incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: /10 - Ideally housed in a tropical garden and offering ... more
charming accommodation, the Pestana Village Garden Resort Aparthotel is an ideal place to spend an exciting vacation in Madeira.LocationSituated in the quiet hotel dis...
Nestled in a beautiful tropical garden, this resort is within walking distance of ... more
Funchal’s centre and boasts beautiful views of Madeira’s capital as well as the ocean.Radiating an intimate atmosphere, Pestana Village is built in local style, with trad...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Pestana Miramar Aparthotel is the Pestana 4 star closest property to Funchal town. It has ... more
been built on the site of the historic Hotel Miramar and great care has been taken to retain a pleasantly nostalgic atmosphere in the architecture and landscaping...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Good rooms, helpful staff, free bus into town Disadvantages: Its a bus ride from town.
on table top holders in others. They are called espetada and are well worth a go. The main specialtiy of Madeira is of course the wine. There is no shortage of tasting opportunities but unfortunately we both hate the stuff so can't give you much more detail about it.
The hotel welcome presentation sets out all of the activities and trips available and I believe tries to sell you a timeshare. The levada walks are popular and well worth doing one or two. Take a waterproof jacket, some decent trainers or walking boots and a jersey as it can get cold, wet and misty at altitude. We hired a car and did our own thing for the week. Hiring the car gave us access to a couple of sandy beaches although one was man-made and a bit grotty.
Pestana have a number of hotels around Funchal. The first Pestanahotel that we stopped at in the airport coach ...
Advantages: Informal, clean, decent food, right near the beach Disadvantages: Hideously expensive bar and wines
We stayed at the Pestana Bay "Aparthotel" four-star hotel in Funchal (the capital of Madeira) in August 2005 and I'm happy to recommend it to anyone reading this. It was clean, conveniently placed (i.e right near the beach and with a nearby bus stop for trips into town), not too formal or "stiff upper lip" and the breakfasts were pretty good.
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We paid just over £500 each including flights, for a 2-week stay in August, which we thought was pretty good value given that it's not the cheapest of locations. This included buffet breakfast each morning.
The bar is expensive and probably best avoided if you need to watch the euros- we paid something like 10 euros for a Southern Comfort and coke, and a small bottle of beer. There are plenty of bars in Funchal where you can get the same drinks for under four euros, so I would advise ...
Advantages: A comfortable well equipped hotel in Warrington Disadvantages: Mainly suited to the business traveller
We had to arrange an overnight stay with breakfast, close to Walton Lea crematorium in Cheshire, for 7th August 2006 as we wanted to be present at a family funeral service the next morning.
A quick search on the internet showed me that The De Vere VillageHotel and Leisure Centre was only five miles from the village of Walton and the crematorium.
As we spent a leisure break at a De Vere Group hotel in May, and liked the standard of the accommodation offered, I made a reservation for Bed and Breakfast in a twin room at The VillageHotel.
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On arrival we parked our car in the hotel's large car park, gathered our baggage and headed towards the hotel lobby and reception where we were greeted by a rather nice smiling young lady who swiftly checked us in.
She swiped my credit ...
