The whole village was buried by lava in 1991. The village collectively decided to rebuild. Thus the location, next to Pico do Fogo, is otherworldly. Like Mars. So, that is the setting. We met Mountain Guide Mustafa, one of the proprietors. Coolest dude ever. He has heck of a life story to tell. Casa Marisa is rustic and Perfect considering the wild location. It is not easy to build on hardened lava. I absolutely recommend staying at Casa Marisa. Awesome Place! And try climbing Pico do Fogo, or the other easier hikes. Or the myriad other activities offered.

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Hotel in an extraordinary environment, with a beautiful garden and outstanding view. Everything is well organized and clean. The food and wine are on a high quality level, very friendly staff. The hotel has its own guides for the hikes, everybody involved to the business (owner, staff, guides) did a great job. The people at this location are hard working and offer a quality which is beyond normal cabo verde standards. The owner Marisa is a good leader and her husband Mustafa did a lot for the environment, like a new ladder to access the caves. Special thanks to Carlos Fernandez, the guide and wine farmer, who brought me to Pico de Fogo and the caves and showed me around the island the next day. I can definitely recommend him as a very experienced guide.

There are too many things to name. Mustafa is the best host ever who puts so much care into making sure the guests have their best experience! We arrived early (at 8am) but were able to check in and our room was amazing (bungalow and the hammock on the top with volcano view) Mustafa was so kind to recommend us so many activities (mountain biking, wine tasting…), arranged our hike to the volcano, allowed us to use the shower even when we already checked out, made sure to help us to get to the airport in time for the flight… Fogo is such an amazing island, but what we miss the most is our stay at Casa Marisa :)

Location, location, location, the staff, the food, the funco's, the stars at night, its another world. A unique opportunity to sleep in a vulcano landscape. We had hot water and internet (4G) connection (esim) in our funco. Most of the people come here to climb the pico, we didn't, but there are enough other options for walking, cycling, etc. Try to rent a car if you come here, so you can drive to see the most wonderful sceneries. The owner Mustafa is the most helpfull, always there to answer your questions and help you with anything.

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First I will like to give a huge Thank You to the owner of Casa Marisa for his extreme kindness. Our luggage was missing when we flew to Fogo so we continued our trip to Brava and 4 days later when still in Brava the airport called saying they have our luggage, the owner of Casa Marisa was very kind to drive to Fogo airport to get our luggage whilst we were visiting Brava. When we got to Casa Marisa our luggage was there ready for our check-in. Our visit at Casa Marisa was spectacular! It is set with the view of the volcano. We stayed 3 nights and had plenty of activities to do. We stayed in a bungalow and relaxed at the hammocks on the roof in the early evening taking in the views. The meals were delicious! Every staff member was very helpful and kind. I highly recommend staying here.

Mustafa and his wife are great, passionate hosts with very interesting stories to tell the world. They helped us with EVERY SINGLE STEP of our journey in Fogo Island. They arranged us (we were a group of 4) transport for 60€ from Sao Felipe even though it was quite late at night! They welcomed us with a delicious dinner and Mustafa took his time to explain us everything about the area and about hiking options and climbing the volcano. Casa Marisa organised our group a great, professional guide for a price of 80€ - we recommend getting a guide, the hike is much easier and more enjoyable and all guides have plenty of interesting facts to share with the visitors. Casa Marisa looked after our luggages for 2 days when we travelled around Fogo after we left for a trek to Mosteiros. They then picked us up from Las Salinas and brought us all backpacks for a very convenient price. Mustafa even helped us with a bag we lost on the way (it was entirely our fault, we were distracted by the beauty of Salinas). We could not recommend Casa Marisa 2.0 and its owners more. A great place to stay!

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The location was stunning. It located in the cratère which make you able to visit easily the volcano. There is a lot to see around the hotel and the hotel itself is worth the trip. I unfortunately wasn’t in the little traditional houses as it was for bigger groups but the rooms were also nice. It was really hot because the heat from the lava is still transpiring from the floor. The food was also super good!

It is not really something I didn’t like but more something to take into account, it is quite expensive to go back to town on Sunday’s as no Aluguer are running. When you are a big group it might be ok however as a solo traveler it might be something to consider.

It is an oasis at the foot of the volcano. So much work and soul has been put into building and running the place that it is impossible not to fall in love with it. It is simple accommodation which has everything you need. The food is great and always available.The staff are incredible - Mustafa made our lives so easy by organising our transfers, guide, hikes, and giving us advice and help - he even gave us his card when we left in case we had any problems when travelling around the other islands. Casa Marisa is a cornerstone of the community and you feel like you are part of it while you are there.

We had our own funku with roof terrace and Pico do Fogo view. Outside simple gym, big restaurant with outside and inside space and pool table. Beautiful cactus garden. The food was delicious and plenty, home made from local ingridients. Owner very cooperative and knowledgable, organizes trips and mountain guides. Location just perfect.

No menu, but anyway everything they offered for lunch and dinner was very good.

This was probably the most unique location that I've ever stayed at. It's in the middle of an active volcano! We spent one day exploring the area with one of the hotel's guides. We spent our second day just relaxing and taking in the scenery. They were both great ways to enjoy the volcano. We also loved that we could see so many stars each night.

There was a bit of a language barrier when we trying to select a tour option. If you don't speak Portuguese, definitely ask to see the written version of the tour offerings.