Funchal Design

Portugal , Madeira
FUNCHAL, Da Alegria, 2 - 2A
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2025

gabriela

Due to glitch in the reservation system, the hotel was overbook. We were transported by hotel's shuttle to their other property Hotel Quinta Mirabella. Beautiful hotel with excellent views. Every was perfect there.Little bit further from the centre of Funchal, but the hotel provided the shuttle few times per day. There was also bus stop around the corner - very convenient .

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2025

robert

Rob's stay at Funchal Design

explored the city of Funchal, went to Porto Moniz, Seixal, and Santana
breakfast was good

the room could use a coffee machine

Self

4/10

Poor

06 Feb 2025

Kay

Very small, on steep hilly road.
Very overpriced for the small room, but the front desk people were very nice and the breakfast was good.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2024

Mervyn

Small hotel.Room was almost L shaped but included small kitchen, dressing area, seating area, shower room as well as bedroom so plenty of space. Breakfast had a good choice, was of excellent quality and staff were very friendly and helpful. There is no communal area or rooftop terrace so this is a hotel for those who want to be out and about for most of the day. In the respect the location is very good for central Funchal and is sufficiently close to the sea front as to not involve much of a hill climb on the return journey.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2024

Frederick

A great stay for solo traveler.

Great location close to the mall and city center. Friendly helpful staff. I look forward to a future stay when I visit again. Thanks Maryluz for the great hospitality!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2023

Alison

Walking distance to overnight inexpensive parking and to Aerobus back to airport.
Breakfast buffet with a la carte options very good.
Large grocery store within a couple minutes walk. Easy walking to main center of Funchal.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2023

Nicholas

Interesting design, spacious room. Small hotel.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2022

Patrick

Nice, clean boutique hotel conveniently located near the heart of Funchal. The airport shuttle dropped us off at the La Vie Shopping Mall, a 5 minutes walk to the hotel. The staff are super-friendly and helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2022

Claire

Lovely hotel and very friendly and accommodating staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The style and design of the hotel suited us. Furniture, lights etc were interesting and obviously chosen with care to suit the style of the place. We appreciated it. Maybe a bit too much black paint, but photo murals of dancers in common areas were a lovely touch.
Restaurant was good for breakfast and evening meals. They also supplied take away lunches for trips.
Service was very good (good english spoken).
Very good location near main west part of town centre, and near stop for Aerobus.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2018

Geoffrey

Holiday apartment with kichen

Room was fine plenty of space, bathroom was fine apart from not keen on the painted floor, would be good if it had been tiled. Could not get a picture on the TVs, but did not pursue, Wfi was fine. Good Central position close to the centre in the old part of the city. Breakfast was very good, staff friendly and helpful, English speaking.
Hotel information states Airport shuttle incorrect, booked taxi for us at our expense.
Would stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2018

Howard

Lovely Retro Hotel

Right in the town within walking distance of Funchal attractions. Quirky retro design decor. Lovely staff for which nothing is to much trouble. Would definitely recommend this hotel and visit again.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jun 2016

George

Great design, but some choices ... stink

As happens too often with design, form takes precedent over function at this hotel. The great amount of thought that went into aesthetics would have been better spent on small, functional improvements.

The most basic being the uncomfortable bed and pillows. Next, a bathroom with angled-wall, and downward-facing mirror and sink that you couldn't quite lean over due to that angle, made simple tasks like brushing your teeth difficult. The shower -- great to look at -- leaked all over the bathroom floor. A strange \"closet\" with no hanging hardware of any type (for gimp storage?). And in what has become one of the strangest fads in boutique hotel design: only a (n unfrosted) glass wall between the bed and the toilet. Great if you're one of those \"open door policy\" couples, but otherwise only good for recreating those awkward moments avoiding eye contact with your dog while taking it out for a walk (we turned on the sink, turned up the radio, while the other busily unpacked while facing away, then we celebrated a strange, unwanted milestone in our relationship).

