Name: PJA - Santa Maria Youth Hostel
Address: Rua Frei Gonçalo Velho, 9580-531 Vila do Porto, Portugal, Rua Frei Gonçalo Velho, Santa Maria, 9580-531, Portugal
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at £16 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.7

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Hostel PJA - Santa Maria Youth Hostel

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Big parking place. Beautiful sea view near the hotel.

Ivan, Russia

The location at the center of the city The price. Very good at this time of the year as it had only a few more guests and their were not noisy. Not recomendend for summer time or high season unless you like to go to bead late, or very late in the night :)

Jorge, Portugal

Elizabeth and the other staff were very helpful and very friendly. I had a private room with my own bathroom and it was very comfortable.

Alison, Portugal

Good, basic hostel. Good location. Comfortable bed. Clean rooms. Friendly staff. Breakfast is ok. I would stay here again.

Sari, Finland

Beautiful hotel. Amazing pool. Extremely clean. Very helpful staff. You can walk to and from the ferry.

Steve, Canada

During my previous stay I commented that toast would be nice at breakfast. This trip I was delighted to see that a toaster had been introduced, so thanks for listening. A mirror in the room would be nice, saves taking up a space in the bathroom to do your make up. It might be an idea to advise guests if anyone else it expected in the evening. I arrived off the ferry late and disturbed a kid that was sleeping. She was appalled by this as thought she had the room to herself and checked out early the following morning!

Linda, United Kingdom

The property was very nice and the staff was wonderful. I arrived late and left early. My room was clean and nice and the property is located near the supermarket and restaurants in town. If I went back to Santa Maria, I would stay here again.

Kristi, Portugal

Location is good, staff is helpful and friendly. Amazing outdoor pool!

Ekaterina, Russia

The stuff is really nice. It was really clean and the pool and the common space are really good.

Emanuele, Italy

We stayed in a double room with private bathroom, was clean and comfy, i would say the room was large for 2 people. Beds were also comfortable. Nice common areas like TV room, internet room, and the pool was amazing with the ocean view. The bar is a huge plus, so cool that we could just chill there next to the water with a bottle of beer. The location is also satisfying, the bus stop is just next to the hotel, so you could reach out the ther parts of the island very easily. The receptionists were super supportive about the info on the island, Great experience we had there!

Barbara, Poland

9.1

Excellent location!
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What guests loved the most:
“Big parking place. Beautiful sea view near the hotel.”

Ivan Russia
“The location at the center of the city The price. Very good at this time of the year as it had only a few more guests and their were not noisy. ”

Jorge Portugal
“Elizabeth and the other staff were very helpful and very friendly. I had a private room with my own bathroom and it was very comfortable.”

Alison Portugal
“Good, basic hostel. Good location. Comfortable bed. Clean rooms. Friendly staff. Breakfast is ok. I would stay here again.”

Sari Finland
“Beautiful hotel. Amazing pool. Extremely clean. Very helpful staff. You can walk to and from the ferry.”

Steve Canada
“During my previous stay I commented that toast would be nice at breakfast. This trip I was delighted to see that a toaster had been introduced, so thanks for listening. ”

Linda United Kingdom
“The property was very nice and the staff was wonderful. I arrived late and left early. My room was clean and nice and the property is located near the supermarket and restaurants in town. ”

Kristi Portugal
“Location is good, staff is helpful and friendly. Amazing outdoor pool!”

Ekaterina Russia
“The stuff is really nice. It was really clean and the pool and the common space are really good.”

Emanuele Italy
“We stayed in a double room with private bathroom, was clean and comfy, i would say the room was large for 2 people. Beds were also comfortable. ”

Barbara Poland

Offering a 24-hour reception and an outdoor swimming pool, Pousada de Juventude de Santa Maria is located in Vila do Porto centre, Santa Maria Island, Azores. The hostel is located a few steps from the port.

Accommodations are shared and private and offer access to communal bathroom facilities with shower. Each room includes individual lockers.

