Quinta De Santana

Portugal , Azores
RIBEIRA GRANDE, CANADA DA MECA nº 4 - RABO DE PEIXE, 166/2011
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75 reviews shown

4/10

Poor

11 Oct 2025

Norbert

You need to have decaffeinated tea and coffee

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

YuQi

Very friendly staff, great to have parking

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Elizabeth

This was the most amazing place to stay! Loved the gardens and the apartment was cozy and clean and amazing for a family of 4!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Eric

Cat heaven

Friendly staff. Easy check-in. Very spacious and clean units. Extra bonus: tons of the sweetest cats that are more than happy to accompany you during your stay!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2025

Jason

Great place!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Julie

Peaceful

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2025

Evelyn

Harmony place you are looking for

Extremelly helpful staff,very kind and always ready to support. During our stay someone had stolen our goggles and towels and staff helped at least a little compensate. Also as we had an early flight we were on the island 9hrs prior to check in. Staff made our room available sooner as well we were able to buy breakfast that we didnt have originally arranged. The property is located in amazing Zen garden with pool, complete tranquility a privacy secured. It was a lovely stay.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2025

Amanda

The property itself was amazing. There should have been more clear instructions on how to get onto the property itself. The property was enclosed completely and access was unclear.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Jacob

The quality and size of the “apartments” (they’re basically houses, it’s great) is phenomenal for the price. To have a private back deck, many air conditioners, a kitchen, a nice bathroom, FOUR sets of sliding doors.. it was great. Friendly cats run the grounds, par for the course in Europe. Parking is a little tight and it’s in a quaint area of the island but those very small “negatives” are so heavily outweighed by the friendliness of staff, 24 hour pool and big clean rooms that it’s barely worth mentioning. I’d recommend this place to anybody. My one real and only gripe is to access the property the first time it’s a hassle. It’s a private gate and everyone gets a remote, but when you’re first arriving you need to call. It’s not well labelled where you need to go either. Besides that it’s perfect. We will be returning.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Sep 2024

hector de jesus

When I rrived on aute I was told by the hotel that room that I booked had some issues with the plumbing, they downgraded me to a smaller room and instead they offered me breakfast (it was pretty OK) the place needs more maintenance and cleaning, the room smelled like humidity. The pool area is nice.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2024

Hana

Clean and pleasant. Basics in the kitchenette. For anything else like groceries, excursions, beach etc you need a car. 1 restaurant in walkable distance.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2024

Verified traveler

Very well located hotel to explore the northern part of the island. Set up with kitchen is good and comes in handy for a break of eating out and prepping lunches for hikes. The pool is a nice addition after a full day of walking

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Aug 2023

Oksana

Very beautiful garden around the hotel with lots of flowers, but some places are not cared for. The playground for children was dirty and needed updates. The apartment was really old and not the same as was in the photo. The kitchen equipment is old and unsafe. It was very noisy because you can hear every breath of your neighbors.
Without a car, you cannot access the facility. The area around looks like an industrial. Also, there are lots of cats and they come in into apartments and can steal something from your table. I have a strong allergy, so it was a pity surprise for me. I do not recommend this place for the vacation.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2023

Dominique

Reception staff were unclear and not very accommodating. There are also a lot of cats around the property which we were not aware there would be, I am allergic and the reception’s response was ‘staff usually enjoy them’.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

10 Aug 2023

Patricia A

The staff was very nice. The rooms are very outdated and smell of mold. The property needs a renovation. Would not stay here again until they renovated

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2023

Samuel

Good location.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2023

William Tarvis

We were traveling to Sao Miguel from US on red-eye. Needed a place to stay in early morning. The staff there were very accommodating, helpful, and feel they went above and beyond to help us out and make our stay awesome.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2023

ALEXANDRE

Always they provide amazing service, all the workers are very friendly

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2022

Brian

Reception was very friendly and very helpful. The grounds we're very beautiful and had lot's to offer . Pool was good and deep which was a nice perk. The property itself made you feel like you we're in a zen garden very lush, green, and beautiful. The downfall to this property is you would need a car or some sort of transportation has this hotel is about a half hour walk to R. Grande. Other then that very happy with the hotel, property, and our stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2022

Verified traveler

Very Happy!

