It is right on the beautiful white sandy nice beach of Tarrafal, where locals
come to work out, play football and jogg. The place is very run down,
I could almost say in ruins and when I arrived I had the impression it
was abandoned. The garden and the whole place is not maintained at
all. There is hot water though and a TV and fridge. Not very clean. There are only shutters, no glass windows. Breakfast is served at the restaurant overlooking the beach - excellent views and good service - and it was very good with an excellent coffee, the best I had during my 3 week stay in Cabo Verde! It was cute and fun to see the
monkeys playing in the garden. The only thing I really liked was the
location, especially that one has to walk through a path to get there, as well as Tarrafal's nice central square where locals gather. There is a small bar playing local music where one can sit, sip a poncha or grogue and chat with the nice local people. There is also a nice trek to the lighhouse, starting right from the hotel.

The beds were hard, shower inadequate, water and electric shut off sporadically, the breakfast the same each day, but we simply loved the place. Baia Verde consists of stone cottages steps from the beach located under coconut palms, with monkeys waking you up each morning. This was definitely not a four, or even three star accommodation, but if you are willing to trade western comforts for atmosphere, it is incomparable.