Quinta Da Penha De Franca

I booked a 5-day break from blustry Brighton to get some sun and visit Madeira for the first time and was delighted to find this hotel on the website. What a wonderful place - the reception area is large, with a lovely lounge - comfy seating, card table, babygrand piano , plants. Theresa greeted us, smiling and was very informative without our stay, as were all the staff. Our “ garden room “ was tucked away in a group of four, so was very quiet, with a leafy outlook, which we loved . The rooms in the main hotel are larger, with great views of pool, sea and the grounds. The room was cleaned daily by a friendly lady. Breakfast was great with fresh fruit and a good assortment of breads, pastries etc and omelettes were cooked to order. Seating was indoors or outside on the terrace. The pool and gardens are lovely & relaxing and our daily swims were refreshing ! We also sat by the lower pool at the sister hotel, but found it windier down there. The walk along the promenade into Funchal is about 20 mins, with lots of statues, flowers, entertainers and a great choice of coffee bars and restaurants. We found the market on our first day ( Sat) , such a delight and watched the cable car go up the hill but it looked quite misty up there so didnt try it. There are several bars and eateries on the street outside the main entrance to the hotel - we particularly liked the Prince Albert across the road and the Pestana pub at the top of the hill on the left. Camera de Lobos is worth a visit for a great fish lunch and is a 2€ bus ride away . Transport to and from the hotel was via booking.com - so efficient, cheap and friendly, helpful drivers. We had a great time and hope to go back to this lovely venue. Thankyou everyone.

The traditional low rise style of the Quinta is very much to our taste and this is our fourth visit. We love a balcony room overlooking the pool and lush gardens. The raised breakfast area is delightful with excellent staff who are so helpful and hardworking. Our room was quiet with good blackout curtains, useful fridge and a kettle. The rooms are spacious, the bed comfortable and everything is exceptionally clean.

The hotel had attractive floors and staircase. I liked the books in all languages left on tables and the Christmas decorations. It felt a very safe place with mainly German guests and was quiet. The garden was charming and there was a swimming pool, I was pleased with the bottle of water for free in my room, the heating/air cooling system was easy to operate and there was a good range of channels on television/radio.

Hotel has beautiful garden with swiming pool. The rooms are big and comfortably, we had balcony with nice view. Staff was friendly. Only 100 m away is 7 rent company and hotel has big parking place free of charge for hotel guest. Hotel staff was friendly and helpful.

We were in the old part of the hotel, in the wonderful grounds. Quiet and quirky, little outside area, so my husband could smoke without having to walk to some kind of quarantine area. Bathroom big and recently refurbished, I would say, tasteful decor in the bed room. Garden pool and coast pool suits all tastes. Good selection of tasty food and snacks.Helpful staff. Good breakfast, especially the fresh honey. Good selection of wines, cocktails,beers spirits and juices, restaurants and bars close by to suit all budgets.