Madeira Island Villa Oceane Ribeira Brava

The villa has beautiful sea views, nice terrace with loungers and grill. It had 3 nice and clean rooms. The kitchen was well equipped. The washing machine is quite a bonus too.

No air conditioning at all (it was initially advertised as air conditioned), we had 3 floor fans 2 of which barely worked, so it was very hot and uncomfortable to sleep. The sofa was broken and parts of it were moving in different directions when we were sitting on it. It was impossible to find the villa as the address on booking com was about 1 km away from the actual location. We had to message the house keeper and she send us the right coordinates. Moreover, when we arrived, there were no key in the lock box so we had to wait the house keeper to bring the other set over.

Great, quiet location high on the coast with a great view over the ocean and the coast. House is spacious with a well-equipped kitchen, comfy bedrooms/bathrooms/salon and a garage. The terrasse is the main point of this house and includes a barbecue. Great location to explore the south coast of Madeira. Host was easy to reach and to deal with.

Not much wood for barbecue and not that dry either so had to buy charcoal the following days. The two, small umbrellas provided are not enough for 4 people to get proper cover from sun on the big terrasse. The 1st floor is useless (huge but empty and gets hot during the day).

A lovely villa positioned high up with amazing views of the ocean

The price was very good for this private home. Great value. Beds were comfortable, temperature high up on the cliff was cool, so we didn't need an air conditioner (lots of windows to open). We went in late June. Great security - they had an electric gate that kept people off the property (but anyone could have jumped over the wall pretty easily), Car was parked in a secure garage, and there were metal security blinds over all of the ground-floor windows. There is a bar right next door, but we didn't have any problems with the noise or rowdy/drunken patrons. We wondered if the owners had put all of the security on the building because of previous problems with the bar - but we had no issues. Kitchen was fine, sofa was fine, TV worked. There is a very large patio which looks out over the valley and ocean. We temporarily lost the keys to the property and the owner (a very nice lady) kindly drove over to the house and gave us a spare set of keys... THANK YOU - you saved us.

No problems for us, but we did notice that the floor boards in the dining room were SEVERELY warped (twisted upward) - be careful walking near the dining room table. Also, the upstairs area is practically useless. There is a note in the upstairs bathroom stating that it cannot be used, When you look at the downstairs bathroom (directly under the upstairs bathroom) you can see a watermark on the ceiling where there have been previous leaks from above. None of this bothered us, but I want to describe the property honestly. Also, I would not complain since the owner was so nice and saved us when we were locked out Drive up to the property is difficult (especially with a stick-shift). Lots of narrow, steep, winding roads - but that's how you get to the great view from the property.

- amazing views all around from the terrace - handy to have a garage for the hire car (and you want a car as it's high up the hillside) - it was spacious enough for the two of us

- time to spend some money on the property in my opinion: bedsheets and covers feel flimsy and thin, there is a mountain made of protruding floor boards in the living room that needs fixing (trip hazard potentially), whiffs of sewer / drain smell gently emanating from the bathrooms occasionally

Wonderful view, all of the house is yours)) but owner has to make something with laminate, because it's a little bit dangerous, especially for small children

Perfect view, but accessible only by car or taxi- far from Ribeira Brava. Very good bar beside!!!!

totally amazing views from this big beautiful house on the hill. we really enjoyed using the bbq and having our meals on the big terrace.