Funchal Carvalhal Old Town

The views were lovely! A slight challenge to find, but that may reflect more on us than the host. We walked most places and were able to enjoy the holiday lights and mild temperatures.

Lovely clean spacious apartment . Beatriz is very helpful. Loved watching the cruise ships coming in and out. Even had dip in the pool in February. Walking distance to town although up hill on way back which for us was a positive as we are now a lot fitter . Hope to return one day x

This old town apartment was excellent. Wonderful views over Funchal, large airy rooms with everything you needed and all very clean. Beatriz was very helpful and most welcoming, there was a selection of basic food waiting for us including eggs from her chickens, which were delicious! The apartment was very quiet but only a 10 minute walk to the supermarket and the seafront. We would certainly recommend this apartment and look forward to staying there again.

In October, my family stayed for 10 days in Funchal in this beautiful apartment. Very clean, well maintained. You can not beat the view! All of the essentials are there for you in the apartment. We had a 1 year old little girl and the playpen and high chair were set up for us when we arrived. The apartment was nice and open so the kids could play freely and watch the cruise ships and boats from the living room. The owner was incredibly helpful and friendly. The thing we loved the most was being able to use the garage. No driving around looking for a parking spot. We have family that live in Madeira, and for any of our future visits we will be staying here. It was perfect!

We had such a fabulous time staying in this wonderful apartment. Beatriz and her family made us feel instantly at home. The apartment is clean, spacious and has AMAZING views. It was such a comfort to come back to at the end of long days of whale watching and site seeing! We even got eggs from the family's own chickens (which were delicious). The location of this apartment is perfect too. Just a few minutes from restaurants, shops, everything you could possibly need. We did rent a car (the apartment had parking for us) but you could get by without. There is a bus route very close. We had a great time and would highly recommend!

We stayed at this very very pleasant apartment for one week and can only say Bravo Beatriz! This apartment could not be more comfortable, everything (also the building itself) is brand new, spotless clean, equipped with more than is necessary and most of all we liked the gorgeous view from the terrasse over the harbour and the sea. Everything important for a tourist is within walking distance, buses, cablecar, harbour and lovely restaurants. And to top all this, when we arrived Beatrice's husband welcomed us with a loaf of bread that he just had baked himself (not at all his profession!) and there were fresh eggs, butter, fruit, coffee and other goodies to make us comfortable until we could do our own shopping! Incredible! Although the apartment is located so centrally we were not disturbed by anything at all, only a friendly cock in the neighbourhood said good morning to us, anyhow late in the morning for us because sun raises rather late in Madeira compared to our daylight time in Austria. Our next trip to Madeira is already planned and we will surely stay again at Carvalhal apartment. We can definitely recommend this apartment and thank Beatriz and her husband for the warm reception and care extended to us! See you soon Beatriz! Elfi and Silvia

The apartment is great - it's spacious, with big windows, comfortable furniture, and a well-equipped kitchen. The best part however is the view of the ocean and city! Beatriz is an excellent host as well, and gave us some great recommendations of what to do on the island. We had a wonderful time here, would definitely recommend :)

Basically, the apartment which Beatriz offered us was truely amazing, located in a perfect area – close to the hisorical and touristic centre. It was better in reality than in the photos which is a good thing in my opinion. It was very spacious, modern and bright. It has a balcony with beautiful view on the bay and ocean. The great advantage was that it had a garage. The equipment of the apartment is really wide-range. Starting with two coffee-machines, induction cooker, dishwasher, microwave, washing mashine, hair drayer and ending with the child seat for a little baby. There was nothing in the storage that we needed and wasn't there. There was even a lot of plastic containers so that we can stock a food in there! Beatriz is extremely friendly and helpful person. And she's really funny too! Every time we had a question she was able to help us. Summing up, if you wondering between choosing Beatriz's apartment and for example hotel, I recommend, from the bottom of my heart, to decide for her offer. Beatriz, thanks a lot for all!

We enjoyed a 9 night stay at this wonderful apartment. Everything has been thought of, the apartment layout is great, everything is new, modern and comfortable with a high standard of finish. The balcony runs the length of the apartment and has fantastic views across the sea, the harbour and Funchal. We enjoyed watching the cruise ships arriving and leaving. The owners live next door and are extremely helpful, yet the apartment is very private and seperate from where the owners live so you don't feel as if you are in their space. We have stayed in Funchal before and are so glad we found this apartment because the location is perfect. It's worth knowing that the apartment is on a steep hill (as you can expect with Funchal!) but this did not stop us from walking everywhere. Just a 10 minute walk to the old town, sea front, restaurants, bars and cable car up to Monte. The parking garage was very useful, it was good to have a parking space. We couldn't think of a better place to stay, we highly recommend staying at this apartment and we will definitely stay again next time we are in Madeira.

If you are looking for a place -away from Funchal's modern hotel zone -in easy walking distance to Zona Velha and its attractions, -in comfortable walking distance to the city center and its sights, supermarkets,shops,restaurants etc. but with very good bus connections if you should feel too tried on the way back, -with a terrace along the whole seaside front of the apartment with a marvelous view on the harbor and sea , as well as the city, -with all the comforts of a brand new, well- designed, spacious apartment, - with a lovely, helpful owner living right next door ( we even got a starter supply of eggs fresh from their own chicken and bread freshly baked by Beatriz' husband! ) Then Funchal Old Town Carvalhal Holiday Rental is the place for you. For us, it was the perfect apartment during our stay in Funchal. Thank you so much, Beatriz, for a lovely time in your beautiful apartment . Hans and Gabriele, Muelheim, German Stay January 15-22, 2015