Hotel Talisman

Hotel Talisman is in a central location in Ponta Delgada. A free parking lot is nearby. Staff is responsive, pleasant and efficient. Breakfast was plentiful and served in a lovely space overlooking public flower garden. Pool was delightful. Mattresses were a bit hard but otherwise room was well-furnished and authentic. Only negatives were thin walls and the street noise from outdoors of cars screeching around a curve.

This is a beautiful Art Noveau Hotel in a very good location. It is quiet at night and a short walk downtown for dining and shopping as well as well as to the Harbor area. Parking is a bit of a challenge. But you can find street parking if they dont have room in thier lot. You feed the meter, but there is no overnight ticketing. So this worked out fine. The breakfast that was incuded was fantastic: eggs, sauasages, bacon, waffles, cheeses, fruits, coffee cakes, and juices as well as the obvious coffee and tea. Staff was extremely helpful and accomodating. We accidently dropped the key to our car rental down crack as you enter the elevator . What could have been a disaster for us was quickly dealt with. Maintainence found it intact at the bottom of the elevator shaft and we had the key back in 5 minutes.There were alot of smiling people. They have a nice pool area on the roof with a great city view. gret experience overall.

Great hotel. Wonderful breakfast. Polite and helpful staff. Perfect location - centro with all the cobblestone streets. Room extremely clean and linens/ beds wonderful! Gym is basic but works! Pool is nice. Gym/pool on top floor. Like all hotels in ponta Delgada - parking is a little difficult. To be fair - we didn’t use hotel provided parking. Would stay again in a NY sec!!

Check in was a disappointment. I emailed asking if Hotel Airport shuttle was available. I received an answer asking for arrival/departure information. "See you soon" No mention of shuttle, so I assumed all was set. I waited an HOUR upon arrival only to receive an answer to my query "NO shuttle available. Take a taxi" When I checked in and inquired, the Front Desk Gal was rude, terse and very flippant. Not a great first impression!!!!!!!

Very pleasant stay. Staff was froendly, knowledgable of the area and very responsive. Location was perfect to walk anywhere in mid city Ponta Delgada, restaurants, shopping and tours. Restaurant was very good, ate dinner at hotel twice in 5 days. Breakfast was very good, wide variety, both hot and cold. The breakfast room looked out over a beautiful flowered park. Finally, for seniors & ladies traveling solo, I always felt very safe.

It’s located in the center of Ponta Delgada. Walking distance to restaurants. The breakfast at the hotel was ok. We had hard time to find a free parking and ended up to pay €6 each day.

The front desk staff were excellent and very helpful. They provided us with an umbrella and beach towels when needed. The food was delicious. Breakfast buffet included a sautéed veggie mix with black-eyed peas that I loved. We tried lunch one day and ordered the tuna in green sauce that was recommended by the waitress and were so glad we did! We are from San Diego and get a lot of good fish at home, but this was the best preparation we’d ever had! The diced peppers and onions in the basil vinegar sauce on top was heavenly. We also tried the passion fruit cheesecake, which was delicious as well, but different than cheesecake from home. The cheesecake was lighter and more the consistency of flan on top of a good crust. The location of this hotel was good as well, with a gorgeous garden in front that made me want to just sit and read all day and look at the variety of flowers and trees. The parking wasn’t ideal, but we got lucky when we arrived in the middle of the night and found a metered spot out front. Then the second day we found a spot in the free lot several blocks away. We were thankful that the staff provided us with a quiet room. We were so busy that we never told them, but the room did have quite a strong mildew smell when the air was off. Also, the air conditioner was far from ideal. We couldn’t get it to point anywhere except directly at the bed, which made it too cold to sleep, so we had to leave it off at night. It was most comfortable bed of our stay!

Our flight arrived very early, like 6 AM and we arrived at the hotel at 8:30 AM - the hotel was so wonderful to let us check in way ahead of time. We even were told, that we can catch breakfast for a small fee. Our room was upgraded from one room to a suite and the personal was amazing friendly. We highly recommend this hotel, because we had in every way an amazing staty in the middle of the best part of town.

Appreciated the location and ease of parking a car in their garage for only 6 euros a night. wonderful market near by and dozens of restaurants. Daily breakfast wasn't great. Eating at the restaurant hotel wasn't inspiring to us.

We had a wonderful stay at the Hotel Talisman. What made it stand out was the service. We got concierge type service from anyone at the front desk. They all spoke English which was very helpful. I got recommendations for trips and services prior to our arrive via email. Upon arrival they helped us make changes, get taxis and provide recommendations on the spot. Best part was we got early check in after out overnight flight. Thank you! We had one issue with the air conditioner not working in our original room and the were immediately responsive and switch our room when they weren't able to resolve it. Much appreciated. Restaurant was very good, especially the morning buffet. It was very convenient with good hours and open for all meals and after hours food and drinks. We appreciated the service to the pool too! Never used the room service but glad to know it was an option. We tried the buffet one night and that was also very good. It offered a good range of options and I was so pleased to learn they had a vegetarian menu for me- rare we discovered! Our room was very clean and well-serviced. Some rooms appeared to have balconies and those looked lovely. Both our rooms (and others we saw) just had windows facing other walls of the hotel. Though disappointing to not be able to watch the street we weren't in the room much so it wasn't a big deal. Mattresses were very hard and not comfortable for me, especially after our very active days. Our first room had 2 single beds.