The Fort of Old Town 1 by Our Madeira

Located in Funchal Old Town by the forecourt of one of the historic 5 Forts of Funchal, at the end of the main restaurant street, and perfectly located to be within easy walking to all facilities of the town centre and to the Barreirinha Lido, this spacious one-bedroom apartment is furnished to a high standard in a contemporary décor.
Boasting sea-view from its private balcony, perfect to enjoy those lovely sunsets, the spacious air-conditioned open plan living area includes a fully equipped modern kitchen, dining table and sitting area.
There are two air-conditioned bedrooms in this apartment, a Master bedroom with double bed (1,40 wide) and built in wardrobes and a twin bedroom with 2 single beds and built in wardrobes.
Cafés, restaurants, attractions, monuments, museums, and other facilities, as well as the market, cable car, marina, sea-front promenade, public gardens, and shopping centres are all within easy walking distance. The Barreirinha Lido with facilties and access to the sea is a short walk away.
This apartment has its own private access and is accessed up a short set of stairs.
Free parking in a nearby public car park is available to guests.

Property Description

Bedrooms and Bathrooms:
Bedroom 1 with double bed (1,40x2,00m wide), built-in wardrobe, air conditioning.
Bedroom 2 with 2 single beds (0,9x2,00m wide), built in wardrobe, air conditioning.

Bathroom with single washbasin, walk-in shower, toilet.

Living area
Sofa.
Flat-screen Smart TV, cable digital box.
Dining table for 4.
Air conditioning.

Kitchen
Fully equipped kitchen with 4-ring electric induction cooker, microwave, undercounter fridge/freezer, dishwasher, Dolce Gusto expresso coffee machine, kettle, toaster, handheld liquidizer.

Other
Private balcony with table and chairs for two and sea-view.
Laundry cupboard with washing machine, clothes rack, iron and ironing board.
Apartment size: 85m2
Free Wi-Fi internet connection.
Cot and highchair available at a charge. For health reasons, cot linen is not provided, and you should bring your own.
Access to the building and to the apartment is via key box and self-check-in.
Public parking facilities in the Parking São Tiago car park are located only 600m from the Apartment. Guests of The Fort of Old Town 1 benefit from free parking in this car park during their stay; a pre-paid parking card is found in the apartment.
This property is registered and has an Alojamento Local lodging license nº 156101/AL
Public transport is plentiful. Bus stops are around 500m away. Taxis are very reasonable, and the nearest rank is 650 metres away. Bolt operates in Funchal.

Nearby
Being located in the centre of Funchal, all attractions, museums, monuments, shopping, pedestrianised areas with their many cafés, esplanades and restaurants are all within easy walking distance.
The Farmer’s Market and cable car are 550m away.
The nearest Supermarket and shopping centre is only 750m away.
The Barreirinha Lido, only 130m away, provides access to the sea, with a low entrance fee and rental prices for sunbeds and sun umbrellas.
Within 250m you will find the Old Town Dom Carlos gardens and the start of the sea-front promenade.
Funchal Marina is only 1.3 km away.

Cleaning
The property is prepared for your arrival. For stays of longer than 7 nights, a change of linen and towels, and light mid-stay cleaning of bathrooms is provided on a day and time to be advised at check-in.
All linen and towels are provided.
For health reasons, linen for a baby cot is not provided and you should bring your own.
Guests need to vacate the villa during a mid-stay clean and change of linen.

Booking Notes
The apartment has a maximum capacity of 4 adults.
To secure your reservation we require a non-refundable deposit or the full amount if the reservation is made within 8 weeks prior to arrival. The balance is due 8 weeks prior to your arrival.
A security deposit of 150€ is required, payable by credit card before arrival.
Final details for check-in and driving instructions will be sent 7 days before your arrival.
The entrance code will be sent 2 days before your arrival.

