Moinho da Cascata

The location and the excellent renovation of a 19th century mill.

Space limitations understandably limited the availability of larger kitchen appliances. A/C worked fine, though.

This was such a magical place to stay. I think the location is unbeatable. The home is a bit rustic, but that’s part of the charm.

The shower was leaky and the bathroom floor kept getting wet

Lokalizacji nie zapomnę do końca życia. Każdy z nas otworzył buzię z wrażenia jak zaparkowaliśmy auto. Można w zasadzie pobierać opłaty od przechodniów za dostęp do prywatnego tarasu widokowego na wodospad :) Jest chyba lepiej niż na zdjęciach i ciężko będzie przebić to położenie podczas kolejnych wakacji. Bardzo sprawnie działała klimatyzacja, która pomogła nam ogrzać wnętrze, co nie jest oczywiste na Azorach.

Dość podstawowe wyposażenie kuchni i brak np. kieliszków do wina...w takim miejscu oczywiście wino pite ze zwykłej szklanki smakuje świetnie, ale fajne byłoby zadbać o takie szczegóły. Przydałby się też dach nad zewnętrznym stolikiem. Przy drobnym deszczu miło tam posiedzieć i obserwować zachód słońca.

Nice linens. Kitchen had enough to prepare basic meals by oven or stove top kettles coffee maker. Nice sink for washing. The fridge was only under counter so if you plan a lot of groceries make note. There is no freezer for frozen pizza etc. hot water in shower was nice and hot. Sweeping views of ocean just magical. Proximity to waterfall very nice. You can not see waterfall from front porch but amazing views of entire area. There was a bedroom with a door that closed downstairs for privacy plus a double bed and two twin singles. Room enough for 6. Nice large kitchen table to eat meals and two living room sitting areas to spread out one upstairs and one down. Left us recommendations for hikes and answered questions easily and quickly. Brought extra blankets for us as we were cold with drafty house and no heat (but we are from tropical destination so most people would not be cold). We were so grateful for extra blankets especially since our luggage didn’t make it on flight.

Similar to historic properties not tightly sealed (rain comes in through bottom of front door for example) so on windy nights can hear wind whizzing and for guests to know the upstairs window facing the sea is loose. We spent until 3am thinking shutters were banging on the house the kids couldn’t sleep until I realized it was the actual window. Finally propped up something against the window and the sound stopped. So wanted to let everyone know to try that so you don’t have a sleepless night with kids crying. Also the upstairs catwalk has slats in between floor boards and railings far apart. It’s not really safe for small kids. My kids 12 and 14 even kept tripping and hurting themselves. Bring night lights to light up those stairs as even with the lights on you can’t really see that catwalk and it’s dangerous for kids. They can fall through the slats to the downstairs. Bring something to block the stairs if you have small kids.