Name: Vila Baleira Funchal
Address: Estrada Monumental, 274, Funchal, 9000-100, PT

Vila Baleira Funchal

Madeira · Portugal

Estrada Monumental, 274View location

100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2026

Sonia

We made a last-minute booking at this hotel. We would have preferred a room for our entire party but at such short notice this wasn’t possible. The rooms we were given were spacious and clean. It’s very convenient for the airport bus and the red route of the City Bus Tours. A great location with several supermarkets and dining options. One of our party had a birthday and we were given a bottle of sparkling wine, which was a really lovely touch. Thank you!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2025

Sylvia

Room was clean, nice view.
No towels by the pool or at the gym and nobody to ask for one

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2025

Brittan

Great location and lobby. The rooms however are tired

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Nov 2025

Tony

The Internet mostly did not work and was slow when it did work.
A 4 star hotel must be able to provide a fast reliable connection.
I did manage to stream 2 Netflix films during my 11 day stay but that was with many stoppages.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Vincent

All good apart from the non-functioning air-con, though only a minor inconvenience at this time of year.

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2025

Rebecca

Rooms were a good size and had a lot of storage. One type of soap was provided in the bathroom for shampoo, conditioner and body wash. I expected to the room to have hand soap, shampoo, body soap/ wash and conditioner

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Martyn J

Lovely hotel in a great area

Would definitely recommend this hotel. It’s in a nice area close to lots of bars and restaurants. Breakfast options were really good and the pool area was lovely. I went to the pool side bar in the evening and although I was the only person there, the view was beautiful and the bar tender, a guy called Bruno that came from another island to work for two days was lovely! He was so attentive and engaging

Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2025

Phoebe

Overall, we feel like Vila Baleira is not really a 4* hotel. The rooms are fairly outdated - particularly the bathroom. We were a bit disappointed with the cleanliness, particularly as we could tell the floor wasn’t swept or mopped throughout the duration of our stay. The bed was comfortable enough, however the road outside is very noisy, and so if you are a light sleeper you will struggle.
Our key card consistently failed to work for our room, to the point we had to be let in with the master key and there was mention of potentially moving us to another room. The next day none of this came to fruition, and it felt like staff didn’t really care. The excuse given was that it has “magnetised”, which we understand can happen but continued to occur no matter where the card was kept during the day. Although this sounds like a minor inconvenience, we found it really frustrating that we were having to go up and down in the lift multiple times a day just to get into our room.
The breakfast was disappointing for €15 pp/per day, and so despite having already paid for this we had breakfast at cafes instead (which were nicer and cheaper). So that was a waste of money for us.
The pool was nice enough, however there were not enough sun loungers for guests and you very often ended up sitting at tables, which was frustrating.
The location was good - it was within a reasonable walking distance to lots of restaurants, cafes, shops and supermarkets. It also has good underground parking.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2025

Betty

Lovely gel as you enter the lobby. Staff were amazing, very helpful and friendly.
Room was spacious and comfortable.

Sadly breakfast could improve. Scrambled eggs and mushrooms were cold bacon was tough. Difficult to cut. However a great variety of fruit, cold meat,cheese, bread and delicious chocolate cake

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2025

Maxwell Alexander

Overall we had a good stay. The room was a good size but had two twin beds pushed together each with wildly different levels of comfort. AC worked but not very well causing the room to often be just too warm.
Parking in the garage was easy and the area had everything you could need within walking distance.
The breakfast was okay and the bar/ restaurant were generally empty of staff and guests.
If they upgrade their bedding and had a few more small improvements then this would have been great. I would stay here again if I had to.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

Evelyn

The staff was very helpful didn’t matter what time of the day or night you called to ask for something they would bring it to your room in a few minutes

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2025

Henry

Nice place. Convenient parking.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Loved it there

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Heather

The hotel was well positioned and gave easy access to funchal, friendly staff who were able to give good local advice for places to eat and go. Room was clean and well maintained and the foyer was well presented. Car parking was easily accessed via the lobby and affordable at 8euros a day, o erall a great place to stay

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2025

Angelica

Would recommend!

Loved our experience, great location and cleanliness. Great breakfast too

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2025

Kim

Great smaller hotel in good position for many restaurants. Lovely spacious clean rooms and good choice at breakfast. Only down side for me was that the restaurant didn't have any windows so felt a bit claustrophobic.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Dec 2024

Lianette

Bathrooms need to be updated. This is NOT a four-star property

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2024

Richard M De

The experience was average too noisy at nights people talking on the street very loud conditions of rooms some old and needs maintenance, staff was excellent

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Nov 2024

Patricia

Great location - improvement to service needed

Really liked the balcony and the location, and the flexibility of the late check-in, those were great.