The staff was excellent, and the breakfast was above average for a hotel. Great location, but street parking only, metered from 8-8 available right across the street.

If you look up the location on Google Maps, it's wrong as of 6/2016. The location marked on the confirmation email, was correct.

Room was on offer, so we felt we got what we paid for. We would have been disappointed at full price.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2016

Lady

Convenient, clean, good breakfast.

Efficient helpful staff, but a liittle dark and clinical for us oldies. Excellent breakfast and good location.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Very Nice and convenient

This hotel is located in an Extremely convenient location Very close to the centre of the city close to all the restaurants.
The room was very nice and clean with the exception Of the shower that leaked.

Breakfast was okay and staff were nice but would have helped if they actually told you that hot breakfast(eggs) was also available other than the other stuff at the time of breakfast instead of having to find out for yourself.

hotel Lobby is very small and painted in Black so makes the place look even smaller and harder to see especially at night.

Overall we were very happy with our stay at this hotel.

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2015

Simon

Modern hotel

Nice room but quite small, good location.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2015

Sarah

Great Hotel, Poor communication

The Hotel itself and staff working the days we were there were very nice and accommodating. However, there was a burst water pipe on our floor the week before we arrived and our room was out of commission when we came to check in. No one had communicated this to us so we were unable to make other accommodations. The Hotel Management did make arrangements for us to stay in another hotel, but it was a large chain hotel which was much different then the small boutique style hotels we prefer. After several back and forth discussions, they were able to move other guests and make room for us at the original hotel we had booked on a different floor.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2015

Amynah

fabulous staff

fabulous staff who were helpful and went out of their way to make it great

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2014

Verified traveler

Good hotel

Only down side is bathroom door is glass and person on toilet can be seen clearly from the bed

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2014

NewfHalifax

A reconceptualization of space

Funchal Design Hotel is conveniently located relative to downtown (0.5km) Funchal. Walking distance to Old Town and Farmers Market. Many restaurants within 5-10 Minutes walk. 3 minutes walk to Dolce Vita Shopping Centre. About 5 minutes walk fro English Church where we saw 2 concerts. Internally the hotel space has been redesigned so that there are no square rooms except the restaurant. The angular rooms, black and white decor and large murals of dancers are quietly stimulating. The design and decor were complemented by very pleasant and helpful staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2013

Natasha

Excellent hotel for the money

Very modern hotel. The room looked like large one bedroom apartment. Spacious bathroom. Two TVs. Walking distance to everything. Walking distance to a mall and grocery store. On a quiet street. We can't complain about anything.

8/10

Excellent

13 Nov 2025

Werner

Hatten das etwas größere Apartment gebucht. War an manchen Stellen geringfügig dysfunktional. Hotel ist zentral gelegen und fußläufig ist vieles gut erreichbar. Personal ist super nett und das ist gut.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2025

Elzbieta

The hotel is very close to the city, therefore you have some traffic noise. But the distance is of course also nice - just view steps and you enter the city center!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2024

SAMUEL

Point de chute idéal à Funchal vec un hôtel offrant de belles prestations et une équipe aux petits soins pour les clients

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

08 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Este hotel não deveria ter 4 estrela, 2 ou 3 no máximo. Muitos problemas no quarto.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2023

RAMON FELIU

Muy buena ubicación , cerca del centre sin agobios ni ruidos, pequeño ,acojedor , personal amable, limpieza perfecta. Para repetir són duda.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2022

