Vila Ventura

Quiet location and quite remote. Definitely need a car to explore this area and beyond. Hotel is clean and tidy with regular daily cleaning service. Reception staff are polite, friendly and very helpful. Hotel grounds are very limited with no outside public areas or gardens. Canico is not the most attractive place with lots of concrete, even around the beach front. Parking is very sp**** around the roads . Rooms are generally a good size, with good balconies, . Just as well with the lack of green and public green spaces. Doesn’t really match Funchal as a holiday location. Attractions locally and walks are very limited. Only so many times you can walk along the concrete sea front. Canico de Baixo itself is quite uninteresting and doesn’t really have a heart. There is nowhere you could actually call the hub or centre which is quite disappointing. WiFi was very poor throughout my stay which was quite frustrating as the TV only showed 8 German, french and Portuguese channels and NO English channels (not sure why!?). This wouldn’t usually be an issue, however with such limited things todo during the evenings, it would have been helpful to have at least something to watch. This hotel would be nice for a few days relaxation, but for a week or more, it doesn’t really have enough to keep you interested. Overall I enjoyed the time here, but wouldn’t do a return visit to Canico.