We were apprehensive just before going to garopa (9/12/09)due to a few dodgy reviews but we have sadly just returned home and wish we were going straight back. the hotel is so clean as are the rooms/ beach basically everything is so spotless. nothing is any trouble for the staff, and they are always smiling. the shows are all entertaining... more

spent an amazing week at the Garopa in October. The hotel was so clean the food lovely the people friendly. Loved it so much have just booked with my husband to go back in March for 2 weeks. I have been reading all the reviews about this hotel and people saying about having really upset stomachs while they where there... more

Was about to book holiday to Grenada Caribbean but then remembered seeing something on TV a while ago about Cape Verde. I googled to discover it was sunny and warm, had beauitful beaches AND only a few hours from UK! I googled again to search for hotels . flights . holidays and found what I thought to be an excellent... more

Like all the latest reviews our stay was also very good all round,we had extra leg room on the flight,good job too because some of those that didn't had an uncomfortable trip. Now lets get to to the bottom of what was going on at this hotel some short time ago. Yes the Island had problems with flies a few... more

I read the reviews before i went and can honestly say we had nothing to worry about. I did'nt find the flight cramped at all. In fact i enjoyed it. We arived at Cape Verdi to wonderfull sunshine and very fiendly people. Yes a small wait at airport of about 15 mins but just the same as any other country.... more

We have just returned from a week at the Garopa and we cannot fault it .We had a short delay on the outbound flight, but once we left we had a good flight. Others have said it was a cramped flight, but we found it like any other plane.The inflight movies were entertaining. Once we landed we felt the warm... more

I read the reviews on here with trepidation and concern. I spent the entire (cramped) flight worried that i'd made the wrong decision. A hold-up at Passport control meant that we were missed by our Thompson rep (not a good start) and wandered around the airport for 10 minutes till we found them. So I'm sat on a tiny minibus,... more

Flight:- We had heard about the limited leg room on the flight so we booked the extra legroom at £50 each, which included the return flight. The food was of a good standard for an in-flight meal. We had no inflight entertainment on our return journey because of a sound problem, luckly I had my puzzle book to pass away... more

just had 2 fantastic weeks at the Riu Garopa. The hotel, staff and food and drink as good as we hoped for. Rooms and outdoor areas spotless. No sicknees or tummy upsets we heard of. Wonderful beach and clear blue sea. Weather was perfect and warmer than southern Red Sea at this time of year. Welcoming breeze kept it from... more