Heart of Old Town I - One Bedroom Apartment, Sleeps 3

Located right on the main restaurant street of Funchal old Town above a shop that sells rubber ducks, and perfectly located to be within easy walking to all facilities of the town centre, this spacious one-bedroom apartment is furnished to a high standard in a contemporary décor.
Featuring a fully equipped modern kitchen, dining table and a sitting area with a sofa bed (1,40m wide for the third person) the spacious open plan living area leads to the separate bedroom and shower room. The bedroom with double bed (1,40 wide) and built in wardrobes opens to the bijou traditional balcony overlooking the rear patio with a table and two chairs.
Cafés, restaurants, attractions, monuments, museums, and other facilities, as well as the market, cable car, marina, sea-front promenade, public gardens, and shopping centres are all within easy walking distance.
This apartment is located on the first floor, accessible via a set of stairs.
Free parking in a nearby public car park is available to guests.

Property Description

Bedrooms and Bathrooms:
Bedroom with double bed (1,40m wide), built-in wardrobe, opens to bijou balcony.
Bathroom with single washbasin, walk-in shower, toilet.

Living area
Sofa-bed (1,40m wide, suitable for one adult).
Flat-screen Smart TV, cable digital box.
Dining table for 4.
Fully equipped kitchen with 4-ring electric induction cooker, microwave, undercounter fridge/freezer, dishwasher, Dolce Gusto expresso coffee machine, kettle, toaster, handheld liquidizer.
Private balcony with table and chairs for two.
Laundry cupboard with washing machine, clothes rack, iron and ironing board.
Apartment size: 85m2

Nearby
Being located in the centre of Funchal, all attractions, museums, monuments, shopping, pedestrianised areas with their many cafés, esplanades and restaurants are all within easy walking distance.
The Farmer’s Market and cable car are 200m away.
The nearest Supermarket and shopping centre is only 400m away.
Within 200m you will find the Old Town Dom Carlos gardens and the start of the sea-front promenade.
Funchal Marina is only 800m away.

Cleaning
The property is prepared for your arrival. For stays of longer than 7 nights, a change of linen and towels, and light mid-stay cleaning of bathrooms is provided on a day and time to be advised at check-in.
All linen and towels are provided.
For health reasons, linen for a baby cot is not provided and you should bring your own.
Guests need to vacate the villa during a mid-stay clean and change of linen.

Booking Notes
The apartment has a maximum capacity of 3 adults.
Please note that the sofa bed is only prepared for reservations with more than two guests. If your booking is for two people and you wish to use the sofa bed, note that this request must be made at least 48 hours in advance and an additional fee may apply.
To secure your reservation we require a non-refundable deposit or the full amount if the reservation is made within 8 weeks prior to arrival. The balance is due 8 weeks prior to your arrival.
A security deposit of 150€ is required, payable by credit card before arrival.
The minimum stay is 03 nights.
Final details for check-in and driving instructions will be sent 7 days before your arrival.
The entrance code will be sent 3 days before your arrival.
Check-in and check-out flexibility will be applied where possible, but this will depend on housekeeping schedules and the departure and arrival days of other reservations either side of your stay; a definitive answer can only be provided within 24 hours of your arrival for check-in and your departure for check-out.

Other
Free Wi-Fi internet connection.
Cot and highchair available at a charge. For health reasons, cot linen is not provided, and you should bring your own.
Access to the building and to the apartment is via key box self-check-in.
Public parking facilities in the Parking Almirante Reis car park are located only 600m from the Apartment. Guests of Heart of Old Town 1 benefit from free parking in this car park during their stay; a pre-paid parking card is found in the apartment.
The loss of the card implies a payment of 50,00€.
This property is registered and has an Alojamento Local lodging license nº 156103/AL
Public transport is plentiful. Bus stops are around 220m away. Taxis are very reasonable, and the nearest rank is 650 metres away. Bolt operates in Funchal.

This apartment is located on the Old Town of Funchal, therefore exposed to the movement of people and also to the hubbub coming from the restaurants and bars that are open until 02:00.

