Pousada Flores do Mar

The hotel itself is okay, not too bad but not spectacular either. Certainly not worth the price of 45 euros per night, about half that would be more representative. There's a pool, it's relatively clean and comfortable. Overall not the worst place, but certainly not worth the money that I paid. Location wise it's about 10 minutes walk from the beach.

Been traveling the world for decades, visiting places in far flung destinations in every corner of the world and this was the first place I've ever been where nobody, and I mean nobody, spoke any English. I hate to be "that guy" and I don't expect English to be spoken everywhere, but c'mon, a relatively expensive hotel is one place you expect at least some, or even some Spanish. But not here (in fact this was common throughout Brazil). I speak some Portuguese and Spanish so it wasn't a big deal, but I found it to be a little annoying. Given that English is the international language of business, I think it's to be expected that in places that cater for people from all over the world that some English be spoken. There was no net to keep out insects which meant you were left with two choices when it came to the windows - mosquitos or darkness. Why oh why couldn't the owners put up a simple net outside the window is beyond me. It baffles me why hotel/Airbnb owners don't take the time to do simple, inexpensive and easy things like this that would improve their guests experience immeasurably. I have no idea what they don't bother - it makes no sense. There was a funny smell from the bathroom, and the breakfast wasn't exactly the nicest I've had. Location wise it's about 10 minutes from the beach.