★★·Porto da Cruz·8.5
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or just type it — “around the 20th, three nights”
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Hotel Vila Bela in Porto da Cruz sits on a pristine beachfront, offering uninterrupted sea views and direct access to Maiata Beach. Rooms feature private bathrooms, balconies, terraces, Wi‑Fi, air‑conditioning, minibars, and microwaves. The family‑friendly restaurant serves Mediterranean and Portuguese dishes, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten‑free options, with a fresh breakfast spread. Nearby, Santana’s Traditional Houses, Madeira Botanical Garden, and the international airport lie within 14 km.
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How guests rate the property, aspect by aspect.
A very pretty little hotel by the sea where everything is tidy: the décor, the room with a balcony, breakfast, dinner, the welcome! A small welcome drink! The sunrise over the magnificent sea, the seawater pools nearby, and many excellent restaurants in the area. We loved everything!
Christine·A week ago
The location is first‑rate, the staff are friendly, and the bar and restaurant are in the building. Nothing else to add.
Jessie·A week ago
The location is great and the room size is adequate, with a lovely balcony overlooking the bay and the ocean. The hotel restaurant is good, and they were willing to prepare take‑away breakfast (though, based on other reviews, it seems unrelated to the in‑house breakfast we missed because we left early). The room cleaning was acceptable but not outstanding; the floors weren’t spotless. The photos are a bit old, and the rooms look slightly more dated and worn than in the pictures. The room had an air‑conditioner, but it was unusable—there was no remote, so I had to keep a fan running all night to avoid the heat (opening the windows wasn’t an option, as the humidity and sea salt would have rushed in, a trade‑off of being so close to the water).
Mm990·A week ago
The view and the staff were excellent.
Mareks·2 weeks ago
The view is superb. Breakfast was very sparse, and the staff member was completely overwhelmed. After repeatedly asking for a boiled egg, she replied she had to wash the dishes first—sorry, that’s just not acceptable!
Martina·2 weeks ago