Title: Visit Santa Maria Island: Best of Santa Maria Island Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.ca [Hotels in Santa Maria Island](https://expedia.ca/Santa-Maria-Island-Hotels.d3214.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Santa Maria Island](https://expedia.ca/Santa-Maria-Island-Vacation-Rentals.d3214.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Flights to Santa Maria Island](https://expedia.ca/Cheap-Flights-To-Santa-Maria-Island.d3214.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Things to do in Santa Maria Island](https://expedia.ca/Things-To-Do-In-Santa-Maria-Island.d3214.Travel-Guide-Activities)[Santa Maria Island Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Santa-Maria-Island.d3214.Car-Rental-Guide)[Santa Maria Island Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Santa-Maria-Island.d3214.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Santa Maria Island ## Travel Guide ## Visit Santa Maria Island Things to do - Santa Maria Island Hotel Deals - Vacation Rentals in Santa Maria Island ![Hotel Colombo](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/3000000/2490000/2483700/2483696/3208f491_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Hotel Colombo Rua Cruz Teixeira, Vila do Porto CA $118 CA $123 total Oct 29 - Oct 30 includes taxes & fees Stay at this 4-star hotel in Vila do Porto. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Popular attractions Centro de Interpretação Ambiental Dalberto ... 7.6/10 Good! (133 reviews) "All around great hotel. One interesting thing is in the apartment suites they don’t have the AC in the bedroom only in the living room When it gets hot that AC in the bedroom comes in pretty handy" Reviewed on Oct 16, 2025 [](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=29%2F10%2F2025&endDate=30%2F10%2F2025&selected=2483696&PinnedHotelID=2483696&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=3214) ![Azores Youth Hostels - Santa Maria ](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/11000000/11000000/10994100/10994087/f48826b1_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Azores Youth Hostels - Santa Maria Rua Frei Gonçalo Velho, Vila do Porto CA $63 CA $65 total Oct 21 - Oct 22 includes taxes & fees Stay at this hostel in Vila do Porto. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Popular attractions Vila do Porto Marina and Centro de Interpretação ... 8/10 Very Good! (44 reviews) "Wonderfully clean hostel." Reviewed on Sep 12, 2025 [](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=21%2F10%2F2025&endDate=22%2F10%2F2025&selected=10994087&PinnedHotelID=10994087&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=3214) ![Villa Mariense welcomes you in a landscape designed by nature!](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/72000000/71400000/71396000/71395906/094772cf_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Villa Mariense welcomes you in a landscape designed by nature! Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Azores Island Stay at this villa in Vila do Porto. Enjoy free WiFi, laundry facilities, and patios. Popular attractions Sao Lourenco Beach and Pico Alto are located ... [Get rates](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=03%2F11%2F2025&endDate=04%2F11%2F2025&selected=71395906&PinnedHotelID=71395906&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=3214) [](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=03%2F11%2F2025&endDate=04%2F11%2F2025&selected=71395906&PinnedHotelID=71395906&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=3214) [See all 15 properties in Santa Maria Island](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.Hotels.DestinationExperience&startDate=21%2F10%2F2025&endDate=22%2F10%2F2025®ionId=3214) Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply. ![Villa Mariense welcomes you in a landscape designed by nature!](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/72000000/71400000/71396000/71395906/094772cf_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Villa Mariense welcomes you in a landscape designed by nature! Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Azores Island Stay at this villa in Vila do Porto. Enjoy free WiFi, laundry facilities, and patios. Popular attractions Sao Lourenco Beach and Pico Alto are located ... [](https://expedia.ca/Vila-Do-Porto-Hotels-Villa-Mariense-Welcomes-You-In-A-Landscape-Designed-By-Nature.h71395906.Hotel-Information) ![Casa dos Magalhães](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/103000000/102410000/102405500/102405456/992c61af_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Casa dos Magalhães São Lourenço, Vila do Porto, Vila do Porto Stay at this 3-star vacation home in Vila do Porto. Enjoy free WiFi, a garden, and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Sao Lourenco Beach and Pico Alto are ... 10/10 Exceptional! (1 review) "This property is like a family cottage, friendly and cozy. The kitchen and both bathrooms have been modernized. Two main bedrooms, two bunk rooms great for families. We were two women so it was great to have a large bed and bathroom for each of us. The beach is very close and there is a "sea pool" ..." 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