Guest User
September 15, 2024
We stayed here for 6 days in August and this really was the best hotel experience we have ever had. We were greeted by our Guest Experience Personal Assistant Zita and from there on she and the rest of the staff at The Reserve really looked after us and made sure we had a good time. A huge thank you to you all, and we all look forward to going back again. What we loved about the hotel was the personalised service, and the incredible attention to detail that the team went to. For example, all 4 of us had books that we were reading during the trip. The housekeeper gave us bookmarks for them instead of us having to use bits of receipts. They also tidied up little things like our charging cables and wet swimsuits, and the evening fruit platters were just amazing. They made up our children’s sofa bed every evening to give us maximum amount of space during the day. Our children loved the way their toys were rearranged every evening too - it brought a smile to our faces every time we got back to the room. Zita our GEPA, greeted us with a smile every morning as we made our way to breakfast and arranged our meal bookings, taking careful note of our specific dietary requirements. She also made sure I had a coffee and pastry to take away one morning when I had to leave the hotel early to get some admin done in Funchal. The staff at Jacaranda Club were amazing too, providing us with the best breakfast ever, catering to specific requests we had (extra spinach, no gluten, no sugar etc). They also gave us pastries to take for the airport, which ended up being our dinner as we were at the airport for 10 hours before our flight was cancelled. Around the hotel, we loved the infinity pool and the attentiveness of the staff who brought us water and fruit. The spa access was much needed while our children enjoyed the pool. We ate at Nikkei twice, Pau de Lume and Terreiro. Again excellent service, although it would be great if they could develop more gluten free options in the future. Finally, a massive thank you to The Reserve for arranging guest assistance for us at the airport. They whisked us through security and passport control to an air conditioned VIP room with refreshments. After being in the queue for 2 hours for checking in, we really needed that. As someone I met at the spa said to me: this won’t be our last trip to Madeira. I certainly hope not! And I’d definitely want to stay at The Reserve again!