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The Colonial Guest House

3.0 star property

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BBQ/picnic area
Hallway
Outdoor pool
Free daily buffet breakfast
Room 1 (Family Room) With private bathroom outside - Second Floor | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
$85
includes taxes & fees
Aug 28 - Aug 29

Explore the area

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Alto De São Pedro, São Filipe, Fogo
  • Dja'r Fogo
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Church Our Lady of Conception
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Adega de Chã das Caldeiras
  • Fogo Island (SFL-Sao Felipe)
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Room 8 - With private bathroom inside - Second Floor

1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Room 8 - With private bathroom inside - Second Floor

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Room 5 - With private bathroom inside - Second Floor

1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Room 5 - With private bathroom inside - Second Floor

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Room 7 - With private bathroom inside - Second Floor

1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Room 7 - With private bathroom inside - Second Floor

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Room 10 - With private bathroom inside - First Floor

1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Room 10 - With private bathroom inside - First Floor

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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Room 2 - With private bathroom outside - Second Floor | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Room 2 - With private bathroom outside - Second Floor

  • 126 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Room 3 - With private bathroom outside - Second Floor

1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Room 3 - With private bathroom outside - Second Floor

  • 169 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Room 4 - With private bathroom outside - Second Floor | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Room 4 - With private bathroom outside - Second Floor

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Room 1 (Family Room) With private bathroom outside - Second Floor

Room 1 (Family Room) With private bathroom outside - Second Floor | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Room 1 (Family Room) With private bathroom outside - Second Floor

  • 271 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Room 6 (Family Room) - With Private bathroom inside - Second Floor

1 bedroom, in-room safe, soundproofing, bed sheets

Room 6 (Family Room) - With Private bathroom inside - Second Floor

  • 269 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

The Colonial Guest House

3-star São Filipe hotel with restaurant
This hotel features an outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a children's pool, concierge services, and laundry facilities.
The Colonial Guest House offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with safes. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Bathrooms include showers and bathrobes. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The Colonial Guest House features an outdoor pool and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This Colonial hotel also offers a terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance. Complimentary self parking is available on site. The property offers extended parking privileges to guests.

The Colonial Guest House has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Colonial Guest House has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Danish, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Extended parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Fishing
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage

More

  • 1 building
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1883
  • Colonial architecture
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for CVE 2400.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for CVE 27.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: CVE 276.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 17 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: CVE 27.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: CVE 2400.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Colonial Guest House Hotel Sao Filipe
Colonial Guest House Hotel
Colonial Guest House Sao Filipe
Colonial Guest House
The Colonial Guest House Hotel
The Colonial Guest House São Filipe
The Colonial Guest House Hotel São Filipe

The Colonial Guest House Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 43 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 43 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 43 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 43 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 43 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

LICINIO

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

LICINIO

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners and staff are amazing and ready to help whenever it is necessary. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Anthony, Randolph

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice historical building... Restaurant pricey compared with other local establishments. The room I booked on Expedia was already given away when I arrived. Had to split into two rooms which was ideal with kids but worked out. Pool area was nice and very clean. Kids enjoyed.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
That resort facility is the crown jewel of Fogo’s tourism. Their breakfast is exceptional and their staff are always ready and very professional. I’m looking forward to stay there again soon. It’s a highly recommended Hotel for people visiting the island. Thanks for the great service provided to me.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mikhail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The Colonial Guest House

The hotel is old colonial style and lovely. Bathroom is separated from the room. Patio and garden is nice and charming. The only issue here is wifi does not work in the room only outside. The other problem is hotel advertise half board room price but when you check in they inform you that your maximum spend limit escudo 1,200 up to 1,500 which equals to roughly EUR12-15. If you go over the limit you have to pay. That does not make half board. Half board is when lunch or dinner is included without limit. The hotel has to fix this issue as it is misleading and false advertising. Other than that it was nice staying here
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice hotel, would come again

We really had a nice stay. The hotel has charm and ver friendly staff. Only thing to complain about were the mattresses. Other than that we were perfectly happy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Bertrand, France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice hotel, excellent breakfast

The hotel is very well located, in the heart of the city, not too far from the beach. Wonderful island where we can walk to the volcano. People at the restaurant are vey nice and helpful. High quality.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Razvan, Romania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful

Casa Colonial was just beautiful, we enjoyed our stay a lot. The place is very nicely decorated, the staff was nice, breakfast was good and the location was also good in the center of Sao Filipe.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful place in the middle of town.

