We expected the apartment to be great because of good reviews, but it was better than expected!:) Initially we had some concerns because of the concreate/stone beach next to the apartment, but after visiting most of the island's beaches (including the sandy ones) turned out that ours was probably the best one - good access, good views, good crowd (not too busy, but not too quite as well). Connection to Funchal is good as well - took a taxi a few times (costs 10 Eur during the day, 20 Eur during the night), also tried a bus - 2.2 Eur. Although the trip to Funchal was kind of pointless as we found better food places and more action on Friday nigh in the village than in the city. The apartment also has super easy access to the highway, so it easy to drive to all the hikes you want to take. Oh and the internet if you have to do some work - it was actually 500 Mbs, never seen such fast connection even in Lithuania were it is supposed to be the fastest in EU. All in all, never write reviews but I thought I will write this one as it was brilliant!

The views, the balcony, the space, the parking a little slice of heaven.

It's a little tired and could do with some tlc. It was comfortable but well worn. However the location is the key selling point.

Nice view and quite Appartement. For the check-in was nobody there but after a call they organised it quite well. We enjoyed our vacation. You need a car there.

The location was absolutely stunning. The apartment was very clean and the hosts were very friendly and helpful. The balcony with the sun-loungers and hammock were lovely and we used the balcony a lot. The apartment was very large and there was plenty of storage and all the facilities needed - we especially liked the coffee machine! It would have been nice to have some basic kitchen items for our arrival, like kitchen roll - in other places we have stayed in Madeira, we have been lucky enough to receive a 'welcome pack' including bread, milk and wine for example.

Unfortunately, the hot water wasn't working when we arrived but the hosts responded very quickly & called out plumbers. After their visit however, water poured out of the gas boiler when we next used the tap! They must have come back & fixed this when we were out that day as it didn't happen again but the gas boiler was very dodgy! It absolutely stank of gas everytime we used the hot water - we had to open all windows & doors in the apartment when the hot water was running, & stay out of the kitchen until the sink was filled with hot water to do the washing up (no dishwasher!). We could only do the washing up when the smell had dissipated. There must have been a problem with the boiler as we also couldn't use more than one source of hot water at a time (e.g. no one could use water anywhere else if someone was taking a shower, or the water would run between freezing cold and scalding hot - very unsafe, esp. for our child). Even when someone else wasn't using another water source, the shower was inconsistent & very hard to get the right temperature as it kept changing between hot and cold (but at least not freezing or scalding!). In the en-suite bathroom, the shower head holder was very loose, so the shower head wouldn't stay in one place & would spray all over the bathroom if the water was running! We actually had to have showers with one hand, which was really frustrating. In the main bathroom, the shower door kept coming off the runners, and although we managed to keep putting this back, water leaked everywhere anytime we ran the water. It was honestly unusable... The pillows in all the bedrooms (we had one each), were very poor quality and lumpy. It was hard to use them as pillows and we had to make our own with towels and rugs! It's such a shame as the apartment is so lovely and in a beautiful location.

We stayed 11 nights in the apartment and it tells everything if I say that we really felt ourselves like at home. It is very well-equipped, spacious, and the view from the super-huge balcony is absolutely amazing. The apartment is located in a peaceful and silent part of Canico, but in walking distance you can find various restaurants and 2 smaller supermarkets, also the beach is very close. The house has an own underground garage, it is very convenient and simple to park there, we liked it. All in all we were very satisfied with everything and can mention only positive facts.