Sitting on our room balcony, overlooking the blue sea watching the ships go by, quietly enjoying the warm winter sunshine was bliss. This hotel provided us with both quiet relaxation and the opportunity for excercise - either by using their lovely small indoor pool and gym, or walking along the sea promade (located just below the hotel where you can walk for miles to the next village), or taking a good long walk through the streets to Funchal. Throughout the hotel, the staff are friendly and extremely helpful. The buffet breakfast is excellent, as is the choise of evening meals. We would certainly like to return.

This is a small hotel, located in one of the nicest quietest parts of Funchal. Lovely sea-views. Spacious rooms. Excellent choice of food. Very pleasant and helpful staff. A large shopping complex just across the road. Good bus service from just outside the hotel. Very pleasant promenades along the coast in both directions.

Just had a superb fortnight at this little gem on the outskirts of Funchal. Our balcony overlooked the lido where all life passed by daily. A lengthy walk from the centre but with easy local buses and a good supermarket closeby and a hotel shuttle bus we felt perfectly placed beyond the main rather featureless 'hotel zone'. 100% mark given to every element of this small hotel which was fairly quiet in early December which suited us fine. Funchal's amazing illuminations and festive decorations were all up and running, we had really good weather and avoided the Xmas rush and hiked prices. We walked miles and took organised tours and even braved the local buses to visit a good deal of the island. Constant jaw-dropping sights and views around every corner and generally found everyone friendly. This is the place to stay, forget all the large impersonal 'all-inclusive' glass boxes and go for the Madeira Regency Cliff hotel - you will not be disappointed. Thanks Saga.

Superb week in a lovely hotel, in an outstanding room and in a wonderful location.

No hesitation in returning as soon as we can.

We shall never forget this holiday - simply perfect.

H&E