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Baía Madeira Hotel Ocean Beachfront
Portugal, Europe
Machico
Madeira is synonymous with stunning views and landscapes, and if you want to see them for yourself, why not try the Baía Madeira Hotel Ocean Beachfront at Machico? Set against the spectacular mountains and looking out over the ocean, the Baía Madeira Hotel Ocean Beachfront is an incredible setting for a hotel, and Machio is a wonderful venue for a Madeira holiday.
Spectacular outlooks and a tranquil setting makes for a superior holiday destination:
Holidaying in Machico will put you right in touch with the authentic Madeira. Machico is a quiet setting – but full of colour, culture and history. The old church and forts are well worth a visit – and are excellent places to sit back and take in the wonders of old and new Madeira.
The area is as popular with walkers as it is with swimmers and sunbathers, and a tour of the fine local restaurants is also highly recommended.
Although, don't forget, this is an all-inclusive package, so you'll want to leave plenty of room for your meal back at the Baía Madeira Hotel Ocean Beachfront. And the experience is certainly something special. The exceptional menu and exhilarating sea view will add lustre to any meal. Those views are a feature of the comfortable twin and double rooms too. Twin/double side seaview rooms are comfortably furnished with a private bathroom. Facilities include direct dial telephone, air-conditioning/heating, satellite/cable TV, personal safe (at a fee). Bayview rooms and club seaview rooms with a balcony are available at a supplement.
Machio is also well placed for anyone wanting to experience a little more of Madeira. The convenient local bus runs a regular service to the capital, Funchal. And if you're content to stay closer to home, there is the new Machico beach to enjoy as well as a host of facilities back at the Baía Madeira Hotel Ocean Beachfront.
Every day can have a distinctly different flavour – one day the heated seawater pool and drinks at the bar perhaps; another a relaxing wander about town, then a lavish meal; another a new hair-do before the evening entertainment begins, courtesy of your hosts at the Dom Pedro Madeira.
Madeira is full of beautiful sights, but none more beautiful to the new traveller than the sight of the Baía Madeira Hotel Ocean Beachfront nestled in the shadows of the mountain, and gazing out over the deep, blue sea.
Facilities
- Outdoor heated seawater pool
- Outdoor heated children's pool
- Restaurant
- 2 bars
- Tennis
- Dive Centre*
- Sports centre
- Volley ball and badminton
- Hairdresser*
- Live music and folklore
- *Some facilities may incur an additional fee
Room Types
The Local Area
This hotel offering All-Inclusive holidays, is on the east coast of Madeira at Machico. Standing between the mountains and the ocean overlooking a new sandy beach, it is close to the old fishing port. Baía Madeira Hotel Ocean Beachfront is about 15 miles from Funchal and there is a regular bus to and from the island's capital.
Tripadvisor Reviews
3.5 Very Good1,241 reviews
Excellent
17%
Very Good
38%
Average
27%
Poor
11%
Terrible
7%
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Customer service almost non existent
We stayed here for a week in July & went All Inclusive. The hotel is centrally located & both the pebble & sand beaches are with a couple of minutes walk. We found that the rooms were clean & were cleaned every day. The food was only alright, some things were not labelled so you didn't know what you were eating. I have to say the standard of customer care is almost non existent! From the minute we arrived to the minute we left. There was no welcome to our hotel, enjoy your stay, nothing.
Because we were All Inclusive we wore a white wrist band to show the staff that we were All Inclusive. The older man that was usually at the bottom of the stairs to the restaurant welcomed most people who didn't have wrist bands. We were completely ignored by him every time we entered. The rest of the staff in the restaurant were mostly pleasant. I'm not saying I want people to be falling all over me but I do expect staff to be pleasant, friendly & helpful. Unfortunately that's not the case with the majority of people working here.
On one occasion my husband ordered a drink at the poolside bar that was not included in the All Inclusive & was abruptly to "no". No explanation, so my husband pointed at the bottle & said but it's right there & he was told by the lady serving it's not on All Inclusive. Fair enough. But All Inclusive means local beer & spirits, minerals & meals. She could have explained that there was no alternative to the drink he wanted. To be fair there is no explanation of the All Inclusive package, I didn't realise there was ice cream at the bar until the last day when I saw someone else getting some. There is a menu for the All Inclusive drinks that are available but it's not great! I asked for sangria one night, I watched the lady making it, she poured out a white wine & poured a reddish liquid into it & handed it to me. It was absolutely disgusting! On our last night we went to reception to order a taxi to bring us to the airport at 4.30am. We asked if we could get something to eat at that hour before we left & we were told we could have a packed lunch that we could pick up at reception before we left. The next morning we arrived at reception were told very abruptly that the taxi was waiting for us outside. There was no how was your stay, nothing!!! When I asked about the packed lunch he again very abruptly said we needed to order it before 6pm so there was no food made for us. OK, so nobody told us that. The guy who we dealt with the night before didn't tell us that, he was the one who said we could have packed lunches. He should have let us know that we were too late to order!!!
Francisco who helps book excursions & does some activities by the pool is brilliant, very friendly & helpful & fun.
Another thing to note. When we got into the taxi at 4.23am the meter was already running, we had booked it for 4.30am. We got to the airport at 4.27am & was charged €20!!
All in all we didn't have a great experience at this hotel, it was like the staff just couldn't be bothered. Which is a shame, because of this I would only recommend people stay here if they are not going to spend much time there, if it's used as a base. Don't waste money on the All Inclusive there are lots of lovely restaurants within walking distance who staff are a lot more friendly & welcoming. Medeira is a beautiful place but we were very disappointed with this hotel.
Review by Lillylc Ireland
2.5 star for rooms and food no where near 4 star
Terrible never again the food was shocking couldn’t even chew half the meat no variety on the hot food and nothing for kids to eat no chips etc then the room I paid £700 extra to upgrade to a superior triple room with a patio as there were 3 of us we got a standard room with a tiny balcony it was shocking huge cockroaches in the room and on the balcony we did have a table in the room not that u could sit at it cause the 3 beds were in the room so no room to be able to the housekeeper was lovely and did a great job and the waiting staff were very good to this hotel is dates on the way all Inclusive works if u go don’t do all inclusive there’s fly all over all the salad and everything is out in the open not covered not good at all also do not pay out for transfer it’s 8 euro in taxi about 4 -5 mins to the hotel photos are actual photos for the £700 upgrade for superior triple room so total waste of money
Wonderful, friendly hotel
We certainly think the hotel should be rated higher than 3 stars. Our experience was wonderful. The room was extremely spacious and comfortable as well as clean. The maid service was very very good. The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful. We only took bed and breakfast for this stay and there was plenty of choice from fresh produce and a fairly good cooked choice if you wished. This is our third stay at the Dom Pedro Machico in the last eight years and it hasn't disappointed us yet. We highly recommend this hotel.
Review by malcolm a Livingston, United Kingdom
Great hotel for Solo Travel!
Location is peaceful with magnificent views, walks and a slower pace. The price is competitive and the meal plan is worth the extra money - delicious fresh food. Call the front desk and ask for Francisco a kind local taxi driver for trip to Funchal or airport run. The local Cam bus can take you many places on the cheap as well. The charming chapel near the property surprised me on a Wednesday night with a beautiful church service with the local Machico residents singing like angels! The hotel is dated is areas but the positives make up for this. Till next time Madeira - I just may retire on your beautiful island, God willing. Lynn - USA
Never again
Noisy you could hear every conversation and other activities through the Wall The cleaning station must have been outside our door as we could hear them every morning 🙄
Review by supamac59 Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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