Hotel Ilha Mar

The hotel is a mixed bag. I stayed twice over a 10 day period, first for 2 nights and later for a single night. The area where the hotel is situated feels a bit dodgy and certainly not the sort of place where you would walk around alone at night but that probably applies to all of Luanda. This is a 3 star hotel that wobbles a bit into lesser territory because of poor maintenance and inconsistent standards. The 2 rooms that I had were a similar configuration with twin beds and a view out through a small window to house roofs and the water beyond. Both rooms were very dark and not very well lit. There were bedside lamps but bizarrely no power outlets nearby so they could not be plugged in. One room had a kettle and cups, the other did not. The a/c unit did not work in the 1st room but did in the 2nd. The internet did not work during my 1st stay but was functional and reasonably fast at the 2nd. Both bathrooms were a bit dysfunctional. The shower was over a bath with a very slippery surface. One of my fellow travelers fell in his bath injuring his ribs. I lined mine with a hand towel to give some grip. The glass partition was so long that you had to stand in the bath to turn on the shower and there was a 2-3cm gap between the bath edge and glass meaning that the floor got soaked - really awash! Both showers had to be hand held although there were filled holes above suggesting that at some time there had been a means of fixing the shower head to the wall. The water pressure was excellent, in fact so strong that it couldn't really be used full blast, and there was ample hot water. The restaurant was on the top (4th) floor with good views of water on both sides. Breakfast was adequate and they made very good coffee. The a la carte lunch/dinner food was also adequate if not anything special but the staff were charming and funny even with a language barrier. Overall, the Ilha Mar is clean and quiet and okay for a night or two.

Emplacement sur l’île de Luanda , tout près de la plage. Personnel qui se plie en 4 pour j’vous aider. Restaurant très bon avec un bon menu ayant des spécialités angolaises. Parking privé et bien surveillé et gratuit ! La terrasse permet une belle vue sur la baie de Luanda. Les prix sont raisonnables si l’on compare avec d’autres structures. J’y retournerai.