Apartment in Funchal
4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 baths
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About this apartment rental
Two bedroom apartment (134 m2) is situated in Funchal, at Formosa beach, with an amazing view to the Atlantic Ocean and direct access to the beach. The apartment building is right on the beach (Praia Formosa), in a condominium with pool and direct access to the beach ("Atlantic Gardens", side by side with Pestana Bay Hotel), in an unique location in the west part of Funchal.
The apartment is located on the 1st floor (2 lifts are available), it is a very spacious apartment (134m2) with a big porch with two sunbeds, garden table and chairs and even a swing chair, with a great view over the ocean and pool. Beautiful sunset and beach views from the spacious porch.
Just nearby you have local restaurants and coffee shops with esplanades by the sea, as well as bakeries, bank, pharmacy and a grocery shop, at 10 minutes.
To take the best part of the mild climate of Madeira island, you can enjoy the sun and the sea view relaxing at the sun chairs at the large private porch or choose to take a swim in the swimming pool or in the sea. Very spacious, the apartment has two bedrooms and two bathrooms (one ensuite bathroom).
The kitchen has most of the appliances you would find at home, although there are plenty of lovely cafes and restaurants close by, if cooking isn’t on your agenda!
Evenings on the porch are very relaxing, dining and watching the sun setting: from here you have a spectacular view over the sea, pool and gardens and a very pleasant sunshine all afternoon until the beautiful sunset just in front of you.
With the advantage of having a bar and local restaurants just a few minutes walking from the apartment, you can also walk along the beach trough a the new walking path along the sea (from Lido to Câmara de Lobos fishermen village), with plenty of bars and restaurants with esplanades by the sea.
Natural pools (Doca do Cavacas), stone beach and black sand beach (Praia Formosa) are all available at few minutes walking from the apartment.
If you prefer just staying in the apartment complex and relax, you can enjoy the swimming pool inside the complex, just over the beach, with amazing mountain, sea and tropical gardens views.
Guests have access to the swimming pool which is part of the complex. There is also direct access to the beach and walking path from the pool area.
TOURISTIC TAX - There is a Municipality Touristic Tax of EUR 2 per person per day of stay (up to 7 days of stay) due to pay upon arrival.
Going Around:
In March 2023, the new seafront walking path was completed, which allows easy access to the natural pools of Doca do Cavacas, through a typical tunnel, all year round. This tunnel was officially opened on April 2023 and will be open all year round - from 9am until 10pm.
Just nearby the apartment you have some restaurants and coffee shops for your first meal (ex. a local fish restaurant “By The Sea”, just leaving the parking area, at your right side). Two doors after the restaurant you have a “lounge bar” called “Maresia” for a drink (they are open in the afternoon and evening).
Nearby are other good local restaurants (ex.: Barqueiro, Doca do Cavacas, By the Sea, Bear Garden, and others) and a Shopping Center called Forum Madeira, with a big supermarket, all at a walking distance.
Just in front of the apartment complex you find a restaurant for your first meal (a local fish restaurant called “By The Sea”, just leaving the parking area, at your right side).
Two doors after the restaurant you have a “lounge bar” called “Maresia” for a drink (they are open in the afternoon and evening).
After these restaurant and bar you will find some steps on your right. These stairs lead you to the street above, the main street called Estrada Monumental where you have everything: a bus stop (all the buses run on this road, namely the yellow ones that go to the city center); a grocery (that sells fruits, vegetables and basics like water, milk, etc.); a bakery & coffee shop; a pharmacy; a rent-a-car company and a bank (all just crossing the main road).
If you keep walking along this main street to the right you will find the Forum Madeira” shopping center with a bigger supermarket (around 10 minutes walking). This is big building with a palm trees entrance on the left side of the avenue. The supermarket is called “Pingo Doce” and it is situated inside the shopping centre on the ground zero (it opens at 9h am and closes at 11h pm every day, including Sundays). I remember there is a taxi rank just in front of the shopping center in case you would like to use it to get back to your apartment (situated at Atlântic Gardens, by Formosa Beach).
