Hotel Porto Santo & Spa

L’hôtel est très bien situé avec un accès direct à la mer. Le petit déjeuner est copieux sous forme de buffet à volonté. Le cadre paisible et la tranquillité ambiante sont de grands atouts en parallèle de son très beau spa en marbre.

Bardzo pomocny personel :)

Nice hotel, good service and flexible means on arrival and leaving. Luggages could be left to hotel beforehand and after leaving from room. This is importand due to late ferry on friday. We could have a full exploring day on leaving day also without the luggages being dragged along. If you arrive with boat take a taxi or public bus 944 to hotel. Taxi is under 10e, bus under 2e. If you decide to walk via road it takes ovet an hour, via Beach 45min. From the beach you need to map yourself in as there are no signs of info. Good beach-cafe, good food and helpful staff. Thanks for a pleasent stay.

It was very nice to go back to porto santo became we have been before it was a nice relaxing time to take it easy with a clean beach you can walk to town by the beach and then walk the other way to end of island peaceful place it has a spa as well can deal with vegetarian options

First impression was good. The concierge first was helpful, the wish to change room without having a view to the parking cars couldn`t be fulfilled - the staff at the reception then change to be uninterested and unhelpful. The rooms maximum 1 star, old furnished, - like Hapimag 40 years ago - worse smell of painted old furniture. The bathroom was tiny and could not accommodate two people at the same time. The quality of food - we only had breakfast - not acceptable. To pay the umbrella at the private beach and pool in my opinion unacceptable. Spa is outsourced and as hotel guest you have to pay for the indoor pool, harman - then please exclude spa from your name. Never again, sorry.

This hotel offered an especially relaxing experience. The room and bathroom were fine. The large, airy dining room and lounges face a beautiful tropical garden and view of the sea. The beach bar is right beside the 9 km pristine beach. The hotel is in an excellent location, close enough to Vila Baleira that you can walk there leisurely. The hotel is spacious, very quiet and well maintained. The spa facilities provide an elegant and quiet atmosphere. The massages delivered by Mara were relaxing and professionally done. Of note, clients of the hotel are provided with a discount on the treatments taken at the spa.

I had a fantastic stay! I love the long drive up to the hotel, it gives the place an essence of luxury. I had a very warm welcome too. The bed was incredibly comfortable with lovely soft linen. As many others have said the hotel and decor date back to the 1950s/1960s but don’t go thinking that everything is worn out… it’s not. All the lovely wood panelling is marvellous and maintained very well. The room was immaculately clean too. The only nitpicks I can find are very small. The food for the breakfast is mostly fine. However the sausages weren’t very nice and the hash browns could have been cooked a little longer. The beach bar also serves food but I didn’t try that. The other thing that bugged me quite a bit is there is no foot shower anywhere. So if you’re coming off the beach, you have to walk with your sand stained feet all the way until you get back to your room’s bathroom. So there isn’t that much to remedy but these little things if corrected would make the experience even better. Also take note, I was the youngest guest staying here and I’m in my 40s. Everyone else was minimum of 60+. It didn’t bug me, as I was after something low-key, but it might bug others.

What an underrated hotel ! Loved the door and architecture ! Made me think of Geoffry Bawa in Sri Lanka or 50's houses in Beverly Hills... I have been to many hotels with many pools but this one was design wise the best one ever for me ! Loved the dramatic marble blocks in spa pool and outdoor pool which gave it a very luxurious feel. Not a straight box but an angled shape pool. Rooms were funky and a great mature garden with a nice relaxed beach bar. Breakfast was excellent ! Had great weather in winter here but the rest of Porto Santo was a bit desolate..

The hotel is nice, it’s a good 4-star hotel which delivers what it promises. The rooms: The rooms are not luxurious, but spacious, comfortable and clean. They offered an array of pillows which will probably suit most guests. The extra beds could deal with an upgrade. For our 3-year old, it was fine, but for older children they might not find it too comfortable. The bathrooms: They were spacious and recently refurbished. The shower toiletries could use an upgrade (only a 2in1 shampoo/shower gel offered. Hand soap was fine. The beach bar: Decent array of food offered, good quality and great service. Prices were ok for a hotel. There are a couple of other options in the beach really close by too. Swimming pool: Very nice, with a large shallow area which suited both adults and children. The water is not heated, so it’s a bit chilly if it’s not warm outside. Plenty of sunbeds available and a beautiful view of the garden and the dunes. There’s mini golf and table tennis available, which was nice. Staff was friendly and helped us by booking taxis and recommending restaurants. Location: The hotel is very well located in our opinion. 1.5km away from the village centre, so far enough to be quiet, but close enough to allow us to walk there everyday to visit the children’s playground, try new restaurants or just enjoy the stroll. There’s a small supermarket, bakery and a few restaurants 5-7 min walking distance on the other direction. We even walked to the horse centre (35min), which is in the opposite side of town. We did not try the on-site restaurant nor the spa/indoor swimming pool. We have heard there’s a charge to use the indoor swimming pool, which is not very nice, but we didn’t check it ourselves.