Not so great:
- Information provided at check-in by staff, particularly around the opening times of the hotel restaurant and room service, was poor
- No menus provided at all in the room for food provided by restaurant or roof top bar
- No room service in the evenings
- Restaurant does not open at lunch but still has restaurant lunch hours displayed which led to confusion
- Reservations for restaurant must be made day before or at the latest in the morning of the day of, no walk-ins, but was not informed of this at all (as this was during the business trip side of my travel, it meant I had to order Uber eats so as to not go hungry because I could not go outside the hotel due to work and there was also no room service available in the evening)
- Breakfast food quality was poor, very disappointing
- Given new towels that were dirty the night before check out
- One of the twin beds was really loud, squeaking quite badly and awakening person sharing room with
- Upon check out was told service charge tax had been calculated incorrectly and had to pay an extra €2 or so, that in itself wasn’t a problem, but when coupled with everything else that wasn’t great, this felt like adding insult to injury

I felt that for a four star hotel, my experience here was really lacking and I was left frustrated and dissatisfied.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Amar

I like that there's alot of restaurants nearby.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2024

Matthew

I rented a room initially for myself, I had another join on a room which is billed as for two people as base. When I got there I was told there would be more charges for for the \"extra\"person on a room set as a two person occupancy as the billed amount

Business Friends

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2024

Lian

Facilities very basic. Breakfast was ok not wow. Location very good full of restaurants and supermarkets.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2024

Mariya

Great hotel, area is very walkable, godd breakfast. Nice front desk stuff. Parking is available which is extremely helpful.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2024

Scott

Didn't feel much respect from the front desk, and when we had a cell-phone charger issue they weren't at all helpful.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Sep 2024

Catherine

Overall our stay was very nice. It's a really good location. Lots of shops, restaurants and a bus stop right outside . As a short walk to see the water and to Lido Pool.

We were disappointed because the bar at the pool never seemed to be open even though they told us it stayed open until 11pm. The pool itself was really nice and clean, though! The breakfast was yummy and lots of options.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

Amanda

Great location. Great staff. Loved the rooftop pool. Would highly recommend a Stay!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2024

Kim

Friendly staff, clean spacious rooms and a great breakfast. Only down side is on a busy road.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2024

Kim

Lovely modern rooms, friendly staff and a great breakfast.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2024

John

Vila Baleira Funchal

Very nice hotel, great location, friendly staff

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2024

Mr J

Only for one night all was good

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2024

Brittan

Great location, excellent value for the money. Solid 3*

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2023

Nicholas

Good Modern Hotel in Lido area

+ Modern Hotel with rooftop pool & terrace (unheated)
+ Large room with good WIFI
+ Good buffet breakfast with plenty of options
+ Good location in Lido, lots of restaurants & coastline nearby (or 25-30min walk into Funchal)

- Only two lifts in the building, and one was out of service during our stay which meant occasionally waiting up to 5 minutes for the lift.
- Restaurant for breakfast has no windows (eg. no sunrise / natural light)
- Bathrooms seemed a bit outdated compared to the rest of the room / building.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2023

Maria

Is very convenient, close to restaurants bus shops

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2023

Christian Ocampo

Great area with many restaurants, souvenir shops and the shopping centre all within walking distance. Very close to the Lido where you can swim in the pool and the ocean. The property contained a large swimming pool as well as a bar. On the other hand the gym size was a little disappointing with not much equipment. The waiting area in the reception is very luxurious and overall the interior of the hotel is stunning. With most of the room very clean I did notice on top of the fridge was very dusty, but overall I really enjoyed my stay and the stuff were very friendly and helpful

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2023

Cesar

Mixed feelings, 50/50

Due to the Oscar Storm we were exhausted on arrival, Marcio welcomed us at the reception with no warm welcome whatsoever, not much care about mentioning the day we lost trying to enter Madeira. Bathroom had hair on the bathtub on arrival, safe wasn’t working, we waited for maintenance but had to leave with our valuables and jewellery, only when we came back in the evening the safe was fixed. No pens in the room to write on the laundry sheet. Balcony only had one chair, others had two as we could see from outside. Allison from reception was a star always kind and very helpful.
On our last day the pool in the morning wasn’t available for a swim, and after check out the first night we lost wasn’t mentioned again, and we had to keep our luggage ourselves in a room without a ticket, not very safe even though there was a camera.
Breakfast was really good, all the staff so effective and polite, the sparkling wine was very nice and given to us for my wife’s birthday.

