Quinta Mãe dos Homens Garden Village

There are lots of positives to this place - the grounds are beautiful and really well kept. I personally loved that there was a little shaded area for reading (with bookshelves and everything!) that was above the poolside with amazing views. The little club house that offers food and drinks is cute and the staff are so friendly too. There are no members of staff onsite after office hours. They do provide an emergency contact number though. Our apartment was great in a lot of ways with amazing views from our balcony and the space but it does need some updating. The location of this accommodation (a 15 minute walk downhill into Funchal) means that you get the spectacular views and the cooler climate (which is very welcome after spending the day in Funchal where it is always hot) but we used the Bolt app to get a taxi back up as the hills are incredibly steep. We knew that Madeira is of course a very hilly place but we were not prepared for just how steep those hills would be! There is also a bus stop nearby as another option to avoid a sweaty hike back up! There is no air con in this accommodation either but they can just about get away with it as it is noticeably cooler up in the hills. It would be nice to have the option of air con but they do offer to provide a fan. As it is located in a more residential area, a big issue for me personally is that pretty much every night there is a barking competition amongst the neighbourhood dogs - lots of other reviews have also mentioned this. We appreciate that there is nothing the hotel can do about this but it's something to be aware of as it is very loud (one of those noises you can't really ignore or tune out) and it does go on for what feels like forever. Unfortunately, this ruined our attempts to relax out on the balcony quite a few nights. Overall, we did enjoy our stay here - my husband says he would stay here again but I think I would need a bit of persuasion.

A lovely, relaxing quiet hotel set in beautiful gardens which made the perfect base for us to explore the Island. We had a ground floor room with a small outdoor terrace. The room was spotlessly clean and had all the amenities we could require for a self catering stay. The walls were slightly thin so there was a bit of noise travelling through from adjacent rooms, but this did not significantly disturb us. The hotel itself is situated a 20 min walk from Funchal Old Town (down hill), and we found it took approx 30 mins of walking up some steep hills to get back. There are plenty of taxi/uber/bolt options if you didn't want to walk and there is a fairly regular local bus service which drops off just outside the hotel. The pool was the perfect place to relax in the warm afternoon sun following a day of hiking! The small cafe offered nice lunch / snack foods and a range of hot and cold drinks. All the staff were very friendly and professional and on arrival we were given all the information we could possibly need to ensure a wonderful stay, including information about buses and the location of various supermarkets. We would certainly stay here again if we are lucky enough to visit Madeira again in the future.

Nice and pleasant stay spacious apartment, small kitchenette (including all necessary utilities, hob, small fridge, clean, nice view over the Funchal pleasantly furnished outdoor swimming pool with bar on terrace absolutely gorgeous and friendly staff 😊

Nice property with wonderful views. Great staff, very clean. 15-20 minute walk to dinning and shopping. The roads down to the town center are very step, bring good comfortable shoes. The bus stop is close to the property, but at certain times of the day they don't run as often as I would have liked.

Garden Apartments 3 floor rooms have a fantastic view over Funchal! 14 is called a "family studio" but in fact it has a separate bedroom. There is a main room with a double bed, sofa and balcony, and there is an additional bedroom. The studio has a stove and a refrigerator, pans, plates, cups, wine glasses, cutlery. It's not recently updated but most definitely clean. Would not look for anything else if back in Funchal.

We really enjoyed our stay here. The apartment was clean and there was plenty of space for all 4 of us. The staff were lovely and very helpful, explaining everything we needed to know, and even coming to our rescue when we came after check in hours and we got a bit lost! We felt very safe here. The pool was lovely and clean and the views are beautiful. The rooms don't have aircon, so it can get a little stuffy if it has been a really hot day. There is a local bakery and a minimarket down the hill both with friendly staff. It is a steep walk in to town, so we often used Bolt to get back which was cheap and efficient. All in all we were very happy with our stay.