My wife called the kitchen "minimalist". It has 4 pots, with a 3-burner stovetop and no range or microwave; and, a refrigerator slightly larger than my small fridge at work. When I offered to buy a microwave if I could get reimbursed, the owner noted "I personally never use a microwave and so far nobody else has needed one, so no I do not want one in the house..". And, that the house description was accurate: microwave not advertised, range oven not advertised, refrigerator advertised. All true. THIS IS A RENTAL HOUSE WHERE PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT HABITS THAN YOUR OWN MIGHT VISIT, NOT YOUR PERSONAL EVERYDAY HOME.
The owner lives overseas. We had to get and return the house keys from a "housekeeper" at his place of work, whereas in 3 other cases when we rented houses the hosts met us at the airport or ferry port and escorted us to the rental. The owner will claim that his place of work was on our way to the airport. Indeed, which doesn't take away from the fact that if there is to be an inconvenience, the renter will experience it. The directions to the house were advertised as "easy", which makes sense when you know the way. We found it eventually. In all 3 of the other Azorean islands we have visited we were escorted. For the readers who think we are spoiled, we agree. The owner will claim that never before has there been a problem with the directions. For a new and modern house, it was annoying that the shower drain took hours on end to drain as we showered. I had water shoes for the natural swimming areas, never thinking that me and my 2 family members would need to use the shoes during our showers to avoid standing in undrained water. I like to sip my coffee during the morning. I had to use a saucepan each time to reheat the coffee, then off to clean the saucepan - annoying. We like pastries. Each time we had to use the skillet, turning them over and over and then off to clean the skillet - annoying. We had leftover food some of the time. Each time we wanted to heat it up... - annoying. The owner agreed to a nightly charge refund after I communicated that SATA had changed our return by 1 day. She could have claimed "too bad", although she was told well before the cancellation policy date. Having binoculars on the property is nice. There are comfortable lounge chairs available for the patio area. The large trash can in the kitchen was very functional. The beds and the living room couches were the most comfortable of the 3 rentals we had this trip.