Madeira Bright Star Hotel

“After a three week stay in an apartment in Funchal we decided to spend our final 9 days in a hotel”

This hotel is not over the top but has all you need. Excellent staff Good breakfast and great snacks available during the rest of the day. Very clean hotel Towels changed daily Comfortable beds Price ok👍👍👍 Each room has a balcony The location is excellent for dining out as there are several restaur… more

This hotel is not over the top but has all you need. Excellent staff Good breakfast and great snacks available during the rest of the day. Very clean hotel Towels changed daily Comfortable beds Price ok👍👍👍 Each room has a balcony The location is excellent for dining out as there are several restaurants within a five minute walk👍 Would we stay again , the answer is yes😁😁👍

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“A weeks stay in Funchal including Christmas”

A lovely small and friendly hotel. With only 18 rooms there is a personal touch to your stay here. The breakfast was good and fresh and plentiful. Our only issue was we found the bed uncomfortable and the towels could do with being renewed. Other than that, we thought that the hotel was excelle… more

A lovely small and friendly hotel. With only 18 rooms there is a personal touch to your stay here. The breakfast was good and fresh and plentiful. Our only issue was we found the bed uncomfortable and the towels could do with being renewed. Other than that, we thought that the hotel was excellent and in a good location.

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“Great for a short trip to Funchal”

We stayed at Madeira Bright Star for 3 nights during our roundtrip. It's a simple hotel, located near the port and centre of Funchal. Though the immediate surroundings (an empty lot, a car park and a busy street) do not seem very attractive, the location is great for a city trip to Funchal. The ho… more

We stayed at Madeira Bright Star for 3 nights during our roundtrip. It's a simple hotel, located near the port and centre of Funchal. Though the immediate surroundings (an empty lot, a car park and a busy street) do not seem very attractive, the location is great for a city trip to Funchal. The hotel staff is friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious enough and offered a balcony overlooking the small swimmingpool of the hotel and the parking lot of the neighbouring hotel. The hotel has laminate in the room, and although it was a bit worn out in some areas, it's much more hygienic than carpet. The quality of the bed was good. Though the room was kept tidy, the sewer air in the bathroom was quite unpleasant. Breakfast buffet is basic, but offers enough variety. If you're coming by car: Though the location is the biggest asset of Madeira Bright Star, since you can walk to both the port as well as the city centre within a few minutes, you might find some challenges finding a place to park your car (there's limited space in the hotel's parking lot and one can't make a reservation), so one might need to pay to park in the street from 8 am to 8 pm, or find some other available parking space in the city. Fortunately the receptionist arranged for us that we could park our (quite large...) car on the parking lot of the neighbouring hotel.

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“Nice but not 4 star”

I hesitated between three and four for my rating. Bright Star is a nice hotel and is very well situated close to port and marina although it is next to a grotty empty site and a car park. The rooms were smart and large but basic. The staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast can be broken down… more

I hesitated between three and four for my rating. Bright Star is a nice hotel and is very well situated close to port and marina although it is next to a grotty empty site and a car park. The rooms were smart and large but basic. The staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfast can be broken down into two parts; the cold options which were plentiful and tasty, and the hot options which were both sparse and unappetising. The pool area was deserted when I stayed and it’s not in a great location next to a car park. It’s well priced but it doesn’t merit the four stars on the wall and whilst that is reflected in the price paid it still doesn’t fit right with me. So a rating of three it is. I would happily stay there again, especially for the location, but I do wonder if I could have found a little more nearby for similar money.

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