This hotel was very clean and comfortable. The gardens were beautiful. The staff is very helpful. The location was close to attractions.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2022

ALEXANDRE

Everything was amazing

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely stay

Great hidden gem! Lovely houses with well-equipped kitchens and amazing looking gardens. Friendly staff. Many cats :)

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2019

Steen

Simple and pretty garden

Old appartement, we got 2 floor. Very pretty garden. Alot of friendly cats roaming around the area.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Have a nice kitchen unit to cook meals. Only 2 plate top elements that was a little slow. It rained a lot so we got ants. I think forced in by the rain. But they sprayed & left spray for us. It was a bright unit.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2018

Daniel

Our room was very nice. Breakfast was good. I am not a cat person. Although my wife didn't mind, there seemed to be cats everywhere.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2018

Staffan

Calm and spacious

Nice and clean, spacious apartments. Most of them are in separate houses so it feels very private and calm. Only real complaint is the breakfast, which was poor (small selection and didn't feel fresh -- croissants were probably from yesterday and ham of cheap variety). Since the apartments have kitchens and nice terraces, however, this was only a problem first day before having been to a supermarket. I would also recommend them to get do-not-disturb signs even if the cleaning staff seemed to learn to arrive late quite quickly.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2018

diana

Quick beach stay

Beautiful property gardens, perfect for families with young children. Cute playground and soccer field. 4minute drive to beach access. We didn’t wake up in time for breakfast but if staying long term you have everything you need to cook great meals in your apartment. We will return for longer!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2018

Sandra

Lovely apartments in a tranquil setting

Enjoyed our stay but as the weather was wet and quite cold we found the apartment a bit chilly with no heating.. great apartment though with all we needed to make ourselves at home.. shower was nice and hot and powerful..

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2017

Bhavin

All's good except that smell

The Good:
1. Very nice resort with Swimming pool, Gardens, Children's play area and friendly cats.
2. Excellent everyday house keeping service, which I have never found in any other apartment rentals.
3. Well secured with free car parking.
4. Onsite buffet breakfast available, if needed.

Not so good:
1. This place is a bit remote. You must have your own transportation. There are absolutely no services in the vicinity, which we personally didn't care, because most of the day we were out and on return we bought all that was needed .

The bad:
1. In-spite of high standard of cleanliness, our apartment had a constant damp, musty smell, which I could not figure out why. Could be it was just this apartment.

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Hotel staff was excellent, and the grounds are beautiful. Convenient to every aspect of the island if you have a car. The room was perfect for a family of 4 and safely gated. Only suggestion is a Dehumidifier might be a good addition to the room. Loved the place and would stay again!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2017

sara

Room was very clean

The staff was great, rooms were better then expectid

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2017

E A

Great place to stay

Stay one night while in transit.
Great place to stay. Clean and friendly.
Really nice suites.
Will definitely stay again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

I love this hotel, we stay here often and the staff and rooms are wonderful. Very quiet area and beautiful flowers everywhere. A little hard to find the first time and out of the city. You will need a car to get around.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Beautiful landscaping - amazing and relaxing.

We had a lovely stay. I would recommend having a car if you stay here, but there are some nice restaurants within walking distance.

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2017

Beautiful grounds, safe and friendly staff

The gated grounds of this small apartment complex is outstanding! Location for us was perfect as we could walk to Rabo de piexe. The friendly staff were very helpful. We felt very safe and cozy there. We will be back.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2017

Jenna

Good central access & smart apartments

Spotlessly clean apartment and beautiful gardens well tended to. We were able to check in early which was really appreciated. Easy check out too with helpful staff. Our apartment was backing onto main road so was a bit noisy with traffic but we got used to this fine. Good access to rest of island.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Loved the gardens, the staff, the friendliness.....the cats, the chickens, the pool....all of it was amazing and made us feel at home and comfortable.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Great property... Nice stay...

