Hilton Cabo Verde: Perfect, Peaceful Stay

Hilton Cabo Verde Hotel Review is part of the Still The Best Trip Report.

Would you pay 70,000 Hilton points a night or $150 a night? In the old days, the top-end Hiltons went for 50k points a night (see The Conrad Maldives: Heaven Can Wait). Stuck in the past and wanting to save my points for a better booking, I did the unthinkable and paid cash for my 4-night stay at the Hilton Sal.

All-Inclusive?

There are many all-inclusive hotels in Sal including the Riu and Melia brand. Having learned my lesson from the Doubletree Zanzibar (see DoubleTree Zanzibar-Nungwi: Miss You Miss You Baby), I decided to pay for everything a la carte. That was a sound idea as I enjoyed eating and drinking in Santa Maria instead of the hotel (see Guns & Butter: Sal, Cabo Verde Travel Guide).

Hilton Gold

Initially, I was given a room with no view. The next day I mentioned that I was Hilton gold and was given a room with a partial view.

Breakfast

I only went to breakfast once. There’s a good selection of food including local flavor.

Beach

As I wrote, Puerto Rico is fraternal twins with Cabo Verde (see Cabo Verde: Puerto Rico’s Fraternal Twin). The beach reminded me of my beach in Rio Mar, Puerto Rico.

Pool

I prefer the pool to the ocean both at home and away.

Happy Hour

From 5-6pm was happy hour. All drinks were half off. That’s how happy hour is supposed to be.

Restaurant

I ate at the hotel on the first day. I was impressed by the tuna steak.

Entertainment

There is a bar at the hotel with live music.  The football game was in stoppage time forcing the singer to wait.

Room

This hotel is brand new.

No Espresso

The room only had instant coffee. That is unacceptable. That was my one complaint.

Bath

After a night of too much rum, I did something else unthinkable: I used the tub to recover.

Shower

There’s a rain shower for normal days.

Overall

The Hilton CV is a good value but only if you’re not using points.