波托瑪馬雷別墅住宅飯店 - 芳夏爾

4 days to get to know the island - always nice to teturn to hotel in evening and relax. The room was very comfortable and the happy hours were super. Great drinks.

Lovely hotel with great facilities, including a really well equipped gym and a good choice of pools. The buffet breakfasts had a wide selection of hot food, as well as continental food, including cheese, meats and salads. We were upgraded on arrival to a very spacious and well equipped 2 bed apartment which had comfortable beds. The happy hour at one of the hotel bars is excellent value. Well worth the stay and would happily return.

My Husband and I stayed at The Residence in February 2019. The apartment was spacious and immaculately clean. The bed was very comfortable and we loved sitting out on the balcony during the evenings. The hotel grounds are beautiful. It is lovely being in Funchal but not staying right in the centre. The walk into central Funchal is easy and takes around 30 minutes. The surrounding area in Porto Mare is beautiful - there is a lovely walk along the coast and there are plenty of good restaurants and bars nearby. You are spoilt for choice. There is also a supermarket very close by the aparthotel so that was very convenient for having self-catering facilities. Breakfast was very good - lots of choice. We would definitely stay at The Residence again when returning to Madeira in the future.

Brilliant break away. Lovely place with great facilities

Lovely hotel. The staff were so friendly and helpful. Despite being fully booked the hotel was quiet, the pool area uncrowded with plenty of different places to sit and relax.

Good clean hotel with good selection of amenities

The Residence is part of Vila Porto Mare which has magnificent gardens as well as five restaurants and five pools. It is like staying in the garden of Eden and deserves far more than four stars

We stayed at the Residence for a week with our 14 month old daughter in a one-bedroom apartment. The staff were all very friendly and willing to help and the hotel was amazing. The apartment was big, with a large bathroom split into two (one with a bath and sink, the other with a toilet, bidet, sink and shower. The living/dining room was also a fair size & kitchen was stocked with everything you would need for basic cooking. The bedroom was plenty big enough for the three of us, with two double beds pushed together forming one HUGE bed, plenty of drawer and hanging space and a large mirror/dressing area. The balcony was great, lovely view over the resort and sea (I'd recommend asking for a full sea view room when you book - higher levels are nice too). One of the best things for us was the black out curtains, especially with a toddler for naps! It was lovely and dark at any time of the day with them pulled. The AC worked great and was easy to control, the housekeeping staff were very pleasant and did a great job. They even washed up the few bits that we'd left by the sink, including our daughters bibs, cups etc. If you are travelling with little ones or a baby, there is an indoor play area with toys/ride-ons which was great. The pools were all lovey and clean, & indoor ones warm enough for baby. Breakfast was good, got a bit samey but plenty of choice. Free shuttle into Funchal is useful & lots of restaurants nearby. Large free car parking area if you rent a car too.

We spent 9 days at this beautiful hotel in September and had a great time. The rooms are spotless and very large (if a little dated) and the facilities are second to none. Location is ideal - not in the centre of town but close enough to walk in ten minutes, Lots of restaurants and some shops nearby. The only negative is that we'd actually booked into The Residence for our stay, looking forward to a kitchenette and access to the resort's well reviewed restaurants and gardens. Two days before we were due to fly, I received an email saying our reservation (fully confirmed, paid for and 'guaranteed') was no longer available as the hotel was overbooked. We had no choice but to accept to offer of the alternative hotel as it was such short notice. Overall, if we'd booked the Cliff Bay to start with, I'd give it five stars, but the uncertainty of being moved at such short notice plus the bar and food at the Cliff Bay being that much more expensive, it gets a lower score. We also ended up with a 'garden/mountain view' room which basically looked out over the entrance to the hotel and the road. In terms of food, the breakfast was fantastic, bar food ok, buffet overpriced and disappointing

We had a great stay, our apartment was faultless, as were the grounds and facilities. Only problem we had was navigating our way around the complex, it's very confusing and signage could be better. Amazing breakfast.