The Sé

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Compare 240 places to stay in Funchal

Every property in the Funchal catalogue rated 7.0 or better, in one place.

FiltersSé

Where in the city?

Lido86Sé263Old town41São Pedro72Santa Luzia15Monte6

Where in the city?AnyLido (86)Sé (33)Old town (41)São Pedro (72)Santa Luzia (15)Monte (6)

What kind of place?

Hotel5Apartment24Guest house2

What kind of place?AnyHotel (5)Apartment (24)Guest house (2)

Guest rating

9+ Exceptional148–9 Very good127–8 Good3

Guest ratingAny9+ Exceptional (14)8–9 Very good (12)7–8 Good (3)

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Living Funchal iNN

8.8/10 · 1,029Wonderful

Barceló Funchal Oldtown

9.0/10 · 1,868Excellent

Sé Boutique Hotel

8.8/10 · 981Excellent

PIER HOUSE Accommodation

8.5/10 · 912Excellent

The Marketplace by Storytellers

8.5/10 · 781Wonderful

King David Suites by Homie

9.1/10 · 564Skip the queue

Hostel Monaco

6.7/10 · 505Excellent

Queimada Houses

8.5/10 · 405

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Apartments and holiday homes in Funchal

192 places · from €65

Places to stay in Funchal rated 9 and above

99 places · from €100

Where to stay in the Lido

86 places · from €65

Where to stay in São Pedro

72 places · from €68

Hotels in Funchal

47 places · from €113

Where to stay in Funchal's old town

41 places · from €72

Where to stay in the Sé, Funchal's centre

33 places · from €83

Guest houses and B&Bs in Funchal

19 places · from €68

Where to stay in Santa Luzia

15 places · from €113

Where to stay in Monte

6 places · from €156

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Places to stay

• Apartments and holiday homes in Funchal192
• Places to stay in Funchal rated 9 and above99
• Where to stay in the Lido86
• Where to stay in São Pedro72
• Hotels in Funchal47
• Where to stay in Funchal's old town41
• Where to stay in the Sé, Funchal's centre33
• Guest houses and B&Bs in Funchal19
• Where to stay in Santa Luzia15
• Where to stay in Monte6

What you get

You stay in the centre around the cathedral, the market, the marina and the tour pickups on foot. This grid covers 33 properties out of 263 of the same kind on the site, which puts this slice at 13 percent. The streets are narrow and parking in the centre is metered, so you will leave the car behind and walk to your door.

Most of the daily routes, including the ferry terminals and the main bus stops, sit inside this boundary. If you book through The Sé, you anchor yourself in the historic core without stepping onto the coastal road or climbing the hill toward the gardens. You trade vehicle convenience for proximity to the daily rhythm of the city.

The area does not expand outward; it stays compact, which means everything you need sits within the same few blocks. You measure your stay by walking time rather than driving time, and you plan your days around the pedestrian grid. You arrive on foot, drop your bags, and step straight into the flow of the quarter.

Three of the 33 in this group, each for a different reason: the most reviewed, the best rated on a real base of reviews, and the cheapest of the well rated.

Most reviewed

Barceló Funchal Oldtown

9.0 out of 10 from 1,868 reviews, from €291

Most extensively reviewed option available.

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Best rated

Tanoeiros Residence by an island apart

9.4 out of 10 from 230 reviews, from €287

Top rating backed by substantial review volume.

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Lowest price, well rated

The Marketplace by Storytellers

8.5 out of 10 from 781 reviews, from €152

Best value among highly reviewed options.

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What these cost, and what you get for more

Entry prices run from €83 to €585, with a middle point at €203. The spread across the group splits into three clear bands. 3 properties sit between €60 and €120. 22 fall between €120 and €250.

Eight start at €250 and over. The largest cluster lives in the middle band, which makes €203 the practical baseline for this category. When you move up from the lower band to the middle band, you are securing a room in a better maintained building or a unit with a clearer view of the marina, not adding meals or shuttle services.You simply pay more for square footage or a newer façade within the same tight grid.

21 of the 33 offer free cancellation. If you need flexibility, you filter for that tag before you confirm a rate. The premium band covers 8 options that charge €250 and over, and those properties usually contain multiple bedrooms or private terraces. The price distribution tells you exactly where to look: the middle band holds the bulk of the supply, the lower band holds a handful of leaner rooms, and the upper band holds a small selection of spacious units.

You match your budget to the band that matches your group size, knowing that the base cost buys you location, not extras.

Stay22

Sol I by Only Atlantic

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Photos for Sol I by Only Atlantic, selected from 33 choices in this category.

How far to trust the ratings

Scores come with a vote count, and that count decides how much weight to give them. Out of the 33 listings, 25 rest on a sound basis of at least 10 votes. Within those 25, twenty carry a score of 8.1 or above. Four sit between 7.0 and below 8.1.

One falls below 7.0, and a low score backed by votes still tells you exactly what to expect. Six have fewer than 10 votes, and two have not received a single vote. When you look at the top ranked options, the list reaches past the fully evidenced ones.

Of the eight best placed entries, two carry fewer than 10 votes. One sits at 6.0 from 1 vote. Another sits at 9.7 from 8 votes. High numbers on a small sample shift quickly with one new review, so you treat those two with caution.

The remaining six in that top eight hold between 18 and 1029 votes, which steadies their standing. You judge the group by the weight behind the number, not the height of the number itself. A 7.1 backed by 239 votes holds more practical meaning than a 9.7 backed by 8 votes.

The ranking algorithm mixes raw scores with vote totals, which is why you see a low score near the top of the list. You ignore the position of a listing if the sample is thin. You focus on the 25 that meet the 10 vote threshold, and you read the scores among those as reliable indicators of recent guest experience.

The two unrated properties and the six with under 10 votes sit outside the reliable zone, so you skip them unless you have another reason to stay. Evidence thickness matters more than headline numbers.

Which one to pick

To choose inside the group, you match your budget and your tolerance for crowded streets to the proven options. Hostel Monaco starts from €83 and carries 6.7 from 505 votes. Hotel Windsor starts from €135 and carries 7.1 from 239 votes. Olive starts from €495 and carries 9.2 from 37 votes.

If you want the lowest entry point and accept a mid range score, the hostel option gives you the widest sample. If you prefer a step up in price with a steadier track record, the hotel option sits comfortably in the middle band and draws nearly two hundred reviews. If you are willing to stretch the budget for a high score, the premium option pulls its 9.2 from 37 stays.

You leave the top eight alone if you need a large sample size, since two of them rely on fewer than 10 votes. You also leave the broader site when you want something outside this grid. Every place to stay covers 263 options. Hotels covers 47.

Apartments covers 192. Guest houses covers 19. Rated 9 and above covers 99. The Lido covers 86.

The old town covers 41. São Pedro covers 72. Santa Luzia covers 15. Monte covers 6.

This category stays fixed on the cathedral quarter, the market, the marina and the pickup points on foot. If you need to be closer to the airport, further up the hill, or near the coastal promenade, you cross into one of those neighbouring facets. You stay here when the walk to the ferry terminal, the bus station and the daily markets matters more than anything else.

You pick the property that fits your room requirements, verify the cancellation terms, and book the one whose vote count meets your comfort level.