The Handmade House Azores

Made with love

Nothing

Everything! The most gorgeous place with fantastic character. Beautiful backyard and views. Staff were so friendly. It had everything you need for cooking and laundry etc. Very organised. Parking lot just across the road was handy. We absolutely loved our stay.

It s a real special house, with its own vibe and fragrance. I wish I could have stayed longer to really settle in, and enjoy the beautiful garden, views and surroundings. The kitchen is well equipped. Little things like washing machine & dryer, welcome treats make such a difference for the weary traveller;) I never met the hosts but they were responsive and kind in their online Comms. I hope to be back!

The traffic noise (cars honking) but my special swimmers ear plugs solved that issue easily

The location is quite convenient, there’s a big parking space right across. The room is spacious, nice smart TV, shower looks new.

Unfortunately, the condition of the house (plumbing, water heating, ventilation, planning etc.) is really troubling and doesn’t meet the advertised level of quality or price/quality ratio, probably due to the fact that the house was built in an amateur way (which is promoted as the sweet fact of being “handmade”). Due to the unprofessional plumbing setup guests are forbidden to flush the toilet paper in the toilet, and were instructed to dispose of it un a small trash. Since the bathroom is directly connected to the sleeping area, there’s a lack of proper ventilation and the door does not close properly, this quickly leads to noticeable odors, especially given the fact that regular cleaning services were not included as part of the stay and had to be requested at an extra cost. There’re also noticeable wet/old odors in the whole house, due to the lack of proper planning and ventilation smells from the kitchen get distributed through the whole house etc. The hosts attempt to mask the smells by placing aroma sticks everywhere, yet this doesn’t help. Because of the poor water heating planning guests are asked to limit showers to five minutes and yet you also need to wait up to a minute for hot water to start. Apparently, there’re also problems with electricity in the house (so guests need to limit the amount of kitchen devices being run simultaneously).