Hotel Ocidental — Hotel in Santa Cruz das Flores

Hotel Ocidental is a clean and simple hotel . Yes it is dated , however super clean, exceptional staff going out of their way to assist. In the bedrooms you will find two single beds - mattress a little hard two pillow each - but all manageable. Small tv Door open to outside veranda only body wash and hand soap provided Recommendations to local restaurants as well Breakfast super simple- which every day included Portuguese buns not always the freshest which you are able to toast Three types is cereal- jams butter as well sliced local cheese and ham Coffee,milk , tea. No vegan options No one left hungry Staff always cleaning and it shows it’s pride View from second floor is stunning. No elevator - you can easily walk to the airport with carry-on - we had lunch across the airport Macau which is a good place to hang out before checking in/ you are 20 min walk to downtown area were you will find some nice restaurants/ make reservations Above all recommend / if you plan to take a day trip to island of Corvo ask staff Carlos owner runs this trip - second to nine strongly...

Hotel Ocidental is a clean and simple hotel . Yes it is dated , however super clean, exceptional staff going out of their way to assist. In the bedrooms you will find two single beds - mattress a little hard two pillow each - but all manageable. Recommendations to local restaurants as well |Breakfast super simple- which every day included Portuguese buns not always the freshest which you are able to toast |Three types is cereal- jams butter as well sliced local cheese and ham |Coffee,milk , tea. No vegan options |No one left hungry |Staff always cleaning and it shows it’s pride |View from second floor is stunning. No elevator - you can easily walk to the airport with carry-on - we had lunch across the airport Macau which is a good place to hang out before checking in/ you are 20 min walk to downtown area were you will find some nice restaurants/ make reservations |Above all recommend / if you plan to take a day trip to island of Corvo ask staff Carlos owner runs this trip - second to nine strongly...

The staff is friendly, inviting, and attentive which is probably the best part of our experience. The hotel and rooms are a bit dated. We did have a ptac unit so the room temperature was comfortable. We were able to have the balcony door open most if the time which allowed us to feel like we were right on the ocean! The mattress was firm and reminded me of an old camp bed. The shower was less than ideal with the shower head old and quite painful. The breakfast was minimal with bread, cheese, jams, peaches, dry cereal, juice, and coffee. The hotel served as a base for our 2 days of sightseeing. There is a snack bar and a grocery store nearby. We didn't have 5 star expectations so we weren't...