Hotel Ocean Gardens

The hotel is exceptional, spotlessly clean, beautiful interior, they upgraded us to a great room with views over Funchal. We were there only 4 nights which are definitely not enough, so much to see and do. Breakfast was really good!!, except for the coffee.

The hotel is at the furthest point on the west that you see from Funchal. You need the shuttle bus to get down to town centre and it only sets off at 1000, 1200 & 1500. It is booked up most of the time. 4 of us paid 2 euros each way twice a day, expensive at end of stay. It's also a white knuckle ride down, the drivers must have been formula 1 drivers to get the job. Absolutely brilliant views though.

Everything was organized and clear. Room was clean and kept up well. Staff were friendly and accommodating. Big fan of the breakfast as well as the top floor terrace and pool. Depending on what room you have there is a great view on the city of Funchal and the sea next to it.

I really disliked how noisy the room was. I could hear everything outside and it became apparent the hotel is located right next to a pretty busy street. There were multiple dogs barking literally non-stop which kept me from sleeping properly. Other than that I would have liked to be able to do some things in the hotel room, like make tea. Instead of having to go to the restaurant/bar for everything.