We stayed at the Porto Mare Hotel for one week at the end of September. We were really impressed with the hotel - the room was very spacious and very clean. The complex had lots of facilities and you could use them at any of the hotels (Eden Mar, residence or the Porto Mare Hotel) There was about three swimming... more

Excellent Hotel! Food and staff great! Facilities are fantastic.... bit of a walk to town but courtesy bus runs from hotel to the cable car. Rooms and bed was biggest Ive ever had - even bigger than the hotels I stayed in AMerica!! Monte Palace japanese gardens are great spend many hours wlaking around, taboggan run half way back is... more

We stayed at this hotel for two weeks in August and found it to be excellent in every way. We had a huge room with two king size beds side by side, dressing area, large bath/shower room and balcony with sea view. Our room was kept in spotless condition by the chambermaids, as was the rest of the hotel. Breakfast... more

Myself, husband and three year old booked the Porto Mare with Travel Republic and our flights direct with Globespan and flew from Edinburgh on Monday the 18th of August which was great and free from delays. Upon landing in Funchal we had collected our bags and were on our way in one of the many yellow taxi's parked outside the... more

An excellent hotel set in beautiful landscaped gardens in which I enjoyed a lovely week. All staff that I encountered were both professional and friendly. My room and public areas were kept spotlessly clean. Only ate in Restaurante Atlantida (main buffet) and found the breakfasts and dinners offered plenty of selection, were well presented and for the most part delicious,... more

We have just returned from the Porte Mare hotel and want to warn other travellers that the building work mentioned by reviewers last December is still on-going. We went to this hotel for a special anniversary and when booking in December noted the comments on TripAdvisor. We contacted the hotel and were assured that the building work would be finished... more

We have just come back from this wonderful hotel. This was our second visit and I cannot praise the hotel highly enough. It was even better than the last time we were there. The rooms are very large and clean with big balconies. There is also tea and coffee making facilities in the room. We had halfboard as we were... more

We stayed here for one week during August. We had planned our holiday earlier in the year, and after much debate, decided to return here after our holiday in 2006. We are so glad that we did as we received the same welcome and treatment that we got back in 2006. All the staff are so helpful from the reception... more

My Wife and I return each November to prepare or Christmas. Funchal is magical from mid November when some of the Christmas lights get switched on and I can think of no better place to stay than The Porto Mare. We walk into Funchal each evening and stop at various hotels along the way and we've yet to find one... more