Hotel Majestic

***** Here’s What You Need to Know ***** From an American tourist Yes, the rooms are a little long in the tooth, but you are probably for only going to sleep there. Our room had a real, American-dimensions, king-sized bed with a perfect mattress. I wish my shower at home had pressure like the one in our room. The individual air conditioner gets the temperature as cool as you want. Spacious lobby with lots of nooks for privacy. A full-service bar with super-reasonable prices. Dining room with white tablecloths and napkins and servers in immaculate white jackets. Lairton Lima de Sousa and Rafael Conceicão dos Santos made every meal a pleasure! Finally, the conference facilities are first rate and surprising for such a small town.

The hotel is located in a lovely town that attract tourists and events from all over. I was attending a conference in the congress facility adjoining the hotel. All of the expected facilities and services were efficiently provided. Although the staff of the hotel and the conference facility spoke rather little English, they were always friendly and helpful so it hardly mattered not being able to speak Portuguese. However, the décor and fittings are rather tired: more like ‘majestic’ 60 years ago, though adequate for a shortish stay. My room was cold at night, but I managed to warm it up by keeping the fan heater on. The wifi was sufficient, the bed and bedding comfortable and the catering was excellent – as a vegetarian I always found something delicious, especially the wide selection of salads, fruits and desserts, plus something nice to be found amongst the mains. The only slight irritation was having to pay for drinks, even water and coffee, in addition to the full board. Since my stay was paid by the conference I was attending, it’s hard to evaluate value for money, but I didn’t feel anything was seriously lacking, just that the place felt a little old-fashioned. The conference facility was ok, though air conditioning was noisy in some of the meeting rooms, and the projectors, microphones and screen locations were not the very best. Flat seating only works in large rooms if the screen is very high. But overall, I found the hotel and event facility sufficient for an international conference, even if not really ‘majestic’.