A wonderful location for exploring Funchal and charming well equipped one bedroom appartment with a great terrace overlooking the sea. We will be back!!

Beautiful sea views from the balcony and mountains from the bedroom. We loved our stay in this well equipped apartment - perfect location for dining in the old town with restaurants just a few footsteps away. And the cable car to the botanical gardens and Monte Palace tropical gardens a five minute walk. We stayed seven days but wish we’d booked for 10 as there are so many places to explore on this beautiful island full of friendly welcoming people. Our only regret is not taking the tobaggan ride on the traditional basket sledges!

This old town penthouse in Funchal truly has everything. It's location is superb, the views are incredible from the balcony, and the comfort of the home makes it one of the nicest homes I've stayed at on my travels. Elsa is a wonderful host that was very easy to communicate with, and the check in process was as simple as could be. I highly recommend staying here if you're going to Funchal! We will definitely be coming here again in the future.

We booked the apartment a number of months ago and checked comments before committing. We had been to the cafe below the apartment a number of years ago and thought the area was great and the cafe a great place to watch the sunset. Around the time of our trip I checked the comments and found references to DJ's and noise on the weekends but comments said not too bad or implied only occasionally happened. Well it turns out that every Friday and Saturday there is a DJ at cafe. On Friday he started at 7, set up in plaza in front of cafe. The noise was unbelievable - thumping heavy base beat (no vocals) and it went on to about 2 in the morning. I looked out at 1 o'clock and was surprised that there were only 4 women bouncing in front of the DJ's read light and maybe a dozen people learning against the wall. Maybe half the little tables had someone there - not a roaring success. On Saturday the DJ started by 5:30 (he was going when we arrived back from our hike). It was too much to even consider a drink on the balcony so went for an early dinner and then to the carnival parade and returned about midnight. Again few people at the DJ (3 women bouncing and maybe a few more people around). We shut ourselves into the bedroom, shut all doors and windows, put in earplugs and used a big portable fan for white noise and then read our books. I spoke to manager on Sunday and he said that there was no DJ on Sunday but one was coming on Monday. So you have been warned. If already committed remember your earplugs. Re: General noise in area. A few streets towards the centre there are a number of noisy bars but this part of old town in generally quiet.