Apartment size and Land size
Apartment: 85m2

Property licence
156103/AL

The payment of a Tourist Tax has been implemented for all arriving visitors on or after 01 October 2024 across all of Madeira and Porto Santo by the local Municipalities.
This applies to all visitors to Madeira aged 13 or over, and costs 2€ per person per day up to a maximum of 14€ per person.
Your accommodation is responsible for collecting these amounts and paying them on your behalf to the applicable municipality.

Pets - not allowed


PLEASE FIND BELOW DRIVING AND CHECK-IN INSTRUCTIONS AND CAR PARKING INFORMATION FOR HEART OF OLD TOWN APARTMENTS. These are self check-in apartments, and you will be sent a separate email 48h before arrival with the acess codes for the apartments. Check-in time is from 16:00; you can have an earlier check-in if the apartment is ready before this time. Please contact us on +351 962 721 669 to check and arrange this.  ACCESS TO THE APARTMENTS DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS

If you have a car and are driving to your villa or apartment, please follow these instructions. Using GPS will take you via old and less easy roads and unusual locations:
Leaving the airport take the dual carriageway in the direction of Funchal (road known as the Via Rápida).
Leave the via rapida at exit 12 signposted Funchal/Campo da Barca

 
This exit takes you into a loop passing under the motorway and to a T-Junction with a set of traffic lights.

 
Turn left at the traffic lights and keep to the left.
At the next set of traffic lights, enter the tunnel and drive down towards town.
Go across the next 2 set of traffic lights, then move to the left hand lane and stay in that lane.
Go across the next 2 sets of traffic lights, always keeping in the left lane.

 
Keep driving on this road for about 2.6 kilometers until you reach the traffic lights before Praça da Autonomia.

 

On Praça da Autonomia take the 3rd exit and keep yourself on the right lane, go around the building and you will find the entrance to the car park. 

In the apartment you wil find a card that allows you free parking at this car park.

You will have to park temporarily (cost of the first parking paid by you) and make your way to the apartment.


Please follow the check-in instructions detailed above, retrieve the free parking card from the apartment and return to the car park to take the car out (paid by you) and park inside again using the free parking card.THE LOSS OF THE CARD IMPLIES A PAYMENT OF 50,00€. Car Parking Information – Parque Almirante ReisSchedule:

➢ Open from 06:00AM to 02:00AM Monday to Thursday and Sunday's.➢ Friday's and Saturday's it's open 24h.

DISCLAIMER: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN RELATION TO THE CAR PARKS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME AS THEY ARE PRIVATE AND INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES.  

APARTMENTS ADDRESSHeart of Old Town ApartmentsRua de Santa Maria 879060-291 FunchalMadeira

GPS COORDINATESLatitude: / Longitude: 32.64833708064652, -16.902350619539973

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FOR THOSE HIRING A CAR IF YOU HAVE RESERVED A CAR THROUGH USAs you have reserved your car hire through us, a representative of the car hire company will be waiting for you at the airport.Outside the arrival's hall, you will see a meeting point, please look for the car hire representative carrying a board displaying their name ATLANTIC RENT A CAR. You will be taken to collect the car, sign the documents and pay the rental value. If you do not see them immediately please allow 10 minutes (especially if your flight has arrived ahead of schedule), as the representative may well be transporting another customer. This is a quick process and does not involve wasting time queuing at the car hire desks.FOR THOSE HAVING TRANSFERS IF YOU HAVE RESERVED AIRPORT TRANSFERS THROUGH USA representative of the minibus company will be waiting for you at the airport. Outside the arrival's hall, you will see a meeting point, please look for the transfers representative carrying a board displaying your name on it.FOR THOSE HAVING REQUESTED A COT If you have requested a baby cot, please note that for safety reasons, bed linen for the cot is not provided and you must bring your own. Baby cots are for use of children under 2 years old at time of check-in. The extra person supplement applies to children 2 years and over at time of check-in.