ILHA Suites and Apartments

ILHA Suites and Apartments

ILHA Azores 3*

Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores

This is newly refurbished accommodation with beautifully designed private rooms and apartment suites with private kitchenette. The en suite private rooms are spacious, modern and air conditioned. Bathrooms are equipped with hairdryer and shower, there is daily housekeeping and room service for guests. Daily breakfast is included but guests also have use of the open kitchen area during their stay. There is a contemporary hostel adjacent to the hotel with comfortable public lounges, a spacious kitchen with great facilities including fridge, cooker and dining area. The hostel features a garden terrace and table tennis for outdoor activities. Free parking is provided 400m from the hotel and paid parking on site.

Our boat base is approximately 10 minutes walk from ILHA Azores while the town centre is nearby with its’ shops, bars and restaurants all within easy access. Ponta Delgada airport is a 10 minute drive from this location. 

Vila Nova Hotel ***

Vila Nova Hotel ***

Vila Nova Hotel ***

Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores

Vila Nova Hotel is centrally located in Ponta Delgada, 20 minutes walk from our boat base. The hotel features comfortable air-conditioned rooms with mini bar and en-suite facilities. This hotel has good facilities for a 3*** hotel.  Rooms include long comfortable beds and a private bathroom with bathtub/shower and a mini-bar. Guests can enjoy the daily breakfast buffet and dinner at the poolside restaurant. Their bar serves exotic and refreshing cocktails and a variety of afternoon snacks. The swimming pool has a spacious sun roof with sun loungers and parasols for shade. The hotel gym is a great for fitness lovers and for families the Vila Nova games room is a great place to enjoy time away together. 

Hotel top amenities

 – Free WiFi in lobby

– Free WiFi in the rooms

– Free parking

– Pool

– Air conditioning

– Hotel bar

Hotel facilities

 – 24-hour room service

– 24-hour reception

– Car park

– Concierge

– Deck chairs / Sun loungers

– Express check-in / out

– Hotel bar

– Hotel safe

– Laundry service

– Lift

– Outdoor swimming pool

– PC with internet

– Porter service

– Room service

– Terrace

– Towels at the pool / beach

Room facilities

 – Air conditioning

– Bathroom with bathtub / shower

– Cable TV

– Central heating

– Desk

– Flatscreen TV

– Free WiFi in the rooms

– Hairdryer

– Internet

– Room safe

– Telephone

Accessibility and For children

Accessibility

– Accessible parking

– Accessible paths / corridors

– Wheelchair accessible

– Adapted bedrooms

For Children

– Child / Baby cot

– Childcare / Babysitting

– Children’s play room

Accommodation sustainability policy

– The Vila Nova Hotel uses artificial light and electronic equipment that can remain unplugged. LED lamps are also used to be more energy efficient. 

– Each floor of the hotel provides a recycling bin. The Hotel kitchen seperates organic garbage that is collected daily. 

– The Hotel uses a much locally sorced ingredients as possible. They have planted a small garden within the hotel where they grow spices and vegetables. 

– Toiletries are Ritual Brand and eco-friendly

Atlantic Furnas

Atlantic Furnas

Atlantic Furnas

Furnas, Sao Miguel Island, Azores

Atlantic Furnas is a comfortable and excellently located place to stay in the village of Furnas. The apartments provide a double bedroom with comfortable bedwear/mattress and fully equipped kitchenette that include a microwave, stovetop, fridge, coffee machine and toaster. Each room has a private bathroom with a shower and the bedrooms are heated during the winter period. This recently renovated home, Atlantic Furnas, features traditional Azorean décor with comfort and functionality in mind. This home provides sizable rooms with massive amounts of natural light and warmth as well as an outdoor terrace with views of the surrounding greenery. Wifi is free of charge and free public parking is available nearby. This location is great for activities and sightseeing as the Parque Terra Nostra is only a 2 minute walk from Atlantic Furnas, only a 5 minute drive from Furnas hot springs and a breath taking beach is nearby.

Pedras do Mar Resort *****

Pedras do Mar Resort *****

Pedras do Mar Resort and Spa *****

North Shore (20 mins from Ponta Delgada), Sao Miguel Island, Azores

Extend your stay on Sao Miguel Island for a few nights or longer at our top pick of coastal stays on the island away from the main harbour town.

Pedras do Mar Resort & Spa, situated on the north shore of São Miguel Island, boasts stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean. It’s an ideal destination for a romantic escape or a family holiday. During the day, you can unwind at the ThalissiSPA, Pedras D’Alma beauty and wellness centre, or enjoy the health club, which features an indoor pool with a jacuzzi, sauna, Turkish bath with chromotherapy, and a gym. Outdoors, you can relax while taking in the Ocean views by the pool, play a game of tennis, or explore the Saint Peter walking trail and its natural pools. Children will enjoy the playground and dedicated pools. The elegant and contemporary rooms, with views to the sea or mountain offer contemporary comfort and every convenience. Meia Nau Restaurante offers a good and varied menu with regional fresh food inspired by local gastronomy, which you can enjoy while taking in the panoramic ocean views. Meia Nau Bar offers light meals and cocktails that can be served by the outdoor pool. The reception is open 24 hours a day, and all guests have access to bicycles and snorkelling equipment.

Accommodation options:

– Standard double room, balcony mountain or ocean view  

– Triple room, mountain or ocean view

– Family room, mountain or ocean view

– Suite, mountain or ocean view

Thomas Place ***

Thomas Place ***

Thomas Place

Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Island, Azores

​Good standard, clean budget accommodation that is centrally located near to the old town centre and within easy walking distance of the marina and our boat base (10 mins). Thomas Place has 20 rooms including  4 family rooms (max occupancy 4 people) and 16 twin/double rooms (max occupancy 3 people) with one of these rooms adapted for guests with reduced mobility.

Rooms are modern and feature en suite facilities (shower) cable TV and free WiFi. Hairdryers are provided by reception in addition to towels for use outside of the property at the local marina for sea bathing (where there is a dedicated cordoned off area) and at Sao Miguel Island’s infamous geothermal springs/pools.

Breakfast is not included. Guests are free to use the breakfast room equipment on the top floor (microwave, fridge, toaster, kettle and cooking utensils) . There is also a dining/relaxation area and outdoor terrace.

Reception is open from 9:00 am to 05:00 pm. Guests who arrive outside of these hours will have an entry code for access. Thomas Place has a car park for guests with a small hourly charge.

Accommodation sustainability policy

– Waste separation

– Use of LED lamps

– Floor aisle lamps with motion sensor

– Use of heat pumps and solar panels for water heating

– Gas isn’t used

– Guests are encouraged to recycle their towels (use the same towel more than once)

– The Hotel is built with large windows thus favoring ventilation and natural lighting

– Replacement of plastic water bottles with glass