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Quinta da Penha de Franca

3.5 of 5
Rua Imperatriz da Amelia 85, Funchal, Madeira 9000-014, Portugal
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Quinta da Penha de Franca
Ranked #5 of 23 Funchal B&B and Inns
4.0 of 5 stars 124 Reviews
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Blackmore, Essex
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 4, 2012 NEW

It was our first time in Madeira and of course the choice of hotels is enormous. I liked the look of this Quinta and we weren't disappointed. From reading other reviews, we booked a garden room which was charming, maybe it required a bit of updating, but was comfortable nevertheless. The Quinta has a more modern addition which overlooks the... More

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Hertfordshire, UK
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68 reviews 68 reviews
Reviews in 41 cities Reviews in 41 cities
68 helpful votes 68 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

The Quinta da Penha de França is a small four-star hotel on French Hill (Quinta=villa/manor/estate, Penha=Hill, de França=of the French), next to the former Savoy Hotel site just to the west of Funchal town. Its old manor house is dwarfed by newer wings of 76 rooms, all enjoying privileged positions amid spacious gardens with colourful shrubs, tall palms, bananas and... More

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Oxfordshire
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2012

Having just stayed at the Quinta da Penha Franca for the 3rd time we find it is definately a value for money hotel. Yes some rooms are in need of updating, but they are clean and have everything that you need. The gardens are charming and perfect for relaxing in, there is an excellent summer house quiet and ideal for... More

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Antwerp, Belgium
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012
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person found this review helpful

The location of the hotel is very nice: close to the city but nevertheless it iq a quite place. It's just a pity that some of the rooms are very outdated, with worn out matresses which are not beneficial for a good night sleep. (and of minor importance: no television on the room and no sockets for charging batteries)

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Berkshire, ENgland
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012

Have just returned from the Quinta da Penha da Franca. My wife and I were looking for a short break from a very busy time at work. The gardens were perfect and the walk in to town along the promenade having descended to Qunta Mar was one of our highlights. The room we were allocated seemed to be suffering a... More

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Bergen, Norway
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2012

My wife and I stay at this beautiful hotel from 1-6 April 2012. We had a large room (no 64) at 1th floor with great garden and sea view. The room was possibly the largest hotel room we have ever booked. There was a big bathroom, a huge bed (about 2x2m) and a lot of cabinets for our cloths. There... More

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The Cotswolds
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012

Just a few words about our trip to this beautiful country ... We can thoroughly recommend using Strawberry Tours for your trips around the island. They were professional in their attitude and extremely informative. We also used the S.A.S. bus service to travel out Eastward to Machico and Caniçal.Coming from the UK; one has to marvel at the way the... More

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Epsom, United Kingdom
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012
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I have had stayed at this hotel many times and can recomend this place to anyone wishing to stay in a freindly, comfortable and very plesant hotel.

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London
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I returned again to the hotel for Carnival weekend and stayed for a week. My third time at the hotel for a week, which says something in itself. I can't imagaine staying anywhere else in Funchal. It really is very close to central Funchal, just 10 mins walk, unlike many of the hotels making claims of being central which involve... More

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St. Petersburg, Russia
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 17, 2012

It was our first hotel among total 5 during our stay in Madeira and we definitely liked it: we were offered the room exactly as per our additional request while booking (upper floor for superior garden room-sea view), breakfast is very good with plenty of fresh fruits, staff is very friendly and very helpful (whatever we'd like to know -... More

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