HOTEL DO COLEGIO

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Hotel do Colégio is a boutique hotel run in a manor house, built on the 19th century, during the golden age of the trade of orange between Ponta Delgada and England. With a privileged location, in the historical city centre, we are a unique hotel, that combines the charm of the time it was built with all our modern comforts. In 2017, we started a new cycle and present you a renewed hotel, with a better environment, image and decoration, as well as the excellence service we've always put an effort to provide.

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Property amenities

Paid public parking nearby

Free internet

Pool

Outdoor pool

Free breakfast

Meeting rooms

Fax / photocopying

Spa

Street parking

Wifi

Public wifi

Internet

Bar / lounge

Restaurant

Breakfast available

Breakfast buffet

Breakfast in the room

Baggage storage

Newspaper

Non-smoking hotel

Shared lounge / TV area

24-hour front desk

Dry cleaning

Laundry service

Ironing service

Room features

Air conditioning

Desk

Minibar

Cable / satellite TV

Bidet

Housekeeping

Room service

Sofa

Telephone

Wardrobe / wardrobe

Bath / shower

Hair dryer

Room types

Non-smoking rooms

Suites

Family rooms

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HOTEL CLASS

HOTEL STYLE

Historic Hotel

Centrally Located

Languages Spoken

English, Portuguese

Location

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97Great for walkers

103Restaurantswithin 0,5 km

30Attractionswithin 0,5 km

Contact

Rua Carvalho Araujo 39 9500-040 Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel 9500-040 Portugal

Name/address in local language

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460Reviews11Q+A46Room tips

Wonderful stay

Hotel was clean and comfortable, my only complaint about the room was that the hooks in the bathroom were so small that the towels would not stay hung up. Reception staff were not particularly friendly or outgoing but if approached were very polite and helpful. The pool area was attractive but the pool itself was FREEZING and too cold to swim in comfortably for more than a few minutes. The decor, keeping with the theme of its earlier days as a conservatory/college, was quaint. Breakfast was a little sparse in options but served buffet style and was good overall. We ate at the attached restaurant for dinner on our first night there. The food was wonderful but the service was awful. We were a party of 10, but it took almost 90 minutes for our food to be served and we were the only people in the restaurant! The hotel is in an excellent location and a safe area. It is about a five minute walk downhill to the waterfront. We happened to be there when there was a large festival going on; the opening concert was at the church right down the hill at 10:30pm. I was the only one who wanted to go and walked there alone at night and felt perfectly safe.…

Date of stay: July 2019

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ecological awareness

The hotels owner transformed his old college to a very tasty and ecological aware hotel. For example, this is the first hotel where I saw the TV in my room entirely shut down for zero consumption during your absence. The old structure of the typical azorean architecture is nicely renovated. Just the ever turning TV screen in the lobby is some sort of bad tase and does not invite you to take a seat and a view on the secret court yard pool.…

Date of stay: August 2019

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Azore love.

Just returned from 8days in Porto Delgada. Hotel do Colegio was our home base and it couldn't have been a better experience! The staff was AMAZING! It was like being greeted by friends every day. The slightest question/issue we had was addressed almost before we could finish the sentence. The rooms are good sized, comfortable and SPOTLESS! There was a bit of street noise but nothing awful and between 10-8 it was silent. Perfect location for markets, restaurants, coffee shops, FADO. Oh and can't forget a parking garage, though the car elevator was a bit terrifying!…

Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple

Would have been one star but for location

First the good news. Great location 2 minute walk from central cafe and the sea front. Gonçalo in the bar and all the housekeeping staff were also great and friendly which is the other star. The room we had was a good size. Now the bad news. On arrival, at no point did anyone offer to help with bags, show us on a map where we were and point out key locations or offer suggestions or help with excursions, restaurants etc. This became a theme as not once when we happened to pass their way did any of the reception staff look up, greet us or ask us if we needed anything. The only times we interacted with them was to ask where the advertised safe in our room was (there wasn’t one - in either of our rooms, which reception seemed not to know, as they kept insisting it was in the cupboard. This was a massive inconvenience and their solution was to offer us second hand envelopes to put all our valuables in so we could keep them in their safe); when we asked for an iron we were told there wasn’t one - when I expressed incredulity at this (a 4 star hotel with NO iron?? Really??) we had a price list thrust at us saying we had to pay for ironing. When I asked to speak to the manager the man in reception made a phone call. I never saw or spoke to the manager but he was obviously told to advise me that the reason there was no iron was because former guests had burned items in the room with it so they didn’t provide one any more, which is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. They did grudgingly provide an iron in the end which cane with a broken ironing board we had to prop up with books and which was so small you could barely iron a pair of briefs on it. Pathetic. I checked out the evening before we left and in the morning as we were getting into the cab the man on reception (a different one, but from the same school of charm) accosted me and asked if I was going to check out. I said I already had the night before. He spat at me ‘no, you PAID the night before, now you have to CHECK OUT!’ Which basically meant handing our keys back. What a guy. Breakfast is average and the pool is freezing. The room had no towel rail so our room looked like a laundry with items hanging from every door knob and chair. The shower leaked. And there were renovations next door which meant workmen started banging at 7.30 am. Not necessarily the hotel’s fault but it would have been nice to have been forewarned, or apologised to when we were there although we were swiftly learning that this wasn’t in Reception’s repertoire. Even when we had been stood up by a tour guide and were clearly trying to work out in reception what had gone wrong, reception staff ignored us. Another tour guide who was waiting for another guest was the only one who came up and tried to help. I wouldn’t stay here again if you paid me. It’s so far from a 4 star it’s embarrassing. The service is awful and they couldn’t care less about their guests. Ponta Delgada and Sao Miguel are beautiful but save yourself a massive headache and stay somewhere else.…

Date of stay: August 2019

Good place

I stayed at this hotel during my stay in Ponta Delgada and I liked it altought it was little bit too pricey. Staff was very professional and I liked talking to them, my room was very spacious and cleaned well. I only find the breakfast very basic and poor for 4 stars hotel. Scrammbled eggs with beacon everyday is really boring meal. Location is good - seaside is 3 minutes of walking from the hotel. I parked our car in Av. Gaspar Frutuoso street which was close and good. Hotel´s garage is very limited and adventurous.…

Date of stay: August 2019

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How many parking spaces are in the hotel's garage? What is the distance from the street parking to your hotel? What are the street parking hours? Thanks.

Hello! Thank you for your question! We have an underground garage that you can use free of charge. It really depends on the time you intend to visit us, because parking is limited and we don't accept reservations. If you're visiting us in a season with a considerably low demand, I'm sure you'll find a spot! You can also park on the street of the Hotel, for a fee of about 6€/day. If you need further help, please, let me know! Best regards, Sofia Livro Noronha Image and Communication Department

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Is it possible to arrange a rental car from your hotel?

Hi, there is a rental car agency very near the hotel called Ilha Verde that you could rent a car from. You could ask the hotel for help. This is a beautiful hotel by the way, right in Ponte Delgada. I highly recommend it!

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Do you have parking available at the hotel?

Hello, Debbie! We have a garage with limited parking. There are also parking spots on the street of the Hotel, payed during the day but free at night. If there's anything else I can help you with, please, don't hesitate and ask! Best regards, Sofia Livro Noronha Image and Communication Department

Do the rooms have refrigerators?

Hello, dear Saluga! Yes, all our rooms are equipped with minibars. If you need any further information, please, don't hesitate and contact me! Best regards, Sofia Livro Noronha Image and Communication Department at Hotel do Colégio

Where is the best place to park during our stay ? Regards Ian

Hello, Ian! We're looking forward to have you as a guest here at Hotel do Colégio! Our garage is currently under construction, so we can't offer private parking at the moment. There are paid parking spots right in front of the Hotel and free parking nearby. If there's anything else I can help you with, please, don't hesitate and contact me! Best regards, Sofia Livro Noronha Image and Communication Department at Hotel do Colégio

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