Hotel do Colégio is a boutique hotel run in a manor house, built on the 19th century, during the Golden Age of the orange trade between Ponta Delgada and England. It was the school of many generations of Azorean students, on the 20th century, when it was A Colmeia private school. It was also the first address of the Regional Conservatory of Music of Ponta Delgada.

With a privileged location, in the historical city center, we are a unique hotel, that combines the charm of the time it was built with all the modern comforts.

It was completely remodeled in 2017, to modernize the image, décor and general ambiance. The history of the building is now reflected on the rooms décor, that evoke the school and the music conservatory in each of the two wings of the Hotel.

Our priority is to make you feel at home. That’s why we offer you a unique experience, with a personalized stay, granted by a mindful team, always ready to help you discover the Azorean essence and soul.

That’s how Estácio da Veiga described São Miguel island when he was passing by, in 1864. The Azores were living times of great changes in society, because of the wealthy economy, with its base on the exportation of orange to England. José Rego Pontes found his homeland full of optimism when he returned from Brazil.

To keep up with all this new development, he decided to make a house worthy of his new fortune and of the new high society of São Miguel. That’s how this building, where Hotel do Colégio is now, was born.

You can still see some architectonical features from the 19th century, such as some works in local basalt and the central turret, that was originally used to watch the ships that arrived at Ponta Delgada to load oranges.

A few years later, the original owner gave up the house to the family of Colonel Nicolau Maria Raposo do Amaral. A few striking figures were here, amongst them the Portuguese ex-president, Marshal Gomes da Costa and the German consul, in the 20th century. On that same century, the lower floors were adapted to accommodate the “Colmeia” private school, founded by Margarida Cymbron Borges de Sousa.

A lot of generations of Azoreans filled its classrooms, amongst them Fernando Neves, the current owner of the Hotel, who treats it with the same care that one would treat its own house. The upper floors keep the music that, for many years, was played in its rooms, when the Regional Conservatory of Music was founded. That’s why the Hotel has two wings, the “Colégio” (School) Wing and the “Conservatório” (Conservatory) Wing, each with a unique personality, made from the memories that still inhabit its corridors