Hotel Orquidea is located close to the old town as well as to the shopping and business centre of Funchal. An extensive selection of shops, restaurants, bars and links to the public transport network are to be found within 300 m of the hotel and it is just 1 km to the nearest nightclub as well as 2 km to the local beach. The airport is 19 km away.

Renovated in 2003, this 7-storey hotel comprises 76 rooms of which 3 are single rooms and 73 are double rooms. Facilities include a foyer with a 24-hour reception desk, a sitting area, a safe, a lift and a caf. There is also a souvenir shop, a bar, a TV room and an air-conditioned la carte restaurant with highchairs for infants that offers fabulous views out over the Bay of Funchal as well as a rooftop sun terrace with sun loungers, parasols and a bar. The public Internet terminal and conference room may be taken advantage of and those arriving by car may make use of the hotel car park and garage facilities. Room, laundry and medical service round off the offerings.

The comfortable rooms each come with a bathroom with a shower or a bathtub, a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a radio, Internet access, a king-sized bed, a cot (free of charge), carpeting, air-conditioning, central heating and a hire safe as standard.

Guests may select their breakfast from an ample buffet; lunch and the evening meal can be chosen from a menu and dinner may alternatively be taken la carte. It is possible to book a half-board stay.