Below - Panoramic sea view of Santa Maria
Santa Maria Vista
Odjo D'agua

Although these are Self Catering apartments the complex has a nice restaurant for lunch and dinner and the adjacent hotel, the Odjo D'Agua, has one of the best on the island.

In the main town square, just a walk away, there are numerous restaurants, including a Pizza parlor, with Gelataria (ice cream parlor) next door, The Irish owned TamTam bar and a new Mediterranean restaurant which serves excellent food.

Further along the coast there are restaurants and hotels along the beach with both good food and some of which also have entertainment.

Pool & Restaurant
Porto Antigo
If you're going to go somewhere nice, why not make it really - really nice?

For October and February we have managed to negotiate no increase in the excellent pricing we secured at the Porto Antigo apartment complex. These self contained apartments are spread over 2 areas surrounding the Odjo D'Agua Hotel and are right on the beach in the heart of Santa Maria.

Porto Antigo I is to the left of the hotel (and pictured left here), as you look out to sea, and has a secluded private beach protected from the ocean currents by retaining walls. The soft white sand can be enjoyed all day and is perfectly safe for young children, so long as you keep the normal watching brief over the younger ones. Both the pool and the beach area have comfortable loungers for guests to use and there is a good quality restaurant which serves all kinds of food, from pizzas to Guinness beef pie.

Porto Antigo Interior
Bedroom Porto Antigo

All apartments have:

Breakfasts can be arranged at the Odjo D'Agua Hotel for 10 euros per head per day Many apartments have sea views and can be reserved for an additional fee, subject to availability.

The Pool

Left - have breakfast and lunch on your balcony

Below - The pool and the Atlantic Ocean

Right - Frontline apartments border the ocean and the hotel Odjo D'Agua

Apartment Balcony