Pousada Casa de Hilton

We stayed at Pousada & Albergue Casa De Hilton and ended up returning because of the comfortable and relaxed ambience, good prices and delicious breakfast.(scrambled eggs with tomato, onion, coriander, cous cous salad, fried coelho cheese, cheese toasts, tapioka, boiled maniok sandwiches of differents sorts, pudding, awesome cakes, fresh fruit, fruit salad, smoothies, coffee, juice and one time also a really nice hot chocolate) The location in the historical center of beautiful Olinda is perfect and busses going to Recife is just around the corner. The beach just 200 meters away is not the best for swimming, but a 20 minute walk or short trip by bus (3 km) will take you to a beautiful beach called Casa Caiada. In this part of town there are also more shopping possibilities if you are looking for clothes shops, supermarkets, farmacies etc. At the pousada you have free access to the kitchen and there is wifi in both rooms and common areas. They also provide towels and of course bed sheets. You can pay for your stay by credit or debit card and both Jose, the owner, and Promethea who takes care that everything is running smoooth at the hostel, are the most sympathetic and helpful people I have met so far in Brazil. It felt very comfortable to stay with them and we got a lot of good tips on what to do and where to go. Friday nights around 22 is a small parade of local musicians going through the old town playing different traditional music, its great atmosphere and definately worth following:) So: Whether travelling as a large group, single or a couple, -if you treasure friendly honest people, relaxed atmosphere, good breakfast and great location this is the place I know I am definately going back! :)