Antonio

Ottimo hotel, ottimo servizio

Hotel piccolo ma ottimo servizio, hall dalle dimensioni limitate, parti comune limitate alla sola sala della colazione ma assolutamente comodo. Camere ampie, ho prenotato due camere, leggermente differenti ma entrambe di buona dimensione. In una bagno tutto vetrato e visibile dal letto, nell'altro solo una porta vetrata, scomoda e rumorosa ma ok per design. Prese elettriche in tutta la stanza, molto comoda, accessori bagni buoni, letto comodo, oscuranti non perfetti, può dare fastidio un po' di luce. Tv piccola mai utilizzata.
Colazione: buffet molto limitato con pochissime cose dolci e salate ma ottima disponibilità per alcuni piatti cucinati come omelette di vario tipo o toast e caffetteria preparata espressa.
Garage un po' caro ma molto comodo a 30 metri dall'ingresso dell'hotel. WiFi non sempre veloce.
E' possibile raggiungere la prima linea del mare e il centro in soli 700 metri.
Hotel in linea con i costi degli altri hotel, cari in tutta Funchal ma soldi ben spesi. Consigliato.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2022

Marcia

Excelente estada em Funchal

Bela decoracao, tudo impecavel. Na recepcao o Sr Artur Jorge nos atendeu com muita simpatia e atencao indicando atividades locais e atracoes turisticas fora de Funchal. Meus agradecimento a todos
Recomendo.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2022

Inger

Jul/ nyttår 2021/22

Bodde på hotellet i 11 netter i samband med jul/ nyttår 2021/22.

Nøkkelkortene sluttet å virke altsom oftest og vi måtte ned for å hente nye eller at personalen måtte låse oss inn når vi kom.Dette gikk det dog bedre med de siste dagene.

Personalen var meget service minded og var veldig lei seg.Det var trass alt nyttårshelg og vanskelig å få tak i teknisk hjelp.

Puter og madrasser hadde trekk med \" gummert yte\"under putetrekken og laken så det kunne bli ganske klamt etter en stund.
Beliggenheten er veldig bra.Kort gåavstand til sentrum,kjøpesenter,havnen...ja,til alt egentlig.
Flybussen stopper kun to,tre kvartaler bort.
Frokost var helt ok.

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2021

Gerrit

De vriendelijkheid en behulpzaamheid van de medewerkers van het hotel verdient echt een 10! De kamer is prima en werd elke dag goed schoon gemaakt. Het ontbijt was eenvoudig maar werd met zorg klaar gezet. De ligging van het hotel is ook prima. Net buiten de drukte van Funchal op maar vijf minuten lopen van het centrum.

Leisure

2/10

Poor

21 Aug 2017

Aurore

Hôtel pratiquant le surbooking

Cet hôtel pratique le surbooking, malgré une reservation effectuée plus d'un mois et demi avant notre arrivée, l'hôtel nous a envoyé un mail nous précisant l'adresse d'un autre hôtel à plus de 2 km du centre ville et à prélevé dans la foulée notre carte bancaire sans nous laisser l'opportunité d'annuler notre réservation. Ce n'est pas professionnel.

Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Oct 2016

Jörg

Zentrale Lage, leider z.T. abgewohnt

Hotel war überbucht, wurden die ersten beiden Nächte in einem sehr schönen Hotel (Quinta Mirabela) auf dem Berg Richtung Monte untergebracht. Design Hotel dann war sehr enttäuschend. Zwar zentrale Lage und schönes, modernes Design aber z.T. abgewohnt. In unserem Zimmer war die Glastür zum Bad/Toilette zerstört und ließ sich nicht schließen, Glassplitter auf dem Boden. Die Kanten der Wände z.T. durch Koffer und Staubsauger abgeschlagen Der Siphon unter dem Waschbecken tropfte stark, das Wasser lief über den Boden, Schminkspiegel fehlte, Ablage in der Dusche war abgebrochen. Wir erwarteten kein sehr ruhiges Zimmer, die Lautstärke des Strassenlärms war dann aber doch überraschend, auch bei geschlossenem Fenster.

