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Reviews of Pestana Carlton Madeira Ocean Resort Hotel 5 stars

Largo António Nobre, Se, 9000-531 Funchal, Portugal

#51 of 84 hotels in Funchal

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 735 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.4

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 15 June 2023

    9.0
    Perfect location
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Classic Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beds a little hard for my preference

    Perfect location for exploring Madeira Large clean room Wide range of food at breakfast Staff even came round with chocolates every evening Lovely pool area Great views

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 June 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Twin Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 7 nights

    The prices in the hotel itself are significantly higher than elsewhere, the food is just OK. Better to go elsewhere for dinner for a better experience and save money.

    Great amenities. The hotel staff are great. There's a few good restaurants nearby as well as a pub. Great breakfast!

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2023

    8.0
    excellent place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    heated pool and jacuzzi not warm enough

    location and service outstanding pools and breakfast great for any age

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 June 2023

    8.0
    Hotel felt like a resort
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A free shuttle to and from hotel.

    Location was central, breakfast had a variety of items to select from.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 June 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The free parking is terrible, every day almost full and very hard to drive there. At least they offered the last day in the paid parking.

    Great location and very kind staff.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 June 2023

    9.0
    excellent great place to take our 13 year old grandaughter she loved swimming in the sea
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Suite
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    lifts can become quite busy trying to get to 16th floor

    position , facilities , views

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 May 2023

    8.0
    One of the best breakfasts I had in hotels.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Family Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing was there to dislike from my part.

    Staff is amazing and the rooms were really clean! Amazing breakfast!

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2023

    7.0
    Great location, dated property
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Twin Room with Bay or Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms need renovation very badly. Carpet is worn out, curtains were off the hooks, bathtub was small and uncomfortable for a bath, dustbin in the bathroom was broken. Except one complimentary bottle of water one has to pay for even water.

    The location was excellent. The staff was good. Breakfast was very good.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 May 2023

    8.0
    INTERNET SIGNAL dropping contantly 4STARS
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Really BAD Internet, we work online so this was not good as the Internet keeps dropping signal, so our kids were upset and we manage to do our online work using our 5G mobile internet sharing to our laptops. we notice that this is an ongoing issue as more customers complaint on previews reviews. We contact staff but they were unable to resolve it.

    Great Location and super friendly staff

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 May 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful experience, beautiful place, plus in walking distance to town; would highly recommend.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Twin Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Nothing not to like.

    This place was so much better than we expected. Stayed one week in April, with small child. It was fantastic. Everyone went out of their way to help, provide info, helped us with great reservations to fabulous restaurants (recommended by friends who have/do live in Madeira, and the hotel made the same recommendations, all excellent), as well as helped us book babysitting services so we could have adults only evenings (the company they work with was wonderful and sent over a kindergarten teacher who has two kids herself - our boy was smitten!). Not to mention that one night when we had to stay in because of our kid having a high fever, the restaurant agreed to deliver an absolutely gourmet, three course meal off their menu to our room, which we had on the fabulous balcony. The way the hotel is divided, with the pools at different levels and with different amenities in different places was really nice. it meant no area ever got overcrowded. Breakfast was beyond plentiful and with a large variety of everything you could want. Food and drinks on location were generally very good. Even the poolside bar and resto on the top floor was more than decent even if only limited selections. Great drinks for the adults! And fun animation for the kids. Yes some small things here and there could use an upgrade (carpet in a couple of the elevators kind of thing though). But overall, very well kept. The rooms were extremely spacious, always superbly clean, bed was hyper comfortable; and that view from the seaside facing rooms is just to die for. Would be nice if they could ensure that heating for the pools that should be heated can be up and running (was broken for one of the four pools that was supposed to be the warmest while we were there). but the overall temperature of the pools seems to be standard across the hotels so just be prepared that the water is no more than 21/22/23 degrees in spring (maybe warmer in summer months due to stronger sun).

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2023

    8.0
    Overall stay was lovely
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Classic Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Check in could be improved. My room wasn't ready when I arrived and I was offered another room which was occupied. So I was offered a third room eventually.

    Breakfast was quite nice. It was sometimes difficult to sleep when the nightclub opposite the hotel was open as it was noisy and could be heard from the room.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 7 nights

    noise from disco our beds were being made several times a day but there was no cleaning of the floor - we would have preferred the other way around

    lots of kindness from multiple staff members, cleaners and waiting staff reception staff was more of a mix - some nice some a bit haughty

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Family Room
    • Stayed 14 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The size of rooms were large spacious with verandah beautiful views great selections at breakfast warm friendly staff at the front doors of hotel very polite friendly young men loved the whole anbiance of hotel paradise

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2023

    8.0
    Nice hotel, well located albeit a bit dated. Lovely staff and great outdoor amenities.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Classic Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    No wifi in room for whole stay. Told it was down to upgrades being carried out. Also, unfortunately Madeira has been affected by the menace of excessively noisy motorbikes - I was awoken every night by very noisy, speeding motorbikes passing the hotel.

    Nice sized room, comfortably furnished.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room, breakfeast, sea access

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2023

    9.0
    Ocean views, three pools, four restaurants… Paradise.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The wi-fi is due for an upgrade, which the staff says is happening soon.

    Breathtaking view, wonderful facilities, kind and attentive staff. Totally worth it to upgrade to a suite.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2023

    8.0
    a great place for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Classic Twin Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the hotel is dated rooms need some attention

    the location and the swimming pools

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2023

    9.0
    Lovely island , lovely people , lovely hotel - what more can I say?
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only minor detail (and it is minor ) wax as an older hotel sone areas are a little dated in decor but still spotlessly clean so not really an issue

    Staff were all so friendly and helpful , breakfast had a good range of food available - busy at times but that’s the same everywhere , besides the hill climb up to the hotel location was perfect -20-30 minute walk along the coast to old town- lovely

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2023

    7.0
    Things can be improved
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was dated, furniture was ripped, sheets and towels were overused for a 5-star hotel. The parking availability is a nightmare, long periods of time waiting for a space in the free parking (over 1h) even though the hotel has free spaces in the paid parking they could offer instead while the free parking is full - that is not a good service, particularly when guests have toddlers in the car. And the interior pools were not really that heated. The one on floor 0 was as cold as the one outside.

    The location is great, right on top of the ocean and walking distance to the marina, room was incredibly spacious, good for families, the personnel was really friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 8 nights

    Tennis court is totally broken and unusable! Table tennis bats are old and broken. There's no good gym.

    Excellent food, good location, friendly staff.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2023

    9.0
    we will definitely return
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Classic Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    wasn’t long enough 😂

    location staff food

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2023

    9.0
    Great location. Stunning views of the sea. Excellent breakfast. Staff friendly and professional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good location. Comfortable rooms and quiet. Excellent breakfast.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2023

    9.0
    although we stayed mid February we enjoyed our Junior Suite with good views, will consider this hotel for Future stays
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the lower car park a bit tight in places, not enough spaces. Consumables Tea and Coffee etc. not replaced on a daily Basis

    location on the coast and not too far out of the town centre

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2023

    9.0
    Otherwise pleasant stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Junior Triple Suite
    • Stayed 14 nights

    Worn unclean spotted couch in the room. Floor had its days, around sliding doors. Not enough storage space for longer stay. Had to live from luggage, very inconvenient!

    Breakfast excellent, room quite tired, view outstanding. Staying in the hotel again, the answer is unfair to say; NO. Depends, maybe after seeing the room. The pools are too cold. Mini golf; best not to advertise. A derelict.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Quadruple Family Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Personal very helpfull and very good room dimensions

    Stayed in March 2023

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