Hotel Girassol - Suite Hotel

Unser Zimmer war in der 8. Etage, der Ausblick war wunderschön 🤩 das Zimmer war sehr geräumig, das Bett sehr bequem

Cleanliness,location,dinner food,spa.

We have stayed at the hotel many times, it is very clean with excellent rooms.

The staff are very friendly and always very helpful

we have been to this hotel at least 6 and all ways found it excellent location;atmosphere;rooms;value;cleanliness;noise level; amenities but best of all the staff from reception to restaurant to bar and not to forget maid service all excellent nice and very polite made our stay over Christmas superb

Excellent hotel and services. Breakfasts were good for even vegetarians. The poil areawas very nice, swimming was enjoyable. The location was very good for nice walking trips.

We stayed at the Girasol Suite Hotel for Christmas 2025 on a bed and breakfast board basis. The hotel was an ideal location for what we wanted to do and there was plenty for breakfast to keep us going. The staff were really friendly and helpful. We stayed on the 5th floor and used the stairs up and down each time we left the room, we were pleased to see Laurel and Hardy at the end of each up flight. It states as a four star hotel but unfortunately we would not have put the room and stairwell as this. We had a living area, bedroom and bathroom which was very spacious but it did need a good spruce up. We would recommend the Girasol Suite Hotel and Madeira if you are looking for amazing views, walks and relaxing holiday.

Fabulous stayed for Christmas, lovely staff, great food, comfortable room, also great choice of bars and restaurants around the area, short taxi into the centre.

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Great hotel (a bit dated in my opinion). Our Suite was comfortable with a view of the Pools. Food was good with a great selection every day. Situated on Estrada Monumental which is a busy road at the best of times and access to a great Bus network to get you to and from Funchal (Bus numbers 1,2 & 5).

The Staff were very friendly and helpful (Big shout out to Joao in the Splash bar, fellow Maritimo supporter 😊). Looking to rebook May/June 2026.

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We have just returned from another lovely stay at this hotel ..
We have visited 7 times since May 2023 ..
The main reason we return is the small and personal feel of this hotel .. The staff are so lovely that they feel like friends 😊

This hotel provides an excellent all inclusive package in the best location in Funchal. Close to other hotels which will cost you at least 3 times as much just to sleep there without any food or drinks. It’s not perfect but it is provides a big living space, living room and separate bedroom, bathroom with shower over bath not ideal but a very powerful shower with endless hot water. The beds are adequate and unlike another recent review we found no evidence of bedbugs.
Fabulous mature gardens with some seating and even bananas growing on two of the banana trees. The only downside here is that there are biting insects so you need to use insect repellent on any bare skin. We found that a light spray was adequate and used Tesco’s brand repellent. Best to apply after sunscreen every morning and in the evening before going out.
The pools are in sunshine most of the day in winter but rather cold so did not use them. Pool cleaning and testing happens early in the morning so no impact on users and the two pool guys are attentive and active around the pool all day. The pool bar serves drinks from 10am and food is available pretty much all day, any wonder we put on weight during our stay.
I mentioned location earlier and indeed the location is great for exploring all of old Funchal and even Camara de Lobos if you’re reasonably active. It’s about 4 miles to Camara de Lobos along a beautiful coastal path, and the cable car to Monte is around 3 miles on foot from the hotel. Taxi and bus stops are close to the hotel and there is a wide range of bars and restaurants close by.
Food is available pretty much all day for AI customers and the evening meal is a buffet in the main restaurant. We found the food to be decent quality and dishes varied throughout the fortnight we stayed, it was always possible to find something tasty. The buffet is constantly managed by the chef’s who replenish dishes regularly during service. The waiters provide a good drinks service to AI customers, replenishing drinks when asked. Admittedly we didn’t eat in the hotel every night but at the small price you pay for AI it’s easy to make that decision to eat elsewhere occasionally.
This is a very professionally run hotel where staff show pride in their work and are friendly and helpful when approached, it’s about 50 years old and still going strong with some staff having worked here since it opened. There’s a real family vibe about it.
So that was our third trip to the Girassol and once again we enjoyed it thoroughly and hope to return in the future for another relaxed winter holiday.

Great location near to Lido area with plenty of restaurants, bars near by.
20 minute walk into Funchal, or bus stops nearby.
Our Room (309) had separate lounge area and fridge, kettle & tea/coffee provided. Bathroom had a bath & shower. Nice balcony area.
Good breakfast choices, well laid out and was replenished often.
Bar areas on first floor very nice.
Pool area and gardens excellent.
All staff were friendly and helpful.
Would not hesitate to recommend this hotel.

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This is a basic English holiday inn, and with the bed bugs! I wouldn't personally say 4 star more a 3 star. We stayed in room 207 on the second floor, away from the loud and noisy lift and road. Found a sneaky way to the NON-heated pool! Although it says its a heated pool in the colder months, its not!. Now unfortunately I am a Water treatment specialist (worst for pools and showers) shower was very highly contaminated with scale and the pool was not dosed regularly for my liking. I had to disinfect the shower and taps with bleach. General age in Madeira and hotels are 50 years+ great for that Legionella to proliferate on all that lovely scale and TDS! One guy from the pool staff is an utter waste of time. He stands and looks at the women and doesn't even collect any used cutlery or glasses as frequently as he should. One guy, Diogo is an absolute asset to this hotel, he runs around cleaning up and clearing all the used plates and glasses. This is a friendly hotel, I sat around the pool and couldn't hear all the arguments from young families, that's because there isn't much for them to do, no entertainment or parks, just cranes doing there magic. We knew construction was taking place in the area, so can't really complain. Would I go back to this hotel again...No probably not. However l, Madeira has another visitor who will definitely come stay again, maybe in a 5 star.