Pousada Leão Marinho — Hotel in Região Geográfica Imediata do Recife

The Pousada itself was ok. For sure you pay too much for what you get but I guess that’s Noronha. It’s clean and when we had a Problem with the shower it was fixed more or less quickly.|| ||What we didn’t like at all was the rudeness of the guy working there. On our first day we asked him for some information about Noronha. He showed us some stuff on a map and wasn’t unfriendly even if we felt he might have preferred to speak to a better Portuguese speaking person than us. Our Portuguese is limited but we were doing fine as Brazilians normally do everything to help you understand them.|| ||However, it was my Birthday on the next day and we only arrived at Breakfast on 8:40. Breakfast is served until 9:00 but soon after we arrived the guy started to clear away stuff from the buffet and even turned off the TV. Not that we needed television for breakfast but it was an unmistakable sign to hurry up. We were finished eating before 9 but my girlfriend asked for some more milk at 9 sharp. She was not getting any more milk. Even when I tried to ask again nicely, he only repeated very unfriendly that breakfast is until 9 only and he would not serve anymore milk. I got a bit angry afterwards and we left. The upcoming days we went to breakfast earlier like all the other guests and we didn’t had any problem. ||Maybe he didn’t like us, maybe he only had a bad day but we didn’t feel comfortable at all anymore and were happy that in a place like Noronha you won’t spend more time then needed in the Pousada.|| ||We travelled in Brazil for 3 months and were staying everywhere from simple hostels to 5-stars but we never met unfriendly staff. Even if it’s only a bit of milk I still can’t believe how clearly he denied it to us.||There is another person working for this Pousada. We received quick information from her in English and she seemed to be very friendly. Too bad she wasn’t present at the time we were there. We’d love to but because of her we just can’t give Leao Marinho the worst possible rating.|| ||One last point we find very confusing is that the “Management Pictures” here in Tripadvisor seem to show a completely...

having read such good reviews on Tripadvisor, we chose this pousada. the hosts Marilucia and ||Ricardo were friendly and helpful. however, we were disappointed about the room. The only good point was that it was spacious. Negative points: no view to the outside, no bedside table on one side of the bed, no hanging space for clothes, just shelf space, rusty bathroom mirror. The breakfasts were not up to the standard I have experienced in other pousadas in Brazil. Also, there was no pleasant place to relax outside. just a few chairs at the entrance and a hammock outside our bedroom in unattractive surroundings.||||We stayed in Noronha 8 years ago and were shocked to see how both the prices and the number o f pousadas and visitors had skyrocketed. The best beach on the island Praia do Sancho is now frequented with boatloads of snorkellers on tours so one needs to get there early...

Fernando de Noronha, pour le guide 4rodas du Brésil ( la référence absolue ), ce sont les plus belles plages du pays, la possibilité de nager avec des tortues, des raies, des requins ( même dans le port : surement le plus propre de tout le continent ), une ile préservée où l'on se déplace en buggy.... : et tout cela est vrai!||Nous venons de passer 10 jours magnifiques en famille ( 3 enfants de 3, 10 et 15 ans ) à Fernando de Noronha.||Au delà de la beauté de l'ile et d'un temps magnifique, Marilucia nous a donné toute la gentillesse et la chaleur humaine brésilienne. Elle a passé 10 jours à nous rendre le séjour merveilleux et facile ; la compagnie aérienne avait perdu notre valise avec tous les habits de mon petit garçon de 3 ans, de ma femme et de moi-même. Cette valise est arrivée 7 jours plus tard !!! Durant ce temps, Marilucia s'est battue avec la compagnie brésilienne pour récupérer notre bagage, nous lavait les quelques affaires que nous avions acheté sur place, nous prëtait des affaires pour le petit...||et le jour J elle nous ramenait la fameuse valise en courant avec un sourire épatant.||Un parfum préféré pour les jus de fruit du matin, dites et le lendemain vous avez...||Trop de soleil, Marilucia vous prête son parasol...||||La pousada est à mon sens, parfaitement située, dans villa Nova Floresta, car vous pouvez atteindre de très belles plages en 10 minutes à pied et vous êtes prêts de plusieurs restaurants. Pour découvrir l'ile, il est cependant préférable de louer un buggy.||Pour les restaurants, un self service ( le flamboyant ) à 2 minutes : pas cher et correct.||Sinon, le bistrot Cacimba à la villa des remedios ( cadre sympa et plats de qualité ) ou le bar du cachorro ( bonnes pizzas et vue exceptionnelle ). ||Les chambres des 2 chalets sont spacieuses, bénéficient d'un air conditionné neuf et surtout sont très propres.||Ne vous attendez pas à des hotels 3 étoiles à Fernando ; les meilleurs hotels ( à 500 euros la nuitée ) ne bénéficient pas, à mon sens, d'une bonne localisation dans l'ile ). Privilégiez la propreté et l'accueil.||Je pense que la pousada Leao marinho vous donnera entière satisfaction et il vaut mieux suivre un conseil pour choisir sa pousada ( plus de 200 dans l'ile ) : nous avons vu un jour débarquer toute une famille d'une pousada voisine car ...il pleuvait dans la chambre !!!||Allez y...