Spent a week at Sobrado Hotel. The good points: The staff are reasonably friendly and accommodating. The hotel is 5-7 minutes walk to Santa Maria, with bars, restaurants and several golden miles of beautiful beaches.
Our room was superb, clean and spacious.
Breakfast was good at the hotel with a good selection of cooked items, cold hams and salamis, fresh fruits, yoghurt and pastries.
The poor points that hotel needs to improve:
I had health and safety concerns with all the gym equipments which need replacement. We couldn't use the gym facilities.
There was no spa services available, so went to another establishment.
The hotel location, while entirely safe and accessible to beach and social life in Santa Maria, was on the edge of a desolate area. Sal is incredibly dry and desert-like, similar to Morocco or elsewhere in North Africa.