Hotel Costa Linda

Teníamos una habitación superior con vistas al mar (habitación 103), que están en el piso superior. Y la vista es definitivamente superior: disfrutamos viendo las olas rompiendo; ¡Algunos pueden encontrarlo ruidoso! Cuando estuvimos allí hubo una tormenta y la puerta del balcón no pudo soportarla: entraba un poco de agua al suelo. Pero una toalla pronto solucionó el problema. Costa Linda es agradable para un hotel de 2 estrellas. El baño es espacioso. Bonito balcón grande con una vista fantástica. Hacía frío en la habitación cuando llegamos, así que utilizamos el radiador eléctrico. Le tomó un poco de tiempo calentar la habitación, pero cuando lo hizo estuvo bien. También tardó bastante en llegar el agua caliente de la ducha, pero solo había que dejarla abierta durante un rato, y luego estuvo bien. Había un hervidor eléctrico y tazas para que puedas preparar tu propio café. El restaurante también hacía frío, así que tuvimos que usar un par de capas extra de ropa. Pero el restaurante estaba bien por lo demás y el personal amable. No hay mucho que hacer en Porto da Cruz excepto disfrutar de las vistas y experimentar la accidentada costa norte. Pero disfrutamos nuestras dos primeras noches de nuestro viaje de senderismo aquí.

El personal fue muy amable, incluso pudimos registrarnos temprano. Teníamos una habitación con terraza con vistas al mar, ¡realmente agradable! La ubicación era estupenda, un minimercado y una parada de autobús muy cerca. El desayuno es un menú y se sirve en la mesa, más que suficiente para elegir y bastante agradable. La habitación estaba limpia, era pequeña pero tenía todo lo necesario. Y el baño tenía incluso bidé. La cama era incómoda, muy dura. El WIFI no funcionaba bien en la habitación, incluso después de que la recepcionista reiniciara el enrutador. Y nos atacó la cortina de la ducha ;-)

Nice location, right by the beach, with good views. but busy windy! and poor service.the menu has very limited Vegetarian options. A typical tourist venue. The prices are middle of the road. It attracts large bus and tour groups. It's not good for a quiet meal for 2

A clean, quite and comfortable hotel in Porto da Cruz with a breathtaking sea view and delicious breakfast. Not expensive at all. Stayed there for five nights and I am absolutely pleased by the service and personnel. I recommend it to all who want to visit the northern part of Madeira.

Fabulous location. We loved the balcony being so near to the sea. Inside, they have purposely arranged the furniture so that you can see the view from the bed in this hotel, not something to be taken for granted. And it’s an Astonishing View. Superb communication from the receptionist prior to arrival meant we could go straight into the room. The room itself was a bit tight, but it had both a small double bed and a single bed. The corner shower curtain situation could use improvement—there really isn’t a way of not flooding the floor. There was also a slight leak from the clean tap end of the bidet. Minor issues, but I feel that the staff must be aware of them already. More towels may have helped. Breakfast was table service in the upper back room of the restaurant. (If you want buffet style and the ability to have a sea view, go to Villa Bella). Breakfast was simultaneously generous and... not. We had 4 huge crusty rolls between the two of us and a selection of butter and jam, which was great, as were the 2 bananas and enormous orange to share. But compared to every other breakfast, it was a rather small plate of literally just scrambled eggs, which were not hot. Perhaps other choices (we could have ordered eggs with ham, a cold plate, a fish sandwich, a boiled egg) were better. It’s not their fault that I would have served the scrambled eggs with a bit of tomato or cheese on the side. The menu said “scrambled eggs”. The coffee was rather unfortunate because it was a real Espresso machine. We were looking forward to the only proper coffee at breakfast during our trip. Everywhere else only had instant machines. Our coffees must have been made with good intentions. Some people like watered down coffee. We should have been more clear when we ordered that we wanted strong coffee. Despite the criticisms, the overall quality of the breakfast was in keeping for this type of hotel. So this wasn’t the best breakfast in the world, but it had one MASSIVE positive attribute: The honest staff member looked after my camera when I accidentally left it behind. I am so grateful. Should guests decide to have dinner here, this is truly fabulous and romantic scenery, dining right on the seafront to the sound of the waves. There were other 4 Vegetarian options. The Stroganoff was an interesting mustard sauce. I did eat it but can’t recommend it to others. My husband had a mixed platter of 5 different fish which included Bream and Parrotfish, both of which I had seen scuba diving. Definitely fresh and locally caught!

The reception was not occupied, when we arrived at 11.00. We have to wait until 13.00, when the lady came and made the check in for the room 308. This is a terrible room, vue to old mineral bottles, very small and dark room, with a very old bed and old brown blanket, which we have used 50 years ago. When I claimed this room, the lady told me, that this is standard. Most of the others room did have balkony and sea vue. The breakfast has been served at 8.00.