Ribeira Brava Hotel Guide - Ethnographic Museum of Madeira hotels in Ribeira Brava, Portugal.

"This is a beautiful villa, high above Ribeira Brava, without being overlooked. We had three generations staying there and there was plenty of room to have some space and privacy.The hosts are attentive, kind and helpful. They were exceptionally helpful when our daughter arrived, having to have a taxi to the property as the car hire firm had closed before she could collect the car."

"This is a fantastic hotel! Check-in was quick, easy, with friendly service. The hotel was nicely decorated and furnished, with lots of seating. The room was absolutely clean, comfortable, spacious, and again very well furnished and decorated. It was stocked with plenty of towels, essentials, coffee/tea, etc. The balcony was nice with two chairs and small table, overlooking the street, beach and water. The breakfast selection was plentiful and delicious! I didn't stay long enough to be able to use the pool and spa. Overall, fantastic stay and I would recommend!"

"The place was lovely, if a bit dated. We really enjoyed our stay. The only thing was that communication with our host was an issue. The password to get into the house was wrong, so we had trouble getting in. Her son had left their wallet in the house. No problem, I left it in the post box for her as requested. No thank you or sorry for any confusion of the code or the wallet. There was no welcome book with any information about the wifi. Again, no acknowledgment for that, as I was searching for ages to find it. There was no information about tourist tax, but at the very end of the trip, on our last night at 10pm, she contacted me on whatsap to tell me about the tax, when I was about to go to bed. You'd think she hadn't hosted before. Other than that, the house, while very odd, was very nice, very clean and in a great location."

"We stayed for 7 nights and it was a wonderful location for exploring the island. The view is stunning - leave your curtains open at night to see the stars! Beds were comfortable. The host contact was easy to reach and answered all questions. Host left a welcome package of food. Overall a fantastic stay!!"

"I don't normally do many reviews, but my wife and I were thoroughly impressed our stay here. The pictures are great, but they still don't do it justice. Everything was clean and tidy, and there's a lot of room throughout the house. The view from the balcony's-there's two-is truly amazing!Nelson was without a doubt, one of the nicest people that you will ever meet! He went way above and beyond to help us during our stay!"

"House looks amazing and is very spacious. Pool was cold and despite reassurance that it was 25 degrees it took your breath away when you got in. The furniture needs some updating. Sofas are old and sag a bit and cushions smelled old. Facilities are good in kitchen and games room. On last day we had to strip beds and the duvets inside the cover were dreadful. If I’d known what they looked like before I would have complained. They need replacing as does the covers as they smelled a bit of sleep which was a bit off putting. All in all a lovely house but needs some tlc and updating and the pool was not warm. We had a fantastic holiday we didn’t spend a huge amount of time in the house but this is an honest review. Oh and you definitely need a car and the driveway is extremely steep. Would recommend an automatic car. "

"Positives - The villa is very nice, the decor and furnishings are lovely and the view is stunning. All the bedrooms are a really good size, large comfortable lounge and the kitchen is well equipped. 'The Den' is fantastic if you have children staying, we had many hours of fun playing table tennis. The outside balconies run around the property on the coastal side and provide great spaces for enjoying the sun, or just getting away to read.Tips - access down the very steep driveway could be daunting for some. You can park at the top of the drive and walk down the side steps. I found it easier to reverse down the drive as turning space by the garage is tight.Having a car is a must for this property, the walk down to Ponta do Sol is possible but its steep and there are few pathways.Negatives - we arrived on a Thursday and found the indoor pool was freezing (unusable). Friday morning we were informed that the day prior to arrival a new pool heating pump was installed (fine with that things break) and the pool would not be useable for 48 hours (we should have been informed, as this work was obviously planned). The technician did not return until Tuesday to turn the new pump on (lost 6 days use of the pool, and yes I did chase everyday for an update). When it was turned on I was then informed there is a 40 euro per day charge, this should have been stated in the booking information. Overall great villa but the lose of the pool for most of our stay and the hidden charge is poor."

"Wonderful place to stay. Great view, loved the pool. Host was very attentive."

"The owners were JUST Great, charming People."