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Quinta Penha de Franca
Portugal, Europe
Funchal
This elegant hotel is nestled amidst beautiful surroundings on a cliff top setting overlooking Funchal's marina. Guests will find themselves just a 10 minutes' walk from a myriad of entertainment venues, restaurants, shops and bars. Links to the public transport network lie just 500 metres from the hotel, while transfer to Funchal Airport takes just 40 minutes. This stunning hotel occupies a renovated manor house and features a charming classical style, exuding timeless elegance. The guest rooms are beautifully appointed and offer comfortable, relaxing surroundings in which to lie back and unwind at the end of the day. The rooms come complete with modern amenities for guests' convenience. Guests are invited to enjoy sumptuous delights from the restaurant, with something to tempt even the most discerning palate.
Facilities
- Car park
- 24-hour reception
- Late Check-out*
- Mobile phone coverage
- Wired Internet
- Wi-fi
- Local and international calls
- Car hire*
- Transfer service*
- Airport Shuttle*
- *Some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
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4.5 Excellent1,252 reviews
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Charming hotel
We booked through EasyJet holidays and stayed in a superior twin with balcony on a B&B basis. We stayed in the Quinta da Penha de França hotel, although we also made use of the neighbouring Penha de França Mar hotel. The hotel is charmingly old fashioned, and has a lot more character than the more modern hotels. It has attractive buildings and lovely shady gardens. Our room was large and the balcony had a view of the sea through the trees. The staff were very welcoming and polite about my feeble attempts to speak a few words of Portuguese. There were a wide range of options for breakfast, and we enjoyed sitting outside each morning, watching the visiting hawk, who is brought in to keep the pigeons away. Get there early if you want one of the tiny natas. They are divine. We stayed in May and found both swimming pools to be pretty cold. The one at the Quinta is unheated and was a bracing 18C. The one at França Mar was a little more bearable at 20C. We loved the ridiculous fruity constructions in our cocktails in Joe’s bar and enjoyed a very amateurish game of snooker in the strange-smelling billiards bar (I think it’s a mixture of tobacco smoke and taxidermy!) One evening, we ate at the Rivus restaurant, sitting outside, looking out to sea. Service was slow initially but, once we’d encouraged them to take our drinks order, everything flowed very well after that. We had the local scabbard fish, which was absolutely delicious, with a bottle of house white, which was perfectly ok. I would 100% stay here again.
Great sea views!
Great views and so close to the sea(stayed at Mar site), the room was big with a lovely balcony. Pool was lovely with very attentive pool staff. Breakfast was great with fresh cooked omelettes and you can sit outside by the sea! Stay were friendly. It must be the best value hotel in the area and certainly the rooms closest to the sea that we had. Only stayed two nights to check it out but will be back!
Review by HShilts OxfordUK
Traditional hotel in Funchal
We loved the traditional, old style charm of this hotel. We stayed in a superior side sea view room which was spacious, with mini bar, hair dryer and air con (though this was rather feeble). We were half board. You could eat breakfast on the terrace at our hotel or across the road at the sister hotel (Penha de Mar). Evening meals are from a set menu, with a choice of 2-3 options. Fish was always on the menu, if you like seafood it was very good, others might find choices limited. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Joe’s Bar serves excellent cocktails. You can use the facilities at the sister hotel. We found the best way to the centre was over the bridge, through the sister hotel and along the seafront as it’s not as hilly as the road way. 10 minute walk to the harbour. As noted by other guests , the lift is still broken, which may an issue for some guests. Breakfast tip - do not leave food unattended, the pigeons will have it unless the hawk is there! I would go back to this hotel, it needs a bit of tlc in places, but has character and charm.
Review by Daisynotail Cannock, United Kingdom
Pool full to bursting with scuba divers
We have stayed here many times. We have told people to come here many times. We also live locally and sometimes come down to use the pool. They have increased this charge to €20 per person per day. Fair enough, only twoce ( and a bit) of the lido and much more peaceful. But they have allowed the local scuba people to fill the pool up with people learning to scuba dive. They swim back and forth across the pools well as blocking off most of it.As I write, there are 14 in the pool ( it isn't big, check it out) which is completely unusable for swimming.
Not doing this again. Will tell our friends. I hope that when they read this, they recognise the hidden costs of decisions like this.
Noise
Stayed in one of three junior suites that are above the restaurant at lower site . The restaurant which has a large terrace also caters for private functions , this leads to excessive noise people a music till at least midnight , so if you want chilled evenings spent on the balcony for your entire stay do NOT book junior suites .
