Beautiful yard and spacious house with close proximity to the major attractions in Furnas.

We enjoyed staying at the house. Unfortunately the therm baths where closed during our stay. We got to experience the annual celebrations of Santa Anna with all the fireworks and parades… which ment getting to bed a bit later on these days.

Small beautiful old house and friendly family. Upper part very hot in the summer. No Aircon. Unfortunately is the outside space not really to use, there is a lot of dog poo and there are serveral screws in the wood floor (I hurt my foot a lot by stepping in one) where the outside table stands. So we could not use it with our small kids. With rental car you can reach quickly great nature pools, restaurants and parks.

2 friends and myself enjoyed this home very much. Super clean, well laid out, comfy beds, good soundproofing from outside noise, great kitchen, sweet backyard. We could have just hung around the house but the location is too perfect, so be sure to enjoy walking to the garden, thermal baths, restaurants, cheese shop and well, just generally walking the town. The hosts were attentive even though we did not want for a single thing.

A beautiful house with a beautiful garden. Centrally located. Sights, restaurants and shopping within walking distance. The is good equiped and clean. The owner are friendly and react fast on questions.

Church House was perfect for me and my three teen grandsons to explore Sao Miguel. There was plenty of room to spread out, inside and outside. The kitchen was well equipped, but be sure to buy ground coffee. There is no coffee grinder. The kitchen and bathrooms are modern and very clean. The beds are comfortable. The washer and dryer were great to have and laundry detergent is supplied. I did learn to empty the water reservoir in the dryer into the toilet after every load. I had never seen a dryer like that, but our host walked me through it. There are also instructions near the dryer, which I did not see—but they were in plain sight. During the day, the street is crowded with parked cars because the house is very close to the entrance of Terra Nostra. I had to park several blocks up the street many days and then move the car to the house. You will hear the church bells, but they are pretty and you get used to them. The grounds are lush and private and make a great place to eat meals or sit and read. The village of Furnas is very safe and people are friendly. I let the boys find their way to various bakeries and grocery stores on their own, which they enjoyed very much. I would gladly stay at Church House again and highly recommend it.

My wife and I enjoyed the home and area. The house is very clean but was a bit musty smelling during our stay (it was quite humid and foggy). We were encouraged to use the wood stove for heat to save electricity. The wood was all fairly damp and so took effort to bring loads in to season by the fire and many fire starters to get going each evening. Everything you could need is provided, and the hosts were kind enough to leave a basket with local fruits/ bread for our arrival. The town is small and bell towers charmingly mark the hour and half ours throughout the day and evening. The bells did go into fits of tolling on Saturdays and Sundays here and there- this last Saturday we were convinced kids had snuck in because they tolled for so long and in random patters non-stop. Sundays also mark some local tradition we couldn’t get to the bottom of where three shots are heard in succession throughout the afternoon- not sure what that was about. Heard this in multiple cities on Sundays. The thermal baths up the road are very nice but super busy. I can only recommend trying to get there when they first open. The island is gorgeous and the people are very warm and gracious. We would not hesitate to return.

The place was exactly what we were looking for. Warmly decorated, rustic and cozy with a wood fire stove and a beautiful private back yard garden. Plenty of space. The kitchen was well outfitted and also spacious. It was perfectly located so that we could walk to everything - thermal spa, garden, town center. The guest book helped us make decisions about outings. I would highly recommend it!!!