A deluxe 4-star establishment, the Golden Residence hotel is on the exotic southern coast of Madeira, an island revered for its dramatic cliffs and diverse plant species. This venue offers outstanding views of Madeira’s incredibly scenic coast, and is a particularly good location to observe its famous Atlantic sunsets.
It’s also very close to the historic port of Funchal, which is famous for its Funchal Passenger Ropeway gondola lift, where visitors can witness impressive panoramic views of the island. Please note that rooms and some areas in the hotel have been renovated in December 2019

Facilities

The hotel is home to the Golden Flavours Restaurants, where guests can indulge in tempting local and international dishes produced with locally sourced ingredients. This venue also has a fully equipped fitness centre, a luxury spa, an indoor pool, and a hot stone massage facility. Guests can also use the hotel’s library, make enquiries at the 24-hour reception, hire banquet and meeting facilities, and relax in the pleasant sun terrace and outdoor pool.
Additional: shopping mall (near by), free WiFi in all rooms and hotel areas

Rooms

To make sure guests have a comfortable stay all rooms at the Golden Residence Hotel have deluxe bedding and air conditioning, ensuring a relaxing night’s sleep during the warm summer nights. Rooms also feature a telephone, TV with satellite channels, a private fully equipped bathroom, pleasant land or sea views, a mini-bar, a personal safe, a balcony, and attractive contemporary furnishings.

Note from the hotel:

1.    RENOVATION OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS:

As already mentioned, we will begin renovating our accommodation units; we will close all accommodation by block so that there is no visual or noise impact on our guests.
 a.    In February/March and April 26, we will renovate the corridors and apartments in Block B, including painting, wallpapering, new kitchenettes, new furniture, new confort and a new look.
b.    In October/November and December 26, we will renovate the rooms and apartments in Block C – painting, wallpapering, new kitchenettes, new furniture, new confort and a new look.
c.    In the first months of 2027, we will renovate the apartments and rooms in Block A – painting, wallpapering, new kitchenettes, new furniture, new confort and a new look.

2. We will give the RECEPTION LOBBY – BLOCK B a new design, which involves painting the walls and ceiling, putting up wallpaper, treating the marble, and installing new furniture and decoration.
a. We have decided to carry out a slightly more extensive renovation; although all check-in, information and check-out services will always be guaranteed in a pleasant environment, we will move these services to Block C when necessary.
b. This renovation will take place during March/April 2025, at the same time as the renovation of the flats in Block B. 

3. Between 15 May and 15 July 2026, we will be carrying out major work on our SPA AND INDOOR POOL.
a. We will be changing the flooring and installing a new jacuzzi, sauna and Turkish bath. We will also take the opportunity to repaint the treatment rooms and spa reception area.
b. During this period, we will continue to offer all massages and treatments in rooms here at the hotel (in Block C and Block B).
c. For facilities such as the indoor pool, sauna, jacuzzi and Turkish bath, we offer our sister hotel, the Melia Madeira Mare (1.5 km away) and the Hotel Pestana Grand (0.5 km away) as alternatives

During this period, OUR OUTDOOR POOL WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE. “