Melia Tortuga Beach - All Inclusive

We stayed for a week the staff were very good and friendly the food was very good and a good selection the rooms were very big and clean.it was a race to get a sunbed I had to get up around 7 to reserve them.on day 2 we upgraded to VIP which is well worth doing as you can use all the other hotels facilities and restaurants My only fault was the cobbled floors killed my feet The beaches were outstanding

Varied experiences throughout, we like the child friendly atmosphere an the fact staff recognise and admire baby to toddler growth between our visits. All staff we encountered are as helpful as their English language skills allow. The Cabo Verde slogan is “no stress” and they seem to mean it. Closed currency CVE, Escudo, all ATMs will dispense escudos no matter what currency to select. Shops, taxis in fact everyone accepts Euros just keep an average exchange rate in mind. We are told only the banks or official money exchanges can issue euros and are the only place to exchange escudos into euros, apparently they gat tax breaks on these transactions, nobody else does this “officially” though staff in hotels will break notes down from the 2000 cve note to smaller bills to pay taxis (they don’t have card readers in the taxis). Wi-Fi present all over the hotel site but very slow. Phone network is usually 4g. Did we enjoy it? Yes! And we will go back sometime.

We spent a week in Tortugo in February 2025 as a family of 5 (3 boys 11, 14 and 16) After reading some reviews I was a bit worried about what we were in for but I needn’t have worried as we had a wonderful time :) Accommodation We stayed in a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom villa ideally situated in the middle of the resort with a sea view from our first floor terrace. It was extremely spacious and very clean. We had cleaning staff come in several times in the week to clean and change towels. All in all perfect for us. Pools There are two pool areas as well as a kids pool. We preferred the quiet pool which was very relaxing, and didn’t have too much trouble getting beds. Pools were a little cold but refreshing and we still went in and had fun. The other pool was a bit bigger and busier with a bar, music and a few activities going on. Beach The hotel is situated on a beautiful wide sandy beach and there were always sunbeds available here. There is a more sheltered area you can swim in but the waves were so big a lot of the time we were there it was unsafe to go in at all. It made for amazing views though. Food On our first day we went to the bar at 11am to book the al a carte restaurants. We got in all four of them no problem and enjoyed them all particularly the Italian which had one of the best lasagna I have had. The buffet was varied and plentiful. We ate breakfast here every day which was lovely and varied including cooked breakfasts, toast, croissants cereals and fresh omelettes cooked to order. We ate lunch at the cabana beach restaurant which was delicious and we could have three courses each day if we wanted as all inclusive guests. The cabana beach bar did lovely alcoholic and non alcoholic cocktails, prosecco and beers and it was a perfect spot to enjoy the sunset. Santa Maria is only a 5 minute drive in a taxi and there are a range of lovely restaurants there too if you want a change we loved cafe art in particular , gorgeous pizzas and very reasonable. Highly recommend the half day trip on the e bikes too. All in all a wonderful holiday and we would definitely return