Hotel Caravelas

4.0 star property
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December 2024
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Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Exterior
Standard Double or Twin Room
Beach
Lobby

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Rua Conselheiro Terra Pinheiro, 3, Madalena, 9950-329
  • Museu do Vinho
    14 min walk
  • Pico Island Vineyard Culture
    4 min drive
  • Gruta das Torres
    8 min drive
  • Pico Island (PIX)
    10 min drive

Room options

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 16.5 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Madalena

A stay at Hotel Caravelas places you in the heart of Madalena, within a 5-minute drive of Museu do Vinho and Pico Island Vineyard Culture. .This beach hotel is 4.2 mi (6.7 km) from Gruta das Torres and 6.6 mi (10.6 km) from Horta Historic Center.

What's nearby

  • Pico Island Vineyard Culture - 4 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Gruta das Torres - 8 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Horta Historic Center - 107 min drive - 10.7 km
  • Horta Harbour - 108 min drive - 11.3 km
  • Porto Pim Beach - 116 min drive - 12.1 km

Getting around

  • Pico Island (PIX) - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Atmosfera - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Cella Bar - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Via Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Caffe 5 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Padaria Andrade - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Hotel Caravelas

Beach fun, near Museu do Vinho
Hotel Caravelas offers 137 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies. 26-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, bidets, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and blackout drapes/curtains. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 137 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private furnished balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a hair salon. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Take advantage of the hotel's room service. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Portuguese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massages

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Lift
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • In-room accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 26-inch flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The property is closed: New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 35.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 35.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 50 per person
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 35.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 35.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work
Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Caravelas Madalena
Hotel Caravelas
Hotel Caravelas Madalena
Hotel Caravelas Pico/Madalena
Hotel Caravelas Hotel
Hotel Caravelas Madalena
Hotel Caravelas Hotel Madalena

Hotel Caravelas Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 84 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 192 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 192 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Tony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Charna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the only thing for me I didn't like was the mattress was very hard. I would stay there again, perfect location, great staff and breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel on Pico island
Lovely hotel on Pico island great breakfast included. Beds are on the firmer side and parking might be a bit of a challenge in peak times but would stay again for sure. Pool area looked great too.
Front entrance
Pool area
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Cheryl, Ottawa

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

CARMEN DOLORES, TAIPA

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Old accommodation
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

peter

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice and clean but a little dated
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

minja

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good location they forgot of reserved transfer from AP to hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Janette

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most depressing hotel we have experienced. The hotel staff was unresponsive, excluding the maids. The beds are extremely hard and like sleeping on a rock. The breakfast was simply unedidble.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
very nice hotel. good service and pleasant staff. bar was nice too
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

susanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is clean, rooms pretty spacious. Easy and convenient walk to ferry. We would have really enjoyed the bar being open in the afternoon, but it was closed for lunch from 13-17 (very typical for small local places). Since it’s a bigger hotel we were surprised to find it closed. We enjoyed the front desk person who agreed to drive us to and from Sao Roque even though it was a festival night.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vivian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The property itself is a little dated but the staff keep it clean. I was pleasantly surprised that the breakfast buffet had very fresh selection of fruits and hot food. For the price point, I would stay here again. The hotel also accommodates transfers around the island for a fee, but it's very convenient to set up instead of looking for a taxi.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

S

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old, tired, smells bad and not clean
Old, tired, smells bad and not clean. Bathroom was covered in limescale, with very low water pressure. Balcony was covered in dust and spider webs, and the outdoor chairs were so dusty. Bad, cheap breakfast. Very dark hotel, like an old hospital. I Will not come back again. And certainly don't recommend it. Very expensive and you will find somewhere better for this price.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot
Very central location. Clean rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Alla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Ми
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Carlos

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Iain

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel Caravales Madalena Pico Island
Our room was on the outer edge of the hotel overlooking the back of a nearby bar/ restaurant,, not a good view. The balcony only had one chair which was broken, on the seconday, a second chair arrived, also broken. As always with Portuguese people, staff friendly and helpful. Hotel looking a little tired, in need of external decoration. Breakfast Ok, 3* standard.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good and practical location, provide onsite parking. Rooms are fine but bed is noticeable hard. Breakfast was fine.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel
Good hotel, located just steps from the ferry terminal. Good eateries are within a couple of blocks of the hotel. Breakfast is good.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

6/10 Okay

Maureen

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Mediocre Hotel in Madalena
I was not very happy with my stay at Hotel Caravelas. It is very run down looking and not like the photos on the website. The location is good but it was not worth what I paid.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

4/10 Poor

Joelene

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely not a 4 Star
We arrived to the best hotel in Madalena and found out it was the only hotel in Madalena. Check in was easy that was fine, hotel is ancient. We arrived to our room to experience that sleeping on the floor would have been better then our so called mattress which was probably as old as the hotel. There are no food options in the hotel just a simple ham and cheese sandwich which was mediocre at best. Numerous noises at all hours when someone showers, construction from outside, not peaceful at all. Stay in a B and B Instead. I do have to say however the only positive is that we could walked the wine tasting and museum from the hotel. It was close by and so was Grutas Des Torres.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

MADAN.MOHAN, Lisbon

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel nice staff breakfast is also very good we are enjoy our holidays ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020