Pousada Juventus

The only real inconvenience is the walk to the kite spots, around 15-20 minutes. The hosts are very nice and do their best to make you feel at home.

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The location worked well, with the little center not far away and the beach just down the street. The staff were mostly really nice, though one of the women making tapioca seemed angry while working. The water throughout the inn was brackish and horrible. After three days of beach water, having a salty shower was rough. I was lucky my room's TV got channels; my friends' room had none, and for three days they were only promised it would be fixed. My shower broke too, but they repaired it quickly. Breakfast was a scramble, from 8 to 10. On the first day I arrived a little after 9 and there was only a bit left, the egg was made by someone who seemed angry, and the cheese and chicken were gone. I got there early on the other days and ate well. At checkout, they said we'd eaten a peanut that wasn't there. We waited while the woman checked with other staff to see if anyone had left one. Another couple had a similar issue: they were charged for two waters they said they hadn't had. It was really unpleasant. Since our friends had arrived first and checked in, I ended up paying.

I read plenty of negative reviews, but arrived late at night and chose this place anyway. There was nothing to recommend it, and I wouldn't come back even as a last resort. The rooms didn't feel clean; the sheets and towels smelled musty, and there were no proper pillows, just disgusting cushions. We used our own travel pillows. The water was pure salt. You could smell it while showering or brushing your teeth, and everything had that musty smell. I felt disgusted the whole time and had to use bottled water even to brush my teeth. It was only a one-night stopover, thankfully, but my glasses were left outside the room to dry before we left the next day and were stolen. I can't tell if it was another guest or someone from the place. That says a lot about how badly they do things.