This property is a self check-in unit and check-in time is 16:00 or after. A code will be provided for access to the property.
Check-in and check-out flexibility will be applied where possible, but this will depend on housekeeping schedules and the departure and arrival days of other reservations either side of your stay; a definitive answer can only be provided within 24 hours of your arrival for check-in and your departure for check-out. It’s always confirmed on a request basis.

Apartment size and Land size
Apartment: 85m2
Land: 400m2

Property licence
156101/AL

The payment of a Tourist Tax has been implemented for all arriving visitors on or after 01 October 2024 across all of Madeira and Porto Santo by the local Municipalities.
This applies to all visitors to Madeira aged 13 or over, and costs 2€ per person per day up to a maximum of 14€ per person.
Your accommodation is responsible for collecting these amounts and paying them on your behalf to the applicable municipality.
Pets - not allowed


PLEASE FIND BELOW DRIVING AND CHECK-IN INSTRUCTIONS AND CAR PARKING INFORMATION FOR THE FORT OF OLD TOWN APARTMENTS. These are self check-in apartments, and you will be sent a separate email 48h before arrival with the acess codes for the apartments. Check-in time is from 16:00; you can have an earlier check-in if the apartment is ready before this time. Please contact us on +351 962 721 669 to check and arrange this.  ACCESS TO THE APARTMENTS ENTRANCE DOOR

DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS

If you have a car and are driving to your villa or apartment, please follow these instructions. Using GPS will take you via old and less easy roads and unusual locations:
Leaving the airport take the dual carriageway in the direction of Funchal (road known as the Via Rápida).
Leave the via rapida at exit 12 signposted Funchal/Campo da Barca

 
This exit takes you into a loop passing under the motorway and to a T-Junction with a set of traffic lights.

 
Turn left at the traffic lights and keep to the left.
At the next set of traffic lights, enter the tunnel and drive down towards town.
Go across the next 2 set of traffic lights, then move to the left hand lane and stay in that lane.
Go across the next 2 sets of traffic lights, always keeping in the left lane.

 
Keep driving on this road for about 2.6 kilometers until you reach the traffic lights before Praça da Autonomia.



Drive to Park São Tiago.


In the apartment you wil find a card that allows you free parking at this car park.

You will have to park temporarily (cost of the first parking paid by you) and make your way to the apartment.


Please follow the check-in instructions detailed above, retrieve the free parking card from the apartment and return to the car park to take the car out (paid by you) and park inside again using the free parking card. Car Parking Information – Parque São Tiago Schedule:

➢ Open from 07:00AM to 03:00AM Fridays and Saturdays.➢ All other days it opens at 07:00AM and closes at 12:00AM.

DISCLAIMER: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN RELATION TO THE CAR PARKS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME AS THEY ARE PRIVATE AND INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES.  

APARTMENTS ADDRESSThe Fort of Old Town ApartmentsRampa do Forte 19060-291 FunchalMadeira

GPS COORDINATESLatitude: / Longitude: 32.647492517478526, -16.899061563717616

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FOR THOSE HIRING A CAR IF YOU HAVE RESERVED A CAR THROUGH USAs you have reserved your car hire through us, a representative of the car hire company will be waiting for you at the airport.Outside the arrival's hall, you will see a meeting point, please look for the car hire representative carrying a board displaying their name ATLANTIC RENT A CAR. You will be taken to collect the car, sign the documents and pay the rental value. If you do not see them immediately please allow 10 minutes (especially if your flight has arrived ahead of schedule), as the representative may well be transporting another customer. This is a quick process and does not involve wasting time queuing at the car hire desks.FOR THOSE HAVING TRANSFERS IF YOU HAVE RESERVED AIRPORT TRANSFERS THROUGH USA representative of the minibus company will be waiting for you at the airport. Outside the arrival's hall, you will see a meeting point, please look for the transfers representative carrying a board displaying your name on it.FOR THOSE HAVING REQUESTED A COT If you have requested a baby cot, please note that for safety reasons, bed linen for the cot is not provided and you must bring your own. Baby cots are for use of children under 2 years old at time of check-in. The extra person supplement applies to children 2 years and over at time of check-in.