Pestana Casino Studios

"We stayed 9 days at this hotel at the end of September, the staff were friendly and check in was quick and easy. It is just a short walk into Funchal (albeit all downhill!) and there is a bus stop next door. The room was clean and serviced each day but we felt there could have been more washing up liquid and tea/coffee as it was not refilled. We did find occasionally that it was rather noisy due to the outside door being close by and people slamming it closed at 07:00 more this is not fault of the hotel. The pool was lovely (I found it a little cold) but we did use the facilities next door at the Casino Park as well both the indoor and outdoor pools. We did rent a car for the day and although there is no parking at the Studios you can park in the hotel next door for 15 euro per 24hrs or there are some blue bays in the road opposite (I think they were about 50c for an hour and free between 20:00-08:00). After a long day out we did come back to a lovely suprise! It was my birthday and the hotel had arranged balloons, a birthday cake (made from towels on the bed) and a bottle of sparkling wine with Champagne flutes!"

"We enjoyed our weekend stay at the Pestana Studio, mainly visiting Madeira for a family wedding. The main downside was the location. The studio is next to a busy road and traffic lights, and the constant traffic noise, particularly at night, affected the quality of sleep. This is worth considering if you are a light sleeper. On the positive side, the swimming pool was a real highlight and a lovely place to relax during the stay. Overall, we had an enjoyable weekend and made some wonderful family memories."

"So I was somewhat disappointed on arrival when I realised that essentially this was an apartment and basically all facilities were across the road in the hotel that included breakfast, indoor swimming pool and nice outdoor pool. Perhaps I hadn't researched properly but given a lot of pictures shown for pestana casino studios are actually of casino park hotel doesn't help. In saying that it was ideally located close enough to the centre. Room was clean and comfortable. Towels replaced daily if wanted. Unfortunately our room was on the ground floor so there was a lot of noise from the road and from people coming and going. The view was essentially a tree. All things considered if I was to return I would look to stay in the hotel instead as spent a lot of time over and back to it."