Some excerpts from the website of Residencial Machico that might be useful
4 minutes from the
airport! 15 minutes from Funchal! 6 minutes to Santo da Serra
Golf! 6 to Camacha's art and crafts fair. 10 minutes from Canical's Prainha sand beach. Residencial Machico is located in the village
centre of Machico. It is a stone's throw from the beach - about 200 metres, and lodgers can partake in various sea side activities - including beach
volleyball and shore fishing. There are many other sports facilities in the area ranging from
tennis courts to
golf - a six minute drive away. Machico has excellent
restaurants and most of the major
restaurants and snack
bars are in walking distance. Currently a new Marina is being built in the Machico bay and it may be the case that by the time you read this the marina has been completed. Machico is known traditionally as a fishing village. However, more and more residents live of Machico commute via the new highway to Funchal each day. Hence the burgeoning middle class and improved standard of living. Machico is also completely crime free and has some of the friendliest people on the island. It is an excellent area to walk about and has good temperate and dry weather the year round. For visitors to the island who need a short stay over whilst waiting for a plane will find the short distance from the
airport to the acommodation quick and inexpensive. A
taxi ride should not cost more than 8,00 Euros (subject to change).
Rates and prices for the Residencial Machico are amongst some of the most competitive in Madeira. *Note: rates are per day per
room including
breakfast. Prices subject to change without prior notice. Double Bed
Room (there are two double bed
rooms). Twin Bed
Room (there are three twin bed
rooms).
Triple Room (there is one triple bed
room). 1
baby max. (0-2 years old). All rates include a scrumptious continental
breakfast and is served in the
bedroom itself. (There is no common or public
dining room in the residencial - hence the serving of
breakfast to guests in their
rooms.). To avoid disappointment we recommend you book these
rooms well in advance! Book it now -
Residencial Machico is a budget bed and
breakfast accommodation run by the same family that owns the hotel. Comprising six
bedrooms - each with an
ensuite bathroom - the atmosphere is familiar and offers a no-frills but very pleasant way of enjoying the very part of Madeira first discovered and inhabited and by Portuguese sea-farers in the fifteenth century.