Bela Casa Ilha Grande — Hotel in Região Geográfica Imediata de Angra dos Reis

Since we had no reservation on the island we went door to door to find accommodation. The island was full! Reluctantly we went to Surf Hostel who could accommodate us. 'Reluctantly', because we are (not a young) couple that just got married and a hostel was not our ideal. We were pleasantly surprised!||Not only was the place smartly organized, the many little details provided the needs of travelers that are lacking so often in other places, but the staff was also very friendly and very helpful. ||A family-run place, it provided the services (including breakfast) of a hotel with the warmth, personable, friendly hospitality of an AirBnB place. The youngest son of the owner was fluent in English.||The island itself though is a lost paradise. Beautiful, but continuously overcrowded with way too many tourists - day in, day out, 365 days a year. Not only do the locals exploit the visitors, but also the environment. There is garbage spread out over the entire island (each year more), yachts and (expensive) boat-taxis bring boat-loads if visitors to the previously remote and secluded beaches, where, now, you find cocktail-bars, beach lounge chairs for rent and loud music. So now there are beer-cans, empty snack bags, boxes, diapers, sanitary napkins, paper, plastic, cigaret buds, and loud music everywhere. The boat taxis park their boats so close to the beach that there is no place left to swim. On a small 10 meter stretch of beach I counted 17 boats, all within 5 meters of the shore.||A large part of the island is officially a protected natural reserve, but in reality it is a rundown...

Good quiet hostel, very friendly staff on a heavenly location.||Nice and clean rooms + comfy bed. ||Recommended to everyone who wants to make their money worth, great value.||TOP TIP, Ilha Grande is an amazing place for a day out on a boat trip, if you ask in the reception for the deals available you probably gonna save a lots of hassle and some money booking directly on the hostel as their local knowledge is very useful and honesty, if you choose to try to buy a boat trip on Abraao town centrer you probably gonna end up on a massive boat, with possibly dozens of people and paying more for ir.||The hostel also has an small boat which they hiring for guests only, it is usually a little more expensive but more privately, it worth to...

The 12-bed rooms scared us at first, but the rooms are build in a way that you don't really notice the other people around. You can have your privacy at all times. Bathrooms were always clean and I never had to wait to get in. The breakfast was hands down the best I had! For a hostel there was a lot of stuff to choose from: Different breads, cheese and ham, eggs and sausages, fruit and a cereals.|The community area is great, everyone sits together and it is easy to get to know others.|The best thing for me was the super nice staff. They were very friendly and helped where they could!||Two things I found negative:|- kitchen is tiny, not even enough room for 2 people|- the way up to the hostel is steap, sandy...