São Miguel Island, Azores hotel rooms at the Independent

"Unbelievable hotel and staff. Would highly recommend. Valet parking was a plus. "

"The only issue was with the lack of a wake up call on my first day when I had a morning tour planned. Neither of the two I requested went through. However, I am in a Portuguese speaking country and was not equipped to request a wake-up call in that language. The one staff member was not able to understand me, so I noted the next time I asked for a call, she wrote an hour later down- when I noted it, and wrote the correct time, she had another staff member aid me and we were able to communicate effectively and she addressed my concerns and called the tour company to assure I would be picked up. Breakfast was filling and worth it!"

"Beautiful and helpful staff- very friendly and clean"

"Just beautiful! The staff was friendly and attentive. We would definitely come back and would highly recommend."

"We loved the access to the pools and garden at night. The food and drinks at the garden restaurant were amazing too. "

"Great ocean views and the spa is top notch. "

"Everything was great. The view, the pool bar."

"The hotel was great the staff fantastic service perfect Relaxing stay would not think twice about coming back "

"This hotel is new and beautiful,very clean, the food is great, the location is perfect, walkable to so many good restaurants and shops. The staff are so helpful and kind, thank you to Nuno for going above and beyond to help me and my friend with anything with needed, also Bianca and Carina were great. Definitely will stay there again. "