Hotel LIVVO Budha Beach

Leila Monteiro

This hotel is simply amazing! I had the most wonderful experience from start to finish. Everything was perfect – the beautiful design, the relaxing atmosphere, the stunning views, and the incredibly kind and attentive staff. The food was delicious, the pool was a dream, and every corner of the hotel felt like a little piece of paradise. I felt truly cared for and didn’t want to leave. Thank you for making my stay so special – I’ll definitely be back!

Gavin Catlow -Hawkins

A budget hotel with views out to sea. Situated half way down an unmade road 15 minutes walk from Santa Maria, it's not on a sandy beach because its all made up of shells and rocks, plus there is a dirt track used by local taxis, quad bike tours and tour buses. Budget furniture, towels, pillows etc. They are trying to freshen things up , albeit poorly. Breakfast is average, budget standard, powered milk in the coffee machine . We ate in the restaurant for only one night and sent the fish main course back because the fish wasn't cooked. Small portions and very expensive compared to restaurants in Santa Maria or even just outside the hotel. The Buddha statues are mixed with South Korean ( thank you Google picture search) and Egyptian. Also too many rules to enjoy the Zen atmosphere , a mismatched experience . We enjoyed Santa Maria and Cape Verde and the relaxed vibe.

Nicolas B

The hotel is very good and the people are friendly and always available. We had a very pleasant stay. However, the breakfast was terrible, it really needs to be reviewed. I'd even say it's a priority! If you don't get up early, there's not much left. It's not varied at all, so if you stay for more than 2 days it's difficult... It doesn't make you want to stay for breakfast. And the quality of the coffee and fruit juices really, really needs to be improved... It's tasteless! Apart from that, it's still a really good hotel!

Ross Goodwin

Lovely hotel, with friendly staff and a really superb restaurant. The location is great - right on the beach, an easy walk into town, yet at the quieter end of town so you don’t get any noise. Highly recommended.

C. Laura

The biggest mistake we made booking this hotel! To be avoided at all cost! Totally not worth your money and your peace of mind! FACILITIES: the pool is absolutely freezing, felt like I'm in Alaska and I attempt to swim with an iceberg. I can't believe that for the money that everybody is paying they didn't manage to put a heating system in the pool. In our first day when we arrived when we switched on the AC it started leaking so bad in 5 min, that half the room was full of water. We went to the staff in the reception and told them about the issue, but surprise, when we came back yo the hotel after a whole day the issue still wasn't fixed. We went again to the reception and they told us they did called maintenance that morning, but clearly nobody followed up on the issue. After one hour I went again in the room and checked the AC again and the same problem, obviously everybody at this hotel works in NO STRESS! After going to the reception again, they told us the maintenance checked the room and there was no issue. When I asked which room they checked they answered 18, when we told them like 5 times our room no. is 16, it was like a bad joke the whole situation. Finally after all this ,they changed our room. The rooms are not cleaned well, the first days it seemed like nobody was ever moping the floor, the toilets don't have any windows and seems like it's always a bad smell coming from there. The staff at breakfast seemed totally lost and whenever we asked for something they were bringing us completely different things. First night we had dinner there, the food was good, but the portions extremely small. We were a group of 6 people, and 2 of them got a room exactly above the kitchen which was noisy all day and all night long , they didn't sleep all vacation properly! The pictures that they advertise on their website doesn't do justice at all to the reality, I guess this is also one of the reasons so many people fall in the trap of this hotel.