If you are looking for a quiet, non-corporate hotel experience this is the place. Welcoming, comfortable, great location, beautiful views, quiet. Could not have asked for more. Close to everything worthwhile in Madeira. Would stay again in a flash. The staff are lovely and helpful. The rooms are comfortable and well supplied. There is a grocery store not far, so if you want to stay in, you can cook in the well-equipped little kitchen and eat out on the terrace with the lovely view.
Bus stop just outside the gate. Leisurely walk down to water, markets, & restaurants.