Casa da Praça Apartments - by Casas na Ilha

We stayed in the one bedroom unit called Santa Clara for 2 weeks in March. This is a large unit on the second floor of the detached building, with one flight of stairs. It is a huge, well equipped, full kitchen, dishwasher, washing machine, and small balcony with 2 chairs. The balcony has no view except for the parking lot, but it was nice to put the laundry out on to dry. The apartment is very clean and comfortable with a king-sized bed. There are two air conditioner/ heater units. The location is perfect and is on the Old Tiwn or Historic District: 10 minutes to the large public market Mercado and the Santa Maria Street, and just a bit further to the cable car, bus station and waterfront. There are literally dozens of restaurants within a short walk. The Loft Brunch downstairs in the same building is a delight for breakfasts and lunches. We felt very safe with 3 separate access points requiring you to put in your dedicated code number. The proprietor is very communicative electronically and quickly. We never met any staff in person, but it all worked perfectly through emails. We would not hesitate to stay here again.

Perfect location, well-equipped and designed 2 bed 2 bathroom apartment with parking and proper kitchen. Really convenient right on top of a really yummy bakery, close to good restaurants and shops. Easy and friendly communication with Isobel. Highly recommended and it’s triple- glazed with air conditioning - very quiet and a specific door code to access all areas. Really well-thought out and clean and spacious. 5 mins to the seafront and close to the touristy food market. We did canyoning and got soaked electric mountain biking and so needed the washing machine to wash all our completely wet kit. Couldn’t do that easily in a top hotel in the touristy area. And being in more of a locals area makes it feel like you are enjoying more of the Funchal atmosphere.