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Pestana Ocean Bay Resort

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
Buffet
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Reception
Superior Room | View from room

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • All-inclusive
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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Praia Formosa, Funchal, 9000-247
  • Place, Formosa Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Centro Comercial Forum Madeira
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Lido Bathing Complex
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Funchal (FNC-Cristiano Ronaldo)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Room, Sea View

Classic Room, Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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Superior Room | View from room

Superior Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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Classic Room, Pool View

Classic Room, Pool View

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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Premium Room, Sea View

  • 30 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed OR 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Junior Suite

Junior Suite

  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Funchal

With a stay at Pestana Ocean Bay Resort in Funchal, you'll be on the beach, just a 2-minute walk from Formosa Beach and 6 minutes by foot from Doca do Cavacas Natural Pools. .This all-inclusive hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from CityBubbles and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Parque Canino do Jardim da Ajuda.

What's nearby

  • Formosa Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Doca do Cavacas Natural Pools - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Centro Comercial Forum Madeira - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Ponta Gorda Bathing Complex - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Lido Bathing Complex - 3 min drive - 2.3 km

Getting around

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Airport (FNC) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Doca do Cavacas - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪On Water Academy Praia Formosa - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪O Barqueiro - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Charlottes Place - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Penha d' Águia - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Pestana Ocean Bay Resort

Family-friendly fun on the beach, with outdoor pool
Pestana Ocean Bay Resort offers 214 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Rooms open to balconies. 32-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, bidets, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 214 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool, a hot tub, and a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, shopping on site, and wedding services. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the complimentary area shuttle that operates within 5 km.
Stop by the hotel's restaurant, Arlequim, for lunch, dinner, or brunch. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Arlequim - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
Arlequim - Onsite pub.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

All-inclusive details

This hotel is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

Gratuities and taxes

Gratuities are included and additional gratuities at guests' discretion are accepted.

Food and beverages

All buffet meals and snacks included

Other inclusions

Transportation to offsite activities

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free area shuttle up to 5 km
  • Parking on site (EUR 15 per day)

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Arlequim
  • Arlequim

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Hot tub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Free area shuttle
  • In-room babysitting
  • In-room cot
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Marina
  • On the beach
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 7 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.00 per person, per night, up to 7 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: EUR 15 per day

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 and cash
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
This property is professionally cleaned
Property Registration Number 3981

We should mention

Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Pestana Bay
Pestana Bay Aparthotel
Pestana Bay Ocean
Pestana Bay Ocean Aparthotel
Pestana Bay Ocean Aparthotel All Inclusive
Pestana Bay Ocean Aparthotel All Inclusive Funchal
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Pestana Ocean
Pestana Ocean Aparthotel
Pestana Ocean Bay
Pestana Bay Ocean Aparthotel All Inclusive Apartment Funchal
Pestana Bay Ocean Aparthotel All Inclusive Apartment
Pestana Ocean Bay Resort Hotel
Pestana Ocean Bay Resort Funchal
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Pestana Bay Ocean Aparthotel All Inclusive

Pestana Ocean Bay Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 94 out of 234 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 103 out of 234 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 234 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 234 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 234 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Sharon

Travelled with partner
Lovely seafront location,unassuming rooms supply kettle and fridge but no coffe/tea etc.poor selection of warmish food.Drinks more sugar than alcohol
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

YEVHENIY

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
staff in reception was very helpful
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dario

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
By the sea Quiet and friendly staff Food was ok
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

David

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was CLOSED when we got there for major refurbishment or whatever. Neither Hotels.com nor Pestana contacted us beforehand to advise us of this, so we had to sort out our night’s accommodation for ourselves. SHAME on you Hotels.com
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bianca

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Very peaceful and hotel was handy as you could do a walk on the prom
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel with friendly staff, great food, good entertainment every night and in an ideal location right on the sea front. Nice walks along the beach and a free shuttle bus to Funchal.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing, all ocean views. It was everything we could have asked for.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elijah

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very much enjoyed my time at this hotel & would visit again without hesitation. Food, activities along with scenery were exceptional! Staff were fantastic (Mariana Silva)in particular & check-in/out was smooth.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Right on the boardwalk of Formosa beach. Love the access
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Kyle

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

2/10 Terrible

William

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Never stay here. Only one floor has AC. Out of 10 day stay, only 4 dishes out of all meals [all inclusive] were tasty. I'm used to GOOD Portuguese food! This wasn't! Outdated building. Shabby amenities [ripped bathroom towels]. Canceled scheduled activity after ppl showed up for swim fitness class. Open balcony gym located over dining room. So while eating, you can hear the person running on the treadmill because you are in thr same room.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Frederick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to beach, all-inclusive.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property , beach front . You need to request a room with AC though Appar not all have it . Beds could be more comfortable . Overall excellent stay
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I didn’t like that was no air conditioner and that was unacceptable, dinnind area everybody was swetting and on the walking area, and I had to change room upon arrival because I was assuming every room had air conditioner but I paid xtra for that. Also entertainment was poor beeing the the hotel is so far from the city they should have better atractions
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

PIRKKO

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location near the sea.Hotel area and our room was very clean and towels etc changed daily.Food and drink excellent with plenty to choose from.Also liked the free shuttle bus to Funchal. Massage offered and spa facilities great.Visited also sauna and jacuzzi.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All suites were true oceanfront and comfortable. Service was excellent and the staff friendly and conversant in many languages. Food was excellent and plentiful. Complimentary brookfieldox lunches were even provided upon notice for day trips. Entertainment was varied and lively. Special thanks to Mariana and Helen in guest relations. Also bartenders Hugo and Ivan,and server Hernani.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice ocean view property very friendly staff however because of size of the property they could use a larger restaurant or a second one . besides that beautiful property and location very close to Funchal Downtown and the beautiful Marine.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Decent food—repetitious menu, but good—great staff—hotel shows its age—hard to find location without GPS until you have been there—picturesque setting but rocky beach hard to walk—good value for the money
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Food was amazing and so much. Drink s were free. Excellent stay here. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
People ar the recption the are very friendly and helpful. I like the buffet its clean and good services.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not much really Too far to go into Funchal so Taxis became very expensive All that was available was the pool but as the weather was bad we couldn't use it So nothing else we could do
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Robert, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location is great. Staff friendly and sorted out our requests very quickly. The only thing we didn’t like in our room was lack of air con. Food is ok but nothing special. View from the balcony amazing Our flight was in the evening and we used the option with late check out. Massive plus for this hotel. We also liked the fact that hotel was asking the guests to refill the bottle with water in the canteen instead of giving a new plastic bottle every day
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Fiona, england

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Return visit

We love this hotel, no doubt we will be back in the big too far future
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2018