Advantages: five star resort hotel in good location in Madeira Disadvantages: Hilly situation, reception staff not people friendly
...in Madeira staying at the Savoy hotel, a hotel built for the cruise ships patrons and with an old world charm, where we discovered that they were building a 5 star resort hotel overlooking the sea and connected by a bridge to the Classic hotel. That was back in 2001 and it was completed a couple of years later. I always wanted to stay there to see what it was like and I am pleased to say my wish was granted earlier this month.
The Royal Savoy resort ... ...with the logo for the Savoy hotels, which could be seen when the floral top cover was turned down. Extra cushions were put in the wardrobe when the maid turned down the bed and nightwear was beautifully arranged and a delicious chocolate left each night!
Lounge area
There was a good sized settee in green with green and cream stripes, a small round table and padded arm chairs, where you could eat if it wasn't nice enough to be out on the balcony, ...
jo145 05.12.2008
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Advantages: Fantastic Customer Service, Amazing views, Well Presented and clean rooms Disadvantages: On a hill, but then most of madeira is!
The Savoy Resort is pretty much amazing and we found it offers the most outstanding customer service ever! The Atlantic views are incredible and it is only located about 10 mins pleasant walk along the harbour from the centre of Funchal, Madeira's capital. There is a wide variety of leisure facilities both on and off site, including indoor heated pools, sauna's,beauty salons, sea filled pools (very novel!) and loads of lovely staff to make sure you ... ...The gardens surrounding the complex are beautifully landscaped, really enhancing the sea views offered around most of the site. They provide welcome shade in the middle of the day and provide a a fair amount of privacy if you so feel like it.
There is heaps off site activities, including diving, dolphin watching, catamaran trips, levada walks, horse riding, balloon rides and water parks, We went on Sea Born, sailing catamaran, and after going on ...
CHAOS1979 16.04.2008
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