Hotel Royal Orchid

“A relaxed hotel that offers great value for money”

Our room was spacious, comfortable and modern. The views were spectacular with the sun rising directly over our room every morning; super black-out curtains, though! We had a bed and breakfast booking and we never utilised the dinner facilities but breakfast was perfectly serviceable, though the s… more

Our room was spacious, comfortable and modern. The views were spectacular with the sun rising directly over our room every morning; super black-out curtains, though! We had a bed and breakfast booking and we never utilised the dinner facilities but breakfast was perfectly serviceable, though the serving dishes weren't keeping the food quite as hot as I'd have preferred. It is worth noting that this was once two hotels; the Rocomar and the Royal Orchid and we had rooms in the Royal Orchid section which, on the outside at least, seemed more modern than the Rocomar. This hotel was great value for money. The staff were friendly and helpful. We walked along the coast to other, probably more expensive hotels in Canico and can say that the Rocomar seemed more open and spacious and had generally better views of the ocean and coast as well as better access to the sea. Canico itself was quiet, pretty and was well served by numerous cafes and restaurants. still only a 20 minute bus ride from Funchal, though and the Rocomar provided a slick shuttle service there and back.

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“Excellent hotel”

Excellent place to stay. Very spacious and clean studio rooms with amazing ocean views. Good quality sleep. Great facilities. Very friendly personnel. Will definitely come back!

“Good overall, but there is room for improvement”

+Breakfast were basic, but totally okay +Quiet neighbourhood +Nice staff +Rooms, view on ocean is great +Induction with 4 burners +Direct access to the ocean -Cleaning could be better, we had dirty sheets and towels were not changed -Bed and pillows were not comfortable at all (at least for me, I … more

+Breakfast were basic, but totally okay +Quiet neighbourhood +Nice staff +Rooms, view on ocean is great +Induction with 4 burners +Direct access to the ocean -Cleaning could be better, we had dirty sheets and towels were not changed -Bed and pillows were not comfortable at all (at least for me, I like very soft cloudy like mattress)

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“Great hotel for older families”

We stayed over Christmas and new year and really enjoyed the celebrations the hotel put on. The trip to see the fireworks was magical and they thought of everything! All the staff are polite and helpful. The view from our room and across the hotel was perfect. Sea view after sea view! The rooms we… more

We stayed over Christmas and new year and really enjoyed the celebrations the hotel put on. The trip to see the fireworks was magical and they thought of everything! All the staff are polite and helpful. The view from our room and across the hotel was perfect. Sea view after sea view! The rooms were spotless and spacious. The food was good quality but perhaps not the best variety for children, but then, I don’t think the hotel is particularly aimed at small children anyway. My only real disappointment, and it really was a disappointment, was the rule that you couldn’t enjoy a game whilst having a drink in the bar. We were having a couple of early evening drinks and playing a small game with our children (8&9 years old)when we were told no games at the bar, there is space in reception for that. Of which there are no drinks facilities. I asked if we could play a card game and was told no. I mean, imagine paying over £3,500 for a week holiday with my family and we were not allowed to play dobble and have a drink at the same time! Absolutely ridiculous. I would recommend to couples or families with teen children more than a family like ours.

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