Four Views Baia

"I will be returning to the Views Baia in February 2027 for 14 nights, having stayed for 11 nights in 2026 and 7 nights in 2025, so I think I really should submit a review. The hotel is situated above Funchal with a great view out to sea and of the harbour. The hotel is just immaculate in my opinion and the staff are all wonderful, from the reception staff to the ladies in the restaurant. The food is superb, having stayed on a half board basis in February 2026, a great choice of hot and cold buffet foods and there is a different theme each night. Breakfast is also wide ranging to suit all tastes. The rooms are superb and provide great views. The hotel provides a free shuttle bus to Funchal, which is a beautiful place, as is the whole of Madeira. I can’t see myself staying anywhere else in Madeira as I’d be really stiff it wasn’t as good as the Views Baia. I really recommend the hotel to anybody wishing to visit the beautiful island of Madeira."

"Unfortunately I had two incidents. One where the room wasn't ready on arrival, and when it was ready they didn't let me know! And two, where the room wasn't cleaned properly leading me to speak to reception 3 times on one day!! Apart from that, once the assistant manager had sorted things out (as reception couldn't care less!) it was wonderful. Robe, slippers and tea and coffee making facilities in the room. Food was exquisite in the buffet. Gym was good but be warned, only one treadmill! Excellent location."

"The Views was a 20 minute taxi ride from the airport and a 15 minute walk to Funchal town and the port. Plenty of restaurants and worth visiting the old town to see the painted doors. You will need to brace yourself for the walk back as it is very steep. Download the Bolt app (uber) it will come in very handy. We did think about hiring a car which would have been useful but the driving is very fast paced and need to be a confident driver. On arrival we felt like royalty, the reception was very grand and we were greeted by friendly reception staff. We had booked a delux room on floor 9 which was beautiful with complimentary bubbles and chocolates. Despite the small balcony the floor to ceiling windows of the sea and mountains made up for it. Only thing that was missing for me was a dressing table and shelving in the shower to put products on rather than the floor. Shower wasn’t particularly strong unless you had it on the cooler setting. TV only works if you mirror screen to Samsung product and would loose WiFi often. As mentioned by others you had €3 euros a day deducted from your final bill if didn’t have room service but based on the cost of the room felt this wasn’t necessary, personally the luxury of being away for me is having someone clean your room and make your bed. Beautiful pool area with plenty of sunbeds and gorgeous views aswell as an indoor pool. Be warned the pool area is very slippery and we saw numerous people slip and unfortunately one older lady fall down but thankfully other then a nasty bruise was okay. There was someone regularly brushing the water away and was slip signs but feel that maybe this needs to be addressed with an anti slip surface around the pool area. Delicious breakfast with table service for delux members and the choice to order from a menu which we took advantage of a couple of times but is limited. The buffet dinner was extra at a cost of €33 per person which was quite pricey based on the options available. Pool bar is open until 7:00 and there was a reduced menu available to order from in the restaurant. Overall the hotel was perfect for what we wanted, the staff go above and beyond and all polite and helpful. The areas we have highlighted for improvement would not deter us from visiting again. The island was beautiful with so much to see and feel a week was not long enough… we will most definitely visit again. Also Poncha is a must…delicious!!!x"