A. Wanke

Review of THE CLIFF BAY – Porto Bay Hote...

We spent a week in this hotel. We chose it because...

We spent a week in this hotel. We chose it because of the location just outside the old town of Funchal and because of the great view of the harbor and city. Upon arrival, we were surprised with a free upgrade to a room with Funchalblick - thanks to the hotel. Our room was huge and we had an excellent view of the harbor and city. Especially for fireworks (every Saturday in June) priceless. The service can hardly be compromised, everything was wonderful and very good. The breakfast is excellent and we enjoyed it in the small garden with sea views. There is a Happy Our Time twice a day with live music and half beverage prices, the beer then for two euros - for a (*****) hotel more than adequate. The three pools we have hardly used (hiking vacation), but these are very nicely laid out (sea water pool on the Atlantic level and fresh water pool above) and the supply of drinks and small dishes works great. In June there were mostly older English in the hotel, hardly any children. Every evening there is live music in the bar, but this is true for almost all of Funchal, so it is not a unique selling point.
Finally, the only negative point: our return flight took place only in the evening and usually hotel rooms 12 o'clock to clear. An extension of 3 hours was offered to us, but over 200 (!) Euro - it should work the management. We know numerous hotels worldwide where this small service is free of charge.