Upon reaching out to hotels.com and speaking to the hotel about the refund of the first night the hotel replied to have no one in today to approve the refund, not happy at all.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2023

Katie

Great stay after having our flight cancelled to go home , lovely staff great location would definitely stay again

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 May 2023

Anthony

Hotel has had a makeover some but areas missed out. Very noisy air-con.
Good sized bedroom and bathroom.
Good location with bars, restaurants and shops.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2023

Timothy

Very nice hotel in a good area

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2022

ning

location is great! took bus from airport to hotel and bus stop is next to hotel.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2022

Steve De

Located close to may restaurants, bars and cafes. Within walking distance of at least 3 small supermarkets. Right across the street from taxi stand and sightseeing bus tours.
Staff very friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Convenient position, friendly, very helpful staff, nice breakfast, good size room. Good decor. Minimalist. No tissues, tiny TV, no kettle in room - but provided when requested. Would like to stay again.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2019

DAVID

December Break

This is a nice hotel and the staff are very friendly and helpful. We had a sea view room on the 3rd floor which overlooks the main road which we liked but might be a little noisy for some. The beds are a little hard for our taste and pillows very small, had to ask for extra pillows which was not a problem. Room was cleaned every day and towels changed too if you throw them in the bath. Rooftop pool is small pleasant, a bit cold in December though. Pool bar reasonably priced decent food and drink during the day. All in all enjoyed our 9 day stay.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Ok 9ooooooooooooooooooooooooo9oooooooooooooooooooooo

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2019

Ricardo

Amazing experience.

Amazing experience. Although Hotels.com did not pass on our full booking to the Hotel, the staff promptly ajusted the reservation to our requirements. Loved it all. Hotels.com lay down the booking quickly and the Lince Hotel promoted us a wonderful stay, an amazing experience. Thank you to all the Lince Hotel staff and Hotels.com.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Good location,excellent breakfast facilities and very helpful friendly staff.
The only negative point was the noise of traffic from the road.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Great location, close to Central Funchal with good transport links. Close to shops and a multitude of restaurants and cafes.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2019

Stella

Great location, clean and good customer service, but confused with the dining options at the restaurant in the evening. A menu is displayed at the entrance, but once seated a half board set menu was the only option. Furthermore, for a 4* hotel the bathrooms require updating and the complimentary toiletries upgraded.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Very friedlich stuff, clean hotel and close to restaurants,bus stop and more

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The location was the key point. Close to local bus. Close to the beach and not far from the town. Love this place

6/10

Pleasant

04 Dec 2018

Theodore

An ok stay

The positive of this hotel is definitely the location. Right in the Lido area; it’s very handy to most of Funchal and it’s tourist spots.

The hotel owe a lot to their staff too whom are very kind and welcoming.

A few points that made I wasn’t so happy about:
The room I booked stated an included breakfast, but when I arrived, they said I had to pay extra for it.
The bathroom had fixtures missing.
The room was very basic, and not as inviting as the images suggest, but it was still pleasant.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Nice pool with happy hour and oceans views.
Room and breakfast were ok.

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2017

Viera

Nice hotel close to beach

Good nice brand new furniture, great cleaning nice view from the dining room and roof ,staff was very friendly

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2017

Steve

Very good hotel in excellent location.

The Lince Hotel was a good choice for our first visit to Madeira and I would recommend it and would certainly consider it if we visited again.
However, it wasn't without fault and I would understand others marking it lower than I did. Our room was under the swimming pool (located on the fourth floor) and the noise of the filtration system was a little on the noisy side. There was a large crack on the bedroom wall. There was an infestation of ants and the hallway carpet was as bad as I have seen still in use. These issues might sound bad but they really weren't, the ants seem to be a Madeira problem rather than just the hotel, the crack could and probably should be repaired easily and I'm sure the carpet will be changed in the low season, it looks as though the stains and damage are as a result of recent building works.
As far as we were concerned the positives outweighed the negatives, the staff were great, very helpful, and friendly.
The balcony in the room was excellent, perfect for people watching or gazing out to sea. The bedroom was spacious acceptably comfortable with plenty of wardrobe and drawer space.
The pool area was great and quiet during our stay offering plenty of loungers and seating .
The breakfast was adequate with a good selection, hot and cold.
Funchal is a leisurely twenty minute walk away if the varied selection of restaurants and bars in the immediate vicinity don't appeal to you,

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2017

lidia

Nice hotel, very friendly staff and great location

Love staying in Funchal it's just Beautiful! ❤️. The location of the hotel is perfect. loved the outside pool area, over looks the street.
The rooms are clean, comfortable and quit large.

