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#4 of 9 hotels in Porto Santo
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  • Rooms: 256
  • Address: Sitio do Cabeco da Ponta , Apartado 243 Porto Santo 9400-909 Portugal
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
No Business Center No Fitness Center No Free High-Speed Internet No Free Parking Pets Not Allowed No Restaurant No Room Service Swimming Pool
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“The place to go for a relaxing holiday”

Vilabaleira Thalassa Hotel

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3 of 5 stars
Guildford, Surrey
Sep 7, 2005
16/18 found this review helpful

We had definite mixed feelings about this hotel. We had a junior suite on the 7th floor which was huge, with two balconies and impressive sea views. The air conditioning was inefficient and the bed very hard. The rooms were cleaned daily. The restaurant was fine serving reasonable buffet breakfast and dinner. If you want to eat out the town is 3 miles away. We used to walk into town and back each day along the beach and this was quite pleasant, however we did not try this at night. The hotel bar was a disaster being right on top of the reception area - certainly not the place to have to have a relaxing drink. We used to buy drinks from the nearest supermarket (2 miles away) and spend the evenings on our balcony - at least the room had a fridge to keep things cool. We didn't partake of the evening entertainment which boasted bingo, karaoke etc and which was also held in the reception area.The swimming pool was a rip off - if you wanted a lounger they were hired out at £3 a day EACH. Similarly if you wanted a lounger on the beach you had to pay the same price. The beach itself was idyllic - 6 miles of sand and not a lot of people around (we were told, however, that the island is very busy in July / August as many people on Madeira have 2nd homes on Porto Santo and holiday in this period). All in all it was a very relaxing holiday - No football shirts, union jack shorts, chavs, lager louts et al - definitely suited to couples with young families who are happy to spend their holiday on the beach.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2005
Member since: September 07, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, Families with young children
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“nice hotel”

Vilabaleira Thalassa Hotel

Jul 6, 2005
3/5 found this review helpful

It's a nice hotel! The rooms are confortable, breakfast was a nice buffet, the beach club is ok but expensive...
The only real problem i found in this hotel is the fact that it is located away from the town and that is a problem due to the difficulty to get a taxi after midnight!!!

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2003
Member since: July 06, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, Older travelers, Tourists
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Average price*: $141 (year-round)
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“Bad global service!!!”

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1 of 5 stars
Lisbon, Portugal
Jun 21, 2004
25/37 found this review helpful

After seven days in the hotel, in June 2004, with wife and two children, I must say that the global service of the Hotel is very bad.

Stayed the first day in the hot apartments, no air conditioned, awful decoration, poor furniture, riped curtains and broken tiles on the floor, no basic conditions for a 4 star hotel. Only the beach view was great.

The other days were spent in a confortable hotel room. Still, almost everything else was poor: the beachclub (expensive), and the buffet lunch in the hotel, had poor meals, that finished at 15h pm (bad if you have children that sleep at that hour), all the swimming pools have salted water, there is no local medical support in case anything happens (had to drive a 10 minutes trip to the city with a broken head), the buffet meals at dinner are sometimes good but there is no regular substitution of food, and the waiters simply don't take the plates out of the table. A total disaster, if you like to have a confortable meal.

The Spa is between the beach and the hotel and the people who work there are generally nice. The experience was good, it's clean and quiet.

The most wonderful thing of the trip was the long sand beach and the water, with very small waves, perfect for children to play and run. You don't have to worry about beach towels or sun umbrellas, because they give you between the strange 10h to 18h schedule (it was common to see people waiting the towels to go to the beach!!!).

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2004
Member since: March 08, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Indimenticabile Porto Santo”

Vilabaleira Thalassa Hotel

Sep 22, 2008

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — tutto
    • Disliked — nulla
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KOJAK1966's Summary
Date of Stay: September 2008
Traveled with: Consorte / altra persona importante
Visit was for: Una bella vacanza con la famiglia
Age group: 35-49
Member since: August 08, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Spa
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Average price*: $141 (year-round)
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“sole e relax....”

Vilabaleira Thalassa Hotel

Aug 27, 2008

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — buffet della colazione e la spiaggia
    • Disliked — la sala ristorante, andrebbe restaurata un po'....
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neoBrianza's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2008
Traveled with: Consorte / altra persona importante
Visit was for: Una bella vacanza con la famiglia
Age group: 25-34
Member since: June 29, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Families with young children, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Spa
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Average price*: $141 (year-round)
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Sitio do Cabeco da Ponta | Apartado 243, Porto Santo 9400-909, Portugal