Hotel Orca Praia
C/ Estrada monumental, 335, 9000-236 Funchal - Madeira (Portugal)
Customer evaluations:
8 (1 evaluations)
Opened in 1993, this 10-storey hotel comprises a total of 128 rooms, of which 93 are doubles and 35 are suites. The foyer, awaiting guests, includes a 24-hour reception desk, lifts and a currency exchange counter. Further facilities offered include a bar with piano music, a games room, a TV room, an à la carte restaurant (highchairs for children available) and a public Internet terminal. There is also a laundry service on offer within the hotel and guests may park their cars in the car park or the garage.
Rooms: 128
Type: Beach hotel.
General information and How to arrive Hotel Orca Praia
This hotel lies on a sloping terrace overlooking pebbly Arieiro Beach (around 50 m away) and offers a stunning view out over the Atlantic. Bars and restaurants are to be found in the vicinity (400 m away) and links to the transport network are also situated nearby (50 m). Within 7 km, guests will arrive in the centre of Funchal, easily reached with the hotel shuttle bus, which runs a number of times a day. The nearest shops and Câmara de Lobos are located 2 km away, the closest nightclub is around 6 km away, and the airport is around 26 km from the hotel.
Facilities of Hotel Orca Praia
| Air-conditioned in common areas |
Reception area |
24h check-in |
24h. Reception |
| Money Exchange |
Lift-s |
Bar-s |
Game room |
| Restaurant - Air-conditioned |
Restaurant - non-smoking area |
High chairs |
Mobile phone network |
| Laundry service |
Medical Service (*) |
Bicycle storage (*) |
Bicycle rental (*) |
| Salt water pool |
Snack / pool bar |
Sun loungers |
Parasols |
| Steam bath |
Massage (*) |
Special SPA packages |
Gym. |
Activities
There is a swimming pool with a children's pool in the hotel grounds as well as a poolside snack bar, sun loungers and parasols. Further sports facilities include table tennis, billiards tables (additional fees apply) and darts that can be taken advantage of. An entertainment programme provided a number of times a week includes folklore evenings and live music for variation.
Table Tennis, Bike / mountain bike (*), Billiards / Snooker, Entertainment activities (adults).
What to eat
Guests are offered buffets for breakfast, lunch and evening meals. Lunch and dinner may also be chosen from the set menu and lunch is also available à la carte. Special dietary requirements are also catered for and requested dishes can be prepared. Furthermore, it is possible to book a half-board stay.
Services: Breakfast buffet, Lunch à la carte, Dinner buffet, Special diets, Special offers.
Rooms of Hotel Orca Praia
The pleasing rooms come with an en suite bathroom (bath/shower/WC), hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, radio, a king-sized bed, carpeting, a hire safe and a balcony with a stunning sea view in all the rooms. Bathroom, Shower, Bath, Hairdryer, Direct dial telephone, TV, Satellite / cable TV, Radio, Double bed, Carpeted, Safe (*), Balcony, Terrace.
Credit cards accepted in the Hotel Orca Praia
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa.
Client's Opinions of Hotel Orca Praia
1 Client's opinions
Opinion of Sara Isabel - 8/31/2009
Stay in the hotel: August 2009
Evaluation:
8
O hotel era bom, os funcionários também e eram muito prestativos qualquer m deles. Só tenho a agradecer. Só achei que as fotografias que estão na net desfavorecem um pouco o hotel, pois o hotel não está em tão bom estado como elas demonstram mas é um hotel que recomendo. Mesmo assim gostei muito.
(*) Some services are to be paid directly in the hotel.