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Pool with white loungers surrounded by palm trees in a sunny hotel garden.
Cozy lounge with armchairs and tables, open windows overlooking garden and nature.
Bright hotel room with sea view, blue couch, and balcony with chairs.
Modern hotel courtyard with clear pool, green plants, and access to rooms in the background.
Modern multi-story hotel building with balconies and green lawn in the foreground under clear sky.
Green garden path with trees and shrubs between modern apartment buildings.
Hotel complex with multiple buildings, pool, and sea in the background.
Round pool with white umbrellas and blue sea backdrop under sunny weather.
Pool with blue lounge chairs and white umbrellas in a tropical hotel garden.
Heated outdoor pool with two lounge chairs, canopy beds, and a water feature.
Green garden path with benches and lush tropical vegetation in a hotel park.
Terrace with two beige armchairs and green plants in the background under a blue sky.
Hotel outdoor area with tables, chairs, and green trees in the background.
Covered outdoor hotel terrace with tables, chairs, and a view of the pool.
Cozy reading room with green walls, bookshelves, armchairs, and colorful pictures.
Bright hotel lounge with modern furniture and view of tropical garden.
Modern restaurant with wooden floor, green chairs, and large windows overlooking greenery.
Modern hotel lounge area with yellow sofas and stylish lighting.
Bright hotel lobby with modern staircase, marble floor, and seating area.
Elegant black grand piano in a warmly lit hotel room with furniture in the background.
Modern hotel bar area with light wooden counter, bar stools, and ambient lighting.
Modern hotel bar area with counter, stools, and indirect lighting under ceiling windows.
Modern indoor pool with jacuzzi and lounge chairs in a hotel relaxation area.
Modern sauna with wooden paneling, bench, and heater in a hotel.
Modern, spacious steam sauna with white interior and glass front in a hotel area.
Modern indoor pool area with black loungers and warm wall lights.
Modern hotel room with two beds, balcony, and sea view.
Modern living room with blue sofa, wooden table, and balcony overlooking the sea.
Modern hotel room with balcony, flat-screen TV, and adjoining bedroom.
Modern hotel bathroom with white toilet and sink under a large mirror.
Hotel room with two single beds, wooden floor, and modern ceiling fan.
Bright hotel room with blue chairs, wooden floor, and sea view through large windows.
Portugal ∙ Madeira ∙ Funchal

Girassol ****
Tour operator category

FNC123
Fitness
Wellness
WLAN
Pool
Family
Air conditioning
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Location

Located in the holiday area of Funchal, on the "Estrada Monumental". The Lido and the centre of Funchal with restaurants, bars, shopping and entertainment venues can be reached in approx. 5 minutes on foot, or within approx. 2 km. There is a public bus connection.
Modern multi-story hotel building with balconies and green lawn in the foreground under clear sky.
Green garden path with trees and shrubs between modern apartment buildings.
Hotel complex with multiple buildings, pool, and sea in the background.
Round pool with white umbrellas and blue sea backdrop under sunny weather.

Facilities

Modern hotel courtyard with clear pool, green plants, and access to rooms in the background.
Pool with blue lounge chairs and white umbrellas in a tropical hotel garden.
Heated outdoor pool with two lounge chairs, canopy beds, and a water feature.
Green garden path with benches and lush tropical vegetation in a hotel park.
Terrace with two beige armchairs and green plants in the background under a blue sky.
Hotel outdoor area with tables, chairs, and green trees in the background.
Covered outdoor hotel terrace with tables, chairs, and a view of the pool.
Cozy reading room with green walls, bookshelves, armchairs, and colorful pictures.
Bright hotel lounge with modern furniture and view of tropical garden.
Modern restaurant with wooden floor, green chairs, and large windows overlooking greenery.
Modern hotel lounge area with yellow sofas and stylish lighting.
Bright hotel lobby with modern staircase, marble floor, and seating area.
Elegant black grand piano in a warmly lit hotel room with furniture in the background.
Modern hotel bar area with light wooden counter, bar stools, and ambient lighting.
Modern hotel bar area with counter, stools, and indirect lighting under ceiling windows.
Modern indoor pool with jacuzzi and lounge chairs in a hotel relaxation area.
The facilities at this comfortably furnished 4-star hotel include a total of 134 rooms spread over 11 floors, a lobby with reception, buffet restaurant, à la carte restaurant (for a fee), snack bar, TV room and hairdresser. The well-kept garden area features two freshwater pools, one of which is heated year-round, as well as a separate children's pool and a sun terrace. Sun loungers, cushions and umbrellas are included in the pool area.

Accommodation

Junior suite side sea view

schauinsland-reisen-Original: The junior suites with side sea view feature a bath or shower/WC, hairdryer, living area, separate bedroom, air conditioning, telephone, Wi-Fi (included), rental safe, cable TV (LCD), small fridge, coffee/tea maker and balcony (JS2). Also bookable as a junior suite with side sea view for sole occupancy (JS1). Also bookable as a junior suite with side sea view type I with a special price and limited contingent in half board (JSI).
Also bookable as a junior suite with side sea view type A and type B, each with a limited contingent and at a special price.

