Ginetes Holidays from AU$690

Since I was benefitted from reading others’ comments, want to document my experience in case it is helpful for anyone in future. First, the most positive is the location. To south, it takes 10 minutes to walk to waterfront/downtime. To north, walk less 10 minutes for gas station and a large shopping complex in which you may find food court, grocery store, etc. During peak season, probably convenient to walk around instead driving and trying to find a parking spot. Second, the hotel has ample parking space….at least I noticed during the Christmas time (probably low season). Hotel staff was nice and polite. However, the hotel is old with facilities quite rundown. In the change room and sauna, no lockers, no towels, no shampoos/shower gels. Usually it was shut down. You need to request front desk to turn it on and warm up. Breakfast is continental with warm items just eggs and bacon. In summary, if you go there during low season, you could stay outside of city and then when going to downtown, just park free at the shopping mall and then walk to waterfront.

Everything was excellent. Always staying there while visiting the Azores

Even though the thermal pool was closed for maintenance, we had an amazing time and made the most out of what the hotel had to offer.

We had a very enjoyable and memorable week at your lovely hotel - every detail was on-point: friendly and helpful service, a luxurious room, delicious food and even a perfect afternoon tea. Location is terrific and we appreciated the ocean view. Great memories of our stay - thank you!

Pros: Friendly staff and great service. Property is within easy walking distance of restaurants, stores, and the marina. Convenient, inexpensive parking garage. Cons: Our rooms were warm (the A/C is limited - the case in many European hotels). We left the slider open at night and the area is very noisy well into the morning.