Next - Savoy Signature

I have stayed here three times now, and it continues to be great every time. You can't beat the value, location, rooftop bar and friendly team. Splash out a little extra for the suite with bigger balcony - well worth it!

The hotel itself is very nice and the staff were really good. Breakfast was a highlight. The roof terrace bar is a great place for a drink at the end of the day. We had bikes and we were well accommodated in that regard. We had massages in the spa which were honestly some of the best I've had anywhere. However, as mentioned in the title we felt the 2 bedroom apartment was mis-sold, I would not stay in that room type again, and we felt the hotel behaved disingenuously in the way the advertised the room online. The main problems are: - You access the apartment through a fire exit door and have to walk up 4 flights of stairs to get to the room. Although some effort has been made to disguise the firescape stairs, it's nothing close to the level of the rest of the hotel. This is not made clear when booking. Lugging bags up and down is a pain. - The room has a balcony that overlooks a wall about 3m away, has no other transparent windows in its 100sqm other than the balcony, and hence has almost zero natural light. - There is one downlight in each room, which is crazy on top of the lack of natural light. It's hard to understate how dark this apartment is. - The kitchen-lounge is not furnished appropriately for the hotel level. It's almost an empty room and we never sat in there once in our 4 days. - The bathrooms are the one thing that was ok. Overall the room is ok when you were sleeping but was was a horrible place to spend 4 days. We felt light deprived and our expectation that this apartment would be of similar quality to the rest of the hotel fell well short. Finally, I would stay at the hotel again, but I would not go near one of these apartments.

We booked bed and breakfast, double standard with sea view Room good sized , bed very comfy , pillows lumpy , they could do with an upgrade Kettle fridge cups in room Nice balcony to look at sea view , tv no English channels I did find that the lighting in room was on the dull side , struggled at night to take contact lenses out , buts that’s my opinion Cleaning side , no faults there , the cleaning team work hard to keep it spotless , and friendly , knock on door , if you don’t want room clean they ask if you need towels or water I thought the hotel lacked an atmosphere , not many staff about , the ones we saw we mainly at breakfast, doing the usual morning greeting I read other people’s reviews regarding a sewage smell . In no way is that anything to do with the hotel , when you leave hotel and cross the road to go down the hill that’s when you can smell it , it’s not pungent , just a slight whiff Would I return , most definitely, been to far worse hotels in the past Thoroughly enjoyed my time here

TLDR: had a great time. We had a package with jet2 in Feb 2026. We’d booked an ‘ocean studio’ - we’re vegetarian (not many veggie choices in the restaurants) and enjoy cooking. The kitchenette in the room we had was well equipped (4-ring hob, oven (didn’t use), microwave, filter coffee maker, kettle, small dishwasher, fridge with small ice box (didn’t keep us awake when compressor running)). There was a supply of dishwasher tablets, cleaning and drying cloths, plenty of cutlery and crockery, pans etc. There was no peeler, sharp knives weren’t great, bit short of counter space and sockets - but nothing we couldn’t work around. Room had a large shower and loo off the main room with sinks in the room, table and chairs, sofa and arm chair, big bed with hanging space either side of the bed, a desk (with drawers - no chest of drawers) and a chair. Then there was a patio door to a balcony with a table, 2 chairs and a magnificent view. Layout of other studio rooms differed slightly. The hotel is in two blocks - the reception is in the main block (with roof top pool / dj - we couldn’t hear from our room): at 1st floor there is a link bridge over a small road to the block we were in. Ground floor of our block was the main restaurant, main pool, sun loungers and access to the sea. By some quirk, it was cheaper for us to have breakfast than be fully self catered - couldn’t turn that down. The hotel caters for many nationalities and the menu reflects this: fresh fruit, cold cuts and cheese, hot dishes (sausages, bacon, scrambled egg, boiled eggs, tortillas, potatoes etc), several breads (and a toaster), juice, teas and coffee, yogurt, milk / soya milk, cakes, pastries, croissants and, of course, pastel de nata). Room was cleaned every day: had a bottle of water each day, towels were swapped, bed made. Very clean throughout the hotel. There were 2 dressing gowns and slippers provided. More towels provided by the pool. The hotel website seems to be targeting a young crowd, however, when we were there, it was mostly over 60s, some younger couples and some of those with young kids. Location is great - 20 minute walk to old town. In town there are some bigger supermarkets with some smaller ones nearer the hotel. Our flights home were delayed due to high winds. Jet 2 were great - good communication and sorted us out quickly. Our stay at the hotel was extended (same room) but on full board. We had 1 lunch and 2 evening meals. Lunch was any 2 courses; evening meal was 3 courses from a separate menu; choice of meat, fish or vegetarian. We didn’t do any trips, levada walks, but read books in the sunshine, went to the botanical gardens, monte palace (both by bus - 2 euro cash to the driver. Gondolas were either closed for maintenance or ‘cos of the weather), looked round the churches and a museum. A brilliant, low stress holiday.

We had a lovely time at the Next Hotel in Funchal. We were on the 3rd floor with a great sea view from the small balcony The room was spacious and clean with a huge bed. Only real criticism is why only one arm chair? We were halfboard , great choice in the buffet breakfast and a set menu with 2 choices for each course. Food was really tasty and included local specialities like limpets. The waiting staff were really lovely and kind when i was ill and sent me up some soup and rolls up to the room, in fact we found all the staff courtious and helpful. Nice steam room and sauna on the 2nd floor and two swimming pools which we didnt use because it was too cold, but the restaurant and bar was nice to sit in by the pool It is a fairly pleasant walk into the centre of Funchal and there are ways of avoiding the steepest of roads. A great central point for visiting Madeira It is trying to cater to a younger crowd