The Views Monumental

“Relaxing ”

We stayed for 2 weeks at the Views. Check in was smooth, quick & friendly. The apartment was spacious and roomy, Shower was fabulous, very clean &well looked after. We had a queen size bed, a lovely kitchen area, and a good sized balcony. We booked breakfast, lots to choose from, very fresh & … more

We stayed for 2 weeks at the Views. Check in was smooth, quick & friendly. The apartment was spacious and roomy, Shower was fabulous, very clean &well looked after. We had a queen size bed, a lovely kitchen area, and a good sized balcony. We booked breakfast, lots to choose from, very fresh & tasty. The pool area was spotless, always beds available & a lovely pool I used the spa which I loved. Only criticism, we had to find the indoor pool & jacuzzi, badly signed. When we found the indoor pool, it was lovely. Great location, bus stop across the road. Lots of restaurants & cafes . Beside the Lido & a beautiful walk along the promenade. If you turn right , there is a small local supermarket 5 mins away, lot cheaper than the Spar shop beside hotel. (Definitely try the cake shop in the same direction, scrumptious fresh cakes.) Staff are extremely helpful & friendly. We can't wait yo go back

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“Maderia stay”

I stayed at this hotel for 5 nights during my time in maderia, booked an apartment facing the front of the hotel, and the Atlantic Ocean, the centrally located in funchal , with plenty of restaurants, bars and shops nearby. Check-in was quick and easy, the receptionist was very friendly and explai… more

I stayed at this hotel for 5 nights during my time in maderia, booked an apartment facing the front of the hotel, and the Atlantic Ocean, the centrally located in funchal , with plenty of restaurants, bars and shops nearby. Check-in was quick and easy, the receptionist was very friendly and explained everything to me. The apartment was huge, with a bedroom, sitting room and mini kitchen and balcony overlooking the front and the sea . Breakfast was served on the top floor of the hotel, it wad buffet style, with plenty of choice to choose from , you could have your breakfast inside or outside if you wish overlooking the sea. All the staff that I encountered was friendly, happy, and professional. Nothing was to much trouble. Wanted a massage in the hotel spa, but unfortunately it wad closed all the time during my stay. I would return to the hotel in the future next time I am in funchal.

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“Pleasant and relaxing stay.”

Just returned from a week at the Monumental and had a nice time. Great location at the Lido with the bus service into Funchal old town regular and inexpensive (€1.95 one way ). For those more energetic, Funchal old town is about a thirty minute casual walk from the hotel. We had requested a high f… more

Just returned from a week at the Monumental and had a nice time. Great location at the Lido with the bus service into Funchal old town regular and inexpensive (€1.95 one way ). For those more energetic, Funchal old town is about a thirty minute casual walk from the hotel. We had requested a high floor room but were given one on the next to ground floor even though the people who checked in after us were given a high floor. To be fair they moved us to a high floor the next day and the views to the sea were fantastic. Breakfast was decent and plentiful but it was strange that no one asked for your room number when going to the dining room, meaning that anyone could walk in off the street and get a free breakfast. I understand that there will be a major refurbishment in January 2025 which will freshen the place up. Quite a few lifeless areas in the hotel and again strange that the lounge bar was not open for business as advertised. Plenty of sun beds everywhere and the upstairs sunbathing area was particularly good with fantastic views looking over the sea. All in all, a lovely stay and we would recommend the hotel to anyone visiting Funchal.

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“Great location, not the best for in-hotel amenities.”

Great location for visiting Funchal but the hotel did not have all the amenities offered, e.g. the gym was next door in the shopping mall and had a strict access policy. I forgot to take a towel so they would not let me in. There were no instructions in the hotel room about how to access the gym ei… more

Great location for visiting Funchal but the hotel did not have all the amenities offered, e.g. the gym was next door in the shopping mall and had a strict access policy. I forgot to take a towel so they would not let me in. There were no instructions in the hotel room about how to access the gym either which would have been helpful. It wasn't open until 9am - not very good if trying to get a gym session in before breakfast finished at 10.30am. The breakfast buffet was adequate, but if you were not there by 9.30am, items had run out and not replaced even though breakfast was supposed to be until 10.30am. I asked one day for a banana, and they did not have any good ones, only damaged ones available. My husband said the toasting bread was poor quality as well as the “butter” or some sort of spread. The Wi-Fi was poor, and they asked for a 50 euros deposit for a Wi-Fi router for our room, which also didn't work, so we returned it and got our money back. The Wi-Fi was on and off most of the holiday. There was no iron and board allowed in the room, instead quite a trek to an ironing room in another part of the hotel, via reception. Who wants to show everyone their ironing in reception? On the day we wanted fresh towels, we were advised to leave them on the floor. We went out on a trip at 8.30am, and when we got back at 6pm, the towels were still there so we had to phone reception to bring clean ones. The pool bar was good, and I liked the indoor pool which was nice and quiet, although there seemed to limited spa services offered as no one was around.

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