Azoris Royal Garden – Leisure & Conference Hotel

“Oasis for a relaxing vacation”

My husband and I stayed at the Azoris Royal Garden March 16-23 and loved the hotel. We had a basic room — two twin beds, bathroom, spacious closet, TV, table and chairs and small balcony. More than adequate for our needs. Every day, a cleaner stopped by to straighten the sheets and clean the bat... more

My husband and I stayed at the Azoris Royal Garden March 16-23 and loved the hotel. We had a basic room — two twin beds, bathroom, spacious closet, TV, table and chairs and small balcony. More than adequate for our needs. Every day, a cleaner stopped by to straighten the sheets and clean the bathroom. Other than going on two day excursions — one full-day to Nordeste and Furnas and one half-day to Sete Cidades, we were perfectly content to enjoy the ambience of the hotel. There were pockets of furniture groupings on each floor where we could relax while reading or listening to radio programs. There's also a game room on the first floor with a billiards table, so my husband taught me how to play pool, and I loved that. At the opposite end of the first floor, there's a beautiful baby grand piano at the bar, and no one minded that I played. On our final day, we enjoyed his and her massages right at the hotel. Many thanks for the kindness of Hotel Manager Philip, front desk clerks Lisette and Ana and Koi waitstaff member Helena (we loved the shrimp and portobello risotto and chateaubriand). Koi's breakfast buffet provided delicious items, from silver dollar pancakes to poached eggs and fresh pineapple. I would caution Americans who travel to the Azores — do not rely on your credit cards because they are not accepted everywhere. Instead, bring plenty of Euros and pay cash. One suggestion to management: Remove the rugs placed under the beds in the rooms as they pose a hazard. In the middle of the night, my husband caught his foot on the rug, fell and ended up with a minor injury to his head. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone at Azoris for making our trip to Sao Miguel memorable.

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“Accommodation by Air Portugal”

As our flight from Ponta Delgada was cancelled due to strong winds, Air Portugal provided us accommodation in this hotel for 1 night. It is nearby the airport but also in the city center, so, the hotel is very conveniently located for that purpose. As we stayed in a different hotel and visited ma... more

As our flight from Ponta Delgada was cancelled due to strong winds, Air Portugal provided us accommodation in this hotel for 1 night. It is nearby the airport but also in the city center, so, the hotel is very conveniently located for that purpose. As we stayed in a different hotel and visited many more during our stay in Azores, we had the chance to compare this one with others and I can say that Azoris Royal Garden is rather an ordinary hotel. The positive sides: it's perfectly clean, perfectly functional, very sustainability oriented (from the bin to toilet flush). The negative sides: the rooms are not sound proof!! All night we first had to listen to our neighbor's telephone conversation and then his snoring the whole night. I have never had this much of a noise problem in any other hotel. The breakfast, though offering a lot of varieties, was not that delicious. The service level was close to indifference, except for the front desk who were very attentive and caring.

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“First visit to Azores”

Room was small but comfortable very little storage room ,interior and exterior starting to show age .Should have asked for handicap room a tub/shower dangerous for a senior ,Breakfast excellent ( European style ) Dinner terrible poor choice Charge extra for water coffee and wine , bye the way no ... more

Room was small but comfortable very little storage room ,interior and exterior starting to show age .Should have asked for handicap room a tub/shower dangerous for a senior ,Breakfast excellent ( European style ) Dinner terrible poor choice Charge extra for water coffee and wine , bye the way no free coffee or tea in the rooms , /

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“Winter getaway”

The room was relatively comfortable and quiet. The coffee in the room was not free but you got complimentary bottled water. The chairs in the room weren’t very comfortable to sit for a period of time. The breakfast was okay but a little bit more of a variety would have been nice since we were the... more

The room was relatively comfortable and quiet. The coffee in the room was not free but you got complimentary bottled water. The chairs in the room weren’t very comfortable to sit for a period of time. The breakfast was okay but a little bit more of a variety would have been nice since we were there for a week. The location was good, close to downtown and lots of dining options nearby. The weather was comfortable, a few days of rain but then again it is there rainy season which we knew before we booked the trip.

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