• Enjoy a warm welcome from your hosts
• Set on Praia do Faro beach
• Watersports and nature walks
• Gorgeous breakfasts
• Suites and bungalows with verandas

This small pousada is owned and run by a professional chef who has worked in many illustrious establishments in Europe and the USA, and is now enjoying life as a hostess on Ilha do Mel. She first opened the pousada in 2014 and offers a warm welcome, and is happy to advise on places of interest and locally available activities. The location is perfect, overlooking Praia do Fora one of the island's best known beaches.  

Accommodation is in bungalows and suites. The latter are in the main building and have been restored to provide guest accommodation, while the bungalows have been built with guests in mind and are in the gardens. Homely charms and modern comforts such as air conditioning, Wi-Fi and TV help you feel at home, and relaxing on your private terrace overlooking the beach and ocean is a treat.

Breakfast is a veritable feast of fruit, preserves, cakes and cooked eggs, much of it home-made as you would expect of a chef-hostess. Later in the day you can enjoy sundowner cocktails and tasty snacks. The garden is a great place to do some sunbathing and bird watching, and the beach is just a stroll away with opportunities for swimming, snorkelling, standup paddleboarding and windsurfing. Later in the day you can return to the pousada to enjoy sundowner cocktails and tasty snacks.