Pousada Shangrila

We spent 2.5 weeks here in July. We chose Shangrila because of the large amount of space available beyond the rooms- tables/chairs all around the pool, gazebo with benches for shade, garden area, restaurant/lounge area where you can sit anytime of day out of the sun/wind. The garden is gorgeous! One of my favourite parts of Shangrila. There are so many different fruit trees and flowers. Every day we discovered new flowers we hadn't seen before. The garden attached many birds as well. At least 2 VERY ADORABLE tortoises live in the gardens and wander around. They loved to eat the lettuce the staff gave them. The best part of Shangrila is the staff. Everyone is so welcoming, friendly and helpful. Breakfast includes delicious fresh fruit like papaya and the staff made my mum and I a dairy free option to order every day (eggs or tapioca). The restaurant does food from 11 am onward and was really handy for us to be able to eat right at the hotel many days. My parents' room had a spa bath tub, which was really, really nice. The kitchen staff were so friendly and the food was amazing! Shangrila had other great services - like free parking, allowing us to choose when we wanted our rooms cleaned, and sending out our clothes for laundry service. There is easy access from the hotel to major streets/avenues. We felt very safe and comfortable our entire stay.