Hotel staff are friendly and helpful. Beach front location is excellent. Rooms are spacious and well-equipped, although they have their niggles- for example no drawers in bed side units. Beds are very hard, which was fine for me but not for my wife. Our balcony had frosted glass between it and next door; some however had plain glass which might... More

My wife and I spent a week at this hotel as a package through Thomson/First Choice. It was just about out of season and not many kids about! Our arrival was well received by the efficient, well spoken, receptionist. We were allocated room 1073 which was on the same level as the reception. A lovely room and did not smell... More

Ok - to put to rest the main concern - the planes are really not a hassle - I promise - see photos. The majority of the time they land across the bay in front of the hotel - you really don't take any notice of them & there isn't much noise. On 2 occasions when the wind changed they... More

I recently stayed at Vila Gale for a week with my husband on an all inclusive basis, having made a reservation at the last minute. We were both pleased with the high standards of the hotel, the predominantly attentive staff, and the beautiful Madeiran location. It was a good base from which we could enjoy leisurely strolls or take longer... More

Just arrived back from the Viila Gale overall enjoyed a very nice relaxing hollday. THe hotel is very clean and the staff are very helpful and welcoming. The rooms are very good even better than some 5 star hotels that we have stayed in, The main resrurant has good opening times for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The food is nice... More

Just back from our 3rd visit to what we consider an excellent hotel, have to say this was the busiest we have seen the hotel but we still found the staff to be very friendly and attentive, although at times a litle stretched with the amount of people. We have made a lot of friends at the hotel and from... More

Just back after spending a lovely week at this hotel. I work in the travel industry and have done so for over 20 years and have spent time at many different hotels of varying standards, good and bad, this falls into the good percentage. I'll try to give a thorough and honest review of my stay - here goes. On... More

We stayed for 1 week at the villa gale at the end of august. The hotel is immaculate and value for money on AIl inclusive is fantastic. The food was varied and something for everyone. We met some really nice people and will keep in touch with 2 of them who dont live too far away in England from ourselves.... More

Enjoyed a three night stay that started terribly: gave as a smokers room, the pool towels had finished and the recepciomist gave us 4 different and very old towels. Unbelivabe..... Thanks to an efficient and very profissional housekeeper we got new rooms and brand new tools. The rest of our stay, was perfect with a varied breakfast, good pool area... More