Hotel Orca Praia

“Couldn't ask for a better place 😍”

Absolutely incredible stay!! This was our first family holiday abroad and this place was perfect!! The views are so amazing, hotel is immaculately clean, food at the breakfast buffet is amazing!!! SO much choice and it's all so yummy! Staff are so so friendly and welcoming, our daughter has adhd/as… more

Absolutely incredible stay!! This was our first family holiday abroad and this place was perfect!! The views are so amazing, hotel is immaculately clean, food at the breakfast buffet is amazing!!! SO much choice and it's all so yummy! Staff are so so friendly and welcoming, our daughter has adhd/asd and every member of staff was amazing with her. Location is perfect, there is a variety of bars and restaurants within 5/10 minute walk along the beach which makes for a nice trip out each time, the next fishing village is a beautiful promenade walk about 25 minutes/half hour away. In the other direction if you go through the tunnel you end up at even more restaurants etc 😀 We walked to the supermarket on the first day and its a bit of a walk but the buses are regular and easy and there's a bus stop right by the hotel if walking isn't your thing. Shuttle bus is so good though for going into Funchal!! Lovely touch fom the hotel. Swimming Pool is always very clean and the loungers next to it listening to the waves is like heaven. The dancers were brilliant too for the evening entertainment!! Overall we fell in love with this place and our daughter sobbed her little heart out when we left. We will definitely be back!!!! ❤️

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“Ocean views for days.”

Clean modern hotel. Gorgeous rooms overlooking the beautiful black sand beach and rocky ocean. The huge glass doors that open to the big patio makes the whole room airy like the outside. Nice to sit outside and enjoy a glass of wine and watch the boats go by. Sleeping on the comfortable bed and lis… more

Clean modern hotel. Gorgeous rooms overlooking the beautiful black sand beach and rocky ocean. The huge glass doors that open to the big patio makes the whole room airy like the outside. Nice to sit outside and enjoy a glass of wine and watch the boats go by. Sleeping on the comfortable bed and listening to the waves at night was pure heaven. The bathroom outdated but large and functional. The double beds were right beside each other which was strange but we could live with it. The pool was not heated but very clean and refreshing. The sitting area by the pool was gorgeous and relaxing. You can get pool towels at the reception for a refundable 10 euro. We only had the breakfast but it was fresh and plentiful with lots of options. The staff were friendly and helpful.

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“Lovely Hotel”

Lovely hotel. We had a great stay at the Orca Praia. The check in took awhile but the receptionist was very helpful. Our room wasn't ready on arrival but this was quickly rectified. The rooms were clean and functional. A family of 3, we were on the -9th floor in a double deluxe room. The room wa… more

Lovely hotel. We had a great stay at the Orca Praia. The check in took awhile but the receptionist was very helpful. Our room wasn't ready on arrival but this was quickly rectified. The rooms were clean and functional. A family of 3, we were on the -9th floor in a double deluxe room. The room was enough for what we needed. The only negative is we chose not to leave €100 deposit for the mini bar and room service which we knew we wouldn't use. Instead of taking items out of the fridge, they locked the fridge which left us without cold water for the week. The balcony was private and the views were spectacular and perfectly capture the wonderful sunsets. Breakfast was great with a good variety of food for everyone and the staff were lovely. The pool (apart from the walk back up) was great and clean but very cold. The snack bar on the pool level was also fantastic with a great variety of food and drinks. We didn't use the restaurant of an evening. We found the buffet to be expensive, €40 pp , as vegetarians (I think this may have been less expensive if you did eat meat and would get your money's worth). The normal menu also did not cater for us. This wasn't an issue for us as there were plenty of places within walking distance and Uber Eats also deliver to the hotel. The bar in the evening was nice albeit only one staff member trying to provide a table service which sometimes made the service a little slow but great drinks and the entertainment was always enjoyable (duo inlay were especially fabulous). Parking is €7 per day and has to be pre booked. We opted to park on the street so I'm not sure if it was easy to reserve the parking but there did appear to be limited spaces. Overall we really really enjoyed our stay at the Orca Praia and would recommend and return. Thank you.

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