Vila Mar - Luxury Villa With Private Pool & Access To The Sea

We had a wonderful time there. Beautiful property and very spacious accommodations.

Spacious house, with various 'living rooms' that various family members could spread out into (one with TV, one with billiards, one at pool level). The bedrooms each seemed to be roughly the same size, with ensuite bathrooms and small balconies. Not brand new, but everything was functioning fine. Yard is well maintained. The pool is great. The private dock is stunning. Plenty of privacy in quiet neighborhood. The private dock is a unique bonus, but for those with children probably keep an eye on them when down there as the lower part may be a bit slippery after it rains. Property managers were super friendly. The only downside of the property is that an industrial zone is somewhat nearby (you wouldn't see it from the house unless you stretched your neck from the back left corner in that direction). It's more that the drive to the neighborhood is less visually appealing than say on the west or north sides of the island. Nevertheless we much preferred this location than to the busier areas around Funchal, which you could drive to. And, to be clear, the actual views (from the balconies and poolside) of the sea and Ponta de Sao Lourenco are stunning.

We are a group of 9 adults and 2 toddlers that stayed in this incredible villa for a week and it looks even better in real life than on the pictures! It is located quietly directly on the seaside and yet in only some minutes drive all the necessities can be found. The house is very spacious and each bedroom has its own ensuite (the beds are quite small for two adults though). There is a huge living room and the outside garden with the very large pool and the incredible views over the sea is just unbeatable! The communication with the agency was very good and even when there was a mixup with a doublebooking they were very helpful! Thanks to Cecilia and her team, it was a holiday that we will never forget!

We stayed for 10 nights as a family of four in this beautiful house with its magical front line sea views. Only upon check-in did we learn that Cristiano Ronaldo had rented it during lockdown. Turns out there are ample international boulevard press articles about it. And we could really see why even a global superstar would be drawn to it. Super spacious, lots of separate areas inside and out, the Madeiran rarity of an actual flat and proper sized garden, great 17m pool ideal for serious swimming (though best to bring a wetsuit in October), completely private and not overlooked at all, BBQ and separate romantic campfire pit which the children absolutely loved, and best of all direct private sea access and front line ocean views to dream about for a long time. I was even inspired to imitate CR07's sprint exercises up the steep drive... The four of us fell in love with the property and will very happily look to return.