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PortoBay Santa Maria, Funchal

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Price by departure month

Per person, 7 nights, 2 adults — cheapest of ten UK airports. Going in Jan 27 instead of Jul 27 saves £426 per person (34%).
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Jan 27 in Madeira averages a daily high of 17°C with about 9 wet days — £49 per °C, per person.

What guests actually say

From 25 recent reviews · 68% of them mention the food
Location 4.9Sleep Quality 4.7Rooms 4.7Service 4.7Value 4.6Cleanliness 4.9
Food. 17 of 25 reviews mention it — 12 positive, 0 critical.
  • “We stayed on B/B rate and breakfast had wide range of food to high standard .”
  • “Lovely hotel, efficient, friendly staff; great pool area, great food.”
  • “Staff are very friendly and efficient, rooms very good and of high standard throughout, we booked half board and both breakfast and evening meal were always excellent.”
  • “We tried the hotel restaurant for dinner on a couple of occasions and the food was excellent, we had B&B and breakfast had plenty of choices.”

Counted by keyword across review sentences — a rough guide, not a sentiment score.

5/5Holiday MaderiaFamily · 1 Jul 26

Excellent hotel, fantastic location and staff, beautiful rooms, hotel so clean inside and outside, the pool area was lovely and no problem getting sun loungers, happy hour by the pool area in the evenings and lovely entertainment there by night

5/5A little gem1 Jul 26

Great location on seafront near to old town and cable car,hop on /off buses . Room was large with small kitchenette and fridge plus tea/coffee machine/kettle.The room was very clean with large shower ,balcony and little garden area with sun beds/umbrella on ground floor . We stayed on B/B rate and breakfast had wide range of food to high …

5/5Paradise on earthFriends getaway · 1 Jul 26

Cannot fault this amazing hotel. We return every year and would never think of staying anywhere else. We highly recommend

5/5Madeira 2026Couples · 1 Jul 26

A super hotel which we really enjoyed. The service was excellent and the staff are really great. We will certainly return in the future.

5/5Another wonderful holidayFamily · 1 Jul 26

Lovely Hotel in a prime position within walking distance of bars and restaurants. The staff are all very helpful and can’t do enough to assist where necessary. Any issues are quickly resolved.