Hey there, you already know you would to stay at Dwell, but you have a few questions. We made this list of the most common ones to help you plan your trip. Email us to get any extra info! 🙂
TRANSPORT

No simple answer to this question. There is bus service on the islands but buses mostly go between cities and not to many of the natural sites you may want to visit or hike. If you are working from Dwell you may want to chat with other guests in the Whatsapp group and arrange renting a car together on your days off.

Yes, less than 1 minute walk from our door. We are well connected to Ponta Delgada city. Costs around 2.5EUR one way and takes about 40 minutes.

You can take a bus, but it’s tricky from the airport. We recommend taking a taxi when you first arrive (around 18-20 EUR) and work out buses later 🚕 Taxis are waiting at the airport.  Tell them “Dwell Azores in Fenais da Luz” (we are on Google Maps). Unfortunately, Uber is not on the island. 

CO-WORKING/CO-LIVING

Sure! A daily pass is 10EUR, a weekly pass is 40EUR, and a monthly pass is 100EUR. 

Yes, each private bedroom has its own chair and desk in addition we have two calling booths built in our large coworking space. You can schedule these for particular hour slots.

We have guests working across many time zones at Dwell. Most guests work CET or close to it. EST workers are welcome too, but if you have many calls past 8:00pm we request you use a calling booth or the desk provided in your room.

Our village has one mini-market that you can buy most food basics at, as well as limited fresh fruit and vegetables. The nearest supermarket is around 8 min drive from Dwell. You will have an opportunity to ride with Dwell staff when they shop or it’s quite easy to hitch a ride with other guests (if you are nice) 🙂

No, co-living is not really like a hotel in that regard. A cleaner comes to clean the entire Dwell house twice per week, BUT all daily cleaning upkeep is the shared responsibility of guests. Cleaning up after yourself is expected anytime you use a common room, especially the kitchen.  If you’d like your room cleaned by our staff, please let us know and we’ll arrange it for you. 

Yes, all rooms at Dwell are private.

There are 5 bedrooms (for either solo travelers, couples or friends) and 2 loft spaces (semi-private areas built above the coworking-space). 

  • ROOM MOO: queen bed, shared bathroom (for 1-2 people)
  • ROOM CHA: queen bed, shared bathroom (for 1-2 people)
  • ROOM FIN: queen bed, private bathroom (for 1-2 people)
  • ROOM ANANAS:  queen bed + single bed, shared bathroom (for 1-3 people)
  • ROOM SURF: queen bed + single bed, private bathroom (for 1-3 people)
  • LOFT with stairs access: queen bed, shared bathroom (for 1-2 people) 
  • LOFT with ladder access: queen bed, shared bathroom (for 1-2 people) 
ACTIVITIES

It depends on what interests you. If you are interested in city life, culinary world, clubs and culture maybe a week or two. If you are interested in nature, activities like hiking, surfing, diving, kayaking etc. You can spend months or longer without repeating yourself.

We organize house meetings every Monday to talk about plans for the week so you’re welcome to contribute and suggest what interests you. In short, a variety of activities take place at Dwell each week. The most constant ones being a BBQ or dinner night (typically on Fridays) and another activity often a game night, or movie night. In addition to this throughout the week there are often invites for swimming, hiking, surfing, hot springs and restaurants. These activities often are created by guests for guests. When you stay at Dwell you ARE the community.

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