The owner was fantastic - very hands on to ensure everything was satisfactory. When my taxi did not arrive, he even gave me a ride to the airport to ensure I caught my flight.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quick trip

Our stay was really good and had no issues
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Restored Colonial House in Sao Filipe

Staying in a colonial house in Sao Filipe that has been restored so beautifully provided us with a wonderful base from which to explore Fogo. We stayed one night in Cha and one night Sao Filipe, and are very happy that we were able to do both. Colonial Guest House offers some rooms with attached bathrooms and some without. All of those without have the bathroom located along the same corridor on the back of the hotel, which is un/locked with your personal key, so you do not have to share with others. The room is decorated with photos taken on the island and other more "historic" items, and is spacious and comfortable, for the most part. The swimming pool is a great place to unwind after a day exploring the island, as is the bar/restaurant downstairs.

8/10 Good

Ryan, Jonesboro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Purty Good

The hotel was not too shabby in my opinion. Some of the rooms did not have A/C, but I asked for one and the employee accommodated my demand. What really impressed me is that I was leaving early the next morning and the young lady working at the restaurant prepared my breakfast for me so that I would have it first thing in the morning. Thank you very much Iz**.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very welcoming and well organised

Helga was great at explaining everything, giving us tips about the town and organising excursions/ hikes, matching us with a couple who she thought we would get on with and we did! It also helped reduce the cost. The building is beautiful, retaining so much character, while providing en suite bathrooms (though I understand that is not the case for every room) and a small pool on the 1st floor. Altogether a great way to visit Fogo.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Three days to see the volcanic lava flow. An overnight trip would have been sufficient.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Philippe

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fogo#1-Noel19

Hôtel au charme ancien. Ambiance pleine d’histoire Prestations coloniales mais très sympathique accueil attentionné et répondant aux demandes (garde des bagages, Check out spécial) jolie expérience bien plus mémorable qu’hôtels modernes mais sans charme ni identité Le dîner était très satisfaisant bon service et qualité tout à fait correcte Un hôtel recommandé et que nous visiterons à nouveau si nous revenons à Fogo. Merci
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Tristesse ambiante, accueil zéro

Très bel endroit Accueil égal zéro, on ne peut pas obtenir d’informations sur la ville et toute autre information touristique, pas de plan de la ville Zéro sourire à notre arrivée, On a même essayé de nous mettre dans l’annexe sans nous demander notre avis Le mode de management se lit sur la tristesse général qui se dégage du personnel Plusieurs chambres ont une salle de bain tout à fait à part de la chambre et s inondé facilement
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rapport qualité/prix excellent. Cette hôtel n’est pas en bord de mer mais quand même à environ cinq minutes de marche. Nous sommes environ 12 minutes de marche de centre-ville Santa Maria. Très bien pour Deux ou trois jours
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ole

Very charming hotel very nice location very nice and clean pool very clean rooms. Restaurant also fine, serves excellent GTs
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Super Hotel in bester Lage und mit besten Service

Wir haben uns in diesem kleinen Hotel sehr wohl gefühlt. Das alte Kolonialhaus hat einfach Charme, ist sehr sauber, gemütlich mit schönen kleinen Pool mit Liegen und tollen Sitzmöglichkeiten. Das Frühstück war perfekt mit warmen frisch gebackenen Brötchen, verschiedenen Eierspeisen, Käse, Wurst, Obstsalat, Kuchen, Saft, Marmeladen usw. Alles sehr lecker und reichlich. Das Abendbrot hat uns auch immer sehr gut geschmeckt. Man konnte im Rahmen der Halbpension aus der Karte wählen. Das Personal sehr kompetent und freundlich. Die Zimmer waren sehr schön eingerichtet, gemütlich mit alten Möbeln und sehr sauber. Das eigene Badezimmer war zwar über dem Gang, aber das hat nicht gestört. Es gab ja auch Bademäntel. Besonders gefallen haben uns die vielen verschiedenen gemütlichen modernen Sitzmöglichkeiten im Innenhof und am Pool, so daß man sich immer irgendwo draußen aufhalten konnte. Die Besitzer tun alles, damit sich die Gäste wohl fühlen. Auch organisieren Sie Ausflüge und Transfers.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Guillaume

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Au top!

Hôtel et restaurant au top dans une superbe ancienne maison coloniale. Très bon pied à terre sur cette île avant ou après la dure montée du pico de fogo. Petit plus: piscine et terrasse très agréables!

4/10 Poor

alain

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Moyen

Chambre 10 sous la terrasse face au salon de bar pas dans la maison coloniale Accueil très moyen,je n'ai toujours pas eu l'information demande pour vol ,petit déjeuner pas prèt a7h30 très cher pour les prestations je ne recommande pas cette hotel