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Reviews of Dorisol Mimosa Studio Hotel

3 out of 5
Dorisol Mimosa Studio Hotel
Rua da Casa Branca, Funchal, Madeira

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 175 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 76 out of 175 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 53 out of 175 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 175 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 175 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Feliks

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Wi Fi did not work in my room and I had to come close to the door or go to a corridor
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda Estrella

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Melynda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Frederic

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Adriano

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Zoe

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very clean but no AC
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Petr

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

morten palm

Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

RENATA

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Heather

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast buffet was not worth the price. There are much better cafes around the corner that have better food for the same price. Checking in was a nightmare. They would not let me in the gate, so I had to park in the street, run up the hill to reception, where they told me that parking was full and directed me to a parking garage several blocks away and then carry my luggage up the hill to check in. There are several Dorisol Hotels in the same area, so it was very unclear which one was Mimosa. Clmbing the hill to Mimosa every day got exhausting, by the end of my trip I dreaded walking up that hill, even for a fit person. I requested to get a parking reservation, but when I asked the next morning, they said parking was already full so I gave up on trying to park on site, besides the parking garage was actually cheaper. However, at the end of my stay they tried to charge me for my parking reservation. The rooms are outdated. The beds and pillows are so uncomfortable. There was hair in my bathroom from someone else. The view from the balcony was nice, although there is not much privacy and can see your neighbors. There is no A/C or heat so it did very warm even with the balcony door open at night. Outside noise and noise from neighbors is very easily heard inside. The pool was nice and the bar was decent. They did have nightly dance shows. Overall, I would not recommend.

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Jessica

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely views over the bay. Good quality room woth lots of space.

8/10 Good

Janusz

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
would not return
Check in member of staff was rude, would not check us in without passports which we didn't have as we were only staying 1 night for a wedding down the road, how do the locals check in? got in around 3am to find a massive cockroach in the room. beds were comfy and shower was nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Roberto

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Decent family hotel
Good hotel for families - 2 outside pools & 1 inside, plenty of loungers/chairs to sit. Hotel communal areas rather dated but clean. Sizeable rooms with lovely balcony overlooking pool & sea views. A steep slope up to the hotel itself, but good exercise! Decent location, walking distance to seafront & plenty of shops/restaurants around. Overall a very pleasing stay!
Stayed 15 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

josiane, latinne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
parking was never available - music was loud and inadequate hard to climb to the reception cleaning lady very very kind
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Sabrina

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mr N A

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Paul J

Stayed 5 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

João

Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

celisha

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

SAMUEL

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rui

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It didn’t provide what the website stated
I can ignore the steep road to reach the place because it’s the feature in Funchal, even for other hotels. But Most of services written on the website are not available. WiFi can only be accessed at public area, not in room. The website stated refrigerator and microwave available, however, they are not provided. The staffs working at the reception didn’t tell details about their service like massage. The last thing is the indoor swimming pool is extremely dirty, I hardly could see inside of the pool. Except these, the breakfast is good, the scenery from room is beautiful, you definitely can relax in such a place even there are many annoying things.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Luis Enrique

GOOD
IT WAS GOOD FOR NICE AND CLEAN FOR WHAT I PAID.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Barbara, Oxfordshire

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good Value for money
Hotel room was clean, adequate for our needs and had a small balcony. Bed was very uncomfortable though. Facilities at the hotel were good. Hotel was on a very steep hill, so not so good if you're unfit. We hired a car for 3 days and was able to park in the Hotel underground car park, however I would imagine there wouldn't be enough spaces in peak season.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good facilities, good breakfast and helpful staff.
Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Rani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to Lido
Good location and pleasantly surprised re breakfast choice. Room was okay and clean. I’ve stayed in better but more expensive hotels. Staff were lovely. Didn’t make use of indoor pool or jacuzzi but looked amazing. Gym was so so with mainly weights and abs no cardio machines. Location was ideal for walk to town or rocky beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Guest01, Europe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
dated, clean and for a good price
it's all true. hotel has 3* and it's quite dated. but the price is fair. breakfast is ok, quality of food is 3/5. room size was ok and the view over the pool and sea superb. inside pool was warm and we enjoyed it. location is ok, I didn't mind the hill everyone keeps talking about.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Paul, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Value for money
Once you have managed to walk up the steep hill to this hotel you are rewarded with outstanding views over Funchal. The decor could be spruced up a bit, but if you want a fancier hotel then go to a more expensive one with a lesser view. The food was good and the staff, especially at reception, are great. Nothing is too much trouble, and always friendly and very helpful. Location is excellent. Restaurants, shops and buses are all close by.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

