Girassol Suite Hotel

Portugal , Madeira
FUNCHAL, Estrada Monumental, 256
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46 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2025

Brendan

Great location with good facilities

Rooms and hotel were clean and in a good location with plenty of places to eat nearby. The bathroom was a bit dated and only hand wash and body/hair shampoo available, no conditioner or hand cream that would normally come with a 4 star hotel.
Free parking which most of the time we were able to get a spare (first come first serve) however we did have to use a local multistorey when full.
Overall a nice hotel with 2 decent sizes pools with plenty of deck chairs again.
Breakfast was ok with plenty of options and we ate out for dinner so can't comment on the evening meals.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2025

Rob

I booked this very late in the day after a cancelled flight and the staff was ready for me when I arrived. All of the staff were very friendly and helpful. I had a wonderful balcony on an upper floor with a great view. Only complaint was that it appears to be a slightly older building and there are very few power outlets in the rooms.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Spacious room but needs to be refreshed, at least painting. We had a nice sea view from the window.
The staff was welcoming and nice.
The breakfast was average, almost without pastries; breakfast coffee was not good, if not bad.
Regarding dinners, bars and pool, we haven't try any of them, so can say nothing.
Overall good, but can be better for the price.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

Graham

A few days in the sun.

Perfectly situated hotel as we enjoy a stroll into the centre,lots of buses if you prefer to ride.Lots of good eating places nearby.Hotel itself friendly and welcoming,clean in all areas and very spacious suite with balcony to sit in the sun.Excellent choices at breakfast buffet and staff filling things up as they get low and clearing tables efficiently.All in all a lucky find for our time in Funchal.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2023

Bogdana

We stayed for 9 nights. The staff was friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffet was nice and the food was alright (what you would expect from a buffet). The room was more spacious than expected, we had a living space with a sofa separate from the bedroom. Cleanliness could have been better, the rooms were cleaned daily but the bed sheets weren't changed at all during our stay. (We also noticed stains on the bed sheets even though they were clean when we checked in). They have 2 pool, one only for adults which was nice. Water at the adult pool was very cold so we had to take a trip to the other one for a swim. The other pool is \"heated\" but expect the water to still be a bit cold. All in all I would recommend staying here. Would stay here again if I come back to Madeira.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2023

Simon

Very good

Overall very good. Good location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2023

Humayra

Great hotel

Hotel staff were friendly, all areas were clean and had adequate amenities. Breakfast was very nice with good options. However hotel charges €2 per day for tea/coffee in the hotel room, which should be provided with the room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2022

Jason

Great hotel, shame about the beds

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2022

Pradeep

Staff Service is Excellent, Veggie food options can be improved though.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

It is on a good area, close to everything, and the staff was amazing, very helpful.
We enjoyed the stay, would book again.
Thanks

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2019

Great hotel in a fantastic area

Great hotel, fantastic rooms and facilities. My only quibble is that there seemed to only be one iron and board for the entire hotel, and there was no pool service at the pool. Apart from that, great place to stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel was generally very clean and the staff welcoming and friendly. Breakfast was nice and the swimming pool areas were pleasant. The room was spacious, quiet and clean. The reception service was excellent! They could do with updating the games/gym/sauna amenities as these areas were dated.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2019

john

Madeira -June 2019

Trip was good - hotel served its purpose. Could use TV in bedroom

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Friendly staff and great value.

Great staff, all very helpful, good price for comfortable friendly hotel. Good location to walk into Funchal or the Forum area.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Very pleasant hotel and staff, more than adequate breakfast offerings.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

New years Eve in Madeira

Went to see the fire works and was pleasantly surprised to find such a lovely and affordable hotel within easy reach of the center of Funchal and well within the tourist area and therefor accommodated nicely. The only fault that i had with this room was that there was not any kind of milk or substitute for my coffee which would have been nice first thing in the morning as i have 2 children and sometime was not able to get to breakfast on time.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2017

Nur

The location of the hotel was perfect. It is close to the bus stop, shops and restaurants and is only about 10 minutes away from the city by bus. The staff were all friendly and welcoming. The hotel was also recently refurbished so almost all the furnitures are new and clean. The only thing they can improve is on the selection of the breakfast. Maybe they could include more pastries.

2/10

Poor

06 Jan 2016

tommo

Advertised as a 4 star hotel, falls very short of

Upon arrival the Hotel we were greeted by warm friendly staff. We were told that we had been upgraded to a superior room which was unexpected but nice. A tour of the hotel revealed several faults some of which were dangerous and a health hazard.Torn and ripped astro turf around the swimming pool. The children's play area was disgusting. Dirty unclean sunbeds. Stains on carpets,torn towels in room. Outdated paradise bar with torn dirty astro turf. No pictures on corridor. Food not up to standard at Breakfast. Not befitting 4 star rating, at best 2.
we tried to relocate via expedia but the customer service didn't want to know unless we paid an additional fee. I will avoid booking with expedia again.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Stay at the Hotel Girassol

Amazing stay! Staff very friendly and knowledgeable,breakfast is nice and the pool area was great to chill after the long day travel. We recommend it!

