The buffet is no frills, but there is a choice, breakfast is always the same, lunch and dinner differ in table setting, but there is always fish, meat, seafood, fruits served only for breakfast.
There is no place for swimming near the hotel (stairs into the water), you can enter by climbing the boulders, but it is difficult, because the waves are strong, there is a descent to the sea further on the paid municipal beach (entrance 5 euros + sunbed and umbrella), with swimming- sunbathing in Madeira is generally very difficult.
Mostly the Portuguese themselves rest in the hotel, there are also the French and the British, the Germans do not like a higher level of comfort and service, there are few Russians, the island is not suitable for tourists with children.
The hotel has live music every evening by the pool, a disco, if you want a quiet room, consider this.
Madeira is a very picturesque island, excellent wines, the pretty city of Funchal, a lot of fish and seafood, if a beach holiday is not the main thing for you, then it is worth visiting.