Staff very helpful..
as good as it gets for a discounted rate. Great gardens ... Eco property.
Agriculture restaurant nearby ... Compliments the property.
Other direction
Check out the port.. several industrial supply stores...

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2017

Cheryl

Beautiful gardens and friendly staff

Accommodations are located within a beautiful gated garden. A car is necessary. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Near the pool there were renovations underway so pool wasn't usable and probably was too cold to use anyway. The only unimpressive thing was the breakfast in their restaurant. Was not good. Otherwise our stay was delightful

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2017

olga

Great location ,beautiful , great price

The best place we've stayed in the Azores and we visit the island quite often we would highly recommend this place very clean ,very private , very beautiful grounds . close to everything but still far enough for peace and tranquility. Reasonably priced staff were very nice and helpful
10 out of 10.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2016

joe

Quiet area nice gardens

Quinta de Santana has lots a space big apartments with full kitchen and in a quiet area with a private gate to come in and park

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2016

london

Great place

We enjoyed our stay...very good for kids!! We stayed for 9 nights, and were very comfortable. Close to everything that we were interested in seeing!! Thank you, and we would definitely stay here again!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

The Gardens are so pretty and clean,they had Animals there so my Kids felt right at Home.Everyone was very nice and helpful,what a great Place!

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2016

Verified traveler

would stay there again when possible

amazing would recommend and stay there again, only set back was not close to city and no taxi services available

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2016

Christopher

Spacious Apartments set in nicely maintainegrounds

The complex of apartments sits behind a wall and an electric gate that guests are given a remote for. Inside are nicely tended gardens and a pretty layout. It feels so cosy that I lost sight of how large the complex is. The service provided, from meet and greet to reception to maids, was friendly and professional. Very helpful people. Apartments were being redecorated while we were there and we stayed in one that probably was decorated quite recently - it was spacious, bright and scrupulously clean. Condensation can be a slight issue because of the humidity and climate of the island and there was a whiff of mould inside cupboards as a result. I noticed this smell outside too, and came to the conclusion, as I said, that it's to do with the climate. The apartment in no way seemed lacking in cleanliness. If ultra picky, there were some marks on furniture and signs of previous use - but nothing unacceptable. But for those, it would be heading into 5 star territory. In a nutshell, loved the place and found it excellent value for money. You'll need a car to take in the island and the journey from the airport by car is about 20 mins.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2016

Patricia

Lovely Accommodation

Newly refurbished and lovely grounds. Only problem is the situation. Apart from two nearby restaurants there are no bars or places of interest within walking distance. A car is essential.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2016

leonid

Great

It was great only problem strong mildew smell in the room but other than that outstanding !!!!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2016

Aleksandra

Beautiful gardens

Gorgeous place. Very kind and helpful staff. We could relax and enjoy our holidays.

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Very good

It was a one night stop but very nice

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

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6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Very basic apartment / hotel. Good enough, if you can get it for less than $50.

2/10

Poor

02 Sep 2015

Filipe

Frustration

This was the most frustrating experience we had while travelling through São Miguel, Azores.
We booked (and payed) two nights and stayed only the first!
The room they provided us didn't match at all with the pcitures - old furniture, loosy beds, rain inside the living room, one of the TV sets was on a previous hotel we stayed...as an antique display and, worst of all, a tiny WC almost with no ventilation - to be used by 4 people, I believe words are dispensable.
Even thought the assistant tried to help, changing us to another apartment, the owners created difficulties and we leaved after a miserable night.
Turns out there are two kinds of rooms: moderns and 'rustic', like the loosy one we got. But online you will find only pictures of the modern ones, no way to choose the kind of room you will get.
Even the surrondings didn't look as nice as in the pictures- the pool is a very small one and the place is quite crowded - instead of 'country feeling' you will get more like 'concrete camping feeling'.
Wouldn't recommend it to any enemies!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2015

Sergey

Very cosy and beautiful place

Our stay was really great! Everyone who likes quiet and beautiful places will enjoy it.
The only tiny minus may be WiFi which is available on public areas only.

