Well its obviously going to be cold in the island if u go during december which is WINTER!!!
the hotel itself during june-july-august or even in easter is stuning including the island, with hot weather no WIND and lovely beach!
the hotel is really nice especially the bedroom from wat i remember the food was actually nice!
i would recommend this hotel since its the best hotel in the island.

Trust me, I was there one week this august. I'm very disappointed!!!
They say it's ok but there is no point in going there!!! The weather is cold and cloudy!!! Windy, very windy!!! The hotel don'have a place to relax yourself !!! There aren't chairs in the shadow for relaxing in the afternoon, the lift is ever busy ans you have to wait a long to take it!!! Bad experience in y life!!! Don't go there!!!

We had definite mixed feelings about this hotel. We had a junior suite on the 7th floor which was huge, with two balconies and impressive sea views. The air conditioning was inefficient and the bed very hard. The rooms were cleaned daily. The restaurant was fine serving reasonable buffet breakfast and dinner. If you want to eat out the town is 3 miles away. We used to walk into town and back each day along the beach and this was quite pleasant, however we did not try this at night. The hotel bar was a disaster being right on top of the reception area - certainly not the place to have to have a relaxing drink. We used to buy drinks from the nearest supermarket (2 miles away) and spend the evenings on our balcony - at least the room had a fridge to keep things cool. We didn't partake of the evening entertainment which boasted bingo, karaoke etc and which was also held in the reception area.The swimming pool was a rip off - if you wanted a lounger they were hired out at £3 a day EACH. Similarly if you wanted a lounger on the beach you had to pay the same price. The beach itself was idyllic - 6 miles of sand and not a lot of people around (we were told, however, that the island is very busy in July / August as many people on Madeira have 2nd homes on Porto Santo and holiday in this period). All in all it was a very relaxing holiday - No football shirts, union jack shorts, chavs, lager louts et al - definitely suited to couples with young families who are happy to spend their holiday on the beach.

It's a nice hotel! The rooms are confortable, breakfast was a nice buffet, the beach club is ok but expensive...
The only real problem i found in this hotel is the fact that it is located away from the town and that is a problem due to the difficulty to get a taxi after midnight!!!