By the Sea VI - Marina

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Sophanteringen nere på parkeringsdäcket, hissen fungerade inte att åka upp med till entrén igen.

Propre , très bien situé, confortable

Petit chauffe eau à peine de quoi prendre une douche

Location and view. Ideally located within walking distance of the old town - many restaurants close by. Superb balcony for morning breakfast although is in the shade mid afternoon. Place was spotlessly clean.

Place but dated and needing some maintenance. Small hot water tank so only very quick showers can be had. Some small maintenance issues- very slow drains, coffee machine needs descaling. Couple of things would be beneficial would be an outside light on the balcony and possibly a ceiling fan in bedroom as unable to open the door due to the outside noise.

Honest review and I’d like to start by saying we had the most incredible time in Madeira. Absolutely loved it! Pros of the apartment- - Fantastic location. Near the sea and within the very beautiful Old Town. Buses stop outside and a large supermarket minutes away. Great atmosphere and very safe. Noise didn’t bother us. - Fabulous balcony - the view was truly wonderful especially the fireworks on Saturday evening. Very comfortable furniture. Best part of the apartment. - Susana the host. Very friendly and helpful. Responded instantly when we had a couple of problems (see below) - Good value for area.

- Very outdated - really in need of a complete overhaul. Quite a lot of damage. - Didn’t look and feel very clean. Rubbed my face wipe over the bathroom counter surface and it was black. - toilet seat broken. A hazard if you needed to sit down! - water tank so small only one person can shower and only for less than 2 mins. - Bedroom unbearably warm. No air con and patio door seemed jammed shut. - we had a fire alarm go off one night so we evacuated to lobby. Sat there nearly an hour when finally a tenant came down, said he couldn’t see any smoke and switched it off. Very worrying. - Washing machine broke down the first time we used it but water still kept pouring in and nothing Susana suggested worked. A spanner was needed to shut it off. We had to leave it on all night (so noisy) and I worried the whole time about it flooding. Susana came the next day and shut the water off and we managed to get our clothes out. She was great but these incidents did worry me.