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2015

Fernando

Nice friendly hotel.

Very nice hotel close to the Rabo de Peixe ,Santana beach,Rebeira Grande and great restaurants,My wife and I enjoyed our stay very much and would recommend to everyone the rooms were very spacious the pool was great
and the grounds were absolutely beautiful and safe.I will definite stay at the Qiunta da Santana on my next trip to Sao Miguel .

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2015

Elaine

We had a hard time finding the hotel as it was on the outskirts of Ribeira Grande. Thanks to the tourist info center for their directions, we arrived at the hotel with no further problems. The staff were very pleasant , answered our questions & our room was looked after daily. The grounds were beautiful & well kept. The hotel is located in the center of the Island so we were able to travel daily with the rented car to all parts of the Island.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2015

Stephan

Our stay at Quinta de Santana.

We stayed 14 nights at Quinta de Santana. The hotel staff were helpful and friendly. There was a maid service. Beds were made every day and towels were changed every day. The bed sheets changed once a week. The gardens and grounds were neat and tidy. There was a playground for young children with swings and a five a side football pitch.
I think you would need a car if you wanted to see the island. We collected our car at the airport.
We enjoyed our stay at Quinta de Santana and would come again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2015

White Lilac

Great place to stay!

We had an absolutely awesome stay at this hotel. We went off season, however I think Azores are great any time of the year. What a beautiful island (Sao Miguel)!!! Place was great, very comfortable. Owners are very responsive to any requests. We asked for a heater and got one immediately (we stayed at Fizelis apartment and it does not have AC or central heating). Place has a lot of friendly cats, they were coming to visit and we really enjoyed them. Place has full kitchen with all the appliances which was very convenient as the supermarket is not very far (if you have a car). Place is very serene and relaxing! We are definitely staying here next time!

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2013

Veronica

Great staff and lovely grounds

We had a little trouble finding Quinta de Santana at first, and got turned around in a somewhat scary part of nearby Rabo de Peixe, but once we were inside the gates we found lovely, well tended grounds and flowers, a sparkling swimming pool where we spent a couple lazy afternoons, and warm, friendly staff who provided maps, directions, and suggestions for local restaurants and markets in English. Our apartment \"Lilio\" was clean and well-decorated but had a strong smell of what we think was cat urine (ammonia-esqe) seeing as that a friendly cat wandered in and made itself at home on the sofa when we left the door open to air it out. The area and nearby roads were mostly quiet, except for a pack of dogs owned by a nearby neighbor who barked all night every night. Perhaps not every room has this problem, but we lost some sleep to them! Overall: clean, friendly, beautifully landscaped, but next time we'd ask for a quieter, less cat-friendly room!

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2025

Julie

Propreté

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Brian Rodriguez

Yo y mi mujer hemos estado de categoria, escogimos el apartamento con cocina y habitación doble y era bastante grande, el personal de recepción muy amable y educado, la zona para aparcar es grande y caben bastantes coches. Lo que resaltaría es sus zonas verdes fuera de los apartamentos, es maravilloso.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2025

Sebastian

Grundsätzlich war die Unterkunft OK.Die Küche war etwas klein und spartanisch ausgestattet. Leider gibt es auch nicht für jede Wohnung eine Möglichkeit draußen zu essen. Ansonsten super Pool. Es gibt viele Katzen die auch gerne mal in die Wohnung wollen.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2025

jerome

magnifique

superbe établissement tout confort avec un magnifique jardin et une belle piscine

