Melia Dunas Resort

Absolutely loved our week here from the moment we stepped on the Dreamliner at Gatwick. The transfer to the hotel is really short... 10/15 mins, airport was easy and quick to get through. (when you come home, your baggage goes before you from the hotel so there is not much waiting around at the airport! big thumbs up!!) On arriving at the hotel, one word.... HUGE ! There are 2 hotels together here, the Melia and the Sol Dunas, Melia is definitely better than the Sol and nearer to everything. We were lucky and our room was right by the pool and the restaurants. If your travelling with children I would maybe email the hotel and ask for a more central room, as some of them were quite far away, we walked from the far end of the Sol to the beach and it was a good 20 minute walk. Food ..... we didn't have one bad meal, snack or drink ! Drinks are good, and the wine is very good for an all inclusive. Buffet room is always clean, tidy and so many staff! If your staying in the Melia you can eat in the big buffet place "Spices" as well. They say that this is only for Sol guests but we had breakfast and lunch in their everyday, cos it was right opposite our room. Again lovely staff and great choice of food. Italian and Indian restaurants were good, I will say most of the chicken is on the bone, but there are Veal, Pork, Beef and Fish options. Again all staff were great. However the highlight of our week was the RANCHO Restaurant !!! ANTONIO YOU ARE A LEGEND ! Honestly Melia Hotel Manager if you read this, give that man a promotion or a pay rise or his own apartment haha The man is great, completely made our holiday, we ate in their several times and I can honestly say I have never had Fillet Steak like it anywhere else...... If we were to come back it would be for the steak never mind the sun lol :-) Also have to say Dennielson (not sure on spelling sorry) was fabulous, service with a smile guaranteed, always topping up drinks and asking if their was anything else we wanted, honestly we ate like King and Queen in there, was amazing. Rooms..... We had a Delux room and it was huge, cleaned everyday, water everyday, towels and sheets changed when you asked ... Iv seen people moan about this,they obviously did not read the card by the bed ... Room was spotless, bed was comfy, no complaints what so ever. Beach ........ go to the middle bit where the Bikini Beach Nightclub sits.... crystal clear water, white sand.... Like a Caribbean beach ... gorgeous. Honestly Melia Dunas Hotel you were brilliant... When we were travelling home we got chatting to people who stayed at other Hotels and we both sat and said.... well judging by what they said we definitely picked the best one !! I could not find one thing to complain about honestly .... Those that do complain must have been having a different holiday to us haha There is an upgrade available to the Level, more of an adults only area but to be honest their pool was quite small, the only difference was they got branded drinks ... if your a big drinker then you might find it more attractive, but as we could see that is the only major difference. Thanks to you all, for giving us a brilliant, chilled out, relaxing holiday.xx * If you book last minute, Remember that you will have to pay the visa entry at the airport, as it takes a week for the visa to come through, but when you get to the hotel, see your rep and they will refund it straight away (our TUI Rep did). All in all, if you want a totally chilled out week then Cape Verde is awesome !!

Room very big, Spa economic with price and great. Food selections excellent and best of all you can eat a la carte with waiter(ess) service. House wine & sprit good enough, and to top it all - the staff are simply outstanding!! Entertainment was ok, better than you would normally get at this sort of resort. Can only recommend.

I had an amazing time in Melia Dunas Hotel, it was a great time with really nice people. The shuttle from the airport to the hotel is very handy, arriving and don't worry about the transport is great. We add a really nice room very close to the beach, I just don't think that a 5-star hotel should allow the customers to walk to their rooms and see the inside of the kitchen, the entrance to the room is right next to the restaurant kitchen entrance and the bin cars sometimes park just outside the door full of bin bags, or we can see them unpack all of the food... the customer doesn't need to see that... The restaurants are good but again, not 5-stars... The Hotel should be careful about the way they present the food, the food should be protected, instead of that, we had flies around the food all the time... that is not very hygienic and it doesn't look good either. Not a lot of choice for vegetarians. Deserts are nice, fruit is great. And cats around people all the time when you're eating? That doesn't happen in a 5-star hotel... Rooms are spacious and clean. The swimming pool is great and very spacious, so you won't feel packed any time, the bars around the swimming pool don't smell nice, again you should accommodate your ingredients carefully. The hotel should consider to have more hotel animation, think about having some game night... Bingo, cards, whatever... Guests tend to stay in their rooms at night time, or just go into one of the bars, it gets a bit boring... try to have something else to do at night time. Just a suggestion... The beach is great, the beach bar again is not the best and a bit far from the beach beds... The smell is not good and again the accommodation of the ingredients... Melia has a lot of potential, just needs that last sprint... The difference between a 4-star and a 5-star are the details...