Stayed at the El Convento de Sao Francisco for a week and found the place a revelation. Make no mistake this is not a corporate box hotel and if you want that go elsewhere. From the outside it is uninspiring but once through the large entrance doors you are transported into a tranquil well renovated environment. Our huge room was... More

A stay at the convento is a very different experience. If you regularly stay in boring corporate hotels then this place will be a breath of fresh air, though it may not be to everyone's taste. The rooms are huge and if you are staying during the low season when we were, they can be a bit on the chilly... More

i would hardly describe this as an hotel, it is much more like a hostal. The rooms are described as having a tv and telephone but these were only available in a communal area and the tv remotes had no batteries so could not be used. The room was spacious though we had neither sea nor mountain view only a... More

The old convent has been refurbished well and is a stunning place to stay. The rooms are very spacious as is the whole place - in fact we wondered if they could've made better use of some of this space - perhaps a bar or sauna!? There is a great pool which was almost always all ours and strangely there... More

On arrival we were met by Jose and Amanuela (maybe not the right spelling) who from the start were the perfect hosts. They made our stay in their beautiful home a very memorable one. We were given a great room with a fantastic view of the coast and the island of Vila Franca. We were orignally assigned a different room... More

...for people who love the azores this is the most beautiful place to be. Peaceful, quiet and simply stunning building.

I stayed at this place for a week with both my family and friends. I do not have the words to say how much we apreciated our stay and we highly recomend this unique experience. This is not a regular hotel, here you are hosted as being in your home by amazingly friendly hosters in a very beautiful place. The... More

We stayed in this place in August 2011 just for one night (thank God for that). My expectations on this structure were very high since i thought it was going to be a very unique experience being it a convent. It's very down to the basics and this is fine one doesn't expect high standards in such place but i... More

we stayed in the Convent for 1 week from 28th May 2011. It is enchanting. We had a lovely room with a log fire. The bed linen was changed alternate days and the towels where changed everyday. The service was excellent. The couple who own it go out of their way to make the stay as pleasant as possible. Feel... More