Casa do Papagaio Verde is a guesthouse in the hills just a few minutes drive from Funchal and above and away from all the hotels and apartment houses that have been built these last years.
The house is a modern one with enormous windows (doors) instead of walls that overlook the sea from all the rooms. Some guestrooms are in the main building, opening on a garden full of tropical flowers and nice wicker chairs and tables.Others are on the swimming pool level just a flight of stairs below. The Pool has comportable sun beds.. There is even a complete appartment (house) with two bedrooms in the garden.
.The appartment and 3 studios with kitchen facilities are self catering. There are normal doubles too.
The owner is Filomena a lady in the real sense of the word. My husband and I stayed there over Christmas 2006 On arrival we were welcomed with a glass of........ Madeira wine of course in a living room decorated with taste and sense of a "warm" traditional Christmas with a tree touching the ceiling.
. In the morning of the 25th we all got a gift, wrapped
up beautifully, a kind of honeycake, deliscious, speciality of the island. You can have breafast in the mornig if you wish and other meals too if you ask in advance. Filomena has some small pets, but they behave very well and do not go into the rooms.
Staying at Casa do papagaio you need a car, but you will need it anyway if you want to visit the Island which Is a real paradise.
. You have the sea, a nice clean interesting town (Funchal) the mountains and beautifull walks along the famous Levadas, the irrigation channels of the Island and last but not least restaurants with fantastic fresh fish. If you do not like fish , the grilled meat is a real treat. Do not stay at home during a cold winter or a
hot summer go to Casa do Papagaio Verde and Madeira and enjoy the best of life.