as we were booking our honeymoon we looked for ages for a lovely hotel, we could get to from Bristol easily and was within our budget. We hit upon Estalagem Ponta do Sol and took a risk and booked it up. Another reviewer on this website mentioned beware of overbooking and a week before we were due to arrive we... more

The Hotel met all our requirements, to relax, use the spa facilities and enjoy a high standard of accommodation. The evening meal was excellent with several choices on a half board basis, aswell as the breakfast. The staff were friendly and helpful and the sea view from our room was breathtaking. Will be returning next year with other members of... more

Some reviews concentrate on the hotel's relative isolation but this suited us fine. The hotel greeted us at the airport and taxied us to Funchal, nearby towns and levada walks (all included in room rate). The siting is stunning and the design, perched on high ground linked by lifts and bridges, very clever. The staff were friendly and the restaurant... more

A nice modern hotel, make sure you up grade to a room over looking the ocean - with your own balcony - otherwise you are sharing balconies and looking at a cliff or the town - nice but the towns dogs/rooster and lorries will wake you. The maids are very noisy and will wake you (regardless of which room you... more

Nice building and layout. Quite a secluded location. Limited activities without a hire car if you don't want to sunbathe all day. The hotel restaurant was very disappointing, we only ate there once and there was not much choice of places to eat within walking distance. If I went to Madeira again I would definitely stay closer to Funchal as... more

As part of the Design Hotel group you are not disappointed to find something out of the ordinary! With the rooms, leisure facilities, restaurant etc spread across the top of the hills overlooking Ponta do Sol, each view point offers something different but each one with an emphasis on tranquillity and calmness. Each area of the hotel is approached either... more

Be really careful when booking this hotel! One week before our departure from Copenhagen, we were informed that the hotel could no longer offer us the room we had booked and paid for two months in advance. This is an extremely unprofessional behaviour with no sense of customer service. Choose another hotel if you want to be sure to get... more

First impressions leave one doubting ones choice. However once up the first lift and through the disappointing reception area, you will find yourself in a minimalist style hotel. Our room was above average size, with a modern flat screen TV, and in room safe, (deposit required). It had a reasonable bathroom and nice view from the balcony (providing you have... more

take care with this hotel. although booked and paid months in advance we were informed 1 week before our departure without any excuse that the hotel was overbooked and that we were not welcome more