Than if you keep walking along this street you will reach Lido village and then Funchal city centre in the end.
From your apartment complex pool door to the left side:
From your balcony you will see the beach. From the swimming pool area you will find a door to access the beach.
If you walk along the beach to the left side you will find a tunnel – closes at 22h pm (5 minutes walking). This tunnel will cross the rock and leads you to the natural swimming pools. Here you have a good restaurant for fish called “Doca do Cavacas” (they close on Mondays). From here you can climb the steps to reach the upper road where you will find more restaurants (a seafood restaurant called “Barqueiro” and a good Italian restaurant called “Papa Manuel”) and a bus stop to take the yellow bus number 2 to go to the city centre.
Near both restaurants you have a small shopping and inside you will find a small supermarket called “Meu Super” and a bakery called Bruno`s.
If you keep walking along the walking path (no cars here) you can walk until “Ponta Gorda” and “Lido” (swimming pools complexes with entrances to the sea) with restaurants, bars along the way.
In the middle of the way you will find a “tea house” on your left side. Immediately before the “tea house” there is a walking path to go up on the left side. If you go up you will reach other road with more restaurants. If you keep walking along this road to the right, you will see the “Forum Madeira” shopping center with a bigger supermarket (from the tea house to the shopping it takes around 5/10 minutes walking).
The “Forum Madeira” shopping centre is big building with a palm trees entrance. The supermarket is called “Pingo Doce” and it is situated inside the shopping centre on the ground zero (it opens at 9h am and closes at 11h pm every day, including Sundays). I remember there is a taxi rank just in front of the shopping center in case you would like to use it to get back to your apartment (situated in Atlantic Gardens building, by Formosa Beach).
From your apartment complex pool door to the right side:
Backing to your apartment complex:
From your balcony you can see a big cliff called Cabo Girão with 580 mts high.
From your complex to the right you can reach black sandy beaches and have a great walk where you will find more restaurants and coffee shops always along the beach
This walking path goes direction to the next fisherman's village Câmara de Lobos” (from the last white restaurant by the beach it will be 3 kms to reach the fisherman’s village – easy walk; flat). This walking it is better to do in the morning.
The apartment is located on the 1st floor (2 lifts are available), it is a very spacious apartment (134m2) with a big porch with two sunbeds, garden table and chairs and even a swing chair, with a great view over the ocean and pool. Beautiful sunset and beach views from the spacious porch.
Just nearby you have local restaurants and coffee shops with esplanades by the sea, as well as bakeries, bank, pharmacy and a grocery shop, at 10 minutes.
To take the best part of the mild climate of Madeira island, you can enjoy the sun and the sea view relaxing at the sun chairs at the large private porch or choose to take a swim in the swimming pool or in the sea. Very spacious, the apartment has two bedrooms and two bathrooms (one ensuite bathroom).
The kitchen has most of the appliances you would find at home, although there are plenty of lovely cafes and restaurants close by, if cooking isn’t on your agenda!
Evenings on the porch are very relaxing, dining and watching the sun setting: from here you have a spectacular view over the sea, pool and gardens and a very pleasant sunshine all afternoon until the beautiful sunset just in front of you.
With the advantage of having a bar and local restaurants just a few minutes walking from the apartment, you can also walk along the beach trough a the new walking path along the sea (from Lido to Câmara de Lobos fishermen village), with plenty of bars and restaurants with esplanades by the sea.
Natural pools (Doca do Cavacas), stone beach and black sand beach (Praia Formosa) are all available at few minutes walking from the apartment.
If you prefer just staying in the apartment complex and relax, you can enjoy the swimming pool inside the complex, just over the beach, with amazing mountain, sea and tropical gardens views.
Guests have access to the swimming pool which is part of the complex. There is also direct access to the beach and walking path from the pool area.
