My Wife and I return each November to prepare or Christmas. Funchal is magical from mid November when some of the Christmas lights get switched on and I can think of no better place to stay than The Porto Mare. We walk into Funchal each evening and stop at various hotels along the way and we've yet to find one... more

We have just returned from 2weeks at the porto mare hotel. What a lovely place ! we went with quite high expectations (havings read a lot of reviews) about the place and it certainly delivered. Our room was large and immaculately clean. The sea view was beautiful. We did a flexi dine option 7 nights half board 7 night B&... more

Stayed at the Porto Mare from 9th to 16th June 2008. This hotel is excellent, great pools, clean and very large rooms (and beds). The staff are very friendly and the food particularly the breakfasts are to a very high standard. The views from the rooms and the pool are great looking out over the ocean. On the downside the... more

Wonderful hotel, clean, bright, excellent pools, spa and entertainment, good service, excellent buffet breakfast and dinner BUT one big disappointment was that we were charged 1€ per day per sun shade. We were told that 'this is a service and some guests choose not to use it'. We were given free towels, chocolates, internet use etc without any choice. To... more

My wife & I stayed at the Eden Mar hotel part of the Porto Bay complex for one week. We loved it ! The hotel was very clean throughout. The evening entertainement were of the highest quality every night. Breakfast by the pool (with sparkling wine included !!) was a treat !! During half-term the hotel had families with well... more

My husband and I stayed at the Porto Mare Hotel for two weeks in April to celebrate our 40th Wedding Anniversary. We arrived during very bad weather which lasted for about 4 days but this didn't spoil our holiday. The hotel was excellent and one of the best that we have stayed in. Staff were very pleasant and the facilities... more

We had 2 weeks at Porto Mare hotel on B&B basis. This is a very nice 4 star hotel & is part of a huge 3 hotel complex which all blend into one & all the facilities are available to guests of all 3 hotels. HOTEL GENERAL: Extremely nice gardens with lots of plants & flowers. 2 outdoor, 1 indoor... more

Returned from this holiday on 2 May. The week was glorious from beginning to end. Lovely weather, attentive staff, aura of calm and peacefulness prevails and cannot wait to return. Plenty of good, affordable restaurants. Great shopping at Dolce Vita and Forum. Beautiful port in Funchal centre and vibrant gardens and public areas. All this adds up to a superb,... more

we have just returned from the porto mare hotel funchal, it was probably one of the nicest hotels we,ve stayed in there is a definate calm about this hotel everything seemed so peacefull most of the time, it was a pleasure to check in and be allocated a room to our expectation, having read reviews here before we went, how... more