Hotels near João Paulo II Airport - PDL, Ponta Delgada

The city was nice especially the city center, also the botanical gardens were really amazing. However we came especialy to discover the island Sao Miguel that is absolutely fabulous. For traveling on the island we used rented car - without the car I can´t imagine to be that smooth as it was with car.

my favorite thing was definitely the beautiful surrounding scenery well that and the mud but most people dont like that lol, i thought the owner jose was a very nice man friendly and helpful and treated his guests like on of the family, i would fully recommend staying there any time of the year

We had a great room on the 6th floor (the highest floor) overlooking the marina. The room was always thoroughly cleaned, and all the staff were very friendly and had a good command of English. The staff were all wonderful.

There were too many tourists (in August) Not as many as in Lisbon, but still more than I would have liked. Getting dinner without a reservation was difficult. If driving, the streets are very narrow, mostly one way with parked cars, and quite difficult to negotiate. it's vital to tuck in your side mirror when parking, or it will be hit by a passing car. Walking is also an adventure as many sidewalks are less than one person wide. Restaurant and bar opening days and times seem to be arbitrary. We found one good bar the first night but it was closed every time we tried to go back.

Biggest town on the island. You will find... - many good restaurants - lovely streets with lots of shops - a huge shopping center close to the main area - a harbour with many shops and a decent variety of activities you can choose from like whale/dolphin watching etc. If you drive by car through Ponta Delgada you should be used to "narrow surroundings". But no worries, everybody with enough driving experience should not have a problem in Ponta Delgada.

It's a very pleasant city, very clean, and has many great cafes and restaurants. It's wonderful to simply stroll through the streets and is a good base for traveling in Sao Miguel and taking excursions on the island. I really liked this city.