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Apartment rentals with beach access

Felicity62 - Cozy studio in residence with pool
I had a fantastic stay at Nina’s apartment in Santa Maria! The location is perfect. The apartment itself was clean, cozy, and had everything I needed for a comfortable and relaxing stay. You can tell Nina really cares about her guests – communication was smooth, she was super helpful with local tips, and made check-in a breeze. If you're heading to Sal and want the ideal spot to unwind and enjoy the beauty of Cape Verde, Nina’s place is it. I’d come back in a heartbeat. Highly recommend!

Center - Large 2 bedroom apartment (100 sqm)
We had a wonderful month-long stay in Stéphane’s apartment. Everything is brand new & spacious with a well-equipped kitchen, comfortable mattresses, even a dishwasher. We absolutely loved the covered porch. Everything in town is walking distance including the beach, restaurants, and lots of shops. Wifi was very stable. Even where there was an unprecedented issue with all tap water on the island, we were very comfortable thanks to the reservoir and stock of extra bottles. Great communication from the host. Our stay here was perfect, we would happily come back anytime.

Porto Antigo 2 Beach Club
A fabulous apartment, small complex with pool and direct beach access - just as described. Peter was a great host - met us on arrival and gave lots of helpful local tips. The apartment was spotless, very comfy bed, and had everything we needed for our stay. Really recommend it and Santa Maria is beautiful! Thank you 🤩

Sea View Apartment in the Center
Rafael was very supportive. We were there with a baby and asked for a baby bed and baby chair. We got both. We had a really nice stay. Thank you!

Seaview apartment with pool
The apartment was very clean and the location, on the beach and close to the center, was perfect! A small downside was the small shower, but for the rest the apartment was very spacious. Communication with Antony and Susana went smoothly and clearly.

Casa Medina
Area and apartment is calm and nice., Value for money is good. We liked it.😊👍

Surf view , beach front App.
Great location, Han was really helpful. Basically all of Santa Maria is in walking distance

Apartment with sea view in the center. (+wifi)
Nice clean place well located. No air conditioning though so not sure how cool it would be in summer. But very good and perfect in march.
House rentals with beach access

Apartment in Melia Dunas 5*
Beautiful and very spacious apartment on a large resort. For us a good choice, use of the facilities of the resort but for the beach and good food to Santa Maria. Staff at the resort is very friendly. The back part (Tui) where the apartment is is fine, the rest of it does need renovation. Apartment is very clean, an extensive kitchen with everything you need and a nice bed. Communication was quick and smooth.

Happiness by the sea
We stayed at Richard's place for 3 days and were very satisfied. Everything is available. The beach nearby we had all to ourselves. We arranged our trip to the Salinas and sharks via Richard and made another unexpected stop to eat murene. Richard responded quickly to messages and was very nice. Murdeira is very quiet and a nice change to santa maria. Thanks for the farewell drink!

VILLA IN THE MAGICAL MURDERER'S BAY
We are very happy with our stay in Murdeira. Murdeira Bay is a quiet and warm place. It's very easy to get around the 4 corners of the island. This place has a great location, facing the pool and the sea. Benoit is a welcoming, available and responsive host. We hope to come back soon. We highly recommend

Surf House - Exclusive Getaway
Ralf was a lovely friendly person and Eric the taxi driver amazing 👏

Spacious & Sunny 1 Bed Apartment with 2 Balconies.
Thanks to Yvonne for hosting us in her home. The communication was perfect thanks to a correspondent on site. The apartment matches the photo and the value for money is great! The residence is a little empty but at least it's quiet 😊 Perfect for a quiet holiday by the sea! (Not: I recommend the Vila Verde massages)

Room @ Surfactivity
I loved my stay in this airbnb! The room was spacious & clean, it even had a beautiful balcony with flowers. The person responsible of the property is incredibly nice & helpful. I will definitely book here again my next time on the island! Thank you!

Ocean View - Front Line - 3 Bed/Bath Large Patio
The accommodation was a great fit for us. The villa is very well decorated and generously sized. Having a rental car was an advantage for us. Wayne and his deputy José are thoughtful and committed hosts.

