We stayed here for a week from 6 May. The hotel is kept immaculately clean including the pool area and rooms are cleaned daily. The staff are really friendly and very helpful. The restaurant is good, the food was hot and there was always a good choice. The location for us was good, we weren't in the centre of Funchal... More

Vila Gale is a lovely hotel, right by the sea, near the end of the airport (not that that is an issue...there aren't many planes in Funchal) and very convenient for the airport. You pay extra to go into the health club (and the Jacuzzi is never hot enough), but can I find anything else to criticise? no The staff... More

My wife and I stayed in room 4016 for one week in April 2013, and were quite satisfied! Let me start by mentioning the nearby airport - something that might keep potential guests from booking this hotel: the arriving and departing planes hardly cause any disturbance such as noise. On the contrary it was quite fascinating to watch them pass... More

We had visited the hotel on a previous trip tro Madeira and when we saw a great deal for the Christmas period decided to book We were not disappointed, from our initial arrival to our check out we could not have asked for more, breakfast was a fairly extravagent buffet, complete with a glass of fizz if needed. The Spa... More

After the Lisbon flight cancelation because of the difficult atmospheric condition specific to the beginning of March, TAP offered us one night stay in this nice hotel located not far from the airport. Very clean, modern furniture, well equipped with electronic devices, intimate and comfortable, supportive and polite staff. We were very much impressed by the waiters during the dinner... More

This hotel is a matter of minutes from the airport. A short and inexpensive taxi fare. The hotel is on the sea and the rooms comfortable and clean. This is a pretty village with a fishmarket and a few shops. The restaurant at the hotel is help yourself-breakfast,lunch and dinner. Very good quality and value for money. The hotel has... More

We frequently fly from Brussels to Funchal/Porto Santo. Quite (too) often SATA or TAP flights are cancelled and we have to spend the night in Funchal to avoid missing our connecting flights. While this is always upsetting, we are actually now looking forward to stay at the Hotel Vila Galè in Santa Cruz! The Hotel is 5 minutes from the... More

My husband and I have just returned from a weeks stay at this hotel. The wonderful friendly staff really make your stay memorable. Everywhere is very clean, and food good. The hotel is in a lovely location right on the sea front in the quiet village of Santa Cruz which has an interesting daily market, and lovely old church, Great... More

I feel a bit harsh giving this hotel only three blobs (balls?) because it was the free overnight stay organised by our airline when our flight had been cancelled due to strong cross-winds. So I am grateful for being given a room at short notice. And it certainly wasn't terrible by any means. But... if I had been staying here... More