the hotel is on the busiest street in the old town, literally upstairs from the bars. double glazing keeps out the noise. we had a balcony room, great views. room really clean, stayed for 3 nights and laundry was changed. check in and out took 5 minutes. beach is 1 minute walk away. alcohol shop and tobacconist downstairs. great powerful... more

The first thing to strike you about the hotel Polana is the Location.. On the cosy little market street of Rua Candido do Reis. 1 minute walk from the beach (literally) and right next to all the bars, restaraunts, shops you need. As night falls the Candido do Reis transforms from a market street into a mini "The Strip". just... more

wife and myself have just had a 2 week stay in the polana. it is just a dormitory for the hotel california 50 metrs further down bar street. the room we had was adequate with air con, cable tv ,no balcony,no tea or coffee facilities. but it more than makes up for that with the location ,300 metres from the... more

Nice, Clean and well kept hotel. Although it had no reception of its own and you had to report to the hotel next door for all enquires and also eat your breakfast there! It was nice however and had a nice outdoor sitting area too. We had a room which faced the main road with a great balcony, but OH... more

Rooms were small and basic but very clean. Luckily i requested a balcony on booking and we had a lovely big balcony at the back. Most rooms just had windows which wouldnt be very good. The air conditioning was a bit dodgy! one minute it worked the next it wouldnt! We had to ask a maid to sort it out... more

I wouldnt really describe this as being a hotel, rather just a building with rooms, all facilities were available for use at the sister hotel, california, which was about 30 seconds walk away. the Polana was very clean and rooms were fitted with air conditioning and tv's, rooms were cleaned and towels changed every day. The Polana was in an... more

J'y ai séjourné pendant 7 nuits avec mon compagnon. La chambre était Dieu merci côté cour car surement moins bruyant... more

La résidence appartient à l'hotel California,un hotel 4étoiles quelques mètres plus loin.à notre arrivée il n'y avait personne pour nous... more