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Meliá Tortuga Beach Resort & Spa

‘A restful paradise with an African touch’ is how Cape Verde is defined by Santiago González, General Manager of the Meliá Tortuga. It’s a boutique resort with suites and villas featuring 3 or 4 bedrooms, a private garden and a swimming pool, surrounded by green areas. This is a ‘quiet and intimate hotel’ where people feel at home. And the high level of repeat visitors (almost 30%) proves it. Here, guests also have direct

contact with locals, as 98% of the staff hail from Cape Verde.

Its facilities include different dining areas, a spa, a gym, the Kids Club and a centre offering scuba diving and various excursions: riding on the beach, cycling routes, fishing day trips and tours of the nearest cities, such as Santa Maria. For those who prefer to work without losing sight of the ocean, there’s also an event space boasting

two meeting rooms with natural light and capacity for up to 200 people. Perhaps you’ll want to end the day at what González considers the hotel’s most special spot: the beachside O Grille restaurant, ‘which has the best sunset on the island and, in 2013, was ranked number 18 on CNN Travel’s list of the world’s best beach bars’.