Funchal hotels near Museum of Natural History

Pros: we had a very nice sea-view, and shall return. Nice indoor pool when the weather was not so good

Pros: Great large room with a good ocean view. Used the pool and gym facilities every day. Good breakfasts.

Pros: The room was beautifully decorated and was very comfortable.I really enjoyed being able to relax in different areas of the hotel.

Pros: Size and layout, location of room.

Pros: Real 5 star approach without any pretentious attitude. Everyone very friendly and extremely helpful. A truly relaxing and enjoyable holiday. Will definitely return to this location and hotel.

Pros: The friendliness of the staff and the hotel's facilities

Pros: The staff very friendly and efficient

Pros: very laid back hotel with good but not obtrusive service

Pros: The Location of the hotel near to good selection of restaurants. Near a bus stop. Feeling of space in all areas of hotel. Lovely bedroom and bathroom.

Pros: services, spa,restaraunt, and all,all,all

Pros: well designed, spacious rooms with all needed facilities. all hotel is freshly new and stylish.Upon arrival our room has been "upgraded" to suit with see view and own garden (for the same price as before). good connection to the city center- app 5-7 euro for taxi (optional- free hotel shuttle bus).Hotel provides also several sport/trip activities

Pros: We liked the outside areas, swimming pools and the gardens with all the many plants which were labled. The breakfast buffet was good and very enjoyable when siting outside on the terrace. The bar and restaurant service was good with very friendly staff.

Pros: Having stayed at the Porto Mare hotel we consider this a holiday of complete relaxation and comfort.

Pros: The gardens are very picturesque. The atmosphere was very relaxing. You felt in your own cocoon even though you were near enough to the town.

Pros: Cood everything,,spa perfect,,suit very clean,big,silent,nice garden,ocean view,,

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Pros: Staff were great, food incredible, and in May was very quiet even though lots of people around. No loud music or kids running around when enjoying relaxing at the pool.

Pros: The garden & pool areas Large room & bed Restaurants were really excellent

Pros: The room was very spacious, great seaview, large balcony. Fully equipped with fridge, safe deposit box, robes, kettle etc. Cleaned every day to high standard. Excellent facilties - swimming pools, gardens, bars etc. Large range of entertainment. Only ate in one of the restaurants - Il Basilico which was very good. Huge choice for breakfast. Friendly and helpful staff at all times. The new manager Antonio introduced himself to guests individually and was very charming. Courtesy bus in to town was useful. Location is very good - not too far out of town, but plenty of good restuarants around, banks, post office, shops etc. Would definately go back again and highly recommend this hotel for older couples or families with very young children. Not for teenagers or older children though.

Pros: The facilities-spa, swimming pools and the comfortable sitting areas both in and outside the hotel.

Pros: cheap dinner

Pros: We enjoyed the ocean and Funchal view from our balcony. The bus station, the ocean, and the supermerkat was nearby. The hotel was about 30 minutes on foot from the center. It is a good level 3 starts hotel for good prize.

Pros: The breakfast was pretty good. The room was clean and had a balcony, which was nice.

Pros: Very friendly staff and convenient location. I felt that it was good value for the money I paid and the staff did all they could to make me welcome

Pros: Convenient location, having a kitchen and room for 4 people.

Pros: Excellent facilities and great value for money

Pros: good location very handy for public transport including airport bus 7.50 euros return taxi 25 euros one way.many good eating places near at hand

Pros: the area the hotel is in was well serviced by many restaurants and good public transport links

Pros: The hotel have a Good location and a Nice swimming pool !

Pros: The room was very comfortable and clean with a fantastic sea view and overlooking the pool. Entertainment every evening was very good and so was the breakfast buffet.

Pros: the comfort of the room

Pros: location, staff,

Pros: The location and the facilities

Pros: The hotel is very nice.The location is excellent and the staff friendly. We enjoyed our stay at Monumental Lido and we are looking to stay with them again in the future.

Pros: It is a good hotel, the stuff from the reception is very kind and helpful. The view from outside pool is very nice.

