Vip Executive Azores Hotel  

The drinks in the minibar are very cheap (but maybe this is valid for the whole of Portugal). Nice balcony.

It was convenient and the staff were friendy.

I was taken back by the fact that I couldn't have acces to an iron and ironing board.

I really liked the room, breakfast and the location.

The vip (called the "Veep" by locals) is located at the top of the hill, so essentially you really have a view of Ponta Delgada and the ocean and the background. It was really nice waking up to seeing the sun and the ocean every morning. The breakfast buffet is pretty good - there are assortments of breads, spreads, sweets, cereals, yogurts, meats and fruit. There are even eggs and beans that are okay - although I ate the eggs every morning, they were a brighter orangey-yellow colour that I wasn't used to. The buffet staff is pretty quick to ensure that the food is well stocked and that the tables are promptly cleared. The cleaning ladies were really sweet and attentive - I didn't have an iron and one of the promptly brought me one to borrow for a few days. The front staff was nice too and pretty fluent in English - when I arrived to check in, she started speaking Portuguese, and prompted switched to English. The room has no coffee machine but it has a small fridge. The triple room we booked had two TVs (not flat screen though). There was also a balcony with a table and three chairs, so it was nice to sit there sometimes and enjoy the sun. There was a good-sized desk that I was able to work on and lay out my work. In terms of walking distance, the hotel is farther up than all the other ones I saw, but for me, a 15 minute walk to the city centre is totally worth the view from the window. If I go back to Ponta Delgada, I'd stay here again.

There were a few inconveniences that did irk me. For instance, there is only one computer with free internet in the lobby, and it was annoying to have to wait. For wi-fi, it costs 3 euros an hour (or 10 for 24 hours or something like that - the rates are posted in the lobby) and you have to get an access code to get online. I had to print my conference paper and I had to ask the staff to put the usb into the computer behind the counter so that I could open it from the free computer and e-mail it to them to print. That was really annoying for me. I didn't use the pool, which is free of charge, but I did use the gym and had to pay 7 euros for every time I used it. It has a few treadmills (with working fans on them!), some step machines, an assortment of weight machines, a smith machine, benches, mats, and free weights as well as plates. While I did like that the gym was much more complete than any other I have seen in a hotel, it was annoying to pay so much to use it. Sometimes I just ended up exercising in the hotel room or just running outside. But if you are not looking for a gym or printing, these things won't be a big deal.

My room was quiet and comfortable - on the seventh floor. The best thing for me, as a somewhat weary traveller, was the excellent dinner - not only the food but the service. The desserts on the Azores are on the indulgent side.

The surroundings of the hotel, and Ponta Delgada as a city, are not really attractive holiday destinations - though very convenient for air links to the rest of the world and to other Azores islands.

Nice and big room, quiet.

The breakfast is medium standard, we missed som vegetables as tomatoes and cucumber. There is not much to eat if you`r a vegetarian. The staff in the weekends was not so polite, took away our plate before we had been able to eat up our food. :(

Very eager to help with all touristic reservations.

Did not like how the cleaning staff left our room open after cleaning.

Tamanho e vista do quarto. Cafe da manha tambem era bom.

Tem um aspecto algo datado mas nao deixa de ser um hotel de 4 estrelas bonito.

Cena

připojení na Internet

A simpatia dos funcionários também a localização e o conformto.

Não,tudo excelente.

Internet paga??? Ginasio pago??? Deixa de ser opçao por ter extras todos pagos e parque tambem!!

Localização

O acesso à net é primário. Não está adapatado para quem quer utilazar o hotel como local de trabalho. PEQUENO ALMOÇO MEDÍOCRE PARA UM HOTEL DE 4 ESTRELAS.

Apenas houve uma pequena falha, que foi quando fiz a reserva e não perguntou se era ou não fumador.