Descubra sua estadia em Pico Da Pedra

The scenery is good, a bit biased, eating is very inconvenient, the hotel restaurant is not bad. With the children to go, there is no extra bed, I received a breakfast fee of 12 euros, the facilities and breakfast of this five-star hotel is really flattering, the domestic three or four stars level, breakfast is too bad

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.

Nesta nova visita à ilha de São Miguel optei por um alojamento na parte norte da ilha, onde existe uma variedade de novos alojamentos. Confesso que a reserva foi feita unicamente através das fotos fornecidas pelo alojamento, não tendo lido nenhum testemunho de antigos hóspedes. No momento da reserva, verifiquei que o valor pedido pelo pequeno almoço era elevado, não tendo por isso optado por essa opção. Horas antes de realizar o check-in recebi uma mensagem do alojamento a informar os códigos de acesso ao alojamento. É um processo simples, embora ache que a porta de entrada nem sempre abre com facilidade. Aproveito para referir que existe uma porta de acesso ao jardim/piscina (e por consequência aos alojamentos do rés do chão) que esteve sempre aberta durante a noite. Creio que em termos de segurança dos hóspedes deveriam verificar/rectificar esta situação. Relativamente ao estúdio com dois quartos, pareceu-me muito bem inicialmente, mas verificou-se que era muito quente durante a noite, sem possibilidade de abrir a janela para a rua (pelo menos eu não consegui). Para uma estadia de 3 noites, penso que os produtos de higiene não foram suficientes. Apesar da simpatia e disponibilidade de quem nos enviou as mensagens de boas vindas, lamento que em toda a nossa estadia apenas tenhamos tido contacto presencial com a funcionária (ou dona) do alojamento no momento que efectuamos o check-out (penso eu por mero acaso). Este alojamento tem todas as condições para melhorar e ser uma referência, no entanto não posso dar uma avaliação superior tendo em conta outros locais onde já estive hospedado, tendo em conta a mesma gama de preços.

I stayed at Senhora for a week over my 30th birthday and absolutely loved it! The hotel is stunning, from the bar areas to the bedrooms to the spa. Most evenings we were given a small sweet treat or a candle with a note as a goodnight gesture, which was a beautiful touch! The reception staff were able to answer all of my questions and give advice on beach front restaurants, best beaches and places to park. The breakfast is very good and I love the option of ordering your eggs fresh instead of buffet style. We didn’t eat at Magma Restaurant however, ate at the rooftop restaurant, which was amazing and great service. The location is perfect as most people on the island have hired a car for transport. It’s about 8 minutes from Ponta Delgada and close to all the main roads to get around the island. You can also see the sea from the rooftop bar.

We stayed here for three nights in a two bedroom garden space. I would have to disagree with the reviewers who had complaints about the accommodations. We found the beds to be comfortable, pillows to be great and the space to work really well for a couple and one child. I could see if you shared the space with two couples, you may have issue that one bathroom only has a tub and no shower. One area they could improve is to offer more than two chairs on the deck given the space is two bedroom. The hot tub was nice. It is not super private with the next door neighbors but that wasn’t a big deal for us. I did have an issue one of the days when they were building a gazebo very close, banging for multiple hours. I brought this up to the front desk and we did not hear the noise again. The power went out during our stay which seemed to be unique. The restaurant handled it well when the power returned. The food was delicious in the restaurant for all meals. Make sure you notify the staff if you have a food restriction. I could see if you stayed here for a week, that you would want more options as lunch and dinner offerings overlap. There are some wonderful nearby restaurants. My main issue comes from having to reserve the gym space. I think they do this because there is a massage area in the space. Given the large property it seems they could move the massage area somewhere else as this set up left us with few options to utilize the gym. I would definitely stay here again!