The Furnas Boutique Hotel in The Azores (sao Miguel) Portugal

Furnas Boutique Hotel

Open since March 2015, this boutique hideaway makes the most of its spectacular setting with panoramic views and high-design interiors. Given its wellness heritage, the spa is the hotel's pièce de résistance. As well as outdoor and indoor geothermal pools, it also has a gym, sauna, hammam, whirlpool and Vichy shower.

The Furnas Boutique Hotel, Thermal & Spa, which affords its guests every opportunity to explore the island’s many wonders. Celebrated Portuguese designer Nini Andrade Silva works her magic in the hotel’s nature-inspired interiors with whimsical touches, such as huge photographs used as wallpaper, creating dramatic realism that echoes the region’s natural bounty. The lobby market is the soul of the hotel with a reception, lounge, restaurant, and grocery store where local products are highlighted. Guests can avail themselves of a full wellness program at the hotel’s thermal and spa center. The range of activities to choose from are dizzying, such as whale watching, hiking, scuba diving, and visiting the hot water springs to name just a few.    

Rooms And Suites

The 54 rooms and suites at Furnas Boutique Hotel are meditative coves in white and brown, symbolizing the Azorean volcanic vapors and the earth. Black and white landscape wallpaper and salvaged wood furniture connect guests to nature, which is showcased by large floor-to-ceiling windows. In the spacious marble bathrooms, indulgent bath products by Molton Brown give guests a bit of the spa experience in their own rooms. The tempting minibar also features highlights such as local juices.