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2017

Phillip

Excellent hotel. Staff were knowledgable, helpful especially Sandra nothing was too much trouble.
Good location for restaurants and transport.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2017

michah

corridor caroets

All corridor carpets very badly stained should all be replaced let's the hotel down

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2017

Chris & Liz

Great Hotel close to plenty of restaurants

Service excellent, staff friendly and helpful, especially with local tourist information.
Great location, with plenty of good restaurants in local area offering varied menu's at very reasonable prices.
Breakfast was an excellent buffet with plenty of choices of hot & cold food.
Will definitely book this hotel again next time we visit Madeira

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2016

Paul

Perfectly situated hotel near lido

Amazing staff at hotel couldn't do enough for us, excellent breakfast, room clean and spacious with excellent views of sunrise and sunset over the sea. Left complimentary fruit platter and champagne on my wife's birthday even though we had not mentioned the fact. Would definitely return felt very comfortable and at ease.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Nov 2016

Andy

Mid range Funchal hotel, well located tourist area

OK location
Parking included at adjacent car park
Very nice staff, just not enough of them - often the bar in the hotel was unmanned - I waited 15 minutes before giving it up as a bad job!
The same with the pool bar, you couldn't get a drink or towels without phoning through and then waiting for someone to come UP.
Great breakfast included - buffet style, good quality and well presented.
Nice room included fridge which is very useful although not the comfiest beds

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2016

Convenient for facilities

We were a day late arriving at the hotel due to high winds preventing landing but the hotel kept the room and made sure we were comfortable; in fact , we were upgraded to a better room.
The room was excellent with a huge terrace facing the sea.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2016

John

Friendly, courteous and professional.

From the first day to the last we were treated like royalty. the staff were friendly, courteous and very professional. For example, we asked for a kettle for our room and within 2 minutes it was delivered.
Without any prompting they presented my wife with a lovely bottle of champagne as it was her birthday a few days after we arrived. Someone must have noticed her date of birth when we handed over our passports at check in. Like I said earlier, very professional.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2016

Ray

Exceeded expectations

Last minute break to Madeira found us in this inexpensive hotel. ExpectAtions were not high but the Lince exceeded them by the bucket load. Efficient friendly staff were on hand 24 hours a day. Room was spotless, bright and modern. Breakfast was first class with loads of choice from continental through to hot full breakfasts. Roof top pool afforded view over neighborhood. Shops and restaurants all on doorstep

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2016

Jack

Excellent Hotel in ideal location

The rooms at this hotel are clean spacious and comfortable the staff are friendly and helpful a good selection for breakfast location is excellent for town centre an easy 25 minute walk or the bus stop just across the road. This was our third stay at this Hotel and will most certainly return again in the future.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Well situated within 30 minutes of Funchal center

Many shops and restaurants nearby and on doorstep of hop on hop off tour bus as well as within 30 minute walk of center of Funchal. Hotel staff very good and multilingual. Furnishings looking a little tired and TV screen poor but otherwise perfectly clean and satisfactory.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Sea view was not all that great from 2nd floor
Some basic 4 star things missing

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2015

pam

Good position for transport and restaurants

Christmas experience with excellent meals at hotel

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

EXCELLENT LOCATION

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2015

Robert

Comfort and service

Hotel staff were very very helpful, breakfast very good, cleanliness of our room was excellent , will return for a future holiday.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2015

Mr richard

A very pleasant hotel

Very friendly and helpful staff.
Hotel ideally situated for all amenities. It also has its own underground car park. It took us about half an hour to walk downhill to Funchal, a bit longer walking back. (both of us in 70`s).
Many restaurants in area, we ate in different restaurant every night for 12 days.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2015

colpas

Good central location

Clean hotel with good facilities. Excellent wifi throughout hotel. Roof top pool and bar is nice relaxing area. Only downside is road noise if on front lower rooms. I would recommend asking for 2nd floor and above. Otherwise great location for restaurants and travel/tour links.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2015

Verified traveler

Great location, modern, clean, friendly staff.

