Rate this holiday to Madeira

[Accy cyclist]

7 nights B&B. Coach transfer to and from the hotel. 22kg baggage allowance, meaning I could take many outfits! OK, it's in late November when it'll be about 20 Celsius, but it's just after my 65th birthday when I become an OAP, albeit not officially as I don't officially get my pension till I'm 66 and 3 months, but you know what I mean.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

0/5

Bring eaten by Killer whales doesn't tempt.

Maybe a 5* eco alternative to Zurich?

 

[ColinJ]

Have you got someone else to go with? It is actually 2 * £425!

Much better weather than here...

 

[Accy cyclist]

Have you got someone else to go with? It is actually 2 * £425!

So 2 can go for £425?😲

 

[ColinJ]

So 2 can go for £425?😲

No - the price is based per person on two people going.

 

[Accy cyclist]

No - the price is based per person on two people going.

So what would it cost me to go alone? 🤔

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

There is normally a "single supplement"

I used to do that most years - you have to check if the single rooms are the carp ones at the back that are also about half the size

but some just give you a double room for the extra - especially out of season

but a 2* is a bit of a red flag normally

and wouldn;t be inhabited by people with your sense of style


also - if you look on FLightRadar24 you can often see planes being turned back from that airport due to frequent problems

apparently the island is amazing though!

 

[ColinJ]

So what would it cost me to go alone? 🤔

Ask them!

I would guess 1.5 to 2 * £425. They might give you a discount for only one flight, transfer and set of meals, but you still need a room.

I did it on the Costa Blanca once. I booked my own flight but had to pay the same price at the hotel as if I had someone with me.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Ask them!

I would guess 1.5 to 2 * £425. They might give you a discount for only one flight, transfer and set of meals, but you still need a room.

I did it on the Costa Blanca once. I booked my own flight but had to pay the same price at the hotel as if I had someone with me.

I'm going to call in tomorrow and see what they can do for me.😉

 

[Accy cyclist]

I should've taken photos of their other holidays in November. If I remember rightly they have one for 7 nights B&B in Crete at a crazy £1,750!😲

 

[Big John]

We went about 12 years ago and stayed in Funchal in the old town. We loved it. We used the buses a lot but getting around the island can be a problem. One side of the island is poor weather but the Funchal side is usually good. Weather pretty decent all year I believe. Amazing mountains, bananas growing everywhere and hardly a piece of flat ground anywhere. You're either going up or going down. Funchal is flatish though. No beaches that I ever saw but if you can get there I believe there are a few a long way from Funchal. If you're not a keen flyer then give it a miss. It has a seriously scary runway built on stilts over the sea. Worth digging around on YouTube to see what I mean.

 

[ColinJ]

If you're not a keen flyer then give it a miss. It has a seriously scary runway built on stilts over the sea. Worth digging around on YouTube to see what I mean.

Yikes...



PASS!!!

 

[vickster]

Yikes...



PASS!!!

Yep I experienced a very windy landing in Madeira, they often divert planes to the neighbouring airport and either fly or boat passengers to Madeira once wind has dropped

 

[vickster]

There is normally a "single supplement"


but a 2* is a bit of a red flag normally

and wouldn;t be inhabited by people with your sense of style

also - if you look on FLightRadar24 you can often see planes being turned back from that airport due to frequent problems

apparently the island is amazing though!

The picture says 4* hotel??

 

[classic33]

Yikes...



PASS!!!

Check Leeds/Bradford or Cork for gusty landings.