The Marketplace Apartments

“Superbly Located Apartments in Funchal”

Situated on a pedestrianised street in Funchal, the apartment could not have a better location. The Old Town with its narrow cobbled streets, cable cars, farmers' market and lots of little restaurants is five minutes walk away. The large Pingo Doce supermarket is literally across the street. Turn … more

Situated on a pedestrianised street in Funchal, the apartment could not have a better location. The Old Town with its narrow cobbled streets, cable cars, farmers' market and lots of little restaurants is five minutes walk away. The large Pingo Doce supermarket is literally across the street. Turn left on leaving and a short walk brings you to the Cathedral area and the Marina. The apartment was well maintained and kept spotless by the cleaning ladies (special mention to Zita). Breakfast, consisting of ham, cheese, fruit juice, butter, jam, breadrolls etc was hung on the doorknob each morning. We loved the apartment, especially the location, and, having stayed for 3 weeks, would stay again in a heartbeat. Only downside was the lack of a toaster! That aside, we would recommend these apartments without reservation.

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“Fantastic location, very clean”

Fantastic location, supermarket with parking 1 min walk away, we hired a car during our stay so kept it in their car park (€10 overnight) locked at 11pm. Very clean, and serviced every day by a very friendly lady. Breakfast delivered between 7:30am-8. Juice, bread, ham, cheese, croissants, cake … more

Fantastic location, supermarket with parking 1 min walk away, we hired a car during our stay so kept it in their car park (€10 overnight) locked at 11pm. Very clean, and serviced every day by a very friendly lady. Breakfast delivered between 7:30am-8. Juice, bread, ham, cheese, croissants, cake and fruit. Bed is very big and comfy. I would recommend keeping the windows shut overnight as it gets very noisy in the morning after about 5am. But the shutters and blackout blinds are excellent to make sure no light comes through in the early hours of the morning. Before visiting, I saw a review that said how small the apartment is but I could not disagree with that more, our apartment was very spacious and open. Only small complaint is I would bring a hairdryer as the one provided barely works (at least in the room I had) Also the air conditioning unit makes a constant noise whether it’s on or off which can make it quite difficult to sleep on the first night but you do get used to it. Having said that, I definitely would return here if I visited Madeira again. (I would just bring my own hairdyer!) The location is ideal and facilities are excellent.

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“Great, if you are a couple not so good if there is more than two of you.”

Overall great accommodation but some glitches with description of property. We booked this apartment as it was in downtown Funchal for the New Year’s Eve fireworks. It was for our family of four adults, ourselves,our daughter and her boyfriend. it was listed as a one bedroom apartment, however on … more

Overall great accommodation but some glitches with description of property. We booked this apartment as it was in downtown Funchal for the New Year’s Eve fireworks. It was for our family of four adults, ourselves,our daughter and her boyfriend. it was listed as a one bedroom apartment, however on arrival it was actually one large studio apartment with an archway leading from the kitchen living area to the main sleeping area. This was not suitable to us as there was no privacy we did contact the travel company, but there was no alternative available. This is our fifth time to Madeira and if we wanted to go just as a couple for a short break, we would stay in this apartment again but I would suggest anyone wanting a true one bedroom apartment with a separate sleeping area, or staying for longer than a week, look elsewhere. The standard of the apartment was very good and the cleaning was excellent with regular bedding and towel changes and daily cleaning service , even on New Year’s Day. The location for the old town was great with loads of restaurants and cafés nearby. The washing machine came in handy, especially after wet hikes, and there is a large supermarket just across the road.

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“Excellent location”

Excellent location in the city center, good cleaning, good room, well-equipped kitchen. Construction noise may occur from early morning to evening. Poor breakfast (tasteless roll and croissant, small bottle of juice, fruit and one slice of ham and cheese per person). You should leave breakfast with… more

Excellent location in the city center, good cleaning, good room, well-equipped kitchen. Construction noise may occur from early morning to evening. Poor breakfast (tasteless roll and croissant, small bottle of juice, fruit and one slice of ham and cheese per person). You should leave breakfast without ordering in advance and make breakfast yourself or eat breakfast in the cafe-bakery downstairs. If you rent a car, it is very difficult to get a parking space for the night. The hotel does not have its own parking spaces. You can park your car in the parking garage of a nearby shopping center (about one euro per hour).

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