Sol Praia Marina Hotel

“Good hotel for whom is in passage”

Hotel very simple, located in front of the beach but in a place with cleaning problems and all night music on the opposit site of the hotel. Noisy air conditioning. Reasonable breakfast. Employees only speak portuguese.

“Good balance: price vs. quality”

It is a simple hotelr. Room is simple, but clean: had towels, comfortable bed, cable TV, good wifi connection (anywhere in the hotel), small fridge (no charge to use it - great !). No shampoo or conditioner (bring yours). Breakfast was very good: Freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh coffee and ho... more

It is a simple hotelr. Room is simple, but clean: had towels, comfortable bed, cable TV, good wifi connection (anywhere in the hotel), small fridge (no charge to use it - great !). No shampoo or conditioner (bring yours). Breakfast was very good: Freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh coffee and hot milk, freshly made tapioca and sunny side eggs - advertised on the table, just ask them as soon as you arrive for breakfast because it takes time to make it and there might be other orders already. Staff was very polite and helpful (made a phone call from his own cel phone for our cab). Swimming pool was very refreshing. Location is fine, beach is good and it is locals place of meeting. Easy access to buses, bus station, airport, and further beaches. Nothing to complain. We got what we've paid for.

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“This hotel did not live up to expectations.”

The hotel is located on Praia dos Artistas, a part of the Natal beachfront plagued by grubby beach quiosques, broken sidewalks, empty restaurants and nearby "love hotels". It's an area that has seen better days. Reception is slow,awkward and not all that helpful. Rooms are small, cramped, lacking... more

The hotel is located on Praia dos Artistas, a part of the Natal beachfront plagued by grubby beach quiosques, broken sidewalks, empty restaurants and nearby "love hotels". It's an area that has seen better days. Reception is slow,awkward and not all that helpful. Rooms are small, cramped, lacking in basic comforts and burdened with a brutal ceiling mounted CFL swag lamp. The kitchen, touted as "really good", is hopelessly slow, confused and seemingly lacking in basic culinary skills. Cafe de manha tries too hard to be good, and, in the tropical heat, cannot escape smelty everything under the stern gaze of two gym sized rotating wall mounted fans blowing everything all over the place, including your desire to linger over breakfast. The elaborate ritual to store your valuables in the hotel safe is something not seen since a similar encounter on the fringes of the Sahara in Morocco some thirty-five years ago. Oh, and line voltage is 220VAC throughout, so be prepared to use a variety of adaptors for the shared stepdown transformers that seem to be in demand by other hotel guests.

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