Tui Blue Gardens - Adults-Only - Savoy Signature

Room very clean. Very good buffet breakfast. Indoor pool nice. Highly recommend

We've just returned from a lovely 10 day stay at the Madeira Gardens hotel. An absolutely excellent stay and we would thoroughly recommend staying here. You are about 30 minutes walk out of Funchal centre in the Lido area so be aware of that and it's not a flat walk in or back to the hotel so if you've got mobility issues you might be using the bus that stops right outside the hotel or use taxi's via the Bolt app as they are reasonably priced. So if that is all good for you then this hotel is spot on. Room with a sea view is recommended as it's a bit special. Room is very well equipped with a comfy bed, tea/coffee, fridge etc. Other facilities include great outdoor pool with plenty of sun beds, loungers and pool bar. Indoor pool and gym and sauna and steam room were really nice to use and not busy. Roof top bar, jacuzzi and patio gives a wonderful relaxing view out over the city and out sea. Wow !! We were B&B and breakfast was superb and staff very helpful. 10/10 for breakfast. Lots of restaurants in the area so we didn't bother walking into town in the evening. We used Google maps and TripAdvisor to find some great places to eat. So overall a super stay at this hotel and would happily stay again.

Everyone we met was a returning visitor which, in the age group it seems to cater for, over 50’s, is a compliment to the hotel. There is certainly a lot to see and do in Madeira, without walking the Levadas even. There is an easy levada walk at the rear of the hotel. The staff are all friendly and welcoming particularly Natasha in entertainments and Santa. The fitness/wellbeing coach Gi does some great varied classes from sunrise yoga to band work or weights. They all made our stay really special. There is the new Spa now with massage etc ( extra but a discount available) and a warm modern indoor swimming pool, steam room and sauna all accessible. We sunbathed on the rooftop terrace where there is a bar and Jacuzzi and the four poster sunbeds along with the regular sunbeds and tables. The hotel was not full in April and we never had any problems getting a sunbed or a table at meal times. Restaurant staff are great and the food is very varied even for gluten free or dairy intolerant. Many salad variations, pasta, regional dishes and fish, two meats at least. Breakfast has a vast array of choice, no complaints at all. Many English dishes like fruit crumble and one day roast lamb with mint gravy, yum. Desserts were the best choice we have ever seen. The cakes were all fantastic tasting. The small gardens are to the rear of the hotel and the fitness pavilion and games area is set in further gardens and is up a couple of higher stepped levels which might be a problem for some. There is a table tennis table in the sunken garden near the unheated pool. In the evening there is live music which is good but as the weather was poor it was not held in the rooftop terrace area or around the pool but in the Magnolia lounge downstairs. This was very ‘working mans club’ style not much atmosphere , the chairs set out wrong for chatting we thought. There was a ****** night and a quiz, several bands and some traditional dancing when we were there. All fun . Drinks are reasonable and they do add 10% service charge but we didn’t knock this off, it seemed mean as they were all so pleasant. We had a mountain view which was lovely with the mist rolling over the tops till the sun came out. In April we got no sun till 6pm. There is no beach so the sea views are literally just that, although you can see the harbour from some rooms and the cruise ships coming in. We had a small balcony, just 2 chairs. They are some Juliette balconies and some larger ones. The corner suites are massive. The rooms are not modern and maybe need a bit of work but perfectly good solid furniture. Totally clean. We had a bath and a shower above which was red hot all the time. Didn’t notice any toiletries except shower cap and dispenser on shower wall. Kettle and provisions, with a bottle of water, replaced daily. Fridge. Only complaint is there were only 2 of everything not 4, so limited, unless you asked, to one cup of coffee each a day! Easily delivered more to your room if asked though so no p

Just returned from a wonderful week (our first in Madeira) at this lovely hotel.. Staff are great especially smiley Santa & Ana in the restaurant..but everyone was friendly and helpful.. Food in the restaurant is delicious & plentiful and we loved dining & looking out at the views over the poolside & beyond., Our room was a ‘Mountain view’ and it certainly lived up to that description! We watched four seasons in one day from our balcony! The room was clean, plenty of space for storage & a big comfortable bed! Would def recommend the free guided walk into Funchal(don’t miss the street with the painted doors) and the 4x 4 excursion to the North West of the island.. All in all we had the best time & didn’t want to come home!

Thank you for a wonderful stay at your hotel. The hotel was run so professionally. All areas were so clean and everything you needed was there. The staff were so friendly and great at their jobs, each and every one of them. The fitness and entertainment reps were so nice, special shout out to Melina and Adam. They both made our stay so much more fun. The bar staff at the pool side and rooftop bar, thank you. We both said we would definitely come back! Pauline and Katie

Our room was very noisy from the kitchen and the constant smell of fried food made us feel sick so we could the balcony, we were offered another room on the same floor but no help to move our luggage but offered help to other couples wanting to move rooms. The breakfast is very basic with only the fruit having much taste. BEWARE that they charge you 10% service charge on all transactions even if you go to the bar and get a drink yourself which I think is totally wrong.The trips from TUI are expensive as we booked 2 trips identical elsewhere at a saving of £120, loads of places to book trips in the area. Even though we had a bad room for the week they still charged us £30 to have a late check out. If you order food around the pool it will come cold and you can’t eat it at the bed so not a great experience.