Faja dos Padres

Pleasant
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  : The nature setting was very beautiful. Thats the major plus point.
  : The two guys from the reception and from the beach were very unfriendly and very rude at times. Beach is not semi-private, full of people coming by boat, extremely loud, crowded. The kitchen in our room lacked basic equipment for cooking, the fridge was broken inside. Curfew in the evening was very frustrating because it wasnt really possible to go for a relaxed dinner and come and go when needed. Having cockroaches everywhere in the house was horrible.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : What a nice and beautiful location! A real hidden gem. Our own house was very spacious and had two terraces facing the ocean. It is very well organized with the cable car to get there, the staff is very helpful. The solarium on the pier is great and a relaxing place.
  : It was a pity our hot water hardly ever worked so we went a lot for the quick outdoor shower. Breakfast is okay but dont count on the yoghurt. Eggs are sometimes very early and cold at the start of breakfast, the next day there is still nothing after 30 min. But it all made up with fresh warm bread and lots of nice fruit.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Access to the seaside houses is by steep cable car. The cable car operator (at the top) was very very nice and helpful. He spoke English and coordinated my unusual requests. Our trip to Madeira was a surprise for my family of five, and no one knew that this property was at the bottom of a steep cliff or that a cable car was needed to get up and down. I rented the Tia Maria property for two nights (but it only sleeps 2 people for our family of 5), so I actually rented another place for two nights about 10 minutes away for the rest of us. When we got to the top, I walked my wife and daughter over to the top of the cable car area and the operator helped them get down to the bottom. My wife was confused and annoyed because she didn't know what was going on or what to expect. At the bottom of the cliff they were met by a staff member who walked them to the Tia Maria cottage. After they saw the location, they calmed down and saw the magic of the remote seaside/cliffside location. The next night, we switched, and I sent down my teenaged son and younger daughter. All of them were excited by the surprise location, the oceanfront accommodations, the dramatically steep drop, the cliffside view from their room and patio, the personalized service at the restaurant (breakfast - including gluten-free items). The cable car operator could have had difficulty understanding my plan to have different people stay on the property on different nights. He could have given me a hard time about changing guests each night. He may have balked at my unaccompanied teenage children being down at the bottom alone, or many other things... but he didn't. He was flexible and rolled with my plans. Thank you so much. Everyone thought that the adventure was amazing, the location was quiet and peaceful, the food was good at breakfast, the views were wonderful, and the price was very fair.
  : Everything met my expectations. Thank you Cable Car Operator and thank you Faja dos Padres.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Location amazing! Very unique and peaceful
  : The common area are great but the houses are Outdated, they can be refurbished. Improve breakfast with more variety of fresh fruit from the farm

Wonderful
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Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : It is a very special location, accessible only with a cable car down the cliff, the accommodation lying within an organic farm on a small strip of land between the ocean and the high cliff. Quite extraordinary! Banana and papaya trees, butterflies, a very special pleasant atmosphere
  : There is always a trade off , the location makes having dinner in a restaurant near by a bit more tricky. Diner can be ordered on site (delicious!) but before 5 pm. It is a very small disadvantage compared to being in such a special place!

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Amazing location. The view from the telefrico was impressive. Helpful staff. It was a very nice place to relax. Enjoyed the proximity to the surf.
  : We had to put chairs against the refrigerator door to keep it closed. There appeared to be a light and fan over the cook top, but we could find no way to turn them on. Restaurant hours were inconvenient.

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The setting in the midst of the fruit plantation right on the beach was nice. We saw many different fruit trees and watched sunset from a private terasse.The cable car operator was super nice, smiling at us every time he saw us and even gave us a chocolate once.
  : I hardly ever give negative reviews but I think people should know what to expect, I didnt.The houses are very old, we had bugs inside (even though there are nets in the windows) and pieces of something, probably clay or wood were falling from our ceiling all day long. So when we came home after the whole day, there was a bunch of the stuff fallen down right on my pillow. Which means it was falling down on my head at night. When you left sth on the table, it was covered in the clay soon. The cleaning lady was coming every day so she must have seen it. They are trying to keep it clean, the facilities are not dirty, just very old and not maintained.The staff (except of the cable car operator) could not care less about you. We tried to complain about the breakfast and tell them about the ceiling but they were either not there to be found or didnt care the slighest, didnt even ask what we dont like about the breakfast.But maybe the biggest disappointment was the breakfast and the restaurant itself. The listing promises local produce, fruits and vegetables but all we ever saw from that was a banana for breakfast. No vegetables at all and the rest of the breakfast were very basic store bought items. On top of it, while the breakfast was supposed to start at 9am which is already sort of late, multiple days in a row it happened that at 9 the staff only arrived and the actual breakfast started at 9,30. The restaurant also stops cooking at 5pm which is not only unreasonably early for dinner but the staff is quite rude about it. In general, the atmosphere was not very amicable, ie staff shouting at each other, rushing us to order things, etc.There are no dedicated parking spots for the hotel guests so when we arrived earlier, we had to park on the side of the road, far in the end of the line of cars of visitors.To conclude, it felt like they primarily cared about the daily visitors, not the house guests.