Our family stayed here for almost a week and we had a great time. The rooms are clean and spacious, we had an -01 suite with a spectacular ocean view.
Breakfast was very good with excellent made to order omelettes and tapioca. The pool is a little small but good to have drinks and a snack by in the evening. The beach just to the left of the hotel is protected by reefs and great for children to swim.
Overall great value for money.
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Besides being very clean and friendly staff, breakfast was very nice, with a wide range of itens, including tapioca. Enjoyed my stay there. Only observation is the carpet floor of the hall which made me sneeze.
Travelling with family with a one-night stopover on way to Fernando de Noronha.
Just stayed at the hotel for 7 hrs in total (arriving around 4am). We called ahead just to make sure we would not be a no-show and the desk attendant assured a receptionist would be manning the front desk when we arrived.
We were put in a suite which turns out to have an ocean view of the Atlantic.
Room was very spacious - king bed and also a fold out couch in the other room. Although the hotel looks like it had a few years under its belt, it was in good condition. And we even caught an hour of Jumanji on cable.
Breakfast had many options including fried tapioca.
As it was the start of Carnaval, the hotel even had a small band playing trumpets and traditional parade drums in the lobby.
I stayed in this hotel in December 2018-January 2019 with my mother. We had a good experience. The hotel has excellent location, super nice breakfast and friendly staff. People there were very friendly and gave us good advise on what to visit :)
The hotel has an excellent location in Boa Viagem as a beachfront property if you are travelling on leisure this is perfect. It is a 10 min cab ride to Recife Shopping mall which is great.
Unfortunately I was travelling on business and the only thing that really mattered to e was the WIFI and this is the weakest point of this hotel. The WIFI signal is the worst I have experienced in all my travels around the country and in dozens of hotels I have stayed in. The free WIFI is near to non existant and the paid wifi which is a alittle bit stronger is average. Why a hotel in the 21st century cannot offer a good WIFI for free to the guests?
The reception area is spacious and the rooms are fine. Breakfast is good on the continental side with plenty of food. The breakfast area has low ceilings and it seems cramped when full.
Overall it is an ok hotel but somehow it lacks soul in the rooms and overall decoration.
My room was 604 and my view was a white wall barely 5 metres away
VilaRica is located just across the beach of Boa Viagem and offers acceptable rooms, some of them with sea view. I would recommend to pay the higher price for the suites with the end numbers 01. They count with a spectacular panoramic view of the beach - really unbeatable. It must be said, that the hotel would need some extensive renovation work to meet higher standards. The carpets outside the rooms are really shabby and the mattress of my bed has seen better times. The bathrooms although are spacious with a very good shower. In a suite with two minibars I would expect some napkins and of course more than just 1 drinking glass! The staff is friendly and helpful. Although the restaurant is not a very cozy place, the breakfast offers a decent variety of everything and tapiocas as well as egg dishes are prepared freshly. There is a small pool on the same floor like the restaurant with the view to the beach. The free wifi connection unfortunately is pretty poor.