4/10

Poor

23 Jul 2015

lyn

Not a 4* hotel!

Whole of the area around the swimming pool/bar area could do with a good clean!

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2013

BRIAN

Most enjoyable stay , we have stayed here before,friendly staff ,clean, good location.

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2011

nicky

hotel girassol

lovely big room we were on the top floor so we had a good view, wish there had been a kettle in the room as its nice to make a cuppa at any time. pool area could be updated but it was clean. food good choice but we only stayed 2 nights and only ate 1 night in the hotel. staff friendly especially the receptionist.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2011

Sue

Girassol Hotel

A smart hotel in the tourist hotel area close to restaurants and an easy bus ride into Funchal town centre. It has two swimming pools and a pretty tropical garden behind. Good buffet breakfast including hot and cold drinks, cereal, rolls, egg and bacon and fruit. We stayed in a Junior Suite with a bedroom and dividing door to the lounge area with sofa bed. Rooms have a fridge but no kettle for tea/coffee so take your own. The airport bus conveniently stops right by the hotel.

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2023

Marie

Velg rom litt høyt oppe pga støy.

Hadde en flott uke på hotellet. Fikk rom over parkering/ garasjen, mye smelling i bildører. Men oppgraderte til et rom høyere opp og ble veldig fornøyd. Stor balkong. Svært hyggelig renholdspersonale. Noe slitt på badet. Gode senger. Rikholdig frokostbuffet med mange alternativer, også glutenfritt.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2022

Mikhail

Hôtel bien situé, le personnel est bienveillant et à l'écoute. SPA , sauna et massage disponible. Le buffet au petit déjeuner est varié et de qualité. Je recommande cet hôtel pour un court séjour de 3 à 7 jours

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2022

Daniel

No geral uma boa estadia.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2021

Stefan

Angenehmer, zentraler Ort

Wir hatten einen angenehmen Aufenthalt. Das Essen war hauptsächlich an die englischen Gäste angepasst und qualitativ in Ordnung.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2019

Carmen

Zentrale Lage im Lido-Viertel, inmitten vieler Restaurants und Ausgehmöglichkeiten. Bushaltestellen (auch Aerobus, Hop on-hopp off und Yellow Bus) fast vor der Tür. Kleine Supermärkte sind fußläufig erreichbar. Das gesamte Personal war sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Auch die Aufbewahrung des Gepäcks für einige Stunden nach dem Auschecken war kein Problem. Reichhaltiges Frühstücksbüffet mit viel Obst, landestypischen Köstlichkeiten, aber auch warmen Speisen. Kostenfreies WLAN ohne Verbindungsabbrüche im gesamten Haus vorhanden. Zum Außenbereich gehören zwei Pools und ein top gepflegter Garten, der zum Verweilen einlädt. Vorbildliche tägliche Zimmerreinigung und eine große Suite mit Bad, Schlaf- und separatem Wohnzimmer sowie Balkon mit Blick auf's Meer und die Umgebung. Ich habe mich sehr wohl gefühlt und kehre gerne zurück!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Ai aimé l'accueil du personnel (24h/24), la propreté , la modernité (certes relative) de l'établissement. Ai regretté le début trop tardif du petit déjeuner.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2019

Pietro

Modern und Top Preis- Leistung

Es ist ein Top Hotel um die Insel zu erkunden. Das Mietfahrzeug kann man direkt vor dem Hotel gratis parkieren. Parkplätze sind sonst schwierig zu finden. Das Hotel ist modern eingerichtet, das Frühstücksbuffet ist sehr reichhaltig. Die Zimmer sind sehr sauber, bequeme Betten und in der Nacht ist es sehr ruhig - man hört also keine Nachbarn. Das Wohnzimmer und der Balkon waren auch top. Es gibt zwei Swimmingpools mit schöner Gartenanlage. In der Nähe gibt es sehr viele Restaurants usw. und alles zu Fuss erreichbar. Meiner Meinung nach ist die Lage besser als im Zentrum von Funchal. Das Hotelpersonal ist sehr hilfreich bei Routenplanung usw. Weiter ist das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis sehr gut.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2019

Schoon en vriendelijk personeel. Slecht bed en douchen in bad. Sfeerloze kamer. Ontbijt was goed.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Personnel d'accueil tres aimable. Chambre spacieuseet propre. Repas variés le soir

