The Hotel Tropico is a pleasant enough 4 star hotel to while away a few days when in Praia. The rooms are large, immaculately clean and thoughtfully decorated. All of the rooms are centered around the hotel pool, which is one of the highlights of the complex. The restaurant staff were also very flexible and appeared happy to concoct veggie dishes out of the blue for us. My only minor gripe was that the meals and other sundries struck me as being slightly expensive compared with other Cape Verdian hotels of the same class. Nevertheless, a fine hotel.

This is an excellent and good value hotel with a mix of guests - local, foreign, business and leisure. It has a great saltwater pool with plenty space and loungers. There's also a brand new gym but not all the equipment is functioning yet. Rooms are spacious and spotless. They have satelite TV and minibar, bath and a table and chairs inside and out. The bar is lively and the upmarket restaurant serves a good range of fish and meat dishes. The wine list has a decent selection of mainly Portuguese wine. The establishment is very well managed with polite and friendly staff who all speak good English. It is located in an upmarket part of Praia about 5 mins drive from Plateau and 10 mins from the airport. Taxis are always available and the hotel has a car hire desk. We took our 5 year old daughter and the hotel was well suited to her as she was able to run around the grounds safely. The only negative was that the hotel had a high wire perimeter fence leaving one feeling at times like a rather privileged inmate. It seemed a bit unnecessary as the local people we met in Praia (and Santiago) were all friendly and no hassle at all.