Pousada Galoo

The pousada is only a few steps away from the beach and its a great location for watching the sunset if you are not up for a hike up the dune everyday. Upon arrival we noticed that the restaurants and bars next door were quite loud and worried we would not be able to sleep, but that was never an issue as music usually stopped around 8:00 pm. We really enjoyed how lively the area was and there were plenty of food and drink options around if you didn't want to take a long walk. Also available next door are board rentals for a variety of activities. Felix, the pousada owner was fantastic and we enjoyed talking to him as well as his attention to make sure we had what we needed, as well as helping with questions regarding tours and booking our transfer back to Fortaleza. Having a full size fridge and a sink in the room, as well as plenty of space to dry off clothes was a nice surprise. We kept our fridge stoked with water and we were even able to put together some sandwiches with a few basic items from the grocery store. Would be extra nice to have a set of dishes and silverware in there, but they were provided upon request so no big deal. The breakfast that was provided was not super varied and some items could be changed out more often, but the coffee was good and they were willing to make omelettes and tapioca to order which made up for the other not so hot items. Overall a good breakfast!

While the staff was mostly super friendly, they were never quite in a rush to get anything done, it seems like I had to ask a couple of times to get the hammock outside my room up, same as inquiring about laundry prices. All issues were eventually solved but could get frustrating at times. Our room had issues with ants on one of the walls and around the fridge area, which cleared up when room cleaning was done but would flare back up by the end of the day. It was otherwise a clean, basic room with beds a bit hard in our opinion. The quality of towels varied wildly, some were nice and new and some were clearly clean but to the point of almost fraying thin, specially the drying mats. The lovely indoor patio where the pool, a few dining tables, and sitting areas are cannot be enjoyed as ants will immediately start biting on your feet. I know it's directly on the sand, so it could be a natural occurrence outside of their control, however this did not seem to be an issue in other foot in the sand establishments such as restaurants and bars.