We were island hopping with my wife during our honeymoon and spent around 2 days at Pico. We stayed at John's and Pamela's house and the only thing we regret is that we did not spend a few days more. The island was beautiful, but this review should be more about this place. The house / room was very clean, at a great location, with beautiful view over the shore - with the opportunity to spot whales. What really made this place special have been John and Pamela. John takes great care of his visitors, recommends where to go, where not to go, provides self-made maps with tips. If you are nice to him, he might even drop you for great walks and more. When he found out that we were on our honeymoon, he insisted on preparing dinner for us, which was great! You will also have the opportunity to have great philosophical and economical discussions :-)

The guesthouse is extremely nice and in a fantastic position with a beautiful view of the ocean. It is also convenient to explore both coasts of the island being close to both Lajes and Sao Roque.
The rooms (3 in total) are big and comfortable with everything you need from TV to fridge. Guests can also use the barbecue outside to prepare their own food. In any case I would suggest to test John’s (the owner) ability to grill very tasty fish and meat.
The owners make you feel part of the family and are willing to give you advice and help to make the most out of your stay in Pico. It was absolutely a gorgeous stay for us and I would love to come back again!

I found this guest house on Trip Advisor and I'm glad I did.
John and Pamela made our stay just perfect and John is very knowledgable
about what to see and do on the island. He is very knowledgable on Portuguese
history too... The Guest house rooms met our needs completely. We loved the comfortable beds which had great linens (100% cotton), and plush towels. Attention to detail was definitely well thought of by John and Pamela. They have everything you need for equipment to cook outside also. John offers to barbecue whatever you want after
sight-seeing and Pam is an outstanding chef.
On our last night, John and Pamela made us a delicious
fish barbecue that was delicious. For dessert, Pamela made us home-made
Italian fried dough which was a treat. Our children are already asking when
we can go back. This is a true home-away-from home. As for the island of
PICO, truly beautiful. We loved the pools at Sao Roque, Madelena, and the
natural pools which are scattered around the island. The whale watch departing
from Lajes was the best we've seen. Don't forget the whale museum which was
very interesting.
Oh yes, and there is absolutely no musty smell at all in these rooms we stayed in.
We hope to be back again!

Me and my girlfriend have been there a couple of years ago, but I never took the time to write a review and thanks John, the owner.

When we booked our room through the website we expected a very basic room in a so so location, but we couldn't be more wrong! Room was small but very comfortable and spotless, with attached a huge bathroom with marble facilities. The guesthouse is in a very nice location (up to a small hill, you need good driving skills, lol) with an incredible view over the sea; one day the owner borrowed us his binocular and showed some whales passing a little off the seashore!

As I mentioned above, the best part was the warm welcome and the help we received from John. At the time his wife was in California and he had plenty of time to show us around! He offered to take me by foot on a near windmill at sunset (I am a photographer), he brought us with his own car in the interior to show a unique crater with unique plant species (which are supposed to grow only in that little crater due to the particular micro-climate) and to a hill where his brother had planted a small pine forest decades ahead (when they emigrated to the US). He also helped us to organize our visit to the grutas dos torres and the small vineyeards close to the sea. He recommended a great restaurant in Sao Joao and addressed us to a local artist in Lajes to find an object we were looking for...oh my he helped us to much!!!

I am often hypercritical in my reviews but this was absolutely a gorgeuos stay for us!