Meliá Madeira Mare

Very competent staff . Large rooms with good views. Decent breakfast included. Wouldn’t recommend dinner here. Nice beach area although it’s very rocky. Nice pool . Everyone speaks multiple languages so communication is easy.

Wow! What a fantastic hotel. This is the third time of visiting Madeira, but this was our first stay at this hotel. We can’t praise and thank the hotel enough for what was an amazing visit. Nothing was too much trouble and staff were super friendly and attentive. Our boys had a side sea view room which was fantastic with great views still, and we upgraded to a full sea view room, which was simply stunning! What a spectacular view! The rooms were quiet, very comfortable and well maintained every day by the brilliant staff. One of us found the bed very hard, but after asking the reception staff for a mattress topper, this was fitted to our bed immediately. We used the gym most days which had plenty of equipment, and the pool was beautiful. There were plenty of sun beds, and there wasn’t one day out of our 11 nights where we couldn’t get beds by the pool, whatever time of the day we went there.

Breakfast was plentiful and varied. We found it better to sit inside to eat rather than outside because of the pigeons nearby, however the hotel do make use of a large bird of prey every morning throughout breakfast to keep the pigeons away as much as possible, which was a great idea and worked well. The location was fantastic for so many great restaurants in the area, and on a few occasions we walked into the centre of Funchal and the harbour area, which took approximately 30-40 minutes.

The hotel also do lots of offers which, whilst we didn’t use many as we like to walk out and eat each night, seemed great value. Offers included buffet nights, restaurant offers and drinks vouchers.

As explained at the start, this was our third visit to Madeira, but when we come back, we will certainly look to stay here again as we found it perfect! Thank you to everyone at the Melia Madeira Mare. You are all fantastic!

After years of thoroughly enjoying some very long holidays, at the magnificent Melia Madeira Mare, with its amazing views and a team of professional staff catering for you every need, we have taken this opportunity to write our review using the hotel name as a mnemonic in order to share other key facets that make holidays here so special for us and others.

M. Mentoring led values by all Senior Management Team
E. Exceptional guest experiences
L. Loyalty of staff recognised.
I. Inspirational Departmental Leaders.
A Advice always welcomed from guests.

M. Motivated and knowledgeable Front Desk Team.
A. Ambitious staff opportunities
D. Dedicated staff that go the extra mile giving the family feeling
E Entertainment nightly to suit all tastes.
I Inviting welcome is a staff culture at all levels
R Respect demonstrated at all levels.
A Activities for all guests that are motivating, safe and healthy.

M Multicultural guests welcomed and respected.
A Atmosphere tailored to seasons and celebrations.
R Reviews of staff and services welcomed and acknowledged.
E Evaluations support future planning.

Jo and a David North (29th July 2026.).

Muita boa atenção dos funcionários em geral, pequeno almoço excepcional ,ótimo quarto ,DESCANSEI,obgdo

Stanza eccellente, colazione ottima, servizio professionale.

La ubicación es cómoda, cerca del centro de Funchal y bastantes restaurantes en la zona
Muy limpio y personal muy amable y profesional
El parking gratuito aunque hubo alguna vez que estuvo lleno y no pudimos aparcar

This is a 4-star property located 10 minutes drive to the center of Funchal surrounded by many restaurants, stores, cafes, banks and lively recreation activities. The view in the back is the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel is dated (low ceilings) but delivers on comfort. Decor is subdued and simple. It has all the amenities you need. Clean & spacious rooms, efficient staff from check-in to housekeeping & restaurant. Bathroom is plenty big and very nice. The water pressure is perfect for a good bath. Choose the Royal Suite, if possible. Parking is provided free to guests. Breakfast in the big restaurant downstairs was a big spread. Value for price paid is fair. I will not hesitate to stay here again. Thumbs up.

La amabilidad del personal.

It's not really five star here as many have said so let's not go on about that. The main test is would we stay here again and the answer is certainly yes and the price was definitely four star. The rooms were well appointed and the air con was efficient and not noisy once adjusted. The side sea view was good, some traffic noise with parking outside but cut off almost completely when the patio door was closed, the noise died down in the evening anyway.
After seeing the half board reviews we went bed and breakfast but were convinced by the hotels discount offer to buy vouchers for 4 evening meals of which we had two very good meals ( meat, pasta and fish etc) one average meal and one not so good. The desserts and breakfasts were very good. Plenty of restaurants near by so we felt we achieved a decent compromise and we'd suggest what food is on offer before deciding to use your vouchers if you go for that.
The hotel facilities are good, excellent gym, spa and indoor pool although you pay extra for the latter two. The outdoor pool is great with a scenic view. The usual nonsense of people sticking towels on beds before breakfast. However there was always plenty of room on the upper two sunbed areas which were quieter and suited us better.
The staff were universally pleasant and attentive.
Just two issues, Maderia including Funchal is universally hilly the hotel is well suited for a walk into town and also in the other direction along the slpromenade . This does involve a lot of ups and downs. The last trek up to the hotel could be easily avoided if the hotel had an access gate near the pool for guests to then use the lifts . If security is an issue then a gate only opened by your room card would resolve that. Secondly while the inside of the hotel is spotless the pool areas etc didn't seem to be washed down regularly. Stains were clearly present on the floor from drinks dropped there. Steps looked grubby and while the hotel employs a falconer to keep pigeons away (very successful at breakfast) the accompanying pigeon droppings on railings and floor were not cleaned away.Shame really if they are looking for details to be closer to actual five stars.

cleaners, staff, facilities, pool, parking

Optimo hotel
Recomendo vivamente.