TOURISTIC TAX - There is a Municipality Touristic Tax of EUR 2 per person per day of stay (up to 7 days of stay) due to pay upon arrival.
Going Around:
In March 2023, the new seafront walking path was completed, which allows easy access to the natural pools of Doca do Cavacas, through a typical tunnel, all year round. This tunnel was officially opened on April 2023 and will be open all year round - from 9am until 10pm.
Just nearby the apartment you have some restaurants and coffee shops for your first meal (ex. a local fish restaurant “By The Sea”, just leaving the parking area, at your right side). Two doors after the restaurant you have a “lounge bar” called “Maresia” for a drink (they are open in the afternoon and evening).
Nearby are other good local restaurants (ex.: Barqueiro, Doca do Cavacas, By the Sea, Bear Garden, and others) and a Shopping Center called Forum Madeira, with a big supermarket, all at a walking distance.
Just in front of the apartment complex you find a restaurant for your first meal (a local fish restaurant called “By The Sea”, just leaving the parking area, at your right side).
Two doors after the restaurant you have a “lounge bar” called “Maresia” for a drink (they are open in the afternoon and evening).
After these restaurant and bar you will find some steps on your right. These stairs lead you to the street above, the main street called Estrada Monumental where you have everything: a bus stop (all the buses run on this road, namely the yellow ones that go to the city center); a grocery (that sells fruits, vegetables and basics like water, milk, etc.); a bakery & coffee shop; a pharmacy; a rent-a-car company and a bank (all just crossing the main road).
If you keep walking along this main street to the right you will find the Forum Madeira” shopping center with a bigger supermarket (around 10 minutes walking). This is big building with a palm trees entrance on the left side of the avenue. The supermarket is called “Pingo Doce” and it is situated inside the shopping centre on the ground zero (it opens at 9h am and closes at 11h pm every day, including Sundays). I remember there is a taxi rank just in front of the shopping center in case you would like to use it to get back to your apartment (situated at Atlântic Gardens, by Formosa Beach).
Than if you keep walking along this street you will reach Lido village and then Funchal city centre in the end.
From your apartment complex pool door to the left side:
From your balcony you will see the beach. From the swimming pool area you will find a door to access the beach.
If you walk along the beach to the left side you will find a tunnel – closes at 22h pm (5 minutes walking). This tunnel will cross the rock and leads you to the natural swimming pools. Here you have a good restaurant for fish called “Doca do Cavacas” (they close on Mondays). From here you can climb the steps to reach the upper road where you will find more restaurants (a seafood restaurant called “Barqueiro” and a good Italian restaurant called “Papa Manuel”) and a bus stop to take the yellow bus number 2 to go to the city centre.
Near both restaurants you have a small shopping and inside you will find a small supermarket called “Meu Super” and a bakery called Bruno`s.
If you keep walking along the walking path (no cars here) you can walk until “Ponta Gorda” and “Lido” (swimming pools complexes with entrances to the sea) with restaurants, bars along the way.
In the middle of the way you will find a “tea house” on your left side. Immediately before the “tea house” there is a walking path to go up on the left side. If you go up you will reach other road with more restaurants. If you keep walking along this road to the right, you will see the “Forum Madeira” shopping center with a bigger supermarket (from the tea house to the shopping it takes around 5/10 minutes walking).
The “Forum Madeira” shopping centre is big building with a palm trees entrance. The supermarket is called “Pingo Doce” and it is situated inside the shopping centre on the ground zero (it opens at 9h am and closes at 11h pm every day, including Sundays). I remember there is a taxi rank just in front of the shopping center in case you would like to use it to get back to your apartment (situated in Atlantic Gardens building, by Formosa Beach).
From your apartment complex pool door to the right side:
Backing to your apartment complex:
From your balcony you can see a big cliff called Cabo Girão with 580 mts high.
