Best Hotels in Jardim da Serra, Portugal

We booked this as just a cheap alternative, we were just in Madeira to sort out paperwork for getting married here later this year. I have to say, the Duas Torres was way better than we thought it would be. Room is big and spacious, we were on the 11th floor so had great views. Aircon worked well, comfy bed. The staff were all great and helpful. Pool was nice, and great location for us. Only negatives were... Bathroom smelt the whole time we were there, it seems to be a fairly common issue here as far as I can tell. 2 lifts, but only 1 is for guest use!?!? No idea why, but can make waiting for a lift painfully slow. Other than that, great hotel for the price!

Hotel au milieu de la montagne, jolies vues, très bons repas, personnel très gentil Un peu vieux en terme de deco, nous avons eu froid dans la pièce commune et en dormant (manque de couverture), lit très inconfortable…

Set in a prime location of Madeira Island, Hotel Royal Orchid puts everything the city has to offer just outside your doorstep. Both business travelers and tourists can enjoy the hotel's facilities and services. Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour front desk, family room, car hire, restaurant, newspapers. Guestrooms are designed to provide an optimal level of comfort with welcoming decor and some offering convenient amenities like air conditioning, heating, balcony/terrace, telephone, television. Recuperate from a full day of sightseeing in the comfort of your room or take advantage of the hotel's recreational facilities, including hot tub, fitness center, sauna, outdoor pool, indoor pool. For reliable service and professional staff, Hotel Royal Orchid caters to your needs.

We visited the hotel as part of a package holiday as we wanted a relaxing break, so thought we’d try all-inclusive for a change. We had a great stay! The staff were all welcoming and friendly, our room was clean and serviced every day, the location right by the ocean is amazing and there’s a free shuttle bus to Funchal twice a day - what’s not to like! It was lovely to sit on the balcony watching the ocean, and on our good weather days we left the balcony door open for some air but also to fall asleep to the sound of the sea. Unfortunately, we also had some very windy days, so the door remained shut! We enjoyed the food, the breakfast especially had a good selection. Each evening there was a themed dinner, always with a range of salads and deserts too. And there was entertainment every evening. Whilst some of the alcoholic drinks aren’t included on the basic package, there’s plenty of choice, including local drinks and house wines. If you’re not going to be in the hotel at lunchtime, you can ask for a picnic lunch. Walks along the promenade in both directions from the hotel are great - do take the tunnel to the local lido. The beach is pebbles just in front of the hotel, but further up is soft, black sand. If you want to be in the midst of Funchal, this isn’t the hotel for you, but if you want a relaxing holiday with free transport to the city when you want it, I’d recommend the Pestana Ocean Bay. Some reviews say it’s dated, and it’s not a thoroughly modern hotel, but it’s clean and friendly so perfect for us. For the price we paid we were really pleased and would happily stay again. We were surprised to find the room had a small kitchenette with useful fridge (we didn’t use the hob).

Hotel Quinta Da Penha De Franca is within it's own complex and is up the hill from its sister hotel Quinta Penha de Franca Mar. You can use the facilities within Quinta Penha de Franca Mar as well. Both are linked together by means of a private bridge which goes over the road, this is pretty seamless, but you do have to go out the door of the De Franca and buzz back in, but too much of an issue. Quinta Da Penha De Franca is set within gardens and has a heated pool which can be used, complimentary pool towels provided. You can also use the pool at Franca Mar which is unheated, but was still warm enough, and is salt water, from here you also have direct private access to the sea. Rooms are of a good size, I would recommend staying in the main complex rooms. There are around 4 rooms which are around Rooms 40-44 which are separate from the main complex, that can be nice, but note the Irish Bar is just over the wall, so can be a little noisy at times. Rooms were clean, air conditioning good, TV and mini bar, which if you want to indulge was good value. Beds were big, and very comfy which helped for a good nights sleep. Room Service is also available, though oddly no complimentary tea & coffee provided in the room, which I would expect in a four star. The location is excellent, on the edge of the hotel area means a short walk into town, and short walk to other restaurants and bars in the hotel district so a real positive. Parking is also very good, they have a large free to use carpark, so brilliant if you are planning to hire a car to explore the island like we did, we had no issues parking. Breakfast was also very good, a mix of continental, Portuguese and cooked buffet options. Service was friendly and overall a very enjoyable stay was had.

Very good location, various full breakfasts, staff available. The weak point is that there are only six places where you can park, but often you already have it. The possibility to park in the casino's parking lot is up to € 6.30 throughout the day. Another weak point of the soundproofing of the room is the sound of TV, doors in the adjacent room. Sufficient hotel, pleasant pool, jacuzzi hammam and small gym for 3/4 day!

Very pleasant stay. We had expected a basic inner 'courtyard view' room but on arrival were pleased to have been allocated a room with a side sea view. The room was spotlessly clean, light and airy and the bed comfortable. Tea/coffee making area and a fridge to store milk (or wine!). Nice pool and pool bar with a great view. The main downside was the noisy pipework which woke us up at night. Another was the 'hot' offering at breakfast, which sadly was never hot, and the bacon was the strangest we have ever seen. Strange 'juice' too. But thankfully there was a good variety of other breakfast items to choose from so this wasn't a massive issue. Some reviewers have spoken of staff attitude, but we always found the staff friendly and approachable.

Very good hotel top location right next to the bus direction airport and direction center Well soundproofed because we had seen the works … and that's fine, we slept very well despite that Only downside is breakfast or on arrival they force you to choose a time In case of change, you must call the night before. It's super annoying! Especially when you don't have a precise schedule We didn't respect the schedule every day and it's ok, we didn't fail :) Receptionists are top notch and always available

My first impression of the hotel was not at all positive... The door to the room was warped, the window frames were quite dated (on two of the nights of our stay it was windy and the windows made a lot of noise and had little insulation) and the room had no no towels or toilet paper... After this first impression things got better. Breakfast was good and quite varied. The hotel also has an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, free of charge and towel provided. The hotel offers parking for 7 euros per night, but with some luck we managed to park in a street behind the hotel for free (where it was easy to access the hotel through a back door). Check-in and check-out went smoothly.

This place was amazing. The location of Camara de Lobos was perfect. A lovely fishing village bay. The hotel was split into 2 buildings, the reception building and the main room stay and restaurant building. The reception building has a bar and various relaxing areas and a few stay room above. The other building, the main stay, has 2 floors for rooms and the 3rd floor has the restaurant, pool and sun beds area. The 2nd floor is the best because of the views down into the bay. When we first saw this place on Jet2 we thought it would be higher up the hillside, but this wasn’t the case, it is at street level. Food in the restaurant was good and they couldn’t do enough to satisfy your needs, from requesting ice and drinks to take to your room but going the whole 9 yards. Carolina was our waitress of our stay, whether she served us in the restaurant or at the dock bar by reception. Always smiling and couldn’t do enough for you. We was celebrating our 50 anniversary and the hotel left us a gift, drink and cakes etc, after the first week and wine and cakes on our actual anniversary. Thee receptionist gave good information regarding places to visit from either local buses to taxes etc. They organised a trip by mini bus for a tour of the east of the island.