Quinta da Abelheira

From the moment i left the taxi i was greeted by Marlene with a huge smile and warm welcome. She offered a breakfast because it was only 9am when i arrived from Madrid. She made me feel very welcomed. Rebecca was the chef with the delightful breakfast all three days. A great way to start the day. Filip gave me excellent guidance on where to walk and what to see. She was so very helpful for my first time in Azores. The accommodation is close to city central and 20 minutes to the airport by taxi. A wonderful choice.

I cannot say enough good things about the team at Quinta da Abelheira. They were helpful, responsive, and extremely accommodating. We spent 4 nights at the hotel, which was a great home base for our time in Sao Miguel. The breakfast was superb, and the rooms were clean and comfortable. Highly recommended!

Lovely family owned property with a more authentic Portuguese feel than staying in a bigger hotel. Staff were all so friendly and went out of their way to ensure we had a great stay. Gave great advice on recommended activities. Need a car but great location for getting out and about around the island. Breakfast was excellent. Highly recommend!

Our stay was exceptional at the Quinta da abelheira! We were traveling with two families and ten people spread across a number of rooms. From the time we stepped foot on the property Filipa and Marlene were exceptional and always there if we needed anthing. Filipa helped rearrange rooms to acccomodate proximity to children and made us feel extremely welcome. She also provided tremendous help in planning out our day, helping get a taxi, and answering any questions we had. The property is really nice, swimming pool and pool bar very relaxing and an exception breakfast. Great spot to get into town (~10 min car ride) and out on a days adventure. Would highly recommend this property for anyone looking for a place to stay in Sao Miguel.

Quinta da Abelheira is one of the few places we've stayed in all our years of travel that EXCEEDED our expectations. It's a lovely, historic estate with extensive and well-landscaped grounds and views of the ocean. You feel a sense of seclusion and safety, although the Azores feel very safe in general. There are rooms in the main house and a cluster of stand-alone rooms/suites, which are sleekly modern. We stayed in one of the suites, which was amazingly spacious and pristine and filled with amenities. We had a terrace and wonderful privacy. The breakfast, served in the main house, was very generous, one of the most generous we've encountered in our travels. But what really sets Quinta da Abelheira apart is the hospitality of its staff. Everyone we encountered seemed genuinely friendly and intent on making us comfortable. But here we have to single out one person that made our stay special--our hostess Filipa. Her open-hearted friendliness and generous commitment of time to help us make the most of our stay was extraordinary. It reinforced our belief that one person's kindness can truly make an impact. The Quinta is not an inexpensive place to stay, but in our opinion it gives you full value for your Euros.

Beware of this hotel ...real or scam?? I made a reservation on their website in March, got a written confirmation with all details including the price , dates , length of stay , extra for rollaway bed etc..To finalize the booking, two choices was given : bank transfer or with credit cards. It was asked on the confirmation to send the credit card number via email to"reservas@azoreanbliss.com" (which I don't think it is safe to do) OR to call the Quinta to give my credit card number. For obvious security reasons, i've opted for the second choice. I've been trying for the last two weeks to call the phone numbers on their website, numerous times, unsuccessfully...no one ever picks up the phone. They have another email address "info@azoreanbliss.com". I got a totally different quote writing to this email ( Lucía was writing to me with c.c. to Felipe Frias ) for the same stay. The price was 60% more expensive. When I send over the written confirmation with a different pricing (cheaper), they NEVER write back to me till this day. I first find out about Quinta da Abelheira on Booking and *******. They have a very well made website. What attracts me to this Quinta is its location just outside of Ponta Delgada in a rural settings; beautifully appointed bedrooms and above all, their highly rated service....but my experience up to know leaves me with many doubts about their truth existence. Another disturbing facts: all travel websites ex : Booking, *******, Agoda, Priceline etc.. temporary excluded this Quinta from their platform during these two last weeks ( the message was " currently, no reservation can be made for this hotel on our website..". As of today, these websites allow again reservation for this Quinta but the reception are still unreadable by phone or by email. We've traveled as a family extensively around the globe. I've always planned my trips myself and this is the very first time I encountered such a bizarre situation. This hotel has five stars reviews n the past...I am wondering what has changed? This review is aimed to raise awareness among travellers of scams on the web.