Vila Baleira Porto Santo

If you are into a hotel where you can see and hear children screaming and crying and throwing tantrums at any given moment of day or evening, Vila Baleira Resort is for you. The little ones made their presence heard with non stop screams at the beach, by the pool, in the lobby and in all restaurants. The hotel itself is nicely located, close to the beautiful beach but a little outdated, looking like a 1970s construction. Room was big and bed was pretty comfortable, balcony with nice view over the ocean.My favorite part was Dunas restaurant, with good vibes, sheltered by palm trees and a sand dune, with friendly staff.

Very noisy

Was a short stay for a night but the great one. Everything was awesome, the stuff was kind and supportive, they helped us to go on a nice trip around Porto Santo. The rooms are very clean, the breakfast so delicious. I think this is a complete resort that has everything that you need.

Good location of the hotel.

The furnishings are a bit old. Unfortunately, the rooms are very noisy.

Location very close to the beach

Construction works going on with noise during working hours. Too many people on the meals. TV channel on common areas was almost all the time BTV that doesn’t have relevant content to be informed about what is going on in Portugal and the world

Very nice hotel. A bit old but very clean and people so nice.

The location was quite good. The breakfast buffet was sufficient. The bike rental was next to the hotel.

The elevator was not working (and it looked like it had been a while) and the apartments we were staying in was a bit of a trek; the sofa bed in the living room was very uncomfortable; the gym and hot tub were not working; though advertised as being on the beach it is a good walk together there. To me it did not seem to be 4-star quality and I stay in many 4-star hotels.

Location is great.

Beds are a little uncomfortable. Umbrellas were removed while we were there and there wasn't a lot of shade on the beach.

The staff was pretty friendly. Meals were quite good. Location is great. Nice pools and entertainment program. The cleanliness of the common areas was quite good.

The bathroom in our room was very outdated. Room cleaning is very poor. We never got a bottle of water to our room except for the day of arrival. The bottle with liquid soap/gel in the shower was almost empty when we moved in. It was never refilled and on the last day of stay we had no soap at all.Many insects all around including our room and the main restaurant (ants, cockroaches).Sunbeds at the beach could be more affordable for the hotel's visitors. It's so silly to set such a high price for them while 90% of them were always empty.

We just love the place with all-inclusive to relax and be off duty

sometimes es the coffee makers were out of order

Great location, good food, very nice staff. Good value for money.

Room cleanliness below fair, we found sand inside the bed sheets on the first day, and on the 4th day we found a cockroach coming from a hole in the kitchen sink.The staff animation on the outside is too excessive and too loud for those who are seeking to rest and to chill out.

Hello to all. I was there one night. The environment was calm and lovely. The beach and pool were great. I ate breakfast and lunch there and I loved the food very much. I especially liked their desserts. I'm not Portuguese and I do not know if these desserts are everywhere or not, but the desserts I ate at this hotel were excellent.

I did not like my room, I do not know why the lady in the reception changed the room that was pre-arranged and it did not feel good.The employee entered my room around 10 o'clock in the morning without permission, and when she noticed my presence in the room, she left, and after she asked me when I check-out, it was not a nice and interesting thing at all ... Everywhere it is 12 o'clock in time. .... Why should an employee enter a room without permission? Other than that, everything was great.

Everything was great in this hotel from the delicious buffet meals where fish taste like fish and meat like meat, to the kindness and professionalism of the staff, that did not allow people to cut in the line while waiting for the check in. The rooms are quite big and there are always lots of things to do. I will surely come back and I highly recommend to chose the all inclusive option.

Some people might say that the elevators are slow and the rooms are too basic, but these are minor things that did not bother me at all.

reasonably well location to the beach. Good breakfast buffet selection.

A little bit more far from the City Center. Another relict from the past in terms of accommodation sadly proves that owners don't want to invest in any facility improvement as there will always be tourists that are willing to pay for their stay.

clean, great location

the air condition is very load, during the night in the room is hot , but you can not use air conditioning because of the noise:(

locationbreakfast was good too

check in was very pleasent, giving me a room that wasn't correct.it really needs renovations of the rooms, very outdated and malfunction issues.

The staff is very helpful. The facilities in the hotel are great. The facilities in the room are really basic. The side sea view is nice.

The twin bed is not really comfortable for a couple.

The location was the only 4 start level feature, i loved the view from the room, the ocean, the mountain. The pool area was also very lovely

I was very disappointed by the spa, the pools were useless, almost like a retirement home spa area, and there was not even a sauna. The gym was very small and most machines were out of order. On top of everything, the "all inclusive" package is a joke, because it doesn't include room service or the food ordered via room service. Nor is there 24h access to anything, all is tied to a strict schedule. The reception was always slow, the food was medium quality.All of this is ok, but ok for a 4 start hotel and an all inclusive package.

.Perfect beach location with stunning views. Guest always in focus. Client oriented always utterly helpful staff. Perfectly clean and comfortable rooms and apartments. An idyllic holiday site to escape December weather of North and Central Europe. Still within EU. I will definitely keep returning. Delicious meals in hotel restaurant. And more and more. Bike rental at site. Madeira and Desertas Isles in sight.

Guests smoking cigarettes. Nothing more than this.

Stunning views from the apartment and nice outside pool area and beach access.

A little far from town but plenty of options, bus, walk, taxi or bicycle.

Good

I was a hotel/resort general manager and found all service points good. The beach is the main selling point.