A very relaxed, enjoyable stay. Lovely sea views over the bay, friendly staff, high levels of cleanliness & attention to detail. Will definately recommend to family & friends. Thankw 'The Lince'.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2015

Jack

Good location excellent value

Over Christmas was our second stay at this excellent hotel.
The staff were all polite, friendly and very helpful.
The hotel location is 25mins easy walk to the centre of Funchal or the bus stop is opposite the hotel with frequent services to the town centre. It is also close to some very good restaurants.
The hotel is kept spotlessly clean.
The room with a sea view was large clean and comfortable.
Breakfast is excellent with a wide choice of hot and cold food.
I recommend this hotel to all my family and friends and I will return soon

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2014

Marilyn

Modern clean hotel with easy access to city centre

Lovely clean modern hotel. Pool area on roof spacious and comfortable with bar for drinks and snacks. Limited breakfast but enjoyable. Bus stops across the road. A great choice of restaurants in immediate area plus plenty of Supermarkets. Fairly level walk to centre of Funchal which is about two miles but only minutes on bus or by taxi. If you visit in December the lights, decorations and street entertainers are fantastic. A brilliant stay.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2014

Jon

Small, no frills hotel in Funchal hotel district

Stayed in hotel for an extended period of 11 days in late October.
Holiday plans were to spend sometime relaxing and enjoy the sun and the rest walking the levadas.
Hotel was a great base to do that.
Pool area is small, overlooking the main road below and beyond out to sea. Was not busy whilst we were there - we were able to enjoy the sun in peace and were not aware of road noise from below.
Lido area on sea front an easy 5 minute walk downhill. Very close to supermarket and good choice of restaurants.
Staff we always polite and front desk very happy to help us plan our trips - mostly using local buses - out and about in the island.
Room was clean and everything in good working order.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2014

Vinnie

Superb hotel for the price.

very good value and would recommend. If you want a sea view the sea is 1/4 mile away hidden by other hotels & shops. You may only see the horizon. Good garage. Doctors in arcade next door !!

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2014

Donald

Nice but noisy hotel.

We found our room to be extremely noisy, due to it being right beside the Estrada Monuental a very busy road day and night. Bed was also to hard for our liking. On the plus side rooms were kept to a good standard of cleanliness and breakfast was very good.

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2014

Travis

value for money

This is a minimalist hotel ,tastefully furnished and offers excellent value for money . The hotel is in a good position near bus stop and taxi rank and close to some very nice restaurants . It is on a main road and there is traffic noise directly outside the hotel but we were not disturbed at all whilst in the hotel . We had a room on a high floor which was probably quieter than the lower floors We found the staff very helpful and friendly Breakfast was very good . Pool area is small but during our stay it was little used and we never had a problem finding a sunbed . There are lovely views of the sea from the pool area .Many of the bedrooms (which are a very good size ) have side sea views .
The hotel is spotlessly clean . We would definitely stay there again

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2014

retired!

Pleasant hotel across road from bus stop to town.

Greeted warmly on arrival by young man on reception desk who spoke excellent English. Booking in was quick and simple. Our room was on the second floor overlooking the busy main road with a view down to the sea. It was spacious, light and airy with a huge double bed, seating area and balcony. Thoroughly enjoyed 'people watching' sitting in the sunshine on our balcony.
Traffic noise was not a problem at all, neither did we notice any noise or disruption from the comings and goings in reception.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

Great location,staff helpful and friendly.

The hotel is in a great location, very central.We stayed the week before easter and the weather was good.The staff were knowledgeable,polite and very helpful.The rooms were just like the photos on the website and very clean.The whole trip was very relaxing.The breakfast buffet had a huge choice and the food was lovely.We had a great time and would definitely recommend it.

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2014

Good location

The hotel is in a good location in the Lido area, close to the sea front and lots of restaurants. It's close to the main road so a little noisy. It's a 30 minute walk to the port / marina area where you will inevitably go during your trip but closer hotels would be much more expensive.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2014

Phil

Feb 2014

Really excellent stay. The hotel is clean and modern with good facilities and the staff very friendly and more than happy to provide advice and arrange trips.

I'll stick my neck out a bit here and say that the hotel restaurant provides better quality food than the local food joints. Their fish (especially the snapper) was superb, we ate their a lot of the time due to the high quality of the food.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2014

Philmopp

Quiet part of Funchal

An ideal location. Reception staff very welcoming. Good quality breakfast. Free and safe parking under hotel was invaluable. Location good for restaurants and walks along the coastal fringe.

