Impressive looking hotel (renovations now finished in front) with a wonderful position on the Placa Velha. The double room was a cell block overlooking a fine garden. A great pity that 4 men spent all day hammering the paintwork of the small bandstand almost opposite our window which, in addition to being the most inefficient means of removing paint, was also the noisiest!! The room was in a long narrow corridor and very cramped indeed with poor storage space.
Breakfast, in the large dining room, was very poor indeed and inferior to anything else we experienced on our 14 day holiday. Consequently we did not consider dining there in the evenings and, in any case, the restaurant always appeared empty during the 3 nights we spent there. (Try the Adega Lusitania!)
Basically the atmosphere was cold and uninviting although the reception staff spoke English well and answered any questions. It seemed the target customers would be business people or conference delegates. I do not think they will have much repeat business with tourists though. Parking is difficult of course but it always is in the centre of Azorian towns!
We loved Terceira and next time we come we will definitely look elsewhere. The poor rating is from our perspective of course - the hotel may suit other customers better.
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