Boutique Hotel Marlin's — Hotel in Região Geográfica Imediata de Canguaretama

Serene, beautiful, tasteful.||Smallish hotel where everything feels private.||Located on the best area of the main beach in Pipa. Not too crowded by the hotel beachfront, whereas other areas of the beach get packed. No private beach area or dedicated beach chairs but the deck around the pool is basically on the beach so it's fine. They also don't let people bring their own speakers (which happens a lot in Brazilian hotels with pools) so you can actually relax and not have to listen to obnoxious techno music or something. They play acoustic Brazilian sounds. ||One note about the beach...the tide is so close to the hotel that you cannot access the beach for around 4 hours near high tide. We lucked out with low tide occurring late morning but would have been a drag if that was high tide. Worth checking out the tide tables if you can.||Breakfast (included) is excellent. Nothing too elaborate but fresh rotating juices, good coffee, fresh pastries and egg dishes made to order. Everything served at the table overlooking the beach - not the buffet style that is super common in Brazil. We had dinner at the restaurant there the first night and it was better food than we found elsewhere. We did go out just to experience the "city" a little.||Staff super helpful and kind. I see reviews here that there isn't a lot of English spoken but guess what, you're in a fairly remote area of Brazil. Learn a little Portuguese for goodness sake, it's not that hard! I think signs/menus are all in English.||Well appointed rooms, tastefully done and feel very private. We upgraded to the superior suite (or something like that) and it was basically the same as the cheapest room, but with a much nicer bathroom and had a plunge tub which was a nice touch.||We rented a car and drove from the Natal airport. It was nice to have a car once we got there so we could explore the nearby beaches a bit. You definitely don't need a car in Pipa itself though and driving to and from the airport was a bit of a drag. I didn't look online but in the city I saw a lot of transport services available to the airport. Cheaper than the service the hotel provides. So if you're feeling a little adventurous you can probably just show up there and figure it out but with the exchange rate to USD the way it is, probably worth it to just book through the hotel. You will then have to pay for transport to the other beaches/trails nearby so it you want to do some side trips I'd say rent a car at Natal. If not, just take the transport straight to the...

Great views, beautiful hotel, not so good service.

Stayed at the hotel while on holidays with my wife and parents. My wife and I were on the top floor and my parentson the ground.

Both rooms had fantastic views. The rooms were well appointed and felt very cosy. A hammock out in the balcony is a nice touch, but the balcony is so small that you won't be able to get into it.

The beach in front of the hotel is nice, but walk 10 min along the beach and you will reach dolphins beach, which is amazing. You get to swim with dolphins and swim in a not very crowded clear blue ocean. Unfortunately, the beaches are only accessible until 2-3pm as the high tide in he afternoon engulfs all beaches. So there in the morning and you won't be disappointed.

Lastly, the service in the hotel was a bit let down. While the staff was friendly enough, they did not make the place feel special. Breakfast every morning was an exercise in patience if there were more than 4 tables. Staff kept forgetting what you ordered and you never really knew if they were gonna bring what you actually ordered. Also, the rooms were not turned over till 4 or 5 in the afternoon. For a hotel of this reputation and price, I expected things to be cleaned soon after I left my room in the mornings.

Would I recommend this hotel? Not really. But if you've already booked your stay I'm sure you'll have a good time, just don't expect it to tick...

I visited the hotel in May and decided to come with my son now in November. As seen during the previous visit the location is good and the view of the rooms fantastic. The hotel is small and has an interesting setting with swimming pool and bar at the lower level, which gives the guests nice view of the sea and a warm location to enjoy the stay. The rooms are good and well organized, but the absence of a closet makes it look messy all the time. All afternoons at 5 there a tea, very enjoyable. The weakest point is the service, we weren’t lucky, the first at took until tea time for us to get the room clean, because a worker did not show up. The breakfast is good with variety of items to choose from, but the workers don’t get the right orders, it takes quite long for them to respond your orders, and sometime they are not done correctly, it looks like training is missing. The chairs facing the sea, at 7:30 still not clean, with cans and bottles on the floor, even though the cushions were taken out. The noise in the bar could be listen in our rooms, even after 22:00 hours. In summary, good place to stay, but needs more guidance and supervision from the manager, who, by the way, I...