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2014

Tourist

Great location

We liked the hotel. The location is very good, close to the city centre and seaside. The breakfast was good, except for the coffee, unfortunately. The pool is not heated and the water is ice cold there, though the view from the pool terrace is really nice.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2014

Jack Barr

Would I return

This is an excellent Hotel well run by friendly welcoming staff. The rooms are large well furnished and comfortable. Public areas ,pool, bars, restaurant super. Wifi also worked well. Really good breakfast plenty of choice. Location was perfect for me. Would I recommend this hotel YES YES YES Will I return YES YES YES

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2014

Patricia T

Excellent location

This hotel was perfect for buses to all locations in Funchal. Official tour bus stopped directly across the road. Hotel staff were excellent and very courteous and there was nothing we would have changed. Breakfast was good and plenty of restaurants in walking distance. We had a sea view and just walked across the road down to the harbour. We would most definitely stay at this hotel again as would fellow guests.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2013

Louis

Close to shops and restaurants

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2013

Babadud

Pleasant

Lince was pleasantly nice, clean and comfortable. Travelled as a family and our request (pre-booked) was fulfilled. The staff we encountered were friendly and very helpful and provided information we required. Room was large with a very large but scant balcony; we felt it might have helped to have at lease a bit more furniture than the two chairs and a table provided. Overall we were pleased.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2013

sid

good location funchal

The hotel is excellent.stayed for two weeks.rooms clean staff good food good close to all amenities on bus route etc.will definitely go back,

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2012

Keith & Jayne

Great for a weeks holiday to explore the island

A good, modern hotel in the heart of the holiday hotel area with private basement car parking and all the main facilities, including rooftop pool and bar . Helpful front desk staff.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2012

Peter@

Minimilist but comfortable

An excellent boutique hotel situated in the 'hotel quarter' some 2km (walkable) from Funchel centre. Good local reasonably priced restaurants close by. Good VFM at B&B

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2012

Verified traveler

Hotel comfortable but basic

Found hotel to be lacking in atmosphere as public area unwelcoming and entrance resembles a fire escape exit/entrance. Free computer usage in reception but never saw anyone make use of the bar area, management should address this ASAP. Hotel in great location as Funchal and Lido walking distances, otherwise car hire a must and the hotel garage is the best we have ever experienced with lift access to rooms. Breakfast staff a bit shy but became friendly after a while, lacking some training though. Otherwise hotel very economical and book in advance for a good price.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2012

Verified traveler

This hotel is a little gem

A lovely hotel with extremely pleasant and helpful staff ideally located on bus routes. Nice, air-conditioned rooms, lovely breakfasts, wonderful roof-top swimming pool.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2012

Jørgen

Nice hotel but some street noise

Very good service, nice room, excellent terrasse with a beautiful sea view and a nice pool. Good parking facilities in the garage with elevator access to the hotel.
Only annoyance was some noise at the balconyfrom the busy street in front of the hotel.
There are several good and cheap restaurants very close to the hotel. Easy to go by bus to the City Center of Funchal

4/10

Poor

09 Jan 2012

Ruther

Bad service quality.

They don't have internet at all, although they advertise they do. Indeed, they have precarious service of cable internet that normally doesn't work! People at bar do not know price of products and may charge different prices for same products! they state they have gym, however, their gym is kind of free room with 3 machines... they set up my room and forgot the towels. I asked for them and it last almost 1 hour to get them... they said they are changing their administration, but they have much to do!

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2026

Umberto

Self

2/10

Poor

28 May 2026

Rafael

Leider sehr enttäuschender Aufenthalt. Während meines Aufenthalts gab es regelmäßig extrem laute Bau- und Stemmarbeiten im Hotel, wodurch ich mehrfach früh morgens geweckt wurde. Über diese Arbeiten wurde vor der Buchung nicht informiert. Erholung war dadurch kaum möglich. Schade, denn ansonsten wäre das Hotel in Ordnung gewesen.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2026

LUIZ R

Hotel muito bem conservado, instalações amplas e modernas, cafe da manha de qualidade.Estacionamento disponivel a um preço justo.

Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Mar 2026

MARC

Petit dejeuner correct
Travaux adjacent à la piscine qui ne permet pas de beneficier de celle ci dans des condtions correctes
Acceuil pas tres professionnel
Personnel restaurant agreable
Isolation des chambres tres faible pour un hotel
en plein centre ville
Tres déçu pour un hotel 4 etoiles

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2026

Ludovic

Le quartier est agréable. A 15 min de la ville. Nombreux restaurants à proximité

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

John

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