The House of the Whaler is the ideal place for those who want to feel close to the sea.

House has very private location, its own parking space and wonderful terrace with comfortable wooden furniture (mentioning because in other places we saw a lots of plastic chairs). House has lots of light and only natural materials as lava stones and wood used for building and furnishing, kitchen is well equipped, spacious wardrobe in a bedroom, good reading lamp above the bed. Bathroom has enough place for toiletries , shower has a good water pressure. And of course the silence, privacy and the view!!! There are also some things to improve. Laundry machine is absolutely necessary, most of people go for hiking and want to wash their clothes. Because of the humidity hand-washed clothes will not dry properly. Personally for us the house was not clean enough on arrival and unfortunately the vacuum cleaner is broken. Only a very patient person is able to use it, meaning that you have to hold the two pieces of tube in the same time you are using it. But this does not change our opinion about the fact that it is the best place to stay on Pico island!

My husband and I had a wonderful 6 days at the House of the Whaler. The house is located on the outskirts of a very small town/village. Closest small grocery store was about a 10 minute drive. Driving around the island was quite the adventure as it is VERY hilly and I had not driven a manual car in about 10 years. The house has everything you might need and is just as the photos depict. We loved coming home from a day of hiking/exploring and sitting out on the patio, enjoying a beer/wine and the ocean view. Jose was an excellent host and very responsive and accommodating. I would definitely recommend visiting Pico Island and staying at the House of the Whaler!