Hotel Pousada Casuarinas

This small pousada is great for people wanting to explore Recife. It's near the airport, Old Towne Recife and just a 5 minute walk away from the famous Boa Viagem beach. We went to three great restaurants with less than a five-minute walk. The owner is hands-on and very willing to give advice. The center of the pousada is a beautiful garden with old-growth trees covered in hanging vines and lush tropical vegetation. The breakfast is included and is quite varied.

Safe, quiet, convenient neighborhood. Ten-minute walk to the beach and close to all amenities, including a 24-hour gas station/cafe/convenience store a block or so away and a supermarket and a hipermart within easy walking distance. Cozy, clean room with balcony (I slept in the hammock there on nights when it wasn't too muggy), AC, minifridge, lockable closet and safe box. Beautiful tropical courtyard with lots of sitting areas. Nice pool. Good breakfast buffet -- nothing fancy, but it didn't skimp. Host was perfectly willing to store my bags for free before my airport transfer. I paid an average of US$26 a night for nine nights in the low shoulder season (first half of May), when the beachfront tourist hotels were charging double that. Only cat-veat (sorry): This would not be a good place for anyone with cat allergies. But if you like kitties, there's a friendly pride of them on the premises.

The management of this pousada are wonderful. They showed us where to eat (at Camarada Camarao) which was only 2 blocks away. They showed us how to get the bus to Recife (3.20 reais). The room was spotless with a good hot shower) and the breakfast was good. The location is convenient for the beach. No drawbacks at all. We stayed 3 nights and had a lovely relaxing time.

I stayed in Pousada Casuarinas in February 2016. I was travelling alone and safety and security was important for me. The pousada is very very safe and this was great. Although I was travelling looking so rough that one day, I think Simone was not sure whether I was a guest of the Pousada when I turned up (smile).||Also the Pousada is located just minutes from the two main streets of Recife where all the local buses pass. So great location for taking the bus to Olinda, Port Gahalinas, etc etc. AND DO take the bus from the airport if you can, it is quick and much cheaper. ||THE rooms were clean, clean sheets and towels. Breakfast was plentiful. I was even offered English tea.||Patricia is very friendly and both sisters speak very good English so this helps tremendously.||This is a lovely basic Pousada which has a charming Amazon foresty feel to it. It should be noted that there are a fair amount of Brazilian who stay at this Pousada.

Ladies and gentlemen, travel to Recife, a highly visited city in Brazil's summer, and look for accommodations. Seek them with various thoughts in mind: cleanliness, service, location, and more. We each have our own priorities.||||Mine included finding an affordable, clean place with Wifi that was reasonably located. We can always find a padaria or something else if we need breakfast. We can walk a few blocks or take a taxi to get to the beaches or restaurants.||||We were in the center of Recife in the summer so it was already going to be a little pricier. I found this place after a recommendation by a buddy and lots of searching (I search obsessively because of all my travels). I booked it mistakenly booking it for a single person. I canceled though they had a no-cancel policy. They let me cancel. They didn't have to. However, we called after and explained that we really wanted to stay but I goofed. They were very flexible about it.||||My fiancé arrived before me, complaining of the very hard bed and not very fancy accomodations. I arrived a bit later and could not believe how hard the bed was (funny as another complained of a too soft bed). We spent 2 nights, not knowing how long we'd stay.||||Was breakfast fancy? No. It had the basics in a comfortable, outside area. Were there sufficient options? Yes, easily. There were no eggs but I heard someone ask and she got her eggs. We met some nice people who were also vacationing in the eating area. There were breads and cakes and cheeses and yogurt and juices and coffee and tea and....get it? Someone said that "breakfast lacks creativity." What on earth are you expecting, especially for one of the least expensive places in town? What do you need for creativity? Go to the Intercontinental Hotel Indonesia rather than the cheapest pousada in Recife if you need creativity for breakfast. I'd rather save $300/night for a "lack of creativity" breakfast.||A review went on to complain about the price: "the price, around USD 70, in my opinion is too high for what is offered (but I know that Recife, being a very business oriented town, has high hotel rates)." Another said something about "not a great location." Ok, it wasn't beachfront but again, it was 1.5 blocks off a main road (read: quieter) and within a 5 minute walk of restaurants, shops, supermarkets, and about 8 minutes from the beach. Bad location? Seriously? If you want beachfront, pay for it and stop whining about the $300/night USD you saved.||||You just said you know it's expensive there then went on to quote a price that was likely the least expensive you will find. Hello? On that note, I paid less probably because it wasn't quite the highest season. Many reviews say "Otimo custo beneficio." I agree completely. For the money spent, we got a nice, comfortable (other than the bed and very cheap sheets), good service, fairly well-located pousada. There's even a pool! The Wifi worked without any issues and the speed was even quite good.||||There are animals - cats, dogs, parrt, tortoises, etc. Those who complain about the animals frankly shouldn't go. I'm allergic to cats and had ZERO trouble. The animals, in our opinion, added to the natural-ish setting with the plants and trees and....||There are nice sitting areas if you just want to hang out and read or chat. There are hammocks in front of some of the rooms.||||The owners are sisters and one was out of town but Simone took care of us giving us all kinds of tips, help, and suggestions for local eateries, how to get to the beaches, and how to get to our next destination, Porto de Galinhas. She speaks English as well as Portuguese.

We loved our stay at Pousada Casuarinas so much that we extended our stay! The location is great and a close walk to the beach, nearby restaurants, and supermarket. We looked forward to breakfast every morning and the staff made our stay feel like home.

Great value for money -great location!||||Lovely clean rooms - AC, fan, fridge, TV, english channels, hot showers!||||Sunny swimming pool.||||Lovely English speaking owners - happy to help with any queries...||||24 hour reception.||||Located on a quiet side street next to a supermarket and petrol station - a safe place to walk back from the bus stop at night.||||Just off a busy bus route in and out of the centre of Recife and to the airport. ||||Couldn't have asked for more and would have happily stayed longer...||||A great location for carnival - just out of the centre but only a short bus ride into the action.

Very clean, inexpensive, well organized, wifi and breakfast included.|The 2 owners, sisters, speak english. And more languages I believe.|A feel home pousada. Also very cute and creative atmosphere. Well located!|