Hotel Caju

"This place is a great find - a small hotel with stunning decor, amazingly friendly staff and beautiful, modern rooms. The hotel is on a pedestrian street with lots of bars, shops and restaurants on your doorstep, a great central location to walk anywhere in Funchal. There's a taxi drop off right by the hotel, or the airport bus drops you 5 mins away. A special mention goes to the breakfast/cafe staff - they were so genuinely friendly and welcoming, and the a la carte breakfast and daytime food was superb. My only suggestion would be to keep the cafe/bar open later so that there is a place for evening drinks. However, with numerous bars on your doorstep this is not really a problem! Thoroughly recommend, and will be going back."

"We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Hotel Caju. The location in Funchal can't be beat; it's right in the heart of the centre and you can walk almost anywhere. The hotel feels quite new, the entire building seems to have been recently renovated. As a result it feels really modern and stylish throughout. Staff were professional and efficient. We stayed in the Junior Suite and loved it. The room was so spacious, modern and well appointed. There was a wrap around balcony with views across Funchal that I really appreciated. The bathroom was huge as well. Robes are provided along with a Nespresso machine for morning coffee. The hotel was so quiet and peaceful, we barely heard anything throughout our 5 night stay. They offer breakfast though we only had it once, as we were up really early almost daily to get out to hiking trails. The breakfast was tasty the day we did have it, and plenty of options were available. On the mornings we were up early, we took advantage of the hotel's breakfast to go, which was pre-packaged boiled eggs, a couple of small sandwiches, some nuts and some fruit. This worked quite well for us for our early starts and we greatly appreciated this, as nothing on the island is open to source food elsewhere that early. We had prearranged parking, which as others have noted, is at the sister property, The Vine Hotel, about a 5 minute walk away. We didn't mind the walk to and from the garage at all. I will say though, on check in it was quite confusing - we had been advised to pass by the hotel first and drop our bags / check-in. But when we arrived we discovered there is nowhere to stop at all without blocking the road, which we ended up doing briefly. I dropped my partner and the bags and kept going, but I didn't know where specifically the garage entrance was. In hindsight, I would've appreciated some more information in advance regarding how this works. The other thing I will note about the parking, is that going to the car early in the morning (around 6AM), we never could figure out any way of getting down to the garage other than walking down the ramp from the street. Not a big deal, but it didn't seem right and was a bit of a hassle. That said, these were minor inconveniences and it wouldn't stop me from booking again. I will be back one day."

"We stayed two nights in a superior room, chosen because it was supposed to have a balcony. Entering via a forbidding-looking hallway, like something in a space station, the room had its own industrial style, with rough stone walls, exposed concrete and steel ceilings, and very modern bathroom facilities with glass walls. All quite nice, as was the silent air conditioning. On the other hand, facilities for unpacking were lacking, with no cupboards, and while there were three Juliet balconies or balconettes, there was no balcony in the ordinary sense with room for sitting, perhaps even a small table. Ordering breakfast from a menu instead of having a buffet sounded better than it was. Ordering toasted bread and bacon, one received two small pieces of bread and two very small slices of bacon. Of course, one could order more, but the whole arrangement and decor were perhaps too self-conceited. Opinions may differ, however."