My husband and I had three nights and days at the nice hotel, and it was a nice experience.. We had been on Lajes de Pico before (on the other side of the Island) looking at whales etc, and now we needed something else to explore. When you live at this hotel, you need a rented car or use of taxi. Both are possible. You are of course more free with a car. The taxi takes about 7 - 9 euros for a drive from Madalena the town to the hotel or vice versa.. For lunch and dinner you need the taxi or the car.

The hotel is in one of the "corner" of the Unesco culture heritage, the wineyards set in the middle of the lava and the set stones around each plant. Really something to see and respect as a heritage "in use".. You can walk to the town along the road that is closest to the sea, but it take about 1 hour or more.

Its about 8 km from the center of the town, along the cost. The other island Faial, is 6 km on the other side of the water. The view is beautiful daytime but also in night, when the light from Faial have reflexes at the water, as well as the stars shines similarly in the sky.

I found the hotel very beautiful, and we enjoyed to stay there. Everything is thought about, the forms, the colours, the shapes.. The first two days the breakfast, was as they usually are in the south.. too sweet for us from the north. We do not like cakes in the morning, and not even chocholate.. We like eggs, ham, and more salty things.. And we asked for eggs and we got it the third morning. - Thanks! The breakfast area was nice created, the garden as well as on under roof if you like it better so.

The swimming we took every morning and evening in the sea ( a natural pond with fresh water) and we also used the swimming pool from the hotel as well. The bathroom had a nice interior. And I enjoyed my warm baths as well.

The mattress was little hard for me, but they supported me the best way. If I should have emailed before that I NEED a soft bed, they should have arranged that. But as I understood - it is important to communicate the needs as well - before arrival.

Well - we recommend the hotel to people who like to have silence, privacy.. that need to rest with a book and the beautilful environment.

Louisa and her husband had done a very beautiful job with the ruins they bougth 15 years ago when they started the project of rebuiding this site.

When you choose that hotel, you pay half before and the rest at your stay. Phone there and tell you arrival time. We came little too early - but we could enjoy our first hour at the sittingroom, and we relaxed in the hanging mats and the soft sofas. There is a bar as well and my husband took his gin tonic and soon we got our room. It was two rooms and a bathroom and a corridor.

Thanks for your nice hospitality! We enjoyed also your dog, Frida.

The only thing we maybe missed, was the internetconnection inside of the hotelroom. We had our own laptop with us and of course it was possible to use the Wlan at the sitting room facility as well.. Important for us.

we will come back! And can therefore recommend it to other similarly visitors, that like silence, peace and nature around.