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Pestana Royal All Inclusive Ocean and Spa Resort
Portugal, Europe
Funchal
Just two minutes from Funchal's largest beach, Formosa Beach, lies Pestana Royal, an All-Inclusive only hotel which offers amazing views of the Cabo Girao hillside, and is just 10 minutes from Funchal city centre. The hotel offers transportation to Funchal city, courtesy of the hotels (subject days and time table schedules as per units program, “first come, first served” basis).
During your stay, you can lounge by the two swimming pools that the hotel has to offer as well as a Solarium. The children can enjoy their time at the hotel's kids club or in the playground, whereas there are plenty of activities for the adults to partake in such as Pool, Mini Golf or Tennis. There are four restaurants to spend your evening meal, three being a set menu and one open buffet.
Rooms at Pestana Royal
Each room is equipped with a television, safe, free Wi-Fi, a bath and hairdryer. For a small supplement will guarantee a balcony which offers panoramic views of the hotel's surroundings. Seaview rooms are also available at a supplement charge.
Facilities
- Car parking*
- 3 Restaurants - main restaurant & themed restaurant#
- Swimming pool
- FREE Wi-Fi
- Kids club
- Open air solarium*
- Spa*
- Mini golf*
- Tennis*
- Some facilities may incur an additional fee
- # One main buffet restaurant and three themed restaurants. Please note one of the themed restaurants is only open seasonally. Fees may apply depending on what is included in your meal plan
Room Types
The Local Area
Just two minutes from Funchal's largest beach, Formosa Beach, lies Pestana Royal, an All-Inclusive only hotel which offers amazing views of the Cabo Girao hillside, and is just 10 minutes from Funchal city centre.
During your stay, you can lounge by the two swimming pools that the hotel has to offer as well as a Solarium. The children can enjoy their time at the hotel's kids club or in the playground, whereas there are plenty of activities for the adults to partake in such as Pool, Mini Golf or Tennis. There are three restaurants to spend your evening meal, two being a la carte and one open buffet.
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.0 Very Good3,525 reviews
Excellent
55%
Very Good
23%
Average
12%
Poor
6%
Terrible
3%
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Value
Wonderful hotel
Lovely hotel. Well maintained, all staff were great. All inclusive was of a high standard, drinks made with premium brands. Would definitely recommend and stay again.
Review by Fran H Hexham, United Kingdom
Good experience
Good experience with Bruna and Diana
Review by wega585 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Looks so good but does not live up to expectations
Very impressive hotel, very large and good rooms. It is rather tired and needs updating . Furniture is flaking and carpets worn and dirty. Two lovely large armchairs in room but they are very stained, sadly the food is very poor, little meat on the bone for both chicken and pork. Breakfast and puddings are the only meals that can work. Shame expensive but does not live up to expectations, and no airline reps to be found.
Review by 197tonyd Lytchett Minster, United Kingdom
Decent value, but tired rooms
My overall view is that you get what you pay for and on that basis the hotel is good value. Trying to give a balanced account of our stay we would say although the hotel advertises itself as five star, it’s not, unless the scale is 1-8.
Expectations of five star need to be managed down, but the price reflects that and we overall we enjoyed our stay. The buffet is good, however the other two restaurants can only be booked once during a 9 day stay. At best they are ok, the buffet is better.
The restaurant and bar staff were extremely attentive and the all inclusive works very well. There is no stinting on alcoholic or other drinks which are topped up very quickly and repeatedly. The choice of cocktails is too numerous to mention.
The hotel facilities such as pool, Gym, tennis court were good.
The hotel is well placed to get into Funchal via the bus ( number 1 or 2 at 2.05 euros) from outside the hotel and there is a shuttle bus twice a day intoFunchal free from the hotel. Our experience of trying to get an Uber was poor as one never came, however reception will get a taxi for you and the cost to Funchal is around €15 one way.
The downside to the hotel for us was the room. We had booked a deluxe Seaview room. The room was small which is not a problem and had a great sea view, however the carpet was stained and the fixtures and fittings were more 3 star than 5. The fridge balanced precariously on top of the safe on top of a small chest of drawers, in a melanin wardrobe!
Review by David563 Nottingham, United Kingdom
Perfect place to relax!
The hotel is amazing, with very polite, friendly and lovely staff who make you feel really welcome. There is a great selection of food, including lots of fresh salads and fruit.
We travelled with our toddler and found it very family-friendly, with plenty to do and a playground to enjoy. The beach is easy to access, and getting around is simple with buses and Bolt available if needed. There is also a nice supermarket just opposite the hotel, which was very convenient. Some of the food and room quality can be a little hit and miss at times, but overall everything is very clean, tidy and well looked after. We had a lovely stay and really enjoyed the relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
Review by F7050STkarolinag Wrexham, United Kingdom