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2016

João

moderno e interessante

tranquilidade e hospitalidade

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2016

Jari

Hotellin oma ratkaisu

Saapuessamme hotelliin meille ilmoitettiin, että yövymme kaksi ensimmäistä yötä heidän viiden tähden Mirabela-hotellissa. Asia lähinnä todettiin, ja sanottiin, ettei meidän tarvitse maksaa ylimääräistä, vaikka siirrymme viiden tähden hotelliin! Aika erikoinen huomautus. Mirabela ok, tosin kehitettävää löytyi Designia enemmän! Annoimme jälkeenpäin palautetta erityisesti sijainnista, joka oli kaukana keskustasta. Taas toistettiin tähtiluokitusta, mutta lopulta viesti meni perille, että olimme valinneet Designin juuri keskustasijainnin takia. Kaikkineen Design toimi paremmin kuin heidän viiden tähden paikkansa.

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2016

Margot

Kleines Hotel im Zentrum

Wir haben für eine Woche gebucht, und der Preis ist in Ordnung. Leider sind die Badezimmer schwarz gestrichen und das erschwert den Blick in den Spiegel. Den Holzrost in der Dusche empfanden wir als sehr unhygienisch. Auch die Matratzen sind sehr hart, mit einer Unterlage die ständig Falten wirft.
Mein Mann wollte Morgens statt normalen Kaffee immer einen Espresso, den wir extra bezahlen mussten, obwohl wir sonst nie einen extra Wunsch, wie Spiegel- oder Rühreier oder Toast wollten. Dass alles gibt es ohne Aufpreis, und von daher fand ich das etwas kleinlich.
Außerdem war unser Tresor defekt und die versprochene Reparatur erfolgte nie!

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2016

Christoph

Nett eingerichtetes Hotel in Zentrumsnähe

Das Hotel nutzt den vorhandenen Platz sehr gut aus und wirkt von innen geräumiger als es von außen aussieht. Trotz kleiner Schwierigkeiten mit meiner Kreditkarte am Anfang hatten wir letztlich einen unproblematischen Check-In. Die Zimmer sind stilvoll eingerichtet und sauber, das Personal sehr eifrig und um die Gäste bemüht.

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2016

SEONGMIN

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10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2016

Petra

Tolles Stadthotel mit perfekter Lage

schoenes kleines Hotel im Stadtzentrum, alles in Funchal gut zu Fuss erreichbar, modernes Design, tolle Zimmer, nettes Personal, sehr gutes Fruehstueck und Abendessen

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2016

Joachim

Zentral gelegenes Stadthotel

Der Empfang beim Einchecken war sehr freundlich.
Die Ausstattung macht dem Namen \"Design Hotel\" alle Ehre.
Sowohl die Gemeinschaftsräume als auch das Zimmer sind originell ausgestattet. Z.B. das Tänzerthema an den Wänden von Tezeption, Treppenhaus und Restaurant.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2015

Jorma

Erittäin mukava ja persoonalline kaupunkilomakohde

Hieno hotelli ihan vanhankaupungin vieressä - todella keskeinen sijainti ja rauhallinen siisti hotelli.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2015

Laura

Habitacion moderna

Es un hotel muy moderno y el diseño de la habitacion me encantó. Me gustó la ubicacion, mas cerca del centro historico que de la zona turistica. Sin dudar si vas a madeira tienes que alquilar un coxe. Lo unico que destacaria como malo/no acorde es el desayuno, nada de variedad ni calidad, si pedias te hacian omeletes pero no es su punto fuerte, recomendaria ampliar la gama en bolleria por ejemplo.

2/10

Poor

11 Aug 2015

Christine

Hôtel exigu à éviter en été

un tout petit hôtel en superficie où il n'y a moyen de se tenir nulle part.
une chaleur étouffante dans les parties communes et dans notre chambre sous les toits (la 401) de 10 m2 avec salle de bain dans la chambre séparée d'une cloison en verre.
une climatisation qui ne fonctionne pas assez bien pour absorber la chaleur
impossible de dormir et d'ouvrir les valises dans un espace aussi exigu
Petit déjeuner un peu juste (le salé est en supplément)

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2015

Verified traveler

Mooi hotel in het centrum van Funchal

Mooi modern hotel met ruime kamers inclusief keuken.
Vriendelijk personeel.
Parkeren kan in een afgesloten parkeergarage tegen een vergoeding.

