The Hostel was characterless and soulless. The rooms were bare, pictures on the walls would have helped. Although we knew the kitchen was unavailable, we were not even allowed to borrow plates or cups More flexibility is required. The location is on edge of town, which was not helpful given lack of facilities.

Breakfast was reasonable.

Stayed in May 2024

Wifi does not reach the rooms

I came in October and there were only 3 people in the whole hostel. So the staff gave me a private room, what was very friendly of them

Stayed in October 2023

No kitchen for guests

Stayed in September 2023

I had a group of American people and the AC was the issue, I didn’t realize that the property had no AC when I booked it.

Location was the key

Stayed in August 2023

The wifi is not good at all. It smells really bad in the room and in the hallways of the hotel. In the bathroom, there's so much humidity that the towel won't dry within a day. It's impossible to let dry your beach towel and swimsuit.

The breakfast was good. The staff was nice! It's a cheap option (good price). People are quiet.

Stayed in July 2023

No fan or clima in the room

It was pretty good, the beds were comfortable, breakfast is okay.

Stayed in July 2023

Reception is open only after 16.00

20 minutes walk from the port (if you arrive, just like us, with the ferry).

Stayed in June 2023

Easy free parking

Stayed in June 2023

Breakfast to be improved

The view from the living room is astonishing! You can view the whole Pico island from there

Stayed in June 2023

The rooms had no lockers, which I don't like when I stay in hostels. And the bathroom doesn't have very good ventilation so it stayed wet and foggy in there for a long time.

It looks sketchy, but it turned out fine. Overall everything was just fine; the rooms, the beds, the shower, the breakfast etc. I must say I was in a 4 person dorm on my own which did make my stay very pleasant. Sometimes the room was too small for just me so I cant imagine staying with 4. Large parking and okay location, do need to hike up a little but hey its Sao Jorge, what do you expext. Also the staff was just very nice, any questions you could ask them and they were very helpfull.

Stayed in May 2023

The beds were kinda bad, there was no cell reception in the room, nor WiFi. The building smelled really bad and the breakfast was lacklustering.

The view and the communal spaces are good. The price was good

Stayed in April 2023

Bathroom was not very clean when we came.

We liked Kevin a lot. He was super helpful with regard to all our questions concerning hiking routes or the weather. He also recommended a good taxi service. Beds are comfy.

Stayed in September 2022

WiFi only worked for maximum of 10 mins before going off. No access to kettle or fridge. No washing machine

Beautiful views, comfortable furniture. Small room but ok for 4 and own bathroom. Whole hostel kept clean. Good breakfast. Near a supermarket

Stayed in September 2022

It was extremely basic with no facilities (no fridge, kettle etc). Wifi was almost non existent. It was only near the reception and it could not cope with the number of users. Even when connected it was very slow. There were annoying cows outside with bells attached and it disrupted our sleep.

Clean, breakfast was good, nice view.

Stayed in September 2022

No kitchen, no fridge, it's very hard to make/get food. The window in the room didn't close at all, so everyone could just enter the room, since the room was in the basement.

The room was big enough. Big common area. The breakfast was very good for a hostel (buffet with different options).

Stayed in September 2022

-breakfast starts too late (8.30) compared to the Pousadas in Santa Maria and Pico where it starts at 7.30 -the first day I got to the dining room at 8.50 for breakfast and most fruit was gone and there were no eggs left... I asked staff if there were any more eggs (being still quite early in the morning!) and they said no -bathroom inside the rooms have no windows, so they often stink of mold/sewage. I had to keep my bathroom door closed while in the room because it stank -when you have a shower, the whole bathroom floods because the curtains apparently are not good enough -no kitchen (but staff was nice and gave me bowls and cutlery to make a salad when I asked them) -corridors also smell badly (mold?) -when you open the balcony window at night, lots of moths (once I had something like 10 of them flying around the room) come inside the room attracted by the light... so I suggest to open to the window at night only with the light turned off

-breakfast is nice -reception staff is very friendly -I had the female dorm room all to myself for 2 nights -filtered water dispenser -great location: supermarket + restaurants are a short walk away, and so is Faja grande, the beautiful natural swimming pools -another great trail (Serra do Topo - Faja dos Cubres) is quite near the area so I was able to get to the starting point with a little bit of walking (1 hour) + some hitchhiking, which is good considering that the island is HUGE and the distances are much bigger than I expected!

Stayed in August 2022

Heat in the room, no chance to ventilate (only a but, by keeping the door of the room open as much as possible (incl. at night!). Moreover, unflexible in booking/reservation and assigning (two lower) beds.

Staff and view

Stayed in August 2022

There was no kitchen or fridge to use which is often common in youth hostels. The view was amazing but there was always a walk to do to get to the bus or to the swimming. With kids And without a car it is a bit exhausting.

It has a wonderful view to the island Pico-We had the room with terrace which made it quite comfortabel. The rooms got cleaned every day and it was very clean everywhere. The breakfast was like you can expect in a youth hostel- we had to remind the stuff quite often to fill the milk, bread or other things. But In the end there was enough food. The coffee should called coffee. I changed to black tea which was regional and tasty. Just a few metres from the youth hostel there was a supermarket which was good. Unfortunately there was no kitchen or fridge to use. The natural swimming pool at the camp site (around 15minutes walk) was great and the restaurant has delicious food.

Stayed in July 2022

Breakfast started pretty late, no common kitchen. Internet is very poor and only available in certain common areas.

Beautiful view and very modern facilities. Staff was very nice.

Stayed in July 2022

Have better bed.

The staff was very helpful, the room was just regular and the beds are very thin, but we were satisfied for what we paid for.

Stayed in July 2022

No WiFi in the room ... Why??? amplificateur needed ....

Nice place to stay ... Nice vue to the sea ...

Stayed in October 2021

Unpleasant odour in the corridor. No place to dry wet clothes in a rainy day.

Breakfast ok. Room clean and comfortable

Stayed in October 2021

Ample breakfast and the terrace with view of the ocean and Pico is hard to top - amazing. It's very quiet and a good base for doing the two best treks to the fajãs São Jão, Vines & Santo Cristo.

Stayed in August 2021

The breakfast could be better.

This is a nice hostel for a short stay. The parking spot in front, the common room with an awesome view on the Ocean and Pico Island, the breakfast included (a bit poor). The room is very basic but it’s ok.

Stayed in July 2021