A standard breakfast buffet is included and served daily in the dining room, with swimming pool views. Guests can head to restaurants located within 1.2 miles to taste local delicacies.

Pousada de Juventude de Santa Maria provides a car rental service and a shuttle service, upon request and an extra charge. Guests can explore the Aveiro Waterfall, with around 361 feet high, located in Maia, 13.7 miles away.

Santa Maria Airport is located 2.5 miles away from Pousada de Juventude de Santa Maria.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Vila do Porto! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Property surroundings – Guests loved walking around the neighbourhood!

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Atlântico Sea/ocean
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Poço da Pedreira Lake
3.1 miles
Anjos Sea/ocean
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Pico Alto Mountain
3.7 miles

Closest airports

Santa Maria Airport
2.1 miles

What travellers love about this location

“Location is good, staff is helpful and friendly. Amazing outdoor pool!”

Ekaterina

Russia

8.7

“We stayed in a double room with private bathroom, was clean and comfy, i would say the room was large for 2 people. Beds were also comfortable. Nice common area...”

Barbara

Poland

8.3

“The location at the center of the city The price. Very good at this time of the year as it had only a few more guests and their were not noisy. Not recomenden...”

Jorge

Portugal

9.1

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14:00 - 00:00

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07:00 - 12:00

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Children and extra beds

All children are welcome.

Free! All children under 2 years stay free of charge for children's cots/cribs.

Free! All children under 6 years stay free of charge for extra beds.

All further older children or adults are charged EUR 18 per night for extra beds.

The maximum number of extra beds in a room is 1.

Any type of extra bed or child's cot/crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

Supplements are not calculated automatically in the total costs and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

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License number: 42/2012

“The location at the center of the city The price. Very good at this time of the year as it had only a few more guests and their were not noisy. Not recomendend for summer time or high season unless you like to go to bead late, or very late in the night :)”

“During my previous stay I commented that toast would be nice at breakfast. This trip I was delighted to see that a toaster had been introduced, so thanks for listening. A mirror in the room would be nice, saves taking up a space in the bathroom to do your make up. It might be an idea to advise guests if anyone else it expected in the evening. I arrived off the ferry late and disturbed a kid that was sleeping. She was appalled by this as thought she had the room to herself and checked out early the following morning!”

Linda

United Kingdom

“The property was very nice and the staff was wonderful. I arrived late and left early. My room was clean and nice and the property is located near the supermarket and restaurants in town. If I went back to Santa Maria, I would stay here again.”

Kristi

“We stayed in a double room with private bathroom, was clean and comfy, i would say the room was large for 2 people. Beds were also comfortable. Nice common areas like TV room, internet room, and the pool was amazing with the ocean view. The bar is a huge plus, so cool that we could just chill there next to the water with a bottle of beer. The location is also satisfying, the bus stop is just next to the hotel, so you could reach out the ther parts of the island very easily. The receptionists were super supportive about the info on the island, Great experience we had there!”

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Reviewed: 14 March 2019

Ivan
Russia
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in Male Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Old beds, normal-to-poor breakfest.
Big parking place. Beautiful sea view near the hotel.

Stayed in March 2019
Reviewed: 24 November 2018

Philip
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
10

“A pleasure to stay in this beautifully renovated building”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 7 nights
Breakfast could have been more varied, but was perfectly adequate
TV lounge was very comfortable

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: 8 November 2018

Jorge
Portugal
Age group: 45 – 54

1 helpful vote
9.2

“Enjoyed staying at this place very well located at the center of the city”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 4 nights
The location at the center of the city The price. Very good at this time of the year as it had only a few more guests and their were not noisy. Not recomendend for summer time or high season unless you like to go to bead late, or very late in the night :)

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: 7 November 2018

Sarah
Canada

2 helpful votes
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Bed was not comfortable, no soundproofing which made it noisy with street noise and other guests. rooms could use an update.
Great location, good facilities, we didn’t use the pool but it was beautiful. Very good staff. Breakfast was basic, they were able to store our luggage while we trekked around the island. Was clean.

