If you are looking for an inexpensive place to stay in the city center - this is it.
Its clean with good wifi. Breakfast is just coffee, 2 breads with marmelade and a not so good juice. But you can get bring more from the supermaket if you wish.
Dont stay where all the hotells are and miss the nice center. Around here you find the best local restaurants. And its cloose to everything.
Cheap clean centrally located breakfast included well bread rolls jam coffee and juice all for less than £30 a double.
Absolutely great value for money would highly recommend. The staff were really helpful more pillows? no problem borrow glasses corkscrew? Nothing was too much trouble. If I ever go back would definitely stay there again.
Very good location, just in the center of Funchal and with good views to the cathedral. It's OK for the price. Quite old, but clean. Good for one or two nights in the city. They gave us facilities to late check in, kind staff.
Very clean and inexpensive. The room had 3 single beds but only me in it, so plenty of space. It was secure and comfortable. I found it perfect for my needs. IE mostly sleeping and getting cleaned up after diving. The cathedral bells may annoy some (right out side your window ). But, it is quite centrally located with a super Mercado 5 mins walk east and the sea front 2 mins walk south. I stayed 11 nights and paid 330 euros. Although breakfast was included, I hardly indulged. Just a coffee and a couple jam rolls on irregular days (which were very nice). All indications were good that there was more to be had.
Although situated on the 3rd and 4th floors the very functional lift makes getting to the room with luggage easy. It may take a couple of trips if you packed the kids however. Its not a big lift.
In conclusion I found this hotel an excellent base for a most enjoyable two weeks vacation. The only criticism I have is that without air on the room probably ought to have had a fan. I could see that many would find the heat and humidity a problem. I'm confident I would have been offered one if I'd have asked, but I worked in the tropics for a decade, so I kinda enjoyed it. Weird. Eh?
Good luck! And thanks to Pensao Astoria for a great stay!
We just stayed for one night since we only came to see the fabulous Sporting Team. The staff was really great as they let us check in earlier. The room was simple but confortbale and clean. The location was great.