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2015

tina

hôtel moderne, proche de Funchal

L'hôtel est très bien placé un tout petit peu retiré du centre ville
bien placé pour les transport à 10 minutes à pieds

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2015

JüGa

Sehr empfehlungswertes Stadthotel

Als Paar (ü 70) haben wir 8 Tage in diesem Funchaler Hotel gewohnt und waren insgesamt sehr zufrieden. Klein, aber fein, nur 16 Zimmer, nur 5 - 8 Gehminuten zum Altstadt-Zentrum und zum Einkaufszentrum Dolce Vita. Zimmer sehr sauber, Restaurant- und Rezeptionscrew kompetent und sehr hilfsbereit. Bei höchstens 32 Gästen kann man kein Riesenbuffet am Frühstückstisch erwarten, aber alles war frisch und ausreichend und Spezialwünsche z.B beim Frühstücksei wurden erfüllt. Das Restaurant haben wir nicht benutzt, sondern uns abends auf dem Zimmer ( Kitchenettenausstattung) selbst versorgt. Gästen, die ständig eine Smartphonverbindung brauchen und am Frühstückstisch mit dem Tablet hantieren wollen, ist das Hotel nicht zu empfehlen. Es besteht auf jedem Zimmer eine Internet-Buchsenverbindung ( passendes Kabel erforderlich) und im Foyer ist das hoteleigene WLAN nutzbar.

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2015

Anders

Bra läge

Litet rum med skön säng. Badrummet har cool design (inklusive full insyn...), men vatten läckte från duschen ut på golvet och det kändes inte så fräscht med en ständigt fuktig trä-trall i duschen. Frukost ingick och den var väldigt bra; varmrätterna beställdes á la carte! Riktigt bra läge om man vill se själva Funchal och inte hänga i hotellkvarteren. Genuin liten bar runt hörnet.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2015

Nobbe

Modernes Hotel im Zentrum

Sehr zentrale Lage und genial um zu Fuss in die Stadtmitte zu gehen. Idealer Ausgangspunkt für Tagestouren.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2014

Javi Txu

P. ej.: es un hotel muy bonito, está cerca de la p

Han sido unas vacaciones excelentes en el Hotel Design Funchal, con unas instalaciones preciosas y un personal muy atento y servicial.
Sin duda, para repetir y recomendarlo.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2014

Patrick

Nice... a bit dark inside, but good service.

We stayed there one night. it is quite a design hotel. we had only the small standard room, but it was enough for us for one night.The service was friendly and the breakfast ok. its a good location. if you want to experience Funchal its perfect. plus the price of the room was excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2014

Bea

Hotel urbano y moderno

Hotel pequeño pero muy cool, maravillosamente situado y decorado, con un personal joven, disponible y muy afable sin ser pesados. La habitación muy cómoda y en la línea moderna del hotel, con una pequeña cocina bien equipada a la que sacarle provecho.Todo lo que hay que ver en Funchal está a un agradable paseo del establecimiento, ahorrandose las típicas y horribles cuestas de esta preciosa ciudad. Además te ofrecen la posibilidad, de forma gratuita, de disfrutar de la piscina exterior, sauna y jacussi de la Quinta Miravella, de cinco estrellas, en la carretera do Monte, con un servicio estupendo de desplazamiento en furgoneta desde el hotel a la Quinta y vuelta al hotel. Es un extra lujoso e inesperado. El restaurante es una pequeña decepción, carta con muchas pretensiones de restaurante Gourmet pero la comida correcta nada más, 5 raspado, las pizzas de 8, muy recomendables pero el resto no merece la pena relación calidad precio en una ciudad con una oferta gastronómica para todos los gustos y bolsillos... Repetiremos seguro!!!