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White Exclusive Suites & Villas, Ponta Delgada, Azores

Ann Abel — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:35:00 +0000

It’s no wonder this hotel is called White. When João Reis, who also owns the Santa Bárbara resort on São Miguel’s other coast, opened his second property, he was committed to the idea of a non-distracting visual language. The primary color in the décor is white, and many of the materials are so natural they appear to have been just recently picked up off the ground. The hotel—which occupies a stone building that was once a crumbling old summer home […]

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Furnas Boutique Hotel – São Miguel Island, Azores

Ann Abel — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 09:46:28 +0000

The hot springs are the main reason to visit the Furnas Boutique Hotel, in an area of São Miguel, Azores, that has exceptional thermal activity. For years, people have come here to bathe in or drink the various thermal waters. Now they have a nice place to stay when they do. For bathing, the hotel facilities include thermal springs with iron water at 40 degrees, an outdoor thermal pool, an indoor dynamic thermal pool, an active thermal circuit, floatbeds, Vichy […]

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The Gin Library – Ponta Delgada

Ann Abel — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 21:01:41 +0000

Ali Bullock is a character. The former head of sponsorship for Red Bull at Formula 1, he arrived on São Miguel, in the Azores, a few years ago with his collection of 490 gins from around the world. Then he turned it into what he says is the largest gin bar in Europe, and the world’s largest private collection. His Gin Library is located in what will eventually be his Solar Branco hotel. Fifteen euros (or a new bottle for […]

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Õtaka – Sophisticated Nikkei Cuisine in Ponta Delgada

Ann Abel — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 16:16:18 +0000

A huge percentage of the tuna caught in the Azores goes to Japan and to top sushi restaurants around the world. Thankfully, some of it is now staying behind and being served at Õtaka in Ponta Delgada, one of the most sophisticated restaurants to come onto the scene in the islands. It is the passion project of chefs José Pereira and his wife, Anne Teixeira, who handles the pastry part of the menu. Rather than using one of the Azores’ […]

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Sul Villas & Spa – Seaside Villas Resort on São Miguel in the Azores

Ann Abel — Sun, 21 Jul 2019 20:02:19 +0000

It’s not really a surprise that Sul Villas & Spa, Portugal’s newest super-simple seaside hotel, is owned by a champion surfer. The vibe is chill like that. The 12-suite hotel is the passion project of Rodrigo Herédia, who won a national championship in the 1990s and continues to surf. He is one of the partners in the larger Santa Barbára Eco-Beach Resort, but here, the style is more stripped-down. It’s a mistake to call it minimalist, because even though the […]

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