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Ponta Delgada is a quiet and beautiful place. From here you can easily travel in all directions of this beautifull island by car. Access to the Atlantic Ocean is rare. If there is an access, it is almost always rocky - you should be sure-footed here. There are hardly any sandy beaches, we didn't find any. During the season there is a small public swimming pool in Ponta Delgada.

Beautiful unspoilt village with a great pool by the sea that is popular with locals. Lots of lovely walks and amazing scenery as the mountains comes down into the ocean. Good roads to drive here as you come through the tunnels so 35 mins to Funchal and 10 mins to Sao Vicente.

We visited Ponta Delgada in October, maybe a bit out of season: it wasn't busy at all, and we found it very peaceful and very quiet of an evening, which was perfect for us. If you want a little bit more happening during the day, but still be well away from the busier areas of the island, you might find Porto Moniz up the coast an alternative, with busier daytime cafes and restaurants, dramatic ocean action and some great rock pools for swimming if that is your thing. A car helped us get to other parts of the island: major road connections are good (to Santana is windier though), and plenty of great walks and wild countryside were within reach by car (we never drove more than an hour, often less.) Sao Vicente is the next town westwards by car, with cliff-side promenades and cafes/restaurants and a small supermarket. Although there are one or two other places to eat in Ponta Delgada, we ate out a couple of times at the cafe opposite the hotel: very welcoming with freshly prepared tasty food from a basic menu. There appears to be sheltered swimming at the hotel, though we didn't see it during the day (so cannot comment on use). We found one path with steps that did take you along and down the coast a short way with access to a rocky shore, otherwise you can walk along roads which generally are pretty quiet. We would strongly recommend our accommodation at Seaview House, right by the ocean front and very peaceful.

Quiet small town on the coast but no beach. The mountain is directly behind the town. Huge open air public swimming pool at the harbour - spotlessly clean. 3 restaurants, a couple of small hotels, 5 or 6 bars, 5 shops/stores, 1 petrol station, 3 cows 2 goats a few cats and dogs, 2 motor-bikes and about 3 cars zipping about regularly. The occasional tourist passes by every few minutes in their car. Best to grab a seat at the petrol station and sit with the old men playing dominos and watch the world pass by with a glass of wine . Offer the old men a free beer and watch how fast they move to the bar. Good walks and hills not too steep. A bottle of Coral beer is 1 - 1.5 Euro.