Casa Da Capelinha

We had booked 3 star apartment Casa da capelinha for 8 days. With 7 people, 3 apartments next to each other. Convenient to have 3x fridge and freezer because of day trips and bringing drinks and cooling elements. The apartments are spacious enough. The bathroom is somewhat dated but worked fine. The view over the sea was quite beautiful, every morning and evening extra with the sun, beautiful! We have also been able to swim the last few days, pool is well maintained! The first few days it was still a bit chilly for swimming. Have played some games in the separate room before that. There were games we could use, very nice. The billiards are for a fee but not really nice to use anymore, the kue's need to be replaced. But we also took advantage of it. The last day after check-in still be able to swim and then shower, very nice. Beforehand via the website WhatsApp already contacted the owner to ask some things, this was useful. Ponta Delgada is very small, with 10 min walk a small neighborhood supermarket with also fresh bread rolls. We ourselves went by car to the large supermarket 8 min drive. The Continent. Open every day from 8am to 9pm, so that was handy. They really had everything there. In the evening and in the morning, when you walk down the street you can get to the coast and watch the sunrise or sunset on the large boulders. At 3 min distance there is also a lunch restaurant / pizzeria, delicious burgers, sandwiches or pizzas. Kare's cafe where we had a nice lunch. We did not eat in the restaurant at the apartments because of the opening time after our lunch and we were often elsewhere in the evening but it all looked tasty. Did drink a nice cocktail! All in all a perfect place for us to take day trips from there with the minivan and see a lot.

The rooms are very nice, modern and clean. The service was really nice too! Because it was early in the year they were not fully booked and we got a free upgrade with an absolutely incredible view over the bay!

Casa da Capelinha is located a little above in a quiet area and is particularly suitable for hikers. A few parking spaces are available, otherwise you can park along the road. We had a very clean, spacious apartment with large terrace. The living area is quite new and the kitchenette well equipped. The ceramic hob has two plates. A microwave, toaster, kettle, coffee machine, crockery and cutlery are also provided. The pool we used daily. Next to the pool is a bistro restaurant and reception. The bistro is closed on Sundays. The owners and staff were all very friendly. The TV has 12 programs, but only Portuguese. The mattresses were too hard for us and due to the high humidity everything smelled a bit sporky. The bathroom with bathtub is a little older. The joints are already very yellowed and a few wall hooks for the towels would be useful. The two narrow towel rails are not enough. Speaking of towels: They are air-dried and accordingly hard. Unfortunately, in September there were not only many mosquitoes, but also biting gnats. During the day we were plagued by the mosquitoes at the accommodation and in the evening by the mosquitoes.