Nora Dunn (The Professional Hobo)
A Ver o Mar is It’s located in central Funchal, which is the capital of Madeira. This makes it walkable to everything, but the final climb up the impossibility steep hill is not for the feint of heart (or weak of legs). There are 2 floors in the spacious apartment/house. The bottom floor has a kitchen, living room, dining room, and terrace. The top floor has a coworking area with 3 desks, a large table, and a small sitting area. There’s also a separate laundry room. Split between the two floors are 5 bedrooms. 2 are private with queen beds and ensuite bathrooms. 1 is private with a queen and shared bathroom. And 2 are shared (two twin beds) and shared bathroom. There are two shared bathrooms, one on each floor so a maximum of three people would share each bathroom. The internet is fast and there are outlets a plenty. There is a Whatsapp group for current residents to connect and coordinate. We all also have the property manager’s Whatsapp info in case we ever need her. This is a new coliving space, and the manager has been open to feedback and has made many improvements even since I arrived. She is dedicated to ensuring we have a good time and ideally come back to stay again - as one guest who just arrived has done. The house is cleaned once a week. Unfortunately even if the residents are tidy it means the kitchen is a bit diseased by the end of the week. Twice a week for the kitchen would be ideal. 3x a week would be optimal. I’m not sure what the standard is; common areas were cleaned daily at the last place I stayed, but I think there was a lot more turnover there. The beds also need to be replaced; the bed in the room beside mine was so squeaky I could hear them from my room when they rolled over at night! The mattresses are good (although strangely short!) but the frames are very old. I have no doubt this is going to be taken care of soon; in the time I was there many improvements were made! All in all I loved my stay and I plan to return!