São Jorge Island, Azores hotel rooms at the Independent

"Very beauty house. "

"Amazing and helpful staff! Loved the stunning garden grounds which are well groomed and maintained regularly. Overall a beautiful hotel! "

"Excellent location. Staff was friendly. Air conditioner was not working in our room and it was so hot to sleep. The staff tried but could not fix it. Breakfast was simple but fine. Very clean all around and well kept. View was incredible from the front shared spaces. "

"The rooms and property are really lovely and quiet and the staff was very generous and wanted to make our stay special. "

"Setting was peaceful, easy parking, restaurant was wonderful. Jorge and the staff in the restaurant were very helpful and very nice"

"We were warmly welcomed by Miguel, the owner/manager of the place. We experienced a slight inconvenience with our room at arrival, but Miguel quickly offered us a solution, which was suitable and much appreciated. The view from the terrace was incredible! This is related to the town and not to the lodging, but for dining options, at the time of the year that we went (early June) there were not much choices. But overall, a good experience! :)"

"This property is in a spectacular location overlooking the magnificent Atlantic Ocean. You have to coordinate the resorts ATV transportation but it's we'll with the effort. This is a perfect place to escape so stay at least a few days if not more. You should stop at the grocery store and be fully stocked for meals although you're greeted with homemade bread, local cheese and the owners produced wine. "

"Fantastic location with rooms dotted around the garden. Our room was spacious, comfortable and simply furnished with an outside porch with seating area and access to the beach. There was also a kettle in the room! Would highly recommend the restaurant which is reasonably priced, popular with locals and serves with excellent food. We were there in March and had fortunately booked a table, because the restaurant was pretty full."

"Unfortunately the property lacked basic maintenance, including plumbing issues and simple things like working shower heads and half working fixtures. Was cheap and it showed. "