Calheta is loved for its spas, and entices visitors with its popular attractions, including Casa das Mudas Arts Center and 25 Fontes and Cascada da Risco.
Santa Cruz is known for its beaches and restaurants, and entices visitors with its popular attractions, including Palmeiras Beach and Reis Magos Beach.
If you like haggling for the best price, you might want to head out to Funchal Farmers Market in Old Town Funchal and take in the atmosphere. There are also lots of shops and restaurants in the area if you fancy a wander. Splash some more cash at Avenida do Mar, La Vie Shopping Center and Arcadas Sao Francisco Shopping Center.
Explore the great outdoors at Madeira Botanical Garden, a lovely green space in Santa Maria Maior. Stroll along the seaside in this relaxing area or visit its top-notch restaurants.
"The room itself was nice and had a great see view. The hotel is advertised as two connected properties with spa amenities but in reality they are pretty disjointed and quite a bit of walk from each other. The spa reservation system is not great because there is no online way to reserve a massage and one needs to go to a remote reception spot to reserve it between 10 am and 7 pm (which is prime time NOT to be at the hotel). So we ended up skipping it because of that and also the prices were relatively high.
The breakfast was decent but not spectacular and the entire hotel seemed to cater mostly to older German demographic who seemed to complain quite a lot about things which didn't add to good vibes exactly.
The grounds were pretty good and the private beach seemed great to use in the summer but we were there in March and it was too cold to swim. The biggest issue was the gym/pool/sauna area that is apparently open to people outside the hotel and it was ridiculously crowded and as a result looked uncared for. The staff was ok but nothing special and actually couldn’t accommodate a few simple requests. "
"Great location, really friendly staff, and a fantastic 2 level roof top tereace with stunning views, a pool, gym, and plenty of searing areas to chill and enjoy the Madiera sun"
"The ocean was visible .we particularly enjoyed the beach cafe.
My only criticism would be lack of privacy due to transclucent glass in shower and toilet plus the the toilet for was a sliding glass panel which was very noisy during the night"
"Honnêtement cest la pire hôtel que nous sommes allés depuis des années. Aucun savon et séchoir dans la salle-de-bain. Aucune machine à café et tout semble délabrer. Ne vous fiez pas aux photos, cet hotel a clairement besoin d’un rafraîchissement. Par contre, nous avons adoré les alentours, c’est vraiment magnifique et tout se fait à pied."
