Pestana Royal

Barbora Veselá

Beautiful traditional hotel in a fantastic location with amazing views of the ocean. The staff were incredibly kind and helpful, and really made our stay feel warm and welcoming. It’s close to Funchal and the hotel offers a free shuttle twice a day. There are buses going to different towns around the island too, which makes it easy to explore. The food was excellent every day (especially the desserts) and breakfasts were made extra special by live music every morning – guitar or piano – which added a lovely, relaxed atmosphere. Room service was excellent too! The hotel is suitable for everyone: elderly guests, young couples and families. There are several pools, plenty of sun loungers, a mini golf, a tennis court, and even a simple spa and a gym. I loved how close it was to the beach, with an elevator leading down the cliff straight to the sea – very convenient, and the waves were great fun! The only minor issues were a slight damp smell in the cupboards (all my clothes smelled even after arriving home and washing the clothes in the washing machine...), and the coffee, which wasn’t great – if you’re a coffee lover, you’ll probably want to find a café outside the hotel. Overall, we had a wonderful week, met lovely people, and left with great memories. I’d definitely recommend this hotel and will happily return!

Chris Adams

We stayed in room 606 which was a lovely large room with a large balcony and a great view.its easy to nit pick and point out areas which overall are not quite perfect, but the staff were lovely and very helpful, especially in the restaurants. The breakfasts were truly excellent with everything you could think of available. The evening meals were very good also , truly excellent salads and fantastic deserts . The location of the hotel is very good , about a 1 mile walk into Funchal which we liked very much . Walk in then get the bus back . There is a very good shopping centre about 300 metres towards Funchal and on the other side of the road. Overall I would give this hotel a 5 star rating and we were sad to go home.

Wendy Barry

Enjoyed our week at Pestano Royal immensely. Service, food cleanliness was very good. A few improvements could be made to warrant 5 stars in all areas we felt but overall a very nice hotel. Lots of choice in restaurant, healthy options too. The Mediterranean night was a little disappointing and also the Italian restaurant not that great to be honest. We booked a couple of trips through hotel during our stay which we enjoyed but could have been a little better informed about attire I.e good footwear, jacket or pullover and definitely a rain coat. The weather changes a lot during trip.We had to buy rainmacs as it rained heavily during our trip. Apparently rain is very common on the East coast trip,we were not informed when we booked. So good tip is to set off well prepared. The West coast is drier! and very beautiful to see. Also valley of the nuns is amazing too. Madeira did not disappoint!

Julia de Wild

Stayed here for 10 nights, and it simply exceeded my expectations. Great food, amazing and friendly people, excellent animation team, great selection of drinks, extremely relaxing holiday. Will absolutely come back next time when in Madeira!! Thank you!!

Denise Carr

Utterly fabulous week at Pestana Royal. Staff are a dream team, they were so fluent in their service - everything was super efficient & nothing was too much trouble! Highly recommend this hotel. Food was excellent morning, noon & night. My only negative comment is that it is NOT 5 stars. Having stayed in other Pestana hotel, the Royal doesn’t do them justice. Thank you to Sondra who greeted us on first day & to the whole team who definitely were 5 star. Thank you xx