I had to give a negative it us that there was only one drink station open.
After an 8 hour delay we arrived to find that the hotel had put on a small buffet service for those of us that had just checked in.

We had booked a one bedroom apartment but had faulty aircon. We were offered a new room and had to accept a downgrade to have working aircon. Our rep simply said that they were struggling with availability.

Staying in the Sol Dunas you are a distance from the beach but you have access to 3 large pools all with their own bars and there are regular golf buggy shuttle runs between all areas.

The beach and sea is amazing but I would advise that you swim within the man made cove as there are no rocks and the water is sheltered.

Would I come back again? Yes, most definitely.
Stuart Preen

10 August 2017

The rooms are more like 5 star suites and the resort overall is large very clean and not excessively busy. They have the standard problem of people 'reserving' sun beds with towels, but there are more beds than people so you can always find one somewhere. The ones on the beach are normally least busy. Food is fine, it is a decent all inclusive type. Can be excessive queues at the non-buffet restaurants but just avoid them when they are busy. The sun is extremely strong here, even when it is cloudy and while the constant breeze makes it pleasant it is very easy to get burned so top up the high factor frequently. It is only a small island so it's easy to see it all in a day, but the resort should be ideal for those with smaller children. Enjoyed it even with a grumpy teen ;-)
Al Bradley

23 July 2017

Great family destination with excellent facilities. Rooms and facilities are well maintained and staff are always helpful and friendly. Food is reasonable and as expected for an all inclusive resort
Karim Mehenna

16 July 2017

Service impeccable, chambre spacieuse et très bien équipée , ménage quotidien et professionnel. Le buffet est magnifique et très complet . La nourriture est très bonne et faite avec passion . Le personnel est extrêmement efficace et répond à toutes les demandes en un temps record . Les piscines sont très propres et bien entretenues . Les cocktails sont succulents et fait par de vrais professionnels.
C'est un paradis surtout pour les enfants grâce aux nombreuses animations et aux parcs aquatiques.
Le club est vraiment très grand mais il y a un service de voiturettes électriques très pratique.
Le seul bémol est le service de prêt de serviettes pour la piscine qui ferme entre 11h00 et 15h00, pas très pratique lorsque l'on se lève tard mais ce n'est qu'un détail. Merci pour votre professionnalisme et votre travail.
Clifford Watts

01 July 2017

Lovely ambience 2 a la carte restaurants 7 pools and bars although no kids they are brilliantly catered for in a large dry play area based on a massive galleon a kid's paddling pool with lots of water based fun and an older kids water park.
Tjacobs69

28 May 2017

My wife was sick for 11 days of the 12 days. Through its meningitis she has hardly been out of the room. With this reason also asked for a late checkout. Without any effort, I was told that it was not possible because the hotel would be "full". Online I could still book rooms and the dining room was filled up to 1/3. Terrible service!
Aoileann Banks

25 May 2017

Very friendly helpful staff, fantastic amenities for children, well appointed swimming pools and public areas, can't fault the place in any way!
Isa Bell

21 January 2017

Hotel très grand 1500 chambres, il faut aimer les grandes structures. En Afrique la propreté n'a pas le même sens qu'en Europe. Il faut vérifier les stores aux fenêtre si vous voulez éviter de vivre dans le noir pendant votre séjour. Les animations du soir ne sont pas très recherchées. A part séjour agréable, le soleil en hiver que demander de plus.
Jan Cmuda

