Second time at this hotel. The location (away, but not far, from Funchal) and the magnificent view made me come back. Large room with a great balcony (the bathroom had a slight constant odd smell). Small swimming-pool (indoor/outdoor), nice jacuzzi/sauna/turkish bath. Direct acess to the sea. Meals (with the exception of breakfast) are taken in the nearby Hotel Roca Mar.... more

My wife and I have stayed at Royal Orchid over the past 12 years for between 2 and 6 weeks a year and until last year have been very satisfied with the hotel, especially the 'A La Carte' restaurant at Roca Mar, where the service of Carlos (head waiter) and Fernando (head chef) was truly excellent. Last year we noticed... more

1/ Hotel in need of refurb. 2/Food,salads&sweets very good but main coarse overcooked due to method of serving ie kept in heated serving pans for several hours. 3/ Area very windy and hotel offers little protection when sun bathing. 4/ If poss do not use the local minimart/bar,as they are 200% moor expensive than supermarket,rip off. more

This hote is 2 star in my opinion not 4 star. This hotel is old and dated and shabby.Rooms are good size but everything is old we had chipped furniture horrid bedding ,bathroom was old with rusty mirror and rusty fittings.The indoor pool was cold .Not a hotel for comfort and not somewhere 4star .A shame as hotel is in... more

as a last minute holiday and our usual hotel full we stayed in the royal orchid hotel in march this year. what a mistake. this is meant to be 4* but needs to be reclassed. the reception was dismal and you could smell the drains while you were waiting for the room key. it got worse. the hotel shares facilities... more

Insgesamt OK. Hat allerdings seine besten Zeiten hinter sich. Keine 4* Qualität. Unser Studio leicht muffig durch Kochmöglichkeit. In den... more

Insgesamt waren wir zufrieden. Der Urlaub war erholsam. Aber auch nicht preiswert. Für diese Insel hätten auch 7 bis 10... more

1/- Bien mais certains personnels de réception ne parlent pas le Français, ce qui est dommage pour un hotel de... more

Gut gefallen: Große Anlage, relativ zentral gelegen zwischen Flughafen und Hauptstadt Funchal - bietet optimalen Platz für weitere Ausflüge (Mietauto... more