INATEL Graciosa Resort & Business Hotel ****
An unforgettable and magnificent landscape...
Named The White Island, it is said that Graciosa, in the Azores, owes its name to its natural beauty and unrugged terrain. Surrounded by green fields and the blue of the sea, Graciosa Hotel**** is perfectly inserted in the landscape.
In addition to 44 fully equipped rooms, the unit also has two senior suites and six modern villas prepared to welcome families or small groups.
It is in the hotel's outdoor swimming pool that guests let themselves be infected by the dazzle of the landscape, which can also be contemplated through an invigorating morning stroll through the extensive surrounding garden..
The commitment to the creation of indoor leisure spaces is one of the strong points of this hotel, which contemplates in its structure an elegant and large living room, meeting room and a complete and refined bar.
In an environment that excels in refinement, the hotel restaurant is the right place to delight in the best gastronomy of the Azores. The menu includes a selection of local delicacies that, at the table, make known the best products and flavors of the island.
The hotel also has a health center, a very complete gym, deal for re-training after training. It is temporarily unavailable sauna room and Turkish bath.
POINTS OF INTEREST:
> Graciosa was classified by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve in 2007 due to the macaronesian forest that resulted in the creation of the Graciosa Natural Park, with eight protected areas - one of which is the Natural Monument of the Caldeira da Graciosa.
> In the Graciosa Museum you will find a multipolar platform of the natural, heritage and cultural heritage of the island, with testimonies of a past linked to agriculture and fishing.
> Under nature, the Islet of Praia are a must visit, with an amazing diversity of seabirds and therefore ideal for birdwatching and Furna do Enxofre, in the crater of an ancient volcano.
> In the historic center of the village, the Mother church of Santa Cruz is one of the oldest on the island, and a place of centenary worship that deserves the visit.
> In São Mateus, you will find the only beach on the island, sought after by the mild temperature of the sea.