Hotel Porto Santo & Spa is a beachfront hotel at Campo de Baixo, on the south coast of Porto Santo, about 1.5 km south-west of the centre of Vila Baleira. It is registered as a hotel (RNET 7135) with 94 rooms and 5 suites, six of them adapted for reduced mobility. According to the hotel, construction began in 1960 — the year Porto Santo airport opened — making it the island's first hotel.
Where exactly is it?
The hotel sits on the Estrada Regional 120 at Campo de Baixo, with direct access to the sand. A bus stop named Hotel Porto Santo is mapped on OpenStreetMap about 120 m away in a straight line. Vila Baleira's Centro stop is about 1.5 km away, Porto Santo airport about 2.5 km and the ferry harbour (Porto de Abrigo) about 3.5 km, all in a straight line.
What is nearby?
- Porto Santo beach: the hotel is on it; the Campo de Baixo stretch our beach page is mapped to is about 330 m away in a straight line.
- Hotel Torre Praia and the town centre lie about 1.1 km and 1.5 km east along the seafront, a walk on flat ground.
- See the Porto Santo region guide for viewpoints and the rest of the island.
What does the hotel offer?
The hotel's website describes rooms designed by the architects Eduardo Anahory and Pedro Braamcamp Cid, a swimming pool, a large palm garden, a spa, and a restaurant combining regional and international cooking, plus bars. The site also lists villas alongside the rooms. Booking.com lists free parking, family rooms, check-in from 15:00 and check-out by 12:00.
Practical notes
Because the hotel is outside the town centre, evenings in Vila Baleira mean a 1.5 km (straight-line) walk along the seafront, a taxi or a car. The national tourism register lists no closure period for this year. If you are combining Porto Santo with Madeira, check ferry or flight times before fixing check-in and check-out days; for seasons see best time to visit.
