Staying on Sao Miguel Island, Azores

Where to stay on Sao Miguel Island

We spent most of our nights in Ponta Delgada and this ended up being a really nice central location on the island from which we could easily drive to the places we were interested in seeing. If you are staying for more than a few days, I would try to get an airbnb with a washing machine since you will be outdoors daily and likely want to wash some items halfway through your trip. We stayed at this airbnb which was near the airport but the flights only flew over us during the day while we were out and didn’t interfere with our sleep! If you stay closer to the center of town you will have to walk less far to restaurants but may have a more challenging time parking. Where we stayed we found parking outside our airbnb each day. 

At the end of our trip we stayed in Furnas for a few nights at Octant Furnas and since this was further to one side of the island we didn’t journey too far away from where we were staying. Since it was closer to the end of the trip we wanted to relax more anyways and the hot springs and tasty food in the area were perfect for this! The hotel also has a spa and guests have access to the pools and thermal circuit at the hotel as well.

Octant Furnas Restaurant