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

Franck

Très belle location dans un environnement bien végétalisé. Manque juste des accessoires pour bien cuisiner.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2024

Anders

Nice place but poor wifi

Virkelig dejligt sted der kan anbefales.
Eneste problem var at wifi signalet var meget svagt og 5G netværket heller ikke for godt på denne lokation.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2024

mieke

Setting is nice but kind of worn out. Old furniture and bit smelly. Swimming pool was nice. People very friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Cristina

I stayed here with my mum and my kid. They set a bed in the main room for the kiddo. The apartment was big and clean. And had everything we needed (we only missed a coffee machine). It had a private outdoor space (where we missed a table and chairs to enjoy dinner outside) but we were super comfortable overall.
The crew were so nice with us and the Quinta had an amazing gardens and kids playground and also a pool, which we could not enjoy because it was not allowed to use after 5.30pm, and we always came back from spending the day outside around that time or some later, it would be so good to have some pooltime after a long day.

But we had a very good experience, would recommend and would go back again for sure

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2023

Christophe

One remark: duplex with climatisation in the kitchen but not in the bedroom.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2023

Guro

Bra familiested

Stor og fin leilighet med liten kjøkkenkrok og egen terrasse og hage. Stort uteområde ellers på området, fint badebasseng. Mange katter som vandrer rundt, hvis man spiser ute blir de litt innpåslitne.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jul 2023

Kai

Unser Appartement war sehr gut ausgestattet, aber beim genaueren Hinschauen etwas in die Jahre gekommen. Uns hat viel mehr die Lautstärke durch den angrenzenden Straßenverkehr gestört. Leider hat es im Appartement sehr unangenehm gerochen beziehungsweise schon in der Nase gebissen. Haben dort vor Ort das Frühstück für 12€ pro Person und Tag dazu gebucht, was es definitiv nicht wert war!
Auf dem gesamten Unterkunftsgeländer und zwischen den Appartements befinden sich viele, sehr schön angelegte kleine Gärten.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2023

Rene

Fijn appartement, ruim qua opzet, schoon.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2022

Benoit

Très bon établissement, joli, confortable et pratique.
Jardin magnifique et très relaxant.
Personnel de ménage sympathique et parlant bien anglais, au moins pour certains.
Bon petit déjeuner. Avoir la possibilité de dîner sur place, même en réservant serait un plus .

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2021

Mauro

Gostámos muito do apartamento. Um T1 com WC com banheira, uma mesa e 2 cadeiras no átrio de acesso. Cozinha com tudo.
Tivémos direito a pequeno almoço incluído (ao contrário do anuncionado na reserva) o que foi uma agradável surpresa. Foi ao estilo continental com alguns produtos regionais (queijo fresco, sumos maracujá, iogurtes, etc).
Únicos senãos foi a TV um pouco pequena e a Wifi não funcionar sempre bem.
O staff foi sempre muito simpático. Foi preciso telefonar para abrirem o portão para o nosso carro mas talvez haja uma campaínha.
Fica a distância a pé do restaurante da Associação Agrícola de São Miguel (muito conhecido pelos bifes).

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2019

Manuel

Óptima escolha para ficar em S. Miguel. Fica situado na Costa Norte da Ilha.

Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2019

Dori

El alojamiento era amplio y limpio. Contaba con todo lo necesario. La tostadora no funcionaba y nos la cambiaron sin problemas. También nos dieron toallas para la playa y/o los baños calientes.
El baño era amplio, limpio y bien decorado. El entorno una maravilla. Está situado muy cerca de Ribeira Grande, útil para comprar y cenar. Muy céntrico en la isla para visitar todo desde una distancia cómoda.

Lo que peor era el holor a humedad y los suelos que estaban deteriorados. los muebles también estaban algo rozados.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2019

CATHERINE

Lieu très mignon, chaleureux, avec un très joli jardin ! Et très calme...... Tout était là pour notre bien être. M0

Partner