Vila Selvagem Hotel Contemporaneo

We stayed at Vila Selvagem in 2014 and now again 10 years later in July 2024. Both stays were "priceless" from the moment we arrived to getting into the taxi ride back to the airport. The staff, rooms, views, food, services are 5 star in every regard.

Great location. The family room ocean view is a very comfortable and spacious one with a balcony with sea view. You are literally in front of the sand. Food is good, services are great. Two pools and the beach is like a private beach and extremely beautiful.

The hotel is OVERPRICED! The management treats the guests like we are doing them a favor. The room was also not cleaned enough … ants on the counter, stinky bathrooms. DONT EXPECT PEACE AND TRANQUILITY. We went there for a couple days and around 5:00-5:45am we woke up with a heavy machinery in front of our room(chalet). We complained to management and they said nothing they can do about it. Next day the same thing happened and we complained AGAIN and one more time they didn’t do anything. We also noticed the beach in front of the hotel had several empty plastic bottles, piece of plastic, even pieces of broken glass just helping killing our sea creatures. TERRIBLE and VERY SAD.

Me and my wife stayed 3 nights in this little paradise. Its 2 hours drive from Fortaleza and in the cute town of Maceio I could not have been happier. The location, property, the Bigalow bedroom, the food and most importantly the staff where all amazing. We'll definitely be back!

Great hotel in a beautiful location ! This hotel is a gem on the coast of Ceará to the east of Fortaleza. It is about a two hour drive from Fortaleza airport along well paved roads. I stayed for a week in a garden bungalow with my daughter and we had a very relaxing time. The property is well maintained and the garden, pools and decorations are beautifully designed. The beach is a relatively clean (8/10) beach with calm water. Occasionally plastic bottles washed up and there was quite a bit of seaweed but generally it was clean. Our room was spacious with a large king size bed and a single bed for my daughter. A small outside sitting area was great. The air conditioning worked well but the strong blue light disturbed me a bit at night. One day the generator was on at the back of the hotel which was quite noisy but it only lasted for a few hours. Service from staff was impeccable and I particularly want to thank Barbara and Suziana and Julia and Eli who worked in the restaurant and on the beach. All excellent. My only disappointment on one day was the food because one night we ordered food that was sent back twice (uncooked potatoes then inedible steak) but generally it was good. The hotel apologised for the bad experience (Aline the Général Manager came to talk to me and offered us a free massage as an apology). The chef sent me a WhatsApp after returning home, also apologising. Breakfast is served a la Carte (introduced during the pandemic) and personally I prefer a buffet style where you don’t have to continually ask for things. But quality and variety of breakfast food was good. To be truly excellent I feel this hotel could go the extra mile and do a little more. It is a hotel that is top rating on Relais de Charme but I think it is lacking a few extra touches. One example could be to offer a welcome drink. Another example could be to offer some bottled water and a small snack for the car ride back to Fortaleza for departing guests. Another example could be to improve the range of bathroom cosmetics. Some parts of the hotel are to be renovated (the restaurant seating looks old and is not so comfortable) and the beach chairs are comfortable but not the best in the world. Another person working at the beach would also be useful as even though Eli did excellent work, he was sometimes overwhelmed when the hotel was full during Carnival. In spite of this I still give a rating of 5 stars for this review due to the kindness and excellent service from all the staff.

Perfect from start to finish! This was our 7th visit. Right on the clean & empty beach! The staff at the hotel are always friendly & go out of their way to help when you need something. There are improvements to the hotel every time we return; can’t wait for the next trip!

Very disappointing experience at this hotel. Went for dinner at the restaurant which was quite empty by the way. Only two large tables and two small ones occupied. Pleasant waitress takes our order. Shortly thereafter the chef comes to tell us he would not serve us and that we should leave. Didn’t even look in our eyes. When we asked the receptionist what was going on, she told us the chef asked her to come tell us to leave but she told him, the restaurant is not full and that she wouldn’t drive us away. No apology, no follow up. Wouldn’t recommend this hotel. It is true that when we arrived the front gate told us they were full and that they couldn’t host us. However upon arrival to the restaurant we saw this wasn’t the case.

Vila Selvagem was an incredible much needed vacation. From the moment we were picked up at the airport by Josue, until our departure, everything was perfect. The hotel, our Bangalô Royal Oceano right by the beach, the food, and the tranquility. Beautiful beach, fishermen catching lobsters, oceanside little places to eat or just to have a drink. Everyone at Vila Selvagem was extremely polite, engaging and fun to talk to. My husband and I would like to thank Rayssa and Alina from the reception area and general manager, the servers Roni, Julia, Lydia, Barbara for their always present good humor and attentiveness. The cleaning lady and support staff were always ready even when needed to teach us to deal with the TV. Bt the way, you have access to all channels and programs from around the world. Last but not least, I would like to thank the chef for preparing a marvelous tray with cold cuts, fresh OJ, fruits, and beautifully decorated with flowers, presented upon our arrival. I had requested for such tray but had no idea of what was going to be. Unforgettable. This hotel/resort is one of the best I have ever been. Going back to Brasil I will definitely spend another vacation over there.

Yesterday we went to the restaurant for dinner, we were a group of 4. The hostess seated us, we ordered appetizers and drinks and then after few minutes we were greeted by the Chef ask us to leave rudely because he didn’t have capacity to serve another table. We were shocked and took some time to process what’s going on. The chef walked away and we asked for an explanation from the hotel about what happened. No one seemed to be able to assist and wanted to confront the Chef. What a frustrating experience in such a beautiful hotel. All our group lives in NYC, known for its ruthless dining scene and no one had ever experienced something so absurd.