We have just returned from our 35th visit to the Carlton. The hotel is so friendly, and we are known by name by many of the staff, and consider them our friends. They are always so kind and a delight to know. We enjoy the beautiful flowers and trees in the grounds, they are so well cared for by the... More

We stayed at the Pestana Carlton in late May, early June whilst on our honeymoon with our young son. We had not intended on visiting the Pestana Carlton or Madeira for that matter but had instead booked 2 weeks at the Pestana Porto Santo. Porto Santo is a little untouched island about 20 mins flight from Madeira. However a few... More

Just returned from Madeira, (3rd to the 10th June 2013) and stayed in the Pestana Carlton. Great, 17th floor, corner unit, lovely views of the mountains and villages, unless you want to wake up to views of the sea. Air con fans below can be humming all night but you soon get used to it. Motor bikes can be noisy... More

architecture of the 70/80ties, but renovated, rooms modern, main pool was cleaned on the only sunny day during swimming time, breakfast could offer nore more healthy food like plain grain flakes. seeds, Goji and other dry fruits and nuts (for me instead of various instant industrial products with high sugar added)

Not my words! I overheard one of the time share reps describe the hotel as ideal for this catagory of traveller when he was showing prospective purchasers around the complex. Well as one of the nearly deads here is my opinion. The main hotel accommodation is situated on the clifftops with the grounds spilling down the hillside to the sea.... More

We have just returned from a lovely relaxing week's stay at the Pestana Carlton in Funchal (pronounced Funshal). We had booked a high floor standard Sea View but on arrival was told that as they were fully booked we had been upgraded to a suite. This turned out to be on the corner facing Reids Palace with Sea, Pool and... More

We have just spent two weeks here. Wonderful hotel, in a great location, just the right location to still be surrounded by bits of the real Madeira and to give you a feeling of tradition and history. Hotels further out of the town were in a location that could have been anywhere in the world - no atmosphere there at... More

I have just returned from another week at the Carlton. Again I cannot fault it. The reason I'm reviewing it again is because there is a brand new indoor pool and relaxation area that's been built since my stay here last year. It really added that extra bit of luxury to our holiday and its a wonderful addition to this... More

...by which I mean that it wasn't perfect but was good in more parts than it was bad! We had seen some mixed reviews but decided to try this hotel for a week's trip to Funchal in Madeira and were happy with our choice. Our flight from Manchester was significantly delayed by a number of factors but our transfer was... More