Machico Beach Tours

The location was fantastic, and the staff were friendly. The ocean view was breathtaking, and the window allowed us to keep it open at night to listen to the sound of the waves. However, the town itself felt quite touristy, offering a limited variety of restaurants.

Great resort for families - especially those with older (teenage) children. Between the mini golf, tennis, billiards, lawn chess, and the pools, the kids were kept busy. We loved the "activity team" that organized and ran all the events by the pool every day. Staff, especially bartenders, were really friendly and even fun. There was plenty to eat and drink all day, but not always a wide variety of food choices. We could only book each of the two specialty restaurants (Italian and Medeiran) once each. Surprisingly, there was no small on-site store for incidentals like sunscreen, toiletries, snacks, clothes, gifts, etc... Also, many popular drinks were moved to a "premium" membership and we couldnt even buy one from that menu on a special occasion without upgrading our entire stay! We had to leave the resort to buy those drinks, and so we did. Money the resort could have easily earned. All said and done, we all had a good time, but it wouldnt have taken much from the resort to make it so much better!

The property was very clean and all decor was like knew.The staff were excellent and very helpful. The room was cleaned every day and the furniture was like knew.There was always plenty to eat and would suit all tastes. We had an excellent holiday with no downsides.