Meliá Madeira Mare

“Great”

Meliá Madeira Mare is a beautiful seaside hotel with stunning ocean views and a modern, elegant design. The rooms are spacious, clean, and many offer breathtaking balconies overlooking the Atlantic. The staff is friendly and attentive, making the stay very comfortable. The pool area is relaxing, an… more

Meliá Madeira Mare is a beautiful seaside hotel with stunning ocean views and a modern, elegant design. The rooms are spacious, clean, and many offer breathtaking balconies overlooking the Atlantic. The staff is friendly and attentive, making the stay very comfortable. The pool area is relaxing, and the breakfast buffet has a great variety of fresh options. The location is convenient, close to Funchal center. Overall, a great choice for a relaxing and stylish getaway.

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“Nice enough, but NOT a FIVE STAR!!”

I recently stayed at the Melia Madeira for four nights and won’t be returning. Overall, the experience wasn’t great. The rooms didn’t have anything special, but the beds were the worst part—they were incredibly uncomfortable. The quality was very poor and definitely not up to par with a five-star h… more

I recently stayed at the Melia Madeira for four nights and won’t be returning. Overall, the experience wasn’t great. The rooms didn’t have anything special, but the beds were the worst part—they were incredibly uncomfortable. The quality was very poor and definitely not up to par with a five-star hotel. Even the bathrooms had rough, thin towels and only a single shower cap among the usual room supplies. The shower was inconsistent, with low water pressure at times. The only good thing was the large sun terrace, which I paid a lot for, but it was the only highlight of the stay. The breakfast restaurant felt like a large, noisy canteen, with mediocre food and quality that would be more like a three-star hotel. The atmosphere was very boring and empty at night, lacking any warmth. It wouldn’t make you want to stay, dine there or even endure the ‘entertainment’. Not worth the high prices.

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“More like a 3-star......”

Stayed here for 6 nights in a Master Suite (1001). The Suite was lovely, with a fabulous deck area, but unfortunately due to mostly wet weather we were unable to use/enjoy it, so it felt like a complete waste of money, but this isn't the hotel's fault. The room itself had all the facilities we expe… more

Stayed here for 6 nights in a Master Suite (1001). The Suite was lovely, with a fabulous deck area, but unfortunately due to mostly wet weather we were unable to use/enjoy it, so it felt like a complete waste of money, but this isn't the hotel's fault. The room itself had all the facilities we expected, but there were a few small issues such as a cracked glass and a broken light. Cleanliness was good. There were a couple of nights when noise from neighbouring hotels/ venues was a bit loud, but again, not really something the hotel can control. We did occasionally get food smells, which we think was to do with a vent exiting near our balcony. We didn't find the bed very comfortable, and the pillows especially; we asked for softer ones, but they took a couple of days to arrive. We also asked for some fresh milk for tea, but this never arrived. We requested both of these from reception, so something went awry with both those requests. Staff on reception varied from being really pleasant and helpful to rather ineffective. We felt the hotel had no atmosphere, feeling mostly like a motorway service station, particularly at breakfast. The waffles were inedible, and many of the hot breakfast items were left 'warming' for too long, but the selection was very comprehensive. The wait staff appeared to be on a mission every day to clear everything from tables, so much so that it almost felt they were lurking behind you waiting for you to put cutlery down, which was very annoying. Due to the poor weather, none of the outdoor areas were in use most of our stay. Used the outdoor pool on the final day; a bit on the chilly side, but far better than the indoor one which was rammed and full of shrieking children the couple of times we went - the one jacuzzi was just constantly full so we weren't able to use it. The location is good, with walks into both the Old Town and Camara de Lobos doable from the hotel, albeit coming back from the Old Town is fairly hard work being uphill nearly all the way. Plenty of nice restaurants within a couple of blocks of the hotel. We didn't try either of the hotel's restaurants as the menus didn't appeal, and the a la carte restaurant was just an extension of the main buffet restaurant/ breakfast area, Parking is convenient, but the car park was very full all the time we were there, so much so that we thought we were going to have to park elsewhere on a couple of occasions, but luckily someone left each time. All these issues were discussed with hotel management on departure. Overall the weather really didn't help our trip, but I suspect we'd try a different hotel if we were to return to the island.

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