Wirodive booked the "Solar dos Limas" accommodation. This is an old winery that has been completely renovated and is a listed building. The complex is small but very beautiful. Jan, the owner, is very concerned that the guests are doing well and that there is nothing missing from his side. Every morning Jan serves a breakfast that can compete with a 5-star hotel. From home-baked bread to home-made muesli, sausage, cheese and much more. At lunchtime we were always given a small tea cookie, which was a very nice gesture. If we ever plan a vacation on Pico again, "Solar dos Limas" is the place to stay

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Unfortunately we were not accommodated in the hotel, but in an apartment (takeover of the trip from a sick couple) and according to WIRO Dive there were no more rooms available in the hotel to change to.

The apartment had no air conditioning, no possibility of cross ventilation and the ventilation in the bathroom was also defective, which made it extremely difficult to dry clothes and sleep at night. Apart from the kitchen table, there was no other storage space, such as a chest of drawers or a coffee table, to make the 12 days more comfortable.
The kitchenette was fully equipped, there was also a washing machine and it was clean.

We were only placed in this apartment after 2 days, after initially being allowed to stay in an apartment with air conditioning and working ventilation for 2 days. This one would have gotten more stars.

But the fact that we had to move, and that we were only told this very succinctly in passing, costs additional stars.

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Perfect location!

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We had booked an apartment with its own bathroom, which was important to us. The accommodation was about a five-minute walk from the dive center and was perfectly adequate: large and even with its own washing machine and dishwasher and a tiny balcony above a parking lot. We dried our laundry there (a hopeless endeavor given the humidity). The furnishings were functional, if a little careless. A few pictures on the wall and felt glides under the chairs would have made a big difference. But we were mainly in the accommodation to sleep anyway. As self-caterers, we had breakfast there, but were too lazy to prepare food later in the day and therefore always ate out.

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The apartment is very well located and very clean.
The equipment (especially in the kitchen) and the ambience are very functional.
A direct contact person was unfortunately missing.
The door to the apartment has stuck and you had the feeling that no one wanted to take care of it. After we have consistently checked here, a craftsman was sent. And lo and behold.... the door lock worked perfectly again.


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Food as self-catering not applicable.

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The assignment is wrong: we were not in the "Pico Apartments" but in the hotel "Caravelas".
Our room and the bathroom were spacious and clean. The balcony is quite narrow and lacks facilities to hang towels or clothes to dry. There is no in-room safe. Otherwise, the amenities were adequate. The WLAN was okay.
In terms of catering, only breakfast is offered, which was not a highlight but perfectly fine.
We had nothing to complain about in terms of room cleaning or service, without the staff standing out for their above-average friendliness.
Overall, a solid middle class hotel without major criticisms or special highlights.

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The accommodation is a guest house including 4 apartments, a shared kitchen, a shared terrace as well as a balcony and a small living room. The rooms are now in need of renovation. The mattresses were very hard and worn out, the pillows were not usable and there was only one blanket, which had to be shared by two.

Towels were available, but were not changed in between, so we washed them ourselves in between. One bathroom has a washing machine.

Our apartment was the only room with its own bathroom. The other two rooms on our floor had to share a bathroom and the room on the first floor also had the bathroom on the opposite side. The washing machine was also located in this bathroom.

The bathrooms are of the basic standard. Unfortunately, during our stay, the drain pipes were clogged and even after multiple notices, this was not fixed. We have then unceremoniously got ourselves drain free from the supermarket and thus once cleaned all bathrooms, so that afterwards all drains were free again and we could all go shower again.

Not every room has air conditioning! In our room, the windows could not be opened. In addition, our room was very noisy because it faced the street.

The very good location of the inn should be emphasized. You can get to the city center in less than 5 minutes. Also the way to the dive center Pico Sport is very short. There is also a supermarket directly on site. From our bathroom we could look directly to the opposite island and had every morning the view directly to the sea.



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Apartment Maroicos was very nice and functional. Anytime gladly again!

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Bedrooms ok, but no ceiling (partly chilly nights). Kitchen i.O.
Bathroom rather insufficient. Hot water only sporadically, when showering (no shower curtain) half the bathroom wet. Toilet lid fell down again and again because the water tank was too big. Etc.

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Unfortunately, the plant was a bit too far away from Madalena.
Closer to Madalena, you could have done something in the place alone.

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The rooms are new, offer a lot of space and are well equipped.
The room was very clean and the breakfast was very good. If you are sensitive, better book a room to the back. But it did not bother us.
You can reach the harbor on foot in 10 - 15 minutes. There are several restaurants and cafes on the way and a small supermarket nearby.

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Nice apartments (large terrace, washing machine, many possibilities to dry the equipment) with self-catering (therefore no information about food and service). Nice cafes, restaurants and pizzerias in the immediate vicinity. The dive center is also only a few hundred meters away, so perfect location.

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We were very satisfied with the dive center. However, one has to be aware that the conditions in the Azores require flexibility on the part of the base, but also on the part of the guests (what is best done when and where is often decided at short notice).
Concerning shore dives we think it is a matter of taste. It is a volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean, not a tropical coral atoll. The underwater world may seem "barren" at first, but there are great rock formations and sometimes very many fish.
The trips (including whale watching and snorkeling with dolphins) and offshore dives were great (blue and mako sharks, dolphins, whales, mobulas, huge schools of barracudas, tunas etc.)

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