Ponta Delgada Spa Hotels

Love love love this hotel! Don’t let the slightly odd location fool you (it’s right at the entrance to the city; it’s actually perfect once you’re acquainted with the area, and walking distance to just about everything in PD). Also, the inside of the hotel is perfect – new, modern, clean, spacious, and refined. The outside doesn’t do it justice. The spa: Amazing and pristine. We used it almost daily. It’s so clean and has everything you need after a full day of exploring on your feet. The breakfast: Wow. There’s little else you can think of wanting. The service/concierge: This is the best part. Every single employee of the hotel was wonderful, caring, and attentive to our questions and wants. The recommendations given by Luis and Victor (apologies if I misspelled your names!) were exactly what we wanted. We arrived without much of a plan, which ultimately didn’t matter – Luis and Victor helped plan out or itinerary, location by location, including the restaurants. This hotel has few, if any, negatives. Stay here, it won't disappoint. We’ll be back!

The location is good, quite central and the service was good. The breakfast could be improved in terms of the amount of elements to put in the bread, which they gave us was insufficient for two people and the breakfast cereals should have been something like oatmeal and granola instead of achapic and estrelitas. Overall I think it has good quality for the price.

So far the best hotel of this year's Azores trips. Beautiful, very clean room with view of the port. Great Spa! Good breakfast and extremely friendly staff. One point of criticism: like in so many hotels, there is no enough possibility to dry wet clothes. On the Azors it will keep it wet from above. And it would be nice if you could dry shoes and jackets.

I stayed in The Lince for several days in January, 2024. The very good impression met me at the front doors and stayed with me all the time. The personnel is so polite and helpful, that it was like visiting friends. Food on breakfasts is excellent. If you need to eat something during the day, you are welcome to have pleasure too. And dinners were extraordinary. It is possible to go to the restaurant on dinner even if you don’t stay here. And I recommend to eat here and enjoy excellent dishes, great serving and selection of very tasty wine. Definetely I will return to stay here again on my next trips to Azores. And I‘d like to visit the Lince in continental Portugal, when it is opened this year.

I would grade this more as a European 3* but it still offered good value considering it's location and standard of accommodation. We had to move rooms after a few days as our original room (502) faced some outlets that omitted a nasty smell of an evening which meant we could not sit out on the balcony - reception staff speak great English and thankfully managed to swap to new room. The pools (indoor and outdoor), steam room and sauna were great but jacuzzi needs servicing as only a couple of jets actually work and was very murky. Spa treatments very reasonable and very good. (Read a review saying you need to bring your own towels to use pools - this is not true, you can obtain pool towels from reception for EUR10 deposit.) Didn't use restaurant but bar staff were great and food was good (chips are crisps, not fries though!) Kitchenette is exactly that, two hobs, combi microwave and kettle - cooking a family meal for 5 was a challenge but doable with a camping style outlook! All in all a great budget friendly base for exploring the island or taking boat trips and being able to semi self cater.

Myself and my wife were very happy with the Sao Miguel Park Hotel. I cannot comment on value for money as the hotel was part of a package holiday which included activities everyday, but in terms of pure hotel it made for an excellent say. Loved our room (307) which got the evening sun and it was a pleasure to sit on it's balcony after being out all day. Used the pool and it was very good and welcome when we returned from our trips. It does lose the sun that side of the hotel late afternoon, but not an issue. We found our room/bed comfortable and not outdated. Breakfast was fine, not the best we have ever had, but perfectly okay and kept me happy until my next meal. We did not use the dinner option (did think the buffet offering was expensive), as the town is close and has many excellent restaurants to choose from. The little we asked anything of reception we found all were friendly and helpful, as seems true of everyone on the island. I would be very happy to go back to this hotel in the future.

The hotel was clean and surprisingly quiet given its central location. The blue and white color combination throughout was a nice design choice. The bed was on the hard side, but was actually two beds pushed together so you can fall into the canyon in the middle of the night. The breakfast was ok, the variety of items was the normal selection but it wasn’t very tasty. There is a Spa area that you can reserve access in one hour time blocks. It’s a hot tub, sauna and steam room that also comes with shower and bathroom. The steam room was more of a stink room and so not usable. There is a rooftop pool that was nice. Parking-The listing says that there is free parking but in reality it’s not accessible (at least when I was there) because of random street closures that meant that the street in front of the hotel was inaccessible to cars and I had to park a couple blocks away. On that note a warning that the dense urban center is tough to drive around because of very narrow streets, one ways, and random street closures meant that google maps was nearly useless for navigation that I just got frustrated and parked the car and then walked the rest of the way to the hotel. My room, number 101, had a silly design flaw in that the bathroom walls were glass and so anyone else in the room can see you in the shower or sitting on the toilet. There is fogged glass that only goes 1/2 way up but that doesn’t really address the issue of seeing you or hearing bathroom noises.

A stay at NINE DOTS Azorean Art Boutique Hotel places you in the heart of Ponta Delgada, within a 15-minute walk of Ponta Delgada Harbour and Bell Tower. This spa hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Mercado da Graça and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Teatro Micaelense.Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including an indoor pool and a steam room. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.Satisfy your appetite with Italian cuisine at ETC. Osteria Bar, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM.Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).Make yourself at home in one of the 36 air-conditioned rooms featuring free minibar items and espresso makers. 43-inch Smart televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and hair dryers. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.

A stay at Alto do Forte places you in the heart of Ponta Delgada, within a 15-minute walk of Ponta Delgada Harbour and University of the Azores. This apartment is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Carlos Machado Museum and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Teatro Micaelense.Dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or enjoy other recreational amenities, which include a sauna.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 14 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with refrigerators and ovens. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and flat-screen televisions are provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include microwaves and electric kettles, as well as phones with free local calls.

I stayed at Vila Gale with a group of friends in June. The hotel is absolutely beautiful, especially the entrance and lobby area. We were warmly welcomed by the staff at the front desk. The hotel is in a great location, close to restaurants, shops and the ocean. Our rooms were very spacious and the beds were comfortable. The outdoor swimming pool is beautiful as well as the spa area with indoor pool and sauna. We enjoyed the breakfast each morning. There were many food options such as eggs, meat, fresh fruit, breads, pastries, juices, coffee, etc. It was a great way to start our day. We also had drinks at the Soul & Blues Bar a few times and we were very happy with the service, wine selections and snacks. On the days that we visited the hot springs, the staff at the front desk let us borrow towels from the pool area. Overall, we were very happy with our stay at Vila Gale and would definitely return.