Noronha is a quite pricey destination, and one of the ways you can save money is by being mindful of where you’re staying. In order to find where to stay in Fernando de Noronha, I have created this guide including all sorts of accommodations, budgets, goals and more!

The island is fairly small, and you can walk from one side to the other in about 2h, but most attractions are within 1h walking distance. The most popular area to stay in is “Vila dos Remédios“, since it offers better access to shops, restaurants and night bars, it’s close to the three beaches that are not covered in the “Ilha Tour” (Praia do Cachorro, Praia do Meio and Praia da Conceição), and you can easily walk to the harbour in just 30min. Next to the main Vila (dos Remédios), you will find other great areas to stay: “Vila Floresta Nova“, “Vila Floresta Velha“, and on the way to the harbour, “Vila do Trinta“.

There are also two less popular locations: “Vila do Boldró” and “Sueste“

“Vila do Boldró” is about 30min walk from the main Vila, has one restaurant, and no shops. If you decide to stay here, some restaurants can do deliveries, but you will need to phone them and pay in cash upon arrival. You can always ask your hosts to phone them and order food for you. Just remember Wifi and mobile signal aren’t great on the island so it might be hard for you to find information online.

You might be asking “Why would I choose this Vila then?”. Vila do Boldró is close to the most beautiful beaches on the island according to many people (the ones you need the ICMBio card to access), and it’s also close to Tamar Project if you fancy attending one of their seminars. Not only that, because of this location being less convenient, you might be able to find really good accommodation deals in the area.

Sueste is the furthest away from the harbour, and it’s close to the beaches in the south of the island (Sueste and Leão). It’s quite far from the main Vila (over an hour walk), and there are no shops nor restaurants (apart from the ones in the hotels).

As I mentioned previously, everything is kind of close, and getting a taxi or bus is pretty easy, so when you have to decide where to stay, it all comes down to the price you can afford and how much are you willing to walk from point A to point B during your time in the island.

Also, remember that most places will offer transportation from and to the airport, and tours generally include hotel pick-up and drop-off, so your location won’t matter in those cases. To facilitate your decision, I have put down some steps to follow when finding out where is your perfect stay:

While in Noronha, I stayed at Boldró Surf House – a hostel located in Vila do Boldró. The main reason why I chose this place was because of its amazing price compared to other places, and also because it seemed very new and friendly. On top of that, it was close to the beaches on the west where I was planning initially to spend more time. Since I only had two days, I ended up filling those days with activities so my location didn’t matter much anyways.

This place is a really good choice if you are on a budget and don’t mind walking a bit to the centre or taking a bus! The host is very friendly and helpful.

There are washing machines, a shared kitchen, a shared living room, a beautiful garden and you will be sharing the bedrooms. I actually found some foreigners in this hostel, which is something quite rare in Brazil as most of the time I only heard Portuguese.

The population on the island is quite small, as you can guess, and it’s hard to find hosts on Couchsurfing.

That being said, you can actually find some people who have received surfers in the past, and one or two hosts might be currently active. It’s worth giving a try!

I decided to go for a hostel as during my trip to Brazil I only stayed in hotels and hostels, mostly because I didn’t have the time to look for a host as I was too busy planning the trip.

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