13 December 2016

ACHTUNG !!! Erst im Reisebestätigung wird auf die Gefahr
*** DENGUA FIBER *** hingewiesen.
ACHTUN !!!!Die Fläche der Hotel Anlage ist riesig. Ausdehnung in der Länge im Extremfall ca. 3 Kilometer b.z.w. 30 Min. um das Hauptrestaurant b.z.w. Rezeption zu erreichen, Strand 35 Min. So werden alle Arbeiten auf dem Gelände die Transport benötigen mit kleinen Elektroautos ausgeführt.
Der Strand grenzt mit einer Baustelle, sehr laute Baumaschinen Lärm. Die Hotel Anlage ist auf zwei Hotels aufgeteilt, so gehört man zu 1 oder 2 Klasse, weil man nicht alle Einrichtungen benutzen kann, und muss immer nachfragen.Am Pools sehr laute Animation/Musik die nicht mehr aus haltbar ist !!
Zu wenig Liegen am Pools und Strand. Die schon um 6:30 Uhr belegt sind und man keine freie mehr finden kann.Das gleiche betrifft Strand. Auch hier zwei Klassen von Gäste. Die Liegen teilweise für bessere Gäste reserviert sind.Auch die Pool Bars haben zu wenig Sitzgelegenheiten, so muss man Getränke auf der Liege, oder im stehen konsumieren.
Im Haupt Restaurant bei über 900 Zimmer in beiden Anlagen herrscht so eine Gedränge dass, man immer nach einem freien Tisch suchen muss und bis zu 30 Minuten warten.Das essen ist nur lau warm und sehr kleine Auswahl von Speisen. Die sich oft täglich wiederholen.
Die Zimmer werden nur unzureichend sauber gehalten und manchmal werden gar nicht aufgeräumt, keine neue Handtücher, kein Teiletonpapier
Das sind auf keinen Fall 4 Sterne höchstens am Rande 2,5 Sterne.
Die Online Beschreibung des TUI Angebotes ist unzureichend und unpräzise z.B. das Foto vom Strand entspricht nicht der Realität. Es wird auch nicht erwähnt das sich hier um zwei Hotels auf einer Gelände handelt.Man konnte leider die Beschwerden bei TUI Reiseleitung nicht mehr schriftlich abzugeben weil die bis zu Ende nicht mehr erreichen war.
Wir sind Hotel Sol Dunas und TUI total enttäuscht und werden dort KEIN URLAUB mehr buchen. Wir werden bei TUI auch NIE MEHR buchen.Alle unsere Einwende werden abgeblockt und NICHT ernst genommen.Hätten wir das alles rechtzeitig gewusst , hätten wir das Hotel NIE gebucht. Man wird von TUI zwar angeschrieben eine Bewertung abzugeben, die Bewertungen werden aber nicht veröffentlicht obwohl von mehreren Gästen bekannt ist dass, die eine Bewertung abgegeben haben. So steht in Hotel Angebot " KEINE BEWERTUNGEN " so kann man mit Reisenden DOCH nicht umzugehen **** EINE GROßE KATASTROFE !!!!
Julien Foreix

24 November 2016

1ère et dernière fois avec TUI. De loin le pire tout inclus que j'ai fait + beaucoup de mensonges.

Les +:
- Une piscine enfant superbe
- Une aire de jeux enfants superbe
- C'est propre et globalement beau

Les - :
- Une nourriture dans 80% des cas pas bonne
- Du vin inbuvables (il est en général pas très bon dans les tout inclus mais là c'est vraiment inbuvable)
- Des chambres de 4 qui ne sont pas des chambres de 4 : et je suis désolé TUI, malgré tout ce que vous pouvez dire (en ligne et à l’accueil) on ne peut pas considérer qu'un clic clac de 120cm compte pour deux places !
- Un tout inclus qui n'en ait pas vraiment un, de nombreuses parties de l'hotel (piscines, restaurants, bars) ne sont pas accessible. Je suis désolé mais si vous voulez faire plusieurs gammes, vous faites plusieurs hotels ou alors vous n'appelez pas ça du tout inclus.
- Un encadrement enfants bien mais sans plus : les - de 4 ans ne sortent jamais et donc ne font pas d’activité; la journée n'est pas continue (assez contraignants pour les excursions) ce qui n'est clairement pas indiqués sur le site (il faut garder ses enfants de 13h à 14h)
- Il indiqué sur le site que c'est les pieds dans l'eau alors que la plage est vraiment loin (1km quand même)
- Une ambiance pas très bonne mais est-ce vraiment la faute de TUI?