Room Details

Room on the ground floor with 2 single beds, equipped with private bathroom, LED TV, minibar and air conditioner.

Name of the room inspired by the Fábrica da Baleia

Must Visit! In this former whaling station, currently known as Centro do Mar, one can learn about the whole process of transforming cetaceans, from dismantling to collecting ambergris and oil. In addition, is also displayed a full-size replica of a sperm whale skeleton.

Description of the surrounding area

Monte da Guia – Local Accommodation is located just a few minutes from Porto Pim Beach, which boasts the Blue Flag of Europe and one of the most frequented on Faial Island, located within the city, in a nook of Monte da Guia. Within its area of coverage, there is the Whale Station of Porto Pim, one of the most relevant testimonies of the industrial past of Faial Island and which is now an interpretive center of the old Azorean whaling activity. This bay has, in the southeast, a set of gray dunes of herbaceous vegetation, habitat that is classified by Natura 2000 Network. Its volcanic origin is recognizable by the presence of two elevations attached to it, Monte da Guia and Monte Queimado. Monte da Guia is imposing by its height, clearly dominating the relief of the surroundings.