Holiday rentals near Laurisilva of Madeira

We had a wonderful stay at this amazing villa. The villa was equipped with everything we needed and was lovely and spacious. The beds were comfortable and we appreciated the thick curtains to stop children waking too early. The children particularly loved the pool and we enjoyed being able to relax on the loungers and outdoor seating whilst they were splashing about. The views from the master bedroom balcony were lovely and we spent every evening up there after the children had gone to bed watching the ever changing sky - blissful! We enjoyed being able to get down quickly to Calheta to go to the beach and the easy accessibility to everywhere on the island that we wanted to visit. The local shop is also very handy and has pretty much everything you could need. We also had a delicious evening meal at the local vineyard. Jorge was very responsive for anything we needed and gave us some excellent recommendations of places to eat and visit - the whale watching tour he recommended was an absolute highlight for all of us. Overall, a brilliant stay!

A comfortable apartment with good facilities. The host who lives below the property was very friendly and helpful. The road up to the property is rather narrow but manageable with care and the off-road parking space was useful. There are shops within walking distance for supplies but it was nice and quiet. The location is good for visiting the whole island. The veranda space with views down to the sea is definitely the highlight.

We had a brilliant 2 week stay at the villa. The views from the balconies were amazing both day and night. The house was very well stocked with everything you could possibly need! The beds were extremely comfortable. The house is up a windy road and you do have to park on the road but we had no issues at all. Thank you!

The villa is perfect if you want a quiet holiday away from noisy neighbours. It’s extremely private and not overlooked. The Villa has 2 bedrooms on the upper floor with a bathroom and there’s a 3rd bedroom downstairs again with a full bathroom. Outside there’s an amazing pool well heated ( was 27-29C while we were there). There is also an outdoor kitchen area with a shower and toilet to save walking through the house with wet feet. Pool towels and bath towels were provided. The villa gets sun from early morning through to sunset, we were there late June for 12 days and had 10 full days of sun and 2 half days. Manuel does a lot of work in the adjoining mango tree orchards so we met regularly. Nothing was ever a problem. There are 2 chickens and a rooster ( don’t worry you can hardly hear the rooster when it crows). Trying to find eggs daily was a fun activity as on 10 of the 12 days the chickens didn’t lay eggs in their pen lol. Practice your hill starts if driving a car as Madeira has a lot of twisty steep roads. We loved it so much we have already reserved the villa for next year. Thank you Manuel for your hospitality. See you next year.

The apartment was amazing, the view from the living room and the balcony was 10 star rating, actually the whole apartment is aswell, Rose Marie had everything you needed and more she greeted us at the apartment, then showed us around gave us loads of information about supermarket's, trips,other area's of interest. I would highly recommend this amazing apartment to stay at,to visit this fantastic island of Maderia

We enjoyed our fortnight here last summer so much that we booked it again and stayed for another two weeks this year. It is a stunningly beautiful property with huge rooms that are well furnished plus a lovely heated swimming pool. We learned our lesson last year and hired a more powerful car this year which made it so much easier negotiating the steep hill and hairpin bends to access the property

Great property - just beautiful views. Pool was fabulous. Village lovely. Close to the lovely beach and dolphin watching at Calheta; reasonably easy to access Funchal for days out with a hire car. The only downside (and it was quite significant) was the road closure to Jardim do Mar. Not only did this increase travel times each day, we had a very difficult 10 minute descent and ascent each day. Hiring a car and driving on the right was harrowing enough, but the sharp bends and sheer drops caused panic. It took the week to get used to the route. We would use the property again, but only when the diversion is eradicated. The locals are used to such roads, but oversees visitors may find this very overwhelming. I’m a confident driver but this drive worried me.

This property is one of the nicest we’ve ever stayed at and looks exactly like the pictures - the owners obviously take very good care of it. Amazing views into the ocean, and everything you could need is provided. The owners are lovely to deal with (welcome pressie and even had Easter treats dropped over). Ten minute walk downhill takes you to the seafront where there are 7-8 nice restaurants and 2-3 bars / cafes. Good supermarket also on the seafront with taxi rank next to it and 2 man made sandy beaches. Worth noting the villa is high up on a very steep road, walking up to it takes some doing (we used the taxis). If taking a car strongly recommend that you meet the owners at the local petrol station they suggest as our sat nav struggled to find the property. We ended up parking on a bigger road about 200m further up the hill from the villa to avoid the very steep single lane road that the villa is positioned on. Will definitely look to go back as it really is a stunning property.