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: 30 October 2018

Alison
Portugal
9.2

Superb
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 4 nights
the only issue was that the room was in front of the road - which is not too busy, but the cobble-stones make allot of noise when even one car drives by. The staff had told me of the location of the room prior to arriving and when I asked about moving, I could have, but there are not private rooms with bathrooms located away from the road. Ear plugs helped... and this was only really a problem since I had to sleep early and get up very early for my work in the fishing port. I do not think this would necessarily be a problem for people on vacation or working but not needed to sleep early.
Elizabeth and the other staff were very helpful and very friendly. I had a private room with my own bathroom and it was very comfortable.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: 27 October 2018

Sari
Finland
8.3

Very good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
Good, basic hostel. Good location. Comfortable bed. Clean rooms. Friendly staff. Breakfast is ok. I would stay here again.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: 3 October 2018

Susan
United Kingdom

3 helpful votes
9.2

Superb
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Internet was a little slow
Fantastic views, very clean

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: 2 October 2018

Steve
Canada
8.3

“Amazing hostel. Superbe staff. Street noise at night for rooms with a street view.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 1 night
Most of the rooms have a street view, and the noise from the street (vehicles on cobblestone) woke me up often at night. Ask for a pool view room.
Beautiful hotel. Amazing pool. Extremely clean. Very helpful staff. You can walk to and from the ferry.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: 24 September 2018

Linda
United Kingdom
8.8

“Very pleasant for the main part, no critism of the hostel.”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
The lady providing breakfast seemed rather irritable and short with people, but did a good job (and a noisy one).
During my previous stay I commented that toast would be nice at breakfast. This trip I was delighted to see that a toaster had been introduced, so thanks for listening. A mirror in the room would be nice, saves taking up a space in the bathroom to do your make up. It might be an idea to advise guests if anyone else it expected in the evening. I arrived off the ferry late and disturbed a kid that was sleeping. She was appalled by this as thought she had the room to herself and checked out early the following morning!

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: 24 September 2018

Kristi
Portugal
9.2

Superb
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
The property was very nice and the staff was wonderful. I arrived late and left early. My room was clean and nice and the property is located near the supermarket and restaurants in town. If I went back to Santa Maria, I would stay here again.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: 16 September 2018

Ekaterina
Russia

1 helpful vote
8.8

Fabulous
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
The bathroom is not very convenient, as well as the kitchen. Plus, the kitchen can be used only during certain hours.
Location is good, staff is helpful and friendly. Amazing outdoor pool!

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 11 September 2018

Emanuele
Italy
8.8

Fabulous
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The stuff is really nice. It was really clean and the pool and the common space are really good.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: 29 August 2018

Barbara
Poland

4 helpful votes
8.3

“Nice place to stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
The hostel is at the top of the hill, so was hard to get there with suitcases, next to the road ( no sidewalk) in the night. the wi-fi was not working in the room. No fresh veggies at breakfast ( I know, i am spoilt :D).
We stayed in a double room with private bathroom, was clean and comfy, i would say the room was large for 2 people. Beds were also comfortable. Nice common areas like TV room, internet room, and the pool was amazing with the ocean view. The bar is a huge plus, so cool that we could just chill there next to the water with a bottle of beer. The location is also satisfying, the bus stop is just next to the hotel, so you could reach out the ther parts of the island very easily. The receptionists were super supportive about the info on the island, Great experience we had there!

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 29 August 2018

Rosalie
Malta
8.3

“Amazing staff”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Bed in Female Dormitory Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The hostel is up the hill from the port which is convenient if you arrive late at night on the ferry. The view from the hostel are amazing. The place is clean and the staff are very friendly and helpful. A good breakfast is included in the price. Having a pool is an added bonus!

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: 25 August 2018

Lisa
Netherlands
7.1

“We had a good time.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 5 nights
The staff wasn't very welcoming and we had to pay our own taxi eventhough we applied for the advertised 'free' airportshuttle
There were clean towels every day and the breakfast was good.

Stayed in August 2018

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