Nice little hotel and really friendly staff, right on the main restaurant street in the old town in Funchal - but don't book rooms at the front on Friday or Saturday nights (really noisy bar right outside, with drinking in the street till 3.00am) and much better to be on the 2nd floor not the 1st (there's a bakery under... More

As a stopover for one night, enroute to a villa whose rental started on a Saturday, this was perfect. The location on one of the cobbled streets of the Zona Velha, was beautiful. We were the last arrivals of the day, so were greeted by name. We were able to have a lovely stroll before settling on one of the... More

A very comfortable, traditionally furnished and spotlessly clean guest house in R. de Santa Maria in the heart of Funchal's Zona Velha. The house is much bigger than it looks from the street. It's located above a bakery so expect the relevant smells in the morning (a plus in my view). The street is pedestrianised but very busy (full of... More

Previous reviews have mentioned that this hotel is located in the beautiful old town of Funchal. Unfortunately in recent weeks they have had to contend with a Poncho Bar opening directly across the narrow street which is open till anything from 2am till 630am !! We initialliy had a room at the front and had to move after a sleepness... More

We stayed in the suite at the Mariazinha in August this year. We really wanted to avoid the Lido area, with its massive chain hotels - and as soon as we saw this place online we knew it was where we wanted to stay. It is along the oldest street in Funchal - a tiny cobbled road, and close to... More

We stayed here for a week end of October 2011. Late arrival after 10 pm was no problem, the very friendly and helpful owner (Ligia) was waiting for us at the reception (we had informed her in advance about late arrival). October/November is the least busy time in Funchal (as she told us) and we enjoyed the quietness at the... More

In what used to be a very derelict part of the old centre of Funchal, a number of good restaurants have sprung up as well as one hostal. Don't let its appearance fool you, though. it's an absolute gem, with optimum price/quality relation. Well located, beautifully renovated, large room and bathroom, very nice and helpful staff, very clean. The only... More

My wife and myself are just back after 1 wonderful week at the Mariazinha, what a hidden gem located in old Funchal town.There is something magic about staying in an original restored building, we had a twin room looking onto the terrace and with 3 large windows made the room light and airy. Was impressed with the brass plaque at... More

This was by far the best hotel we stayed in during our trip; so much so that we returned for a few days after our trip around the island. Very clean, large, airy rooms, a nice little terrace out back. The staff were very friendly and helpful, ad it was easy to access at all hours, which was useful what... More