Octant Furnas

The Octant Furnas is the Azores’ most-popular spa hotel.

The eastern town of Furnas is famous for it’s geothermal pools and therapeutic springs – the perfect location to relax and unwind. The Octant Furnas has fifty-five air-conditioned rooms in total, indoor and outdoor thermal swimming pools, and a celebrated shirodhara and hydro massage Wellness Centre and Thermal Spa. The centre’s décor is the work of celebrated Portuguese designer Nini Andrade Silva, whose nature-inspired whimsical touches echo Furnas’ natural beauty.

The hotel’s A Terra Fornaria restaurant is equally celebrated. Since opening in 2015, A Terra has built up quite a reputation across the island. Together with their sister hotel in the capital Ponta Delgada, they’re big promoters of seasonal Azorean cuisine, producing imaginative and deceptively-simple dishes which allow their organic, locally-sourced ingredients to shine.