Best Hotels near Porto Santo Island, Porto Santo

Very well appointed hotel in lovely Porto Santo. I went with my brother for a week, but regret not having stayed for 14 days on finding myself in such an idyllic spot. The hotel is the best all inclusive I have stayed in with totally customer focussed staff, great food at the buffet and in the themed restaurants which were part of the package. The standard of the accommodation was great and the place was spotless. The service was seamless and can't wait to go back again. I highly recommend

The Hotel is very close to the beach, our room was very nice, with a balcony and everything. Everything appeared to be clean and tidy. We liked it very much, we recommend it and we will be back.

Good Hotel with very friendly and welcoming Staff. They offered us a free room upgrade to a suite that it was much appreciated. The suite was super spacious, with 2 separate bedrooms and 2x balconies with amazing sea views. We highly recommend booking a suite type of room (main building). The food is good and varied. However, some of the food was not identified especially at the Dunas Restaurant so it was difficult to understand what was it and contained (might be a problem for people with allergies/intolerances). Note: Majority of the food is bland and it will be required salt to be added separately if you like flavoured food. The drinks were okay, not much selection of cocktails unless if you go AI Plus. However, I would suggest to be served in reusable plastic cups like other Hotels instead of paper cups that stay all “mushy” after a while (still helps the planet considering it’s reusable). The Hotel has direct access to the beach (which is beautiful!) and has a beach bar (but not included for AI customers, only AI Plus). Also has sun lounges and parasols but needs to be paid extra. The Hotel has plenty of activities during the day & nice shows at night. The Animation Team is amazing and we had always a good time with them! Without the Animation Team the Hotel would be just average. They are really the light of this Hotel! We would just kindly suggest that during the activities they ensure that there is always someone that speaks portuguese (a few times it was only spoken italian - nothing against the language, it is a beautiful language, but sometimes was hard to understand everything and follow the instructions, thus fully enjoy the activities). Apart of portuguese, I would also suggest to be spoken english considering it is the universal language and more people would understand and engage in the activities. Apart of that we highly praise the animation team and their activities throughout the day & night. The Spa was good however they only give 45min slots which was not sufficient to try everything at the water circuit (we suggest the time to be increased to 1h and/or reduce the number of people per slot). Note: You will need a swim cap, otherwise you will pay 4 euros for one. The Hotel surroundings are beautiful with well kept gardens. Overall: Nice Hotel that wins for its beachfront location, Staff and Animation Team!

First of all, in almost 20 years of traveling around the world we have NEVER eaten so well as in the ”suites” restaurant.. and even in Italy, it is difficult to find a restaurant where you can eat at this level! Hold onto this chef! (P.s.: we had a package that allowed us to ALWAYS eat there, I recommend you request it, the same package offers you free umbrella and sunbeds otherwise you have to pay). Then, 5-star ”suites” staff, and even more... ALL... reception, lounge, bar, ALL extraordinarily kind and available ”all-round” in satisfying any need! The beach is BEAUTIFUL, immense and beautiful! The island of Porto Santo is equally beautiful, in its own small way, I recommend you go around it, either by renting a car (you can rent it directly here), or by taxi (it costs a few €), there are really fantastic places where you can take beautiful photos ( landscape similar to the Canary Islands). As for the rooms... they are not really ”suites”.. some rooms do not have a bidet, the tubs have curtains, plugs without any support on which to place perhaps a phone to charge or something else (not even in the bathroom), dimensions ok for couples but not much for families (if you have 2 children I find it tough...), in short, for being a new building as they say, they could ”do” something more... The gym on the beach needs fixing... Very nice Thalasso therapy. In the ”central” building of Vila Baleira you have entertainment, 4 padel courts, and self-service restaurants (in the ”suites” you are served by waiters) Thanks to Pietro from ”futura” and ALL the staff! Special thanks to Mariana, lounge & bar, truly HIGH level!

The hotel is nice, it’s a good 4-star hotel which delivers what it promises. The rooms: The rooms are not luxurious, but spacious, comfortable and clean. They offered an array of pillows which will probably suit most guests. The extra beds could deal with an upgrade. For our 3-year old, it was fine, but for older children they might not find it too comfortable. The bathrooms: They were spacious and recently refurbished. The shower toiletries could use an upgrade (only a 2in1 shampoo/shower gel offered. Hand soap was fine. The beach bar: Decent array of food offered, good quality and great service. Prices were ok for a hotel. There are a couple of other options in the beach really close by too. Swimming pool: Very nice, with a large shallow area which suited both adults and children. The water is not heated, so it’s a bit chilly if it’s not warm outside. Plenty of sunbeds available and a beautiful view of the garden and the dunes. There’s mini golf and table tennis available, which was nice. Staff was friendly and helped us by booking taxis and recommending restaurants. Location: The hotel is very well located in our opinion. 1.5km away from the village centre, so far enough to be quiet, but close enough to allow us to walk there everyday to visit the children’s playground, try new restaurants or just enjoy the stroll. There’s a small supermarket, bakery and a few restaurants 5-7 min walking distance on the other direction. We even walked to the horse centre (35min), which is in the opposite side of town. We did not try the on-site restaurant nor the spa/indoor swimming pool. We have heard there’s a charge to use the indoor swimming pool, which is not very nice, but we didn’t check it ourselves.