Modern hotel room with two beds, balcony, and sea view.
Modern living room with blue sofa, wooden table, and balcony overlooking the sea.
Modern hotel room with balcony, flat-screen TV, and adjoining bedroom.
Modern hotel bathroom with white toilet and sink under a large mirror.
Hotel room with two single beds, wooden floor, and modern ceiling fan.
Bright hotel room with sea view, blue couch, and balcony with chairs.
Bright hotel room with blue chairs, wooden floor, and sea view through large windows.
Modern hotel bathroom with white toilet and sink under a large mirror.

Suite Superior sea view

The superior suites offer the same facilities as the junior suites, but with a larger living area and sea view. (UM2) Also bookable as a suite superior for sole occupancy (UM1).

Meals

BB/HB/AI

All meals served buffet style.

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

Breakfast (from 7:30-10 am in the 'Seventy' restaurant), lunch (from 1-3 pm) at the pool area or 'First' bar, and dinner (from 7-9:30 pm in the 'Seventy' restaurant) buffet style. Show cooking and BBQ at the pool at lunchtime (weather permitting), snacks, sandwiches, cakes and ice cream in the morning from 11 am-12 pm and in the afternoon from 4-6 pm at the pool bar or 'First' bar, local alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (served in glasses) such as mineral water, soft drinks, coffee, tea, beer, cocktails, vodka, gin, whiskey, brandy, liqueurs and Portuguese wine (white, red and rosé) from 11 am-11 pm. Depending on occupancy, lunch may be served as a set menu.

Sports for a fee

Fitness room

Wellness

Serenity Spa (entry for a fee) with Turkish bath, sauna, contrast shower and whirlpool. Massages and treatments for a fee.
Modern sauna with wooden paneling, bench, and heater in a hotel.
Modern, spacious steam sauna with white interior and glass front in a hotel area.
Modern indoor pool with jacuzzi and lounge chairs in a hotel relaxation area.
Modern indoor pool area with black loungers and warm wall lights.

Entertainment

An entertainment programme with live music and occasionally folklore takes place twice a week.

Hotel service

Wi-Fi (included).
Parking (subject to availability and prior reservation, for a fee).

Credit card

All major credit cards are accepted.

Hotel features

  • Internet
  • Children's pool
  • Wi-Fi
  • Sauna
  • Massages
  • Shopping facilities
  • Fitness
  • Hotel safe
  • Spa
  • Air conditioning
  • Family-friendly
  • Extended hygiene concept

Sustainability

Reisen mit Zukunft provides guidance to help you make conscious choices. Our label identifies hotels that are certified according to internationally recognised standards for sustainable operating practices and are actively investing in a more sustainable future. These standards include social responsibility, environmental awareness, as well as cultural and economic aspects of sustainable tourism, as defined by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

Further information on the topic of sustainability at schauinsland-reisen at: https://nachhaltigkeit.schauinsland-reisen.de/reisen-mit-zukunft

This hotel has the following certification:
  • Green Key

Hotelhinweis

Various excursion/hiking packages can be booked as optional extras in the reservation system:
Madeira Hiking Combo (choose 2 from currently 8 hikes). Description at www.hotel-beschreibung.de/hotel/FNC501
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Hiking Week (for those who want to hike a little more). Description at www.hotel-beschreibung.de/hotel/FNC999
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Please note: A tourist tax is levied on Madeira amounting to 2 EUR per person/night (maximum 7 nights; children up to 12 years are free). Payment is made locally at the hotel. Changes are possible.
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HOTEL CONTACT:
GIRASSOL
ESTRADA MONUMENTAL, 256
9004-539 FUNCHAL (MADEIRA)
PORTUGAL
TELEPHONE: 00351-291-701570
FAX: 00351-291-765441
E-MAIL: DIR@HOTELGIRASSOLMADEIRA.COM

Seasonal information

The following dress code applies at Christmas and New Year's Eve: "Smart casual".
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Every year the famous FLOWER FESTIVAL takes place on Madeira - the "Festa da Flor". Marvel at the elaborately decorated floats and let yourself be carried away by the joie de vivre.
Experience this floral event twice in 2026. Get up close on one of the stands at the harbour of Funchal on 3.5. and 17.5.2026 and book a grandstand ticket (limited availability) for your room of choice for only €47 p.p. with the EDP code FNC500.
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Grandstand tickets for CARNIVAL:
From 2027 there will be 2 dates for the colourful parade: you can experience the event up close on 5.2. and 6.2.2027.
Book your desired room and enter the EDP code FNC520 for the bookable grandstand tickets.
Price: €35 per ticket (limited availability)
Evening event starts approx. 8 pm

Tour operator category

4 Suns ****

Country category

4 Sterne
Last updated: 13.06.2026 02:11