Pros: We had a wonderful suit with a fabulous sea view. Buffet breakfast had a huge choice. We opted for the half board option - great dinner, very good value, high quality of food

Pros: This is an exceptional hotel which we booked at a great price. The room was spacious and had a nice view with a nice veranda. The staff were very friendly and helpful and quick with checking in and out. The rooms were clean but not what you would expect from a 5 star hotel. It is not in the centre of Funchal but in Lido which is about a 20-30min walk away but it is in the nicest area of Madeira with shops, restaraunts and buses close by into the centre of town. It is overall a fabulous hotel that if you get a chance to stay at when they offer these great rates you should absolutely take the opportunity to do so!

Pros: A free upgrade to a suite is always a good thing ;-) Staff at the Spa was exceptional!

Pros: Excellent value for money, very clean rooms, very friendly and helpful receptionists, excellent location

Pros: it was so good I will return again

Pros: comfort,good food, good staff, relaxed atmosphere.

Pros: A comfortable brand new hotel with excellent facilities and a varied and tasty buffet breakfast. Lots of restaurants nearby and other facilities (supermarkets, car hire, travel agents). Even the rooms without sea views have a fairly good view of the sea!

Pros: An excellent hotel, but the holiday was spoiled by the aforementioned lack of spa and leisure facilities. The main reason why we chose this hotel, and not mentioned in your advert.

Pros: This is a new hotel and everything was fine, altough there were some facilities that were still closed (gym, spa).

Pros: Excellent views,clean spacious room (junior suite)

Pros: location to centre of Funchal

Pros: Comfortable, spacious room; excellent buffet breakfast, superb location for access to town and restaurants. family atmosphere

Pros: We liked the overall atmosphere and good location for town. Also it was very quiet with friendly staff.

Pros: Great ambience, a friendly, relaxing, unpretentious hotel with a good value restaurant and welcoming bar. The buffet breakfast offered an excellent choice of fruit, cereal, hot and cold food.

Pros: Excellent location, comfortable,spacious room, very friendly and helpful staff.

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Pros: The quiet atmosphere allowed for excellent sleep. No busy roads nearby. Good buffet breakfast with plenty of choices.

Pros: excellent accomadation and food

Pros: We liked the food and cleanliness of the hotel. The staff were excellent/

Pros: Great staff and location.

Pros: Very good five star hotel, the area is perfect, not so far from the center.

Pros: Large hotel with three swimming pools (two outside with sea water), good health center with all facilities (gym, jacuzzi, swimming pool and scotish shower) were free of charge; tennis, billiard also not extra charged. Location: beautiful ocean view and rocks, close to Funchal center, many restaurants nereby. Standard room is large enough.

Pros: everything was excellent

Pros: The service and staff were truly excellent. Great rooms and excellent breakfast

Pros: Very good location, just over the sea, the swiming pool area is very nice and the access to the sea makes the difference.

Pros: tranquility.....

Pros: 0verall facilitites were excellent

Pros: The hotel was impeccably appointed and maintained. The views were breathtaking and the surrounding gardens were amazing. The restuarants were upscale but reasonably priced. Everything we needed-pools, bar, entertainment and restfulness were in place.

Pros: Very close to city center, very close to port/ harbor if you want to take a cruise. Great views from our pool side balcony room, free Wifi and free intrenet in rooms where internet available. Very nice bathrooms with heated floor and towel holders. Many close good resturaunts and a supermarket right outside the hotel front doors.

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Pros: This hotel gave good value for money during our oct stay. Breakfast was buffet or cooked. Our sixth floor room with balcony-[inland view]- was quiet but I could envisage a noise problem if one had a 1st or 2nd floor room overlooking the swimming pool and some balconies-[inland view]- were next to the outside metal fire escape.

Pros: Convient - staff - view from room - cleanliness - amenities

Pros: Have stayed before. Good price, excellent location for lido, restaurants, buses into old town and supermarkets. Good breakfast, excellent poolside bar, attentive staff, full sea views and cleanliness throughout.

Pros: Excellent value with reasonable proximity to Funchal, well appointed and very clean. I would use again

Pros: Friendly Staff and Decent and Clean Rooms with nice sea view.

Pros: Quiet location, good views from rooms, friendly staff.

Pros: The location, the comfort, the helpfulness of the staff, very nice breakfast buffet.

Pros: Room was comfortable and staff on the whole were friendly

Pros: Attended the Madeira M'Dear course and Faure performance in the Jesuit Church; an East Madeira tour and time in the Botanical Gdns. Tried to avoid getting soaked.

Pros: The fact that there was no smoking allowed in any part of the hotel!