The pool
A small heated saltwater pool on the volcanic cliffs of São Miguel, the largest of the Azores islands.
White Exclusive Suites sits on the south coast of São Miguel, the green volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic that the Portuguese have kept quietly to themselves for five centuries. The pool is a small heated saltwater rectangle on the cliff edge, looking due south across the open ocean.
The Azores' weather is famously variable — sunshine, mist, and a sudden squall can arrive within an hour — and the heated pool is the perfect way to swim through whatever rolls in. Stay for the geothermal hot springs at Furnas, an hour's drive away.
