Aldeia da Fonte Hotel

Beautiful location on the dramatic coast outside of Lajes. Hotel poorly maintained. When we arrived, neither of our rooms had hot water. Front desk staff lackadaisical and unconcerned. Had no internet for over 24 hours. Rude restaurant staff but the food was good.

If you like dated rooms, overgrown plants and poor maintenance you will love this place. This place must have been something to see ten years ago, but sadly, now it is dilapidated. Our rooms had cracks in the walls, sink stopper would not work, fawcet would not switch to shower mode. A safe in one room but not the other. The ground are not kept at all, leaves everywhere and plants taking over. Non functioning fountains everywhere. Getting to the pool is a nightmare and not worth because of dirt and broken tiles. The only saving grace at this hotel was the restaurant, atmosphere and staff at the restaurant were great.

I was there on May 12th. Room prices are expensive for a solo stay. Don't take a suite for extra comfort. Because the "suite" is a small appartement with an etra bed in the living room. And the beds remain horrible, worst night I had in years. Cheap foam matress, as hard as concrete. Plus I have been charged 2 times for the room on my credit card. Waiting to be reimbursed for this "error"... Food is OK.

Beautiful location. Rustic. Clean. Spacious room. With both a bedroom and large sitting room. Our room was ocean facing. Listened to the sound of crashing waves and gentle blowing breeze at night. Very quiet with windows shut. We ate at the restaurant 2 evenings and had great meals and desserts. Great mattresses. Nice hot shower. Good breakfast. Overall quiet.

A hotel with a character of its own overlooking the Atlantic on the south coast of Pico, some 2-3 kms from the lovely town of Lajes. The rooms are very individual and quiet. Staff are very friendly. The hotel restaurant is one of the best that I found during my 3 week trip to the Azores

One of the best hotels in the world and I stayed in a lot around the globe … such attention and care for details !… from welcoming to restaurants and bar not too forget the amazing breakfast buffet and sauna gym and yoga and meditation space all around the stupendous park that drives you to the pristine swimming pool area … food is excellent like the service! It reminds me of the Post Ranch Inn in California huuuu

This is a terrible run down hotels . In a 2 night stay they failed to service the room. It is tired and sorely lacking in love. No Mantainance . Not much worked in the bedroom. Lamp not working. Missing batteries in the cheap remote for the fan. Bathtub chipped and marked. The furniture was old and end of life. The area rug in the bedroom was all stained and it all just smelt bad. The bedsheets were stained. Sad as the property has immense architectural and historic charm. The owners just failed to invest and refurbish a property which no doubt once upon a time must have been a great hotel. Just squandered the legacy. You can still see evidence of great craftsmanship but now all a faded hotel. It all comes down to a lack of love.

Hard beds but otherwise a fantastic experience. The hotel is a series of cottages by the ocean and has a dreamlike quality about it. It feels like something out of the hobbit. Paths wind around the facility and uncover little nooks and crannies for chilling or reading. Other paths take you along the ocean and down towards the pool and sauna. My wife said she'd come back to just stay and chill for a few days. Our room, #1, had a main bedroom and a separate living room with a bed for our third traveler. My travelers just kept repeating...'how adorable' and 'how cute is this'. The restaurant was very good and we ate there twice, sampling different meals, such as the bacon/ham pasta, code and octopus bake and baked tuna...all of which were big enough to share. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit and if we're back in Pico, will be sure to stay there again.

Other than the rainy weather every day we were there, and the horrible airport delays because of the weather, our stay at Aldeia da Fonte was beautiful! Beautiful gardens amazing walking paths,beautiful swimming pool over the ocean! Incredible restaurant! Great rooms. But the thing that felt wrong and unsafe is the key situation for the rooms! They hand you a set of four keys on a ring! Once you figure out which keys work then you get in. The safety issue is what happens during an emergency if you need to get out? The door requires a key to get out! Which key? You would be trapped in a fire! Also rooms need dehumidifiers! Can’t dry anything! Insides or out because of the humidity and moisture! Our room smelled fine, but some places were quite musty ! I thought the place was amazing and gorgeous! We lived it there. But the key thing?