The Residence Porto Mare - PortoBay

The hotel and gardens are without equal. Super and friendly hotel staff. Love the indoor outdoor pool. The hotel and Madeira make this such a relaxing holiday. Can't recommend in high enough. Well done to everyone for making our holiday so special. Thank you.

We are regular visitors to the Vila Portomare Hotel and stay in The Residence. The location is convenient for walks, buses, restaurants and the seafront. The site is very clean and well cared for, with beautiful gardens, indoor lounges and amenities. The staff are friendly and helpful and the reception staff do their best to help you get the most from your stay, on and offsite.

Everything about the experience from check in, through support at the resort and fun things to do there to check out were all simple and easy. Overall as usual a wonderful stay! Clair and Cindy provided excellent guidance on things to do in the area too!

Wonderful hotel, with beautiful grounds, and good restaurants. We visited off season, and it was mainly older couples, so peaceful and quiet. The staff were great, and friendly, and spoke excellent English. I'm sure we'll be back!

The Porto Mare hotel and Residence Management and staff are first class in all respects. Helpful and available ant drinks evenings each week. Our needs were met in every quarter. From Andrea the General Manager, Alex the Rooms Manager, Luis Food and Beverages Manager, Virgilio in the bar, Betty in the Atlantida restaurant, the team in the Residence and Hotel receptions, The fabulous gardens and grounds are regularly attended by the gardeners and second to none I have seen on the island. The Apartments Junior suites and hotel rooms are beautiful and continually updated and maintained attended daily by the charming Isabella and her housekeeping team. The beds are spacious and very comfortable. The setting on the seafront is perfect for sea views with the micro climate on the south of the Island on the edge of Funchal bay. Food is excelllent in various restaurants on the premises and in particular we enjoyed the themed evenings in the Atlantida where the choices to meet all dietary needs were available and provided by the lovely chefs who constantly topped up the buffet. The numerous pools were cleaned and tested regularly and Paula the Spar Manager runs a team of well trained beauticians and masseurs who painted nails and did all manner of treatments. For 23 years we have visited Madeira in Winter January to early March and found the mild weather and friendly Portuguese people a joy with whom to spend time. We loved it so much we spent our Ruby Wedding and this year our Golding Wedding Anniversary here with numerous family and friends coming to join us. It became our winter home from home. This year the carnival was spectacular. The island trips to East and West over the Pico and stopping to do lavada walks and swim in volcanic pools followed by a stop for Poncha on our way back just rounded us off. Thanks you all at Porto Mare you deserve the highest rating. You have too many good people to name them all but they can be assured they are appreciated by John and Rita Hooper and our many family and friends alike.

Just returned from another relaxing holiday at the Residence at Porto Mare. Everything and everyone was exceptional.