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Golden Residence
Portugal, Europe
Funchal
This modern hotel is located in a prime location on Estrada Monumental and offers a relaxing atmosphere with avant-garde interiors and a modern style design. The attractive grounds feature a garden and spectacular views of the Atlantic. Guests will find restaurants and shops only 500 m from the hotel, while nightclubs are 3 km away, as is the centre of Funchal. The promenade, located next to the hotel, features views of one of the highest sea cliffs in Europe, Cape Girão.
You will find the ''Clean & Safe'' Seal certification duly implemented in our hotel, together with a protocol with measures designed to minimize risks of contagion.
Facilities
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Garage*
- 24-hour reception
- Mobile phone coverage
- Wi-fi
- Car hire
- Laundry service*
- Medical service*
- Multilingual staff
- Air conditioning in public areas
- *Some facilities may incur an additional fee
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent1,545 reviews
Excellent
53%
Very Good
32%
Average
10%
Poor
3%
Terrible
2%
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Family with young adults
Family and adult children on bed and breakfast. Would definitely recommend this hotel. Only thing to consider as a downside is that for those with mobility issues, it may be tricky exploring the immediate area and the rooms and facilities are in 3 buildings. It wasn’t a problem for us. It was exceptionally clean. The staff were lovely. Especially Omir. Staff on pool bar great too. Daytime snacks at pool bar great and all drinks and food reasonably priced. Pool area, sunbeds very clean, always got beds. And the view and sunsets were outstanding. Had the BBQ one evening…this was brilliant. Loved it. Only a summer, in season event. Spa area was nice too although steam room wasn’t working. Beds were comfy. Aircon wasn’t great. Very close to rocky beach. Take water shoes. Volcanic pools very close too although we didn’t do this…next time! Turn right out of reception and a little up the road is a lovely little restaurant. Highly recommend. The pizza place and sea food restaurant down the hill the other way out of reception were also good. Could walk into Funchal within an hour. Also bird scooter! Although the scooters were not well maintained and we had a nightmare with parking them and getting overcharged. This is nothing to do with the hotel. Shopping mall within 10 minute walk and had everything in there…Forum Madeira. Also another good supermarket on that main road within 10 mins walk. Bus stops right outside the hotel. My kids are over 18. I’m not sure how suitable it would have been for them when they were younger as no balls and inflatables. It was quite grown up and chilled! Some younger children. Beautiful hotel. Fabulous holiday.
Review by Lizmazzo Liverpool, United Kingdom
Enjoyable but not 4 star hotel
We were a 10 guest group spread across 2 apartments and a double room. Apartments were amaizing and looked great. Unfortunately 1 of the apartments had a dead lizard in it which looked like it had been there for sometime and also had a problem with ants. The hotel its self was nice and the majority of the staff were great and friendly. I assume the lady in a dress and heals with a clip board was the manager and had NO people skills at all. She complained to some guests that she didn't want there own beach towels at the pool side. !! This lady was walking round the pool in heals with an air of authority. The pool area does not have any toilet facilities and you have to walk through the restaurant to access the ones there. Not ideal but the manager also complained the people where doing this!! What r u supposed to do ! Really not called for. The pool its self was neglected. The edges had tiles missing and sharp areas. Not ideal for kids and . The lift in block B broke several times on our stay. The breakfast however was superb . There was a large verity of foods to choose from. All in all it's would reccomed the hotel but as a 3 star not a 4.
Returning Next Year.
A wonderful week with splendid food served by an excellent staff' Reception was extremely helpful and the location was perfect. We took some terrific tours which left from the hotel. We were so impressed that we are returning next year!
Fantastic place to stay!
My fiancé and I have just returned from staying at Golden Residence for 7 days, would absolutely stay here again! We stayed in building C, the room was lovely and clean, maybe slightly outdated but not terrible. The balcony was nice looking out to the sea. The reception team were always lovely and helpful, check-in was easy and the team even sent a bottle up to our room for my birthday! They also give you tokens for towels to use which is a great idea. We did B&B, the breakfast was buffet style and not bad at all, lots of choice although it does get busy. We never had trouble getting a sunbed which was fantastic, never any issues with people reserving beds either. There is only 1 outdoor pool and 2 indoor so may be busier during peak times.
Overall we would definitely stay here again, it’s close to some lovely restaurants and beach bars and only a €8-10 Bolt into the centre of Funchal. I think it would be a good idea to give guests a little map of the buildings/area on arrival as it can take a day or two to familiarise yourself.
Great hotel experience
Hotel has 3 buildings, A,B,C. A is the closest to the main road Estran Monumental, across the street there's a building under construction what might cause (more) noise.
B is in the middle and holds the reception. You can get a towel for the pool and exchange it ones a day, so you don't have to bring your own. From B you can walk indoor and take the elevator to Estran Monumental street above, what saves you a walk up, and ofcourse down, very nice!
C is the closest to the sea and you can hardly hear any noise coming from the street above. C is also where the restaurant and pool is and has a great view over the sea. I recommend building C and have sea side view on level 1. Than you can see the sea very well. Or one of the 2 rooms which have front sea view. The lower level does not have much view, for what i saw, and the ones on the poolside are just right across the pool, I think not much privacy on your balcony.
Between B and C is a road, and a busstop next to the entre of the hotel, left and right. From here it's about 25 minutes to Funchal. The price now is €2,05, single ride, pay in cash! Check Google maps for the right bus to take and the time. I found the directions at the busstop a bit unclear. With Google maps I found it very easy to check which I had to take.
The hotel is very close to shopping center Forum Madeira, 5 minute walk, which has a lot of nice stores and cafes/diners and a big supermarket.
The pool has a nice watertempertur and enough sunbeds and parasols around. There's no "handdoekje leggen", like people dropping towels on the sunbeds and don't stay there.
Breakfast is good and plenty to choose from. The restaurant serves buffet and a la carte for dinner. I had a la carte and there was enough choice and the food was good. All the staff I've met, was really friendly and helpful😄
The room in level 1 i had was nice and comfortable and had a shared balcony with the room next door. Ofcourse diveded with a, non see trough, glassscreen between them. But when you sit outside on the balcony, you're neighbors are quite close 😉 I found the bed very nice, but ofcourse that is, like all, a personal thing.
The direct surrounding of the hotel is really nice and when you go down to the promenade there are 3 restaurants. A Mexican steak, Seafood and a Italian. I visited the Mexican, great T-Bone steak, and the Seafood restaurant. Food was great and service very friendly and good. Lot's of people of Madeira come here too, so that means it's good 😋.
I recommend Golden Residence because I found it to be a very nice, comfortable and easy/relaxed hotel at a good location where you can shop, eat, walk around and travel from.
