Hotel Mesra Haiwan Peliharaan di Pulau São Miguel

This converted convent needs a lot of tender loving care. Very nice managers and a decent breakfast. The interior is very atmospheric but the owners clearly ran out of money. Our room was huge with a fantastic view across to the Ilhéu de Vila Franco do Campo. But the mattress was uncomfortable and there was a drainage smell coming from the bathroom pipes. We informed management and they were concerned about it and said they would bring in a plumber. But at the end of the day the smell was never eliminated. Not that you need it but the room also had no television. So this place has so much more potential because of it being a former convent with amazing views. Someone just needs to invest some money to get it up to a better standard.

早晨起床打開陽台門的那一霎那太驚艷了。服務很好，早餐豐富可自由點餐。語言不好有翻譯器都可以暢通交談你的需要。酒店可以幫你預訂車輛和出海看鯨魚。服務很好。滿意！

This apart-hotel complex is absolutely beautiful, flowering bushes everywhere with a lovely scent. Our apartment was large and airy and had a great private terrace on the first floor (2nd floor if you’re North American). It really was a home from home with a full dining area with table and chairs and lounge area with sofa, soft rug and tv. The main double bedroom was upstairs with an anteroom having a sofa/pull out bed for children or guests 3&4. Lots of storage in the bedroom but there was a distinct lack of hangers in the wardrobe but loads of drawer space. The kitchen is adequate enough for simple meals (no oven) with a twin hob and microwave, kettle and toaster, and a selection of pots and pans. We managed really well. The hotel provides breakfast 8am - 10am if you want it at 12euros per person. We didn’t try this option. Housekeeping are amazing and come every day! Everything is clean and beds are made. Towels can be changed daily if you like. For a self-catering holiday we found that a lot was provided in the apartment for us: washing up liquid, washing up sponge, washing up cloth and a tea towel. These are replenished and changed as needed. There is also toilet roll, shower gel and hand wash provided in the bathroom which was lovely - again, replenished when needed or on request. The complex gardens are beautiful and well-tended. The pool looked lovely and well-cared for, however we didn’t try it out. There seems to be a hot tub in a wooden building off the pool area - we took a look but it was grubby and the water had floating debris. I’m sure they would have sorted it out if we had asked, but we were out and about discovering the island every day. You definitely need to hire a car for the duration of your stay here as there isn’t any bus route nearby and taxis would be very expensive to get around the island. HANDY TIP: If you’re picking up your hire car on landing at the airport and driving to Quinta da Santana - to get into the complex there is an electronic gate that requires a remote control. When you first arrive, drive past the big metal gate and find the next smaller (pedestrian) gate. Put the hazard lights on in the car and get out to ring the bell. This alerts reception who will come and open the gate for you or just give you a remote straight away so you can drive into the complex. We had a horrendous time of looking and looking and going around and around the roads trying to find the entrance!! We didn’t know about the need to ring the pedestrian gate bell (face palm!) The reception staff are lovely and very accommodating and speak English very well. I’m not sure what other languages they can speak. The area that Quinta da Santana is situated in is the one fly in the ointment….it seems really run down and the road they are situated on is all full of industrial buildings and commercial businesses. Further exploration within Santana uncovers the grubbier side of agricultural life with its local working class community.

Located in Vila Franca do Campo, Pestana Bahia Praia Nature & Beach Resort is by the ocean, within a 5-minute drive of Praia Lagoa do Fogo Trail and Nossa Senhora do Rosario Church. This upscale hotel is 12.6 mi (20.3 km) from Ponta Delgada Harbour and 6.8 mi (11 km) from Portuguese Republic Square.Dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or enjoy other recreational amenities including a health club and a sauna. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.Enjoy Portuguese cuisine at LUGAR DA PRAIA, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary self-serve breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 101 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.

With a stay at Aqua - Pópulo Eco Village in Ponta Delgada, you'll be near the beach, within a 10-minute drive of Ponta Delgada Harbour and Milicias Ocean Beach. This upscale aparthotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Praia do Populo and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Aquafit Natural Pools.Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this aparthotel include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.Take advantage of the aparthotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the beach bar. A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 7 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with refrigerators and ovens. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and Smart televisions are provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as separate sitting areas and minibars.

With a stay at Quinta da Mó in Povoacao, you'll be a 3-minute walk from Poca da Dona Beija and 8 minutes by foot from Terra Nostra Park. This upscale cottage is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Caldeiras das Furnas and 1.5 mi (2.5 km) from Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias.Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including a spa tub and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this cottage include complimentary wireless internet access and barbecue grills.Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 4 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and ovens. Rooms have private balconies. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms have jetted bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.

With a stay at this vacation home in Ribeira Grande, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Ponta Delgada Harbour and Honey Route Experience. This vacation home is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Rabo de Peixe Fishing Port and 4 mi (6.4 km) from Milicias Ocean Beach.Take in the views from a garden.Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself comfortable in this vacation home, which has a kitchenette. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.

