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Pestana Grand Premium Ocean Resort
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Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Stunning clifftop location
- 4 restaurants
- Tropical gardens
Location Information
- On a headland providing breathtaking sea views
- Bus stop just outside the hotel
- 2km to Praia Formosa beach and a few local restaurants
- 3km to Funchal
Getting to the hotel
- 45 minutes from MADEIRA AIRPORT (by Coach)
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Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Stunning clifftop location
- 4 restaurants
- Tropical gardens
Location Information
- On a headland providing breathtaking sea views
- Bus stop just outside the hotel
- 2km to Praia Formosa beach and a few local restaurants
- 3km to Funchal
Getting to the hotel
- 45 minutes from MADEIRA AIRPORT (by Coach)
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating
Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Stunning clifftop location
- 4 restaurants
- Tropical gardens
Location Information
- On a headland providing breathtaking sea views
- Bus stop just outside the hotel
- 2km to Praia Formosa beach and a few local restaurants
- 3km to Funchal
Getting to the hotel
- 45 minutes from MADEIRA AIRPORT (by Coach)
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating
Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Stunning clifftop location
- 4 restaurants
- Tropical gardens
Location Information
- On a headland providing breathtaking sea views
- Bus stop just outside the hotel
- 2km to Praia Formosa beach and a few local restaurants
- 3km to Funchal
Getting to the hotel
- 45 minutes from MADEIRA AIRPORT (by Coach)
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating
Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Stunning clifftop location
- 4 restaurants
- Tropical gardens
Location Information
- On a headland providing breathtaking sea views
- Bus stop just outside the hotel
- 2km to Praia Formosa beach and a few local restaurants
- 3km to Funchal
Getting to the hotel
- 45 minutes from MADEIRA AIRPORT (by Coach)
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating
Further Reading
Things you'll love
- Stunning clifftop location
- 4 restaurants
- Tropical gardens
Location Information
- On a headland providing breathtaking sea views
- Bus stop just outside the hotel
- 2km to Praia Formosa beach and a few local restaurants
- 3km to Funchal
Getting to the hotel
- 45 minutes from MADEIRA AIRPORT (by Coach)
Items marked with * incur extra charges which are payable locally.
Special Assistance
Our Assisted Travel team are on hand to answer any questions and make sure your trip works for you. Plus, when you’re ready to book, they can help arrange airport or flight assistance to get you there smoothly.
Give them a call on 0203 451 2690 or visit our Accessible Holidays page for more info.
Reviews
Tripadvisor Traveller Rating Based on 3660 Reviews
Based on 3660 ReviewsTraveller Reviews Ranked #1 of 3 hotels in Sao Martinho
Traveller Rating
Excellent
2408
Very Good
888
Average
281
Poor
51
Terrible
32
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Eric B said...
Some ups and downs
Travelled on 06/2025
Madeira is lovely island ️ and this hotel is quite good and well located and the room is great, staff is helpful and friendly everywhere BUT I have to admit that there are moments that it doesnt feel like a 5star as although the breakfast is well catered the dinner is quite limited for vegetarians and vegans with a repetition of options almost every day
I would like more options as it looks like the seafood a...
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Peter F said...
Lovely
Travelled on 04/2025
Lovely Staff and beautiful gardens and amazing view over the ocean!
A big praise to the gardening ladies who work very hard....
BeaulieuD said...
A homey place in Funchal
Travelled on 06/2025
The Pestana Grand has a great spot on the Promenade, directly on the ocean, each unit with its own balcony, great staff all around. I immensely enjoyed it for my 2 weeks on Madeira....
David T said...
Lovely staff, nice rooms, poor to average food quality.
Travelled on 06/2025
Stayed for 10 nights to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary and overall enjoyed our stay. The staff deserve special mention as they are all very friendly and helpful. Rooms are spacious and clean, we had a lovely ocean view. Room cleaning was good but have never experienced such worn towels, some with holes!
The speciality a la carte restaurants serve good quality, well prepared meals, again the staff are wort...
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GAM40 said...
This hotel should not be rated 5 Star
Travelled on 05/2025
This hotel should no longer be 5 Star rated.
It has deteriorated since our last visit 2 years ago.
Room housekeeping was poor.
Food choice very limited. Food counter was too small for a hotel of this size
which resulted in daily congestion.
Long queues for fried eggs and omelettes as only one very slow person cooking.
bottled water with evening meal overcharged and tip added!
Overall the dining room staff were helpf...
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