Pousada da Lene

The water was even shut off at certain hours to save money. It all felt like a joke. Honestly, you’d be better off sleeping on the beach, haha. The room was filthy, truly filthy. There were snacks and dead insects under the bed, and I’m not exaggerating. The sheets smelled strongly of fish, so we had to cover ourselves with the bath towels. The beds were very close together, the bathroom door was broken, and there was no shower recess, so water ran into the room. The TV barely worked, and the service was awful. There was no service and no sense of security. The hotel entrance was just a simple street gate with nobody there. The photos were VERY misleading.

The only good thing is how close it is to the beach. Otherwise, it was a letdown, and I don’t recommend it. The room smelled moldy, the Wi-Fi never worked, the TV outlet was dead, and the bathroom’s folding door was broken and missing part of it, so it stayed open. The place was messy and dirty, much worse in person than in the photos. They advertise parking, but there wasn’t any, so I had to pay separately. Breakfast was basic and the setting was unpleasant. The room I booked was supposed to have a mini fridge, but it didn’t. I had to complain to get one, and they only brought it the next day. It was filthy inside, too. Not even a single star from me.

I stayed there about three weeks ago and had a horrible experience. The owner and staff were great, but the place was very dirty and chaotic. I only stayed because I’d already booked it, and I wouldn’t recommend it unless hygiene doesn’t matter to you. My daughter and I had a double room with no window, except for a small one in the bathroom. The bedding smelled bad, the sink pipe leaked, the TV didn’t work, and there was no Wi-Fi. Breakfast was very basic.

We gave up on staying there after waiting so long, found somewhere else for the night, and got no refund. The whole experience was awful, and I wouldn’t recommend staying there at all. Our check-in was at 3 pm, but when we arrived, “my” room was occupied. We waited until 5:30 pm and it still wasn’t ready. They offered us a room far below what we’d paid for. The first had no ventilation and no shower screen, with the bathroom facing the beds. The other option had 10 beds, and they said its bathroom didn’t work, so we’d have to use the corridor bathroom. That bathroom was miserable: part of the ceiling was missing, I honestly couldn’t bring myself to use the toilet, and the shower stall had a step where, depending on your height, you could hit your head on the showerhead. The staff tried hard to help, but the place they were offering wasn’t helping them. They advertise one thing and hand over something completely different. One of the worst days of my life.