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Der Empfang war wunderbar, MA konnte deutsch und hate mich auch schon erwartet. Auch sonst hat mir die Rezeption beim Wecken und Check in für den Rückflug ohne Umstände geholfen.
Die MA im Restaurant waren sehr fleißig, umgehend wurden fast leere Schüsseln, Kaffeecontainer ect. aufgefüllt, die Tische abgeräumt und gesäubert. Einziges Manko, wenn man unglücklich saß, war die Klima-Anlage etwas zu kühl eingestellt.
Zimmer/Suiten schon ein wenig abgewohnt (Möbel), ansonsten aber alles ganz angenehm.
Hotel liegt in einer schönen Gegend zum Spazierengehen/Baden - nur kurzer Weg zum Meer/Schwimmbäder. Shoppen konnte man von dort auch im Umkreis, 3 Stationen Richtung Forum Madeira oder 4 -5 Stationen nach Madeiras Altstadt (auch keine Probleme zu Fuß).

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

une des pisicnes exterieures etait chauffée; tres agreable apres une journée de visite :)

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

22 Nov 2018

Hermann

Lage ist ok. Zimmer benötigt dringend eine gründliche Renovation.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2018

Angelo

10 giorni a Madeira

L'hotel (nonostante sia stato ristruttuato) è moderno, funzionale e pulito. La colazione, a buffet, presenta una buona varietà di alimenti che, anche se non è eccezionale, e decisamente buona per scelta e qualità.
Vi sono due piscine, una più adatta ai bambini. Entrambe sono abbastanza ampie e sufficienti per il numero di ospiti.
La posizione dell'hotel è relativamente facile da raggiungere dal centro, che dista 2 o 3 km. Sfortunatamente il quartiere in cui è situato è fatto solo di strutture turistiche, che fanno molto Jesolo o Rimini.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2018

Pilar

Muy bonito.

La estancia ha sido muy agradable. Nos toco una habitación con unas vistas increíbles. La comida muy buena y las habitaciones muy limpias. El gym es mejor no ofertarlo porque realmente no es un gimnasio. Es una bicicleta y unas pesas, pero el resto es mejor de lo q imaginaba

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2018

Fatima

Très bonne hôtel

Un super hôtel bien situé par rapport au bus personnel super sympa. Un bar très sympathique.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Hotel bien

Hotel accueillant, avec de belles installations (piscines, parking). Seul bémol sur le sauna payant et sur l'insonorisation des chambres tres mauvaise.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

HadDe junior suite. Hotellet bærer preg av å være gammelt og det var veldig dystert I 10 etasje suiteetasjen

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2016

Malin

Fantastisk ö med underbar mat, skön hotellservice

Utmärkt mat, fantastisk ö med vackra vandringsleder

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Oct 2014

Rosemarie

chambre pas fait le dernier jour

L'acceuil à l'hôtel était très sympa et les réceptionnistes toujours disponible. La piscine est un peu petite pour un hôtel 4 étoiles. Autrement un agréable séjour sur une île extraordinaire.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2014

Ottimo rapporto qualita' prezzo

L'albergo ha tutto quello che serve a un prezzo decisamente abbordabile. L'unico elemento negativo e' la mancanza di copertura wifi nelle camere. Per leggere la posta bisogna scendere nella hall (comunque la cosa era chiaramente indicata nella descrizione dell'albergo, quindi nessuna sorpresa)

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jul 2014

MJD

Boa relação qualidade-preço

Desengane-se quem acha que vai encontrar um hotel de 4*... Também não é exactamente um 3* - será um 3,5*... Não é um hotel recente, o que se reflecte principalmente nas áreas comuns (recepção, restaurante, piscina). No entanto, o quartos (suites) parecem ter sido remodelados recentemente e são confortáveis, modernos e bem equipados. Sendo suites, o tamanho do quarto de cama não é propriamente muito grande, mas dispõe de bastante arrumação. O staff é simpático, atento e muito disponível. A comida é regular, mas o preço também não é muito elevado... A localização é excelente: 2 minutos a pé da Promenade do Lido, mercado logo ao lado do hotel, paragem com 3 autocarros para o centro do Funchal a 1 minuto de distância e várias agências de excursões logo ali, bem como vários restaurantes.

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2014

Verified traveler

Aamupala olisi saanut olla erikoisempi.

Mukava perushotelli, aamupalalla ei ollut muita vihanneksia kuin tomaatit. Salaatit, kurkut, paprikat ja muut samanmoiset lisukkeet puuttuivat.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2014

Sam

Bra Service

In general im quite pleased with my stay. The only down side of the stay was that, there are no intrnett connction in the rooms only at the lobby. The service was quite good and friendly, simple english breakfest buffey every day.

Family