Cape Verde

With a convenient beachfront location that's also close to plenty of restaurants and bars, the upper-middle-range Hotel Morabeza attracts European tourists seeking a sunny beach vacation. — Oyster

This basic but friendly pensão, right on Sal Rei's main square, is a fine budget pick, with a set of dark and poky rooms with private bathrooms. — Lonely Planet

The gorgeous Migrante has four rooms set around a courtyard of mustard yellow and bougainvillea pink, with a giant palm tree. — Lonely Planet

A pleasant set of houses on a hillside, reachable along a 15-minute uphill footpath (they'll carry your luggage). — Lonely Planet

Four two-person adobe bungalows (cold water only) and a big house for families, with soft pine furnishings and solar-heated showers. — Lonely Planet

The Pensão Mar Tranquilidade offers lovely stone-and-thatch cottages as well as good meals and all kinds of activities. — Lonely Planet

This lovely garden hideaway with rooms and suites in two buildings is tucked away from the coastal strip along a footpath through banana and mango trees. — Lonely Planet

A short stroll from the ferry terminal, Antilhas has a mix of decent rooms, all with private bathrooms. The best and priciest have balconies with views of the harbour. — Lonely Planet

Four spruced-up doubles with private bathrooms, pine floors and hot water. There's a terrace with dazzling valley views and deck chairs, a snack bar and free wi-fi. — Lonely Planet

One of the best lodging options in town, Kasa Tambla has handsomely appointed rooms, each with a bright colour scheme and high-quality fixtures. — Lonely Planet

This series of delightfully set stone cottages sits above the hamlet of Boca de Coruja, 12km from Ribeira Grande. — Lonely Planet

On the main road leading into town, four-storey Por do Sol has clean, bright, cheerfully painted rooms with stiff mattresses and a restaurant on the ground floor. — Lonely Planet

Located on a hill with breathtaking views that overlook Ribeira Brava, this spotless pensão (pension) has quaint, comfortable rooms and a very good rooftop restaurant (mains around CVE800; order ahead). — Lonely Planet

Set in a cheery yellow building on a hill above the ferry dock, Residencial Jenny is a friendly place with well-maintained modern rooms and helpful staff. — Lonely Planet

Above the restaurant of the same name, you'll find charming, simply furnished rooms, the best of which have sparkling views over the bay. — Lonely Planet

This friendly, long-running hotel makes a decent base camp, with modern, reasonably priced lodging, but take a look at a few rooms as some are a bit cramped and dark. — Lonely Planet

Cosy guesthouse with rooms piled around a sunny, glass-roofed courtyard. — Lonely Planet

In a pretty yellow building near Praça Amilcar Cabral, Kira's earns rave reviews for its well-equipped, handsomely furnished rooms and kind-hearted multilingual staff. — Lonely Planet

Boutique British-owned guesthouse on a quiet street and inside a beautifully restored colonial building with a fresh green coat of paint and white wooden shutters. — Lonely Planet

This big blue hotel on the main square has decent if unexciting rooms and is a good midrange option. — Lonely Planet