From your complex to the right you can reach black sandy beaches and have a great walk where you will find more restaurants and coffee shops always along the beach
This walking path goes direction to the next fisherman's village Câmara de Lobos” (from the last white restaurant by the beach it will be 3 kms to reach the fisherman’s village – easy walk; flat). This walking it is better to do in the morning.
Amenities at Amazing apartment in unique location with access to the beach & pool
Non-smoking
No pets allowed
Family friendly
Map of Funchal
Ratings and reviews
Summary of reviewsBeautiful apartment with spacious balcony right by the beach, well-equipped kitchen, comfortable bed, and lovely sea views. Host Nyara is attentive and informative, making it a relaxing holiday.
10 / 10Outstanding·Jul 2025
My family enjoyed a terrific vacation in Funchal, Madeira at this property. The apartment was large and clean, with all the amenities our family of 4 (2 adults, 2 teens) needed. The location is incredible, with several modern grocery stores and many restaurants within walking distance. The view overlooking the pool and beach is fantastic. The walkway along the beach with access to beachfront restaurants was really nice. The 5 minute walk to the natural pools was really interesting as it goes through a tunnel through the island's lava rock. The property owner was very pleasant and provided easy communication to organize our trip and for any needs or questions we had. A wonderful vacation for our family and we hope to be able to return soon!
10 / 10Outstanding·Jun 2025
It was a pleasure to stay and Nyara take really good care about us. Great view, great apartment.
10 / 10Outstanding·Jul 2024
Very nice apartment at Praia Formosa on walking distance from center Funchal. A warm welcome from the nice owner, who gave us good advice for trips and (levada) walks. They were taking good care of us! We hope to visit them again.
6 / 10Average·Mar 2020
Communication with Nyara was complete and helpful. We looked forward to our stay anticipating comfort and convenience. We appreciated the arrangement to have a taxi meet us at the airport, (although when leaving we took the Aeroporto bus that stops at the property for half the cost). It was good to be welcomed in person and shown the apartment by Nyara’s representative.
Overall, we had a good stay. Fun to watch ship traffic or enjoy breakfast on the terrace. Walking the promenade to Camara de Lobos was lovely. Previously we walked the promenade from the Lido only to discover we could not reach the hotel since a tunnel had been closed for due to weather damage. Made for a good extra 45-minute detour to get home. Would have been good to know in advance!
Pleasing Aspects of the Apartment:
Generally speaking, the apartment is certainly adequate if you are not looking for luxury.
Great terrace + ocean view, master bedroom view, comfy bed, good storage.
Spacious interior with reliable internet. Well equipped kitchen. Good towels provided.
Pool facility, gardens, and sunning area very satisfactory.
Things to Improve:
Repair the washing machine to working order. Requested assistance but got no response from contact provided (Nyara was away).
Replace cushions on the couch - not at all comfortable as is, especially for older visitors.
Replace sun umbrella stand- worn out, doesn't support umbrella.
Maybe a power bar would help in the kitchen. The single electric outlet made for awkward preparation - had to keep changing the connections.
Second bedroom is dark and unappealing. Window has a dark lattice covering and overlooks the hallway- no light.
Location Notes:
As described, this apt is located at the western edge of Funchal – 20 minutes away from downtown. Very quiet. No immediate diversions to speak of.
Be aware that to get to the great conveniences mentioned on the website – banking, grocery etc.- you must climb a height of about 80 m via stairs to the main thoroughfare above the apt/hotel, or taking longer, walk the roadway up. There is also a #43 bus that can be used to get to the top. If you are fit and have no limited mobility issues this is not a problem. Once up on the Estrada Monumental there are busses that go right downtown, very helpful and convenient.
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Top rated by guests
9.4Outstanding
(41 Ratings)
Beautiful apartment with spacious balcony right by the beach, well-equipped kitchen, comfortable bed, and lovely sea views. Host Nyara is attentive and informative, making it a relaxing holiday.
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