Madeira Island Hotel Guide - Eglise de Faja da Ovelha hotels in Madeira Island, Portugal.

Superb choice of hotel attentive staff, excellent breakfast but the most pleasing was the peace and quite. A wonderful spot to either relax by the pool or tour the island. A car is really a necessity. The hotel is an Apart hotel and the rooms are very spacious but the kitchen arrangement only allows you to do minimum cooking, which we found suitable there is a large fridge and a micro wave which is ideal for reheating prepared meals

We found the hotel to be very nice with excellent facilities, the staff were friendly, welcoming, attentive, knowledgeable and professional, the food was excellent, with a good choice for all tastes and diets including Vegetarian (I'm Vegetarian and really appreciated the good choices). We originally thought that we'd eat 'A La Carte' most evenings, however, we had Buffet each evening as it was so very good. The local wines and beers were very good also! The location of the hotel is stunning, on the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic with views down to Jardim Do Mar and Paul Do Mar. Watching the sun set whilst enjoying a drink on the terrace was a real treat. The local town of Prazeres is very quiet, but still has a couple of restaurants and a few shops - The area is ideal for walking holidays. The hotel provide scheduled shuttle bus services to Funchal and a few other places, however, we would highly recommend getting a hire car if you want to explore some of the many beautiful places on Madeira (we organised our car in advance for collection at the airport, but the hotel can arrange a car at good rates). Our room was a "studio" and it had a small kitchen area including coffee machine, toaster and fridge-freezer, which we found to be useful. There is a small grocery store on site at the hotel, which sells some wines, spirits, beers, basic groceries and souvenirs. The photos don't do the place any justice - it is much better! A very good choice for relaxing holiday

We have just returned from a relaxing and enjoyable stay at Aqua Natura. To get the best from the hotel and Maderia at this time of year we would suggest taking clothes which you can layer as the weather ranged from really windy to scorching hot. If you want to use all the facilities provided by the hotel take your gym kit and swimwear too. Being out of season meant some places were closed but this did not spoil our stay. The local supermarket sold yummy cakes and pies which we took out on picnics.

Stayed one night only, wish it had been longer - competent & friendly staff (esp. the S.A./Madeiran receptionist) comfortable & clean, nice firm beds. Should have opted for a 'hot stones' massage, a sauna or gone to the jacuzzi - but didn't have time. Next time round, though.

Hotel is on the beach front and has beautiful views- you can see the ocean from your bed! The rooms are very big. Staff extremely helpful and always smiling. Lovely indoor pool and sauna as well as a nice rooftop terrace with sunbeds. Food was very nice too. I highly recommend visiting the restaurant and bar at Estalagem Da Ponta Do Sol as well (on top of the cliff) incredible views and amazing parties on Friday and Saturday!!!