One of eight vibes
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
1 hotel
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
8 hotels
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Aqua - Pópulo Eco Village
Interiors by Nini Andrade Silva balance clean urban lines with organic island textures.
Moinho da Areia
Staggered ocean-framing windows and recycled skateboard furnishings inside a restored Azorean watermill.
Octant Hotels Furnas
A glass-roofed bathhouse and volcanic basalt tones shaped by designer Nini Andrade Silva.
Octant Hotels Ponta Delgada
Nini Andrade Silva’s geometric interiors contrast raw wood planks with bare-bulb light installations.
Santa Barbara Eco-Beach Resort
Modernist coastal villas framed in local cryptomeria timber and Portuguese cork.
Senhora da Rosa, Tradition & Nature Hotel
Stilt-mounted cedar lodges evoke traditional grain silos amidst banana trees and hydrangeas.
Sul Villas & Spa
White villas by Rui Sabino de Sousa incorporate native wood and volcanic basalt.
Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.