Well, this hotel definitely has a unique style to it. The walls are all painted black, and the hotel is decorated with funky chairs, paintings and fixtures. It's a bit dark but at the same time has its own charm to it. One thing to note about this hotel is that it is small and can feel a bit cramped,... More

The hotel is nice and central if you are to visit Madeira and not to stay much time in teh room. It is about 5 minute walk from the university and for the city centre. We were 4 of us and they gave us 2 rooms, one of them with kitchen and table for small meals. The rooms were not... More

We spent three nights at the Funchal Design Hotel over two occasions. The hotel itself is "chic" with black walls and greater than life size murals of dancers in white, giving it a very trendy feel. The rooms also had a lot of sharp angles and interesting lamps to carry off the feel. It is small, with a small restaurant... More

This is my second stay at this hotel and will do so again. The service is very good throughout the hotel. When I arrived they knew I had stayed before from their records and advised me as a previous guest no passport/id details needed. Stayed in an apartment this time on the top floor and although did not use the... More

Really surprised by this hotel as thought it would be a bit pretentious! We got a better deal at 66 euros p/n than their quoted rack rate by going online. Location is central without being in the heart of the really touristy (and noisy) area. We could walk to the cable car station (good reference point) in 15 mins and... More

We just got back from staying at this great hotel in downtown Funchal. The hotel is very small with about 4 rooms per floor on 4 floors, and is about a 5 minute walk to the cathedral area of Funchal, The rooms are wonderful. Very minimalist but with nice details. We had a great room on the 4th floor (402)... More

A modern interior design style generaaly successful apart from very dark near lifts and transparent glass bathroom door/wall Did offer good view to window and mountain panorama when using cerain feature. Very clean and well insulated from noise both outside and between rooms. Our 4th floor standard room was of reasonable size with great inland views encompassing the fortresa pico... More

This was our first stop on a two week tour of Portugal. This was definitely the best of the places we stayed on our entire trip (except for the Pousada in the Douro Valley). Very clean, great location within walking distance to many restaurants and shopping. Very safe location as well. The staff was very friendly, made excellent recommendations from... More

We found Funchal Design hotel through Unique Stays charm hotel and lodge selection club, and we were a little suspicious about its design (we wouldn't want to stay in a cold design hotel). It revealed to be a stylish and highly professional hotel, with all comfort although its small. The staff are tremendously attentive, rooms are spacious and practical. The... More