Melia Tortuga Beach Villa
we've just come home from a fabulous family holiday at Agnes beautiful front line villa. We all felt very comfortable in the villa home from home. Kitchen is very well equipped and had a washer and dishwasher which was an added bonus, beds were very comfortable and it was lovely to have 6 sunbeds all to ourselves! It was very busy around the communal pool. Air conditioning was essential and worked well as did the wifi Agnes also provided fans and organised a taxi for us and we were able to have a late check out which was very much appreciated. Taxis are readily available at the hotel into Santa Maria. Two lovely bars are bar Marley and Bikini Beach fabulous food although was a little noisy on Saturday night. All in all a fabulous time was had on Sal lots of amazing experiences for our grandson Joey thank you Agnes for your hospitality.
Condo rentals with beach access

Villa Verde, Sal - Ground Floor - Pool View
Adrian’s apartment was exceptionally clean, with everything you would need, it was like home from home. We were met by Maxine who was very informative and nothing was too much trouble. The complex was very quiet and on most days had the pool to ourselves. The supermarket on site was reasonably priced including the restaurant and snack bar. A free shuttle bus can be taken to Ponta Preta Beach (3 mins) & Santa Maria (5 mins). We had a fabulous week & wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again.

Ibiscus - beautiful, near the sea and central
Marco was exceptional active in solving problems and answering questions to make the most of Isla do Sal. The functional place as I wanted... away from the chaos but close to the center. Fantastic experience. Thank you . Obrigada !!!

White Star
Very nice sea view, large and bright. We were there as a couple, if several parties share the apartment, it can probably get quite ringing. When we arrived the water pump was broken and we had no running water for two days. However, Ines and Rui have arranged this in a timely manner and the good news for everyone after us: now a new water pump is installed and there should no longer be a problem. We also really liked Santa Maria and had a great rest. Gladly again, also in this apartment.

stunning seafront 6f lovely view
Fantastic apartment and location! Right on the beach, quiet area 5mins walk from the walking streets. Everything you need and more. Little tip, moka pot is provided but bring your own espresso, different style of coffee on the islands, very good too. Carla is great, always available and open to suggestions, perfect host. I'm suggesting this place to all my friends and will be back next spring. Thanks Carla!

Luxe app. in Tortuga Beach
Nice and clean apt. Close to 2 pools. Good resturants close by. We did not have remotecontrol for the aircondition, but this was fixed in a day or two. We would like to come back in the future.

Sea view penthouse in Porto Antigo 2, pool, Wi-Fi
I had a great stay at this apartment. The location was excellent, with easy access to the beach and local amenities. The apartment itself was clean, had a beautiful sea view, and access to its own pool with plenty of available chairs. The building felt safe and secure, and the host was very responsive and proactive throughout the stay. Highly recommend!

PérolaSal apartment with pool and sea view
Everything was wonderful. I have nothing to say about the apartment or service except that the hotel makes a distinction between customers who own, as they verbalize, and all-inclusive hotel customers. The hotel reception service was excellent, the main bar of the pool was excellent. everything else was terrible, the service, the attention!!! Since we didn't have everything included, I'm glad I didn't. Because I spent a lot of time outside the hotel and ate wonderfully well in all the restaurants I went to. The hotel is not better. now the hotel itself is wonderful. swimming pools, garden bars, beach, everything very clean. I recommend the stay.

Porto Antigo 2 Beach Club
This was a fabulous apartment, the location is just perfect, it is a few steps to the pool and just a few more to the beach and only a few minutes to the main strip of restaurants and shops. The apartment had everything we needed and more (the beach towels were a real bonus for us). We managed to cook on a couple of evenings with no issues (only a sharper knife may have been helpful but no real problem) and the supply of things such as salt, pepper and sugar were really handy as well as the sandwich maker so we could make some quick toasties. Lizzie the cleaning lady is lovely and comes to check everything is OK with you, she even bought us some soap which we loved but couldn't find in the shops ourselves to bring home with us. Thanks again Lizzie 😊. Stijn is responsive and provided wonderful information before you arrived on various things such as recommendations of where to eat on different budgets and helpful local info. I definitely plan to return l, thank yoh Stijn 😊
Quick stats about vacation rentals with beach access in Santa Maria
Total rentals
390 properties
Nightly prices starting at
$14 CAD before taxes and fees
Total number of reviews
6.8K reviews
Family-friendly rentals
170 properties are a good fit for families
Pet-friendly rentals
50 properties allow pets
Rentals with a pool
160 properties have a pool
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