Moinho da Cascata

The location couldn’t be beat. It was the best location on the island. The bedrooms were as advertised and the setting was idyllic.

The door stuck, there were critters in the shower, and ants were always in the kitchen.

This is the most unbelievable location I have ever stayed!!

Small ants and flies and no freezer

Amazing location with an amazing view of western most coast of Europe. We sat on the veranda and watched the sunset over the ocean every night. The house is a historic mill built in 1740.

They’ve done a good job updating this almost 300 year old building but the sinks and shower didn’t drain well and everything kind of just stayed damp.

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.