Pestana Casino Studios

Great place near the center of town and lovely rooms

We stayed for a week at these apartments last Summer, and our experience was great. The breakfast buffet was very well assorted with quality food. The room and all hotel facilities were fantastic, the views were amazing. The whole staff was very kind, helpful and dedicated, especially Jessica, our receptionist. The studios have a small kitchen with stove, fridge, freezer, dishes, etc., which we used to heat up our baby's puree. We always pack frozen home-made puree for our baby, so we need hotel rooms with a fridge a stove. The bathroom had a shower, but Jessica got us a baby bathtub to bathe him. There were many different pools, which we enjoyed every day. There was also bus stop at the door where you can take buses to the airport and other places on the island and within Funchal. We were very well located in Funchal and could walk almost everywhere. When we went to Monte for the tropical gardens, we used the cable car and the buses. I would definitely come back to stay at this place.

This is not a 4 star hotel- at least not the 4 star you could expect. It reminds me of a Travelodge. The decor looks dated. On the bed there is a plastic cover on the mattress- it makes you sweat a lot during the night. The pillos are of a very bad standard- after a few dsys of use it is difficult to get the to notmal shape. Plastic chairs and table on the balcony that are looking quite tired and armchair(?)in the room- big, old and unnecesary. The worst bit is that our room is dacing the street- very busy street. As a result the noise wont let you slerp at night and wake you up in the morning. If you are dreaming about having a pecefull coffee in the morning this is not the hotel to do it. The kitchenette consist of fridge microwave, small sink and kettle. Cant really prepare any meals there and only fridge is useful. The bathroom seems updated, clean and basic. I would not recommend this hotel and definitely if uou are staying, make sure you are have pool view.

Great place to stay. We had an apartment with sea view and it was superb. The breakfast at the hotel was excellent. My only negative comment would be that no tea towels provided. We would stay here again.

Surprisingly quiet rooms with excellent air conditioning. Not many facilities but you use all the main hotels ones across the road. Friendly staff.