I enjoyed the apartment because it was very spacious and near some nice entertaining, restaurants, beach and grocery store. There were buses nearby and taxis for transportation.
If you want to know what would have made more comfortable for us from Texas, USA would have been some fans, it felt a bit warm sometimes.. Having shampoo and bath gel would be a nice amenities. A baking pan would be helpful for baking and a frying pan. Also some ice tray for making ice cubes. Again we stayed 2 weeks and we cooked a few meals, however if you are not cooking those would not be necessary.
The apartment was very comfortable and we enjoyed our stay, very much. It was my dream trip to go to Madeira to visit where my grandparents came from.
Marvelous place.