You are going to be disappointed.
No matter how low, lower them at least a couple of notches.
After all, this is a third-world country.
Even so, I was disappointed. Again and again.
Where do I start? How about the air conditioning? My room was a "suite," which means it was a bit larger than the average room. It also faced south, so that it got the afternoon sun, which is blisteringly hot. The air conditioner in my room simply could not keep up. I set it at the lowest setting (16C), but the room never got below 27C during the day. Fortunately, I was out of the room most of the day.
Second, water. At least twice, I woke to find that the water supply was shut off for repairs to antiquated pipes connecting to the city. Fortunately, repairs were completed before 9 am so it wasn't a killer.
Third, bugs. They are pretty good about keeping the bugs at bay, but I did have a few "visitors," some as big as my index finger, crawling around the bathroom.
Fourth, internet. You'd think that after having to pay 200 local (about USD2.50) per hour, you'd get reliable internet service; but you'd be wrong. Half of the time, you couldn't even connect to the router. The other half, the connection was no better that dial-up quality (28,8K maybe). But this kept you for going over quota, because you only get 40MB per hour. Also, you have to log out of your account or it keeps ticking and runs out. This is especially painful if you bought a five-hour pass, as I usually did.
Fifth, the restaurant. Don't expect much. The breakfast was included in my room rate, but it was nothing to write home about. Basic. Nothing more. There was fresh papaya and oranges each day. The eggs are passable; scrambled or over easy. Don't bother asking or Tabasco to spice them up; it won't be happening.
Sixth, the health club/workout room. There isn't one. The only exercise facilities are your runnning shoes and the sidewalk, which is full of holes to sprain your ankle, or the street, where you must fear getting run down by a car.
Seventh, the pool. It looks great, but it is full of salt water, and the shallow end is about 6 inches deep. Don't even think about doing laps.
Eighth, the beds. Mine was two singles held together by king sheets. Too low to the floor and HARD AS A ROCK. The pillows were so flimsy that they felt like someone had taken out most of the fill. Don't plan on a very restful sleep.
Ninth, the alarm clock. MIA. Be sure to bring your own alarm. I used my Blackberry for wake-up. Not sure if you can trust the front desk staff.
Tenth, the business center. Also MIA.
Eleventh, construction. The hotel is adding on a major addition, so expect to be woken at the crack of dawn by constrution noises.
Twelth, quiet. Even if you are away from the construction, as I was, the walls conduct every sound from the adjacent room. Some poor soul was about to die from lung cancer or some such malady, as each morning I awoke to his hacking coughs.
Thirteen. TV. There is only one English language station--Sky News out of London. No business channel. Not even CNN International. The entire two weeks, all that I saw on TV was the trial of Michael Jackon's doctor. Nonstop. Until 11 p.m. when the satellite feed was lost each night. Then nothing until 7 a.m.
Finally, the price. For USD200 per night, you'd expect more, but you'd be disappointed.
So, like I said, lower your expectations.
As bad as this is, it doesn't mean that you have any alternatives. From what I learned from locals and from my own digging, this is the best hotel in Praia.
That said, management could really improve this hotel with not a whole lot of effort or expense. They simply don't seem to give a damn. My colleagues asked to talk with management, but were told that they were "unavailable" by email or phone.

There is not much choice in the upper bracket in Praia, hence the proportionnaly heavy price tag. However, the hotel is quite nice, with good setup around the pool, pleasant staff, cool bar and decent breakfast. Only small drawback is the bathrooms, quite well-worn (tough clean).

It is clean, the staff are lovely and helpful. The rooms have everything you need, however, people should bear in mind that a 4* in Africa is different to a 4* in Europe or Asia. It is more like a 3*. Having said that I heard that it is the best hotel in the city of Praia.

We had to stay in the above mentioned hotel as our Business Partner made the booking.
Internet Access was a lucky draw. Wwhenever we requested to speak to the management, we were told: Not available, mobile phone off and so on.
Above all the rooms were clean, staff tried to be helpful - unfortunately left alone.
However F&B was quite okay.