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Hotel Information: Opened in 2004, Pestana Grand Hotel manifests its contemporary style with brightly coloured seating around a domed-skylight lobby that includes a curved window-wall overlooking gardens and ocean. Gentle, blue-tiled fountains at the entrance mirror those found throughout public areas, and exemplify the soothing tranquillity that attracts couples.
Amenity highlights: The 104-metre heated saltwater pool is the longest pool in Madeira. The complimentary health club features a heated indoor-outdoor saltwater pool, with jetted turbo-massage areas in the indoor section. Dining choices include a buffet restaurant providing a complimentary English buffet breakfast and themed dinners, a Moroccan fine-dining restaurant, and an Italian fine-dining restaurant. A bar with dance floor offers live music.
Insider tip: Seven hundred metres west of the hotel, a tunnel leading to black-sand-and-stone Formosa Beach includes a glass section for viewing the ocean crashing into rocks below.
Rooms
Pestana Grand Hotel offers 177 guestrooms in a seven-storey building with an Art Deco-style exterior. All have sitting areas and balconies are furnished with faux-wicker sun loungers and face either the ocean or neighbouring apartment buildings.
Decor is light and contemporary with cream walls, neutral-coloured carpets, bold floral fabrics with coordinating upholstery, dark-wood furniture including desks and small tables, and black and tan marble bathrooms.
Amenities include laptop-sized safes, high-speed Internet access (surcharge), televisions with international channels, coffee/tea makers, and bathrobes. Compact refrigerators contain complimentary bottled water and milk for coffee and tea on arrival, and can be stocked as minibars on request.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Direct-dial phone
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Makeup mirror
- Slippers
- Bidet
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Television - Cable service
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Window opens
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Recreation
Protected by a glass windscreen, the longest pool in Madeira extends 104 metres, in two sections, on the oceanfront side of the hotel. The pool contains heated saltwater. There is also a saltwater children's pool. |
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Swimming onsite
- Windsurfing nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction onsite
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Aerobics on site
- Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Bird watching nearby
Property Amenities
A health spa offers treatments such as intensive hydrating facials, algae body wraps, aromatic massage, and Vichy-shower massage, as well as waxing. A salon provides hair and nail care.
In addition to a heated indoor-outdoor saltwater pool, the health club includes unisex sauna and steam room, a four-person spa tub, and a fitness centre with cardio machines, weight machine, and free weights. Personal training is available for a surcharge. The outdoor pool section is bordered by sunbathing lawns. There is also a complimentary games room with pool and chess tables.
Adjacent to the lobby, an ocean-view lounge includes four computers with high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas.
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Swimming pool - children's
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Health club
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Parking (free)
- Conference room(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Number of rooms: 177
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Currency exchange
- Medical assistance available
- Beauty services
- Audio-visual equipment
- Arcade/game room
- Library
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Number of floors: 7
- Elevator/lift
- Business services
- Wedding services
- Concierge services
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Event catering
- Fitness equipment
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Multilingual staff
- Room service (limited hours)
- Security guard
- Spa tub
- Tour assistance
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Small pets only
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
Guests of Pestana Grand Hotel enjoy a complimentary English buffet breakfast with made-to-order egg dishes and pancakes each morning in Atrium Restaurant.
Atrium Restaurant - Ocean-view restaurant. Open for à la carte lunch some days and theme-buffet dinner some days. Portuguese menu of meats and fish on some weekend nights.
Au Tagine - Fine-dining Moroccan restaurant with red-orange walls, blue columns and night-sky lighted ceiling dome. Pavement-style seating also available in separate air-conditioned area with garden and ocean views. Open on varying schedule for à la carte dinner only.
Trattoria de la Fontana - Fine-dining Italian restaurant. Pavement-style seating also available in separate air-conditioned area with garden and ocean views. Open on varying schedule for à la carte dinner only.
Cabo Girão - Informal air-conditioned Portuguese grill restaurant with light decor and floor-to-ceiling window offering pool-ocean views. Seating also available at poolside tables. Open on varying schedule for à la carte lunch and/or dinner. Portuguese menu of meats and fish on some weekend nights.
Pool Bar - Casual, open-air poolside spot with umbrella tables. Open mid-morning to early evening depending on weather, for sandwiches, desserts, ice cream, tropical drinks.
Coast Bar - Split-level contemporary lounge with blue-tile fountains and window-wall offering view of the garden and ocean. Wood dance floor. Live music six nights a week.
Address
Rua Ponta Da Cruz
Funchal, 9000103
Portugal
Nearest major airport:
Funchal, Portugal (FNC-Madeira)
Area:
Funchal, Portugal