richard

Liked: Staff & service
Didn't realise how steep the hill was, the hotel does need to be updated and painted as it doesn't look really inviting from the outside but the staff were nice and helpful
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

CARLOS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel!
Very convenient hotel!
Stayed 17 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Jose , Brampton, Canada

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel. Close to restaurants
Just stayed there for two weeks. The buffet breakfast in the morning was great. The fried eggs and bacon were a little oily but was good. Lots of fresh fruit, breads, cheeses. The hotel had two pools. The outdoor pool was always clean with plenty of seating. The indoor pool looked a little dated but the water was very warm. Parking is limited and had a few days where I had to find parking on the street. Great view of the ocean. There was entertainment nightly. The reception staff was phenomenal. Great people. The rooms were cleaned daily but I found the floors were never fully clean. Didn't have a chance to eat at their restaurants because there are so many different types within walking distance. They will prepare a picnic meal for you. Just order one from reception. It was awesome. I will definitely stay there again. Thank you Dorisol Mimosa staff. See you again.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

f, boynton beach fl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean hotel close to central
Stayed on the eleventh floor with partial ocean view .the hotel is aging but the rooms are cleaned every day
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness
Value for money
The hotel was clean and breakfast was good. Service at the bar was very poor, they never had any change in the till as they seemed to only cater for all-inclusive, and bar staff tended to ignore you. Room was clean but stifling hot as there was a large hot water pipe in the wardrobes that acted like central heating and as there is no air conditioning I would hate to stay in the summer. Overall very good value for money though, but probably would not return.

8/10 Good

Riggy66, West Yorks

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Our third stay here.
The hotel keeps improving - which is nice. Accommodation is plain but cleanliness and comfort are what interest us most. This is the third time we have stayed at this hotel and our only complaint would be that you experience quite a lot of traffic noise. However, for the price paid we cannot complain. Good facilities and a great location.

4/10 Poor

rich , uk

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Faded needs lick of paint
Room staff lovely front desk of hand ok on whole big hill from enterance difficult parking

4/10 Poor

Godfrey, Salisbury UK

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget offering in truest sense
The Mimosa has all the facilities on paper and is conveniently situated for a vacation near to Funchal. The staff are mostly very courteous and helpful BUT beware the facilities are very rudimentary and furnishings, decor etc. are seriously outdated and the whole place is years overdue for investment and refurbishment. But everything is clean to their credit. For example, the lounge furniture is marked, scarred, damaged. The decor is depressingly bland painted walls and ceilings. In the bedroom, the bed linen is very worn with thin towels with holes! The furniture is very well-used, beds hard and old and pillows - ugh! You are promised a kitchenette - again absolute minimum - no kettle just a two-plate stove with just enough cutlery and crockery. The views are appealing (though partial ocean in my case) BUT the only ventilation is via a hinged patio door. If it storms you have no option other than to close the door and, even then, thew ingress of rainwater could not be stopped. The breakfast is extremely basic - buffet in the narrowest sense as choice is very limited and the hot food again depressingly bland and pre-cooked. Lastly, BE VERY AWARE that the access to the hotel is up a very steep long hill, being the third building of this Dorisol Group on this site and highest up the slope! Not for the frail or faint-hearted and, to reach the main restaurant / shopping street, another steep climb. If you truly want budget accommodation and facilities this maybe for you.

6/10 Okay

julia, tyne & wear

Ok for price !
Not for the less mobile. Have to be fit to stay here. Very dated, but quite well maintained. Clean .. Part of three hotels inc the Bougainville . Close to lido area. Good views from room. Breakfast , ok. Not enough sun beds though. Pool nice.