The Wine Lodges by An Island Apart

Location is absolutely incredible. You have a huge house with a lot of amenities.

The floor needs to be substitute with a brand new - it gets very noisy during the night whatever someone walks through. Watch out with the floor after taking a shower, since it gets very splippery.

Its location was perfect, airy rooms but could have been so much cheerier.

Poor service….on arrival the entry code wasn’t as I was given so we had trouble accessing the property after a long day’s travel. Then had to ask for towels as there were none. Then had to further ask for a kitchen tea towel, one very worn one was brought round. Had also asked for our welcome pack which never materialised and also never got the hand soap that was supposed to be in the bathroom. Just felt like nobody cared at all. No plug in the kitchen and only 3 place knives. No literature about nearby supermarkets, restaurants etc. All this is easy to do. Very tired bathroom.

The location was superb, but as we already familiar with Funchal, it was what we expected.

There were no towels provided, and even after calls, we were only provided with two bath sheets, which had to last us a whole week. The coffee machine did not work, part of the washing machine was broken, but we still managed to get it to work eventually. The lights outside the apartment door did not work, which made operating the entry code on the keypad very difficult, this was reported, but no action was taken during our stay.

Great location Spacious Cosy interior

Poor isolation, lot of noise from the upstair neighbour

Very nice apartment in an excellent location.

The only thing is that the wooden floors are creaky which might not work if someone has a sensitive sleep (ie kids).

We loved the location and the high ceilings . The apartment was so spacious even having some outside space.

The large number of stairs (but we knew about that). and the sofa bed needs fixing as seemed to move apart

NO Breakfast. self catered

Poor management by An Island Apart. Only 2 bath towels and no hand towels at apartment on check-in and NO kitchen towels. We called and were told they would deliver more. Had to call again next day and then we got towels. At apartment tidy up the next monday they left ONLY 1 bath towel and very poor cleaning job. NO broom in apartment to sweep up the glass from the wine bottle that fell out of the fridge. Dining ares walls are scuffed up and really need a paint job. Blandy's should be ashamed to have their name on the apartment. extremely poor value at nearly 900 Euros per week!!!

Spacious, great location, wonderful amenities, incredibly convenient

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The main thing is the location of the property. It is centrally located in Funchal and ideal for amenities, attractions and restaurants and cafes.

The property is dated and is now needing some general care and attention. The rooms are spacious but would benefit from decoration and repair. I particularly mention the bathroom which is becoming shabby and the flooring in the hall needs serious attention. Some floor boards are broken and they creak at every step. The carpet in the living area has many serious stains on it and is quite unsightly. We were given 4 bath towels for the week - 1 each, but there were no hand towels or soap in the bathroom. We contacted the agent with a request for these but that failed miserably, and our last WhatsApp message with the agent has yet to be opened. So communication with the agent, An Island Apart, fails the test I am afraid. Also future users need to be aware of the noise coming from the apartment above. I guess the floors are wooden and uncovered as in our apartment and the noise from the people walking about above is quite deafening at times.

Superb location, spacious, clean - it was the top floor apartment split in two levels - 65 steps to climb to get to the bedrooms, but worth every step for a fantastic view of Funchal.