Liked · - View from the room - Breakfast variety and fresh cooked omeletes - Rooftop bar and cockteils Disliked · - Reception personel politeness and their general attitude. They are always detached and speaking Portugese at first, although they knew we were from abroad. They were not even greeting us when entering the hotel and trying to look the other way. Same is for the personel in the breakfast entrance. They are always with a bad attitude and strange looks. To be absolutely fair, there are 2 young guys in the reception area that are very polite and only cared to ask if we are satisfied during our 7 days there.. Also in the breakfast personel, only the 2 chef's are polite and helpful. - Room had markings on the walls and 1 spider web, ”SmartTV” is from 2010 probably. Only screen sharing makes it ”smart”. Also a big stamp on the carpet. In a week of stay, we only saw once to change bed sheets. - Restaurant of hotel is overpriced, small portions and wines are extremely overpriced. In a short walking distance, a restaurant next to marina is offering much better food. Also the offer only dinner and no lunch at all. - They claim to offer vallet parking (10 euro per day). But actually you need to find a place to leave the car outside. I had to park several times on the pavement illegally as the parking spots at the entrace were almost every time full and then try to find someone from the reception to give the keys and to park my car. Same situation when you want to get the car from the garage. And their attitude is like doing you a favor to get the car, that you have paid to park in their garage. I asked twice to get the car myself and they always declined. Also since the parking spots at the entrance are almost every time occupied, it is difficult to load the baggage to the car etc. - Different treatment if you are of younger age. It seems you have to be over 45 to be treated with respect in the hotel. Very dissapointed to see such behavior from the personel. It ruined the whole stay on the island, which is otherwise amazing.

A fairly new and clean hotel, but the staff really destroyed our experience unfortunately. The pros: - New large rooms - Small but clean bathroom - Free breakfast - Free parking - Central location (not a huge city) - Comfortable bed The cons: - Staff there to do bare minimum and make you feel like you're annoying them - No breakfast left half an hour before it's meant to finish - Line ups for coffee at breakfast - You can hear everything through the front door to all the rooms being cleaned above, below and next to you, good luck sleeping without ear plugs - No water or anything provided in the room except tea Arrived on a 6am flight sleepless from Toronto to be looked at and in one glance told rooms won't be ready till 2pm, no exceptions. I ended up asking every few hours as we were freezing on chairs in the lobby, and were only told it's full and that a lesser noisy room would be available if we want to take it (smaller, smaller bed and facing the street) to which we said no, as we're light sleepers. You would think they would tell us when the room was ready but no, after falling asleep in a chair under the blasting AC, I woke up sick, stiff and the room was available but the lady at the front desk had better things to do than tell me. She could at least have offered us breakfast with warm coffee but no, zero effort made. At breakfast the next day, half an hour before closing there was no bread left or scrambled eggs. When we asked they said it was over, meanwhile we could see two cooks in the kitchen making scrambled eggs but obviously not for guests... this was the general experience throughout the stay. The best was at checkout being asked if we drank the bottle of water in the room. Firstly, there wasn't one, ironically, were they going to charge us for that too? Stay somewhere else, there are nicer hotels and inns, some near the waterfront and restaurants.

The location of this hotel is absolutely stunning. Everywhere you walk on the grounds, you are offered another beautiful, yet different view. Looking out over the ocean and the black sand beach from all the different vistas and viewpoints never grew old for us. There are small lounge areas at varying levels from the top of the hotel and down towards the beach. They all offered quiet and private places to lounge and relax. We had a 2 bedroom “retreat.” The “retreat” was not as lovely as the grounds. First off- the door to the retreat is a massive, wood door. However, being an eco lodge- I think someone may have just chopped a tree down and hung it on some hinges. While it looked beautiful- it did not seal or close properly. So there were giant gaps between the door and the frame and we watched bugs fly in constantly. The second issue with the rooms were a complete lack of privacy. Both bedrooms had sliding doors on them, again nothing really truly shut. The master bedroom had a sink area and bathtub when you walked into the room, no shower and if you wanted to use the bath- you would have had to do so literally right next to the bed. The main issue in this room though was the toilet. It was in a cubicle but the cubicle was see through so anyone could see you going to the bathroom! The second bedroom had 2 twin mattresses laying on a concrete platform. Nothing else was in the bedroom area at all. When you entered the room you were immediately in the bathroom area. This time there was a closet and 2 sinks, there was a sliding wood door here to separate the toilet and shower but you could not shut a door between the sink part of the bathroom and the sleeping area. So if someone needed to turn on a bathroom light during the night, anyone in the room would wake up. The service at the hotel was good and it was a relaxing place to stay for a couple of days after a busy week on the rest of the island. There is not much in the immediate area, but if you are looking for a beachfront place to relax in San Miguel, this is a solid choice.