The Practical
Seeking some winter sun we booked a 1-week package holiday with Easyjet Holidays staying at Next by Savoy in Funchal. The flight from Gatwick was an early morning start, so rather than get up very early and drive to the airport we booked a night in the Premier Inn North Terminal (not to be confused with the Premier Inn A23 at the airport). Parking at the Long Term carpark north, we took the shuttle bus to the terminal and had a short walk to the hotel.
The archipeligo of Madeira is volcanic, is 35 miles long and 13 miles wide. It lies 275 miles north of Tenerife and 600 miles southwest of Lisbon. The capital Funchal has a deep water harbour and is visited by numerous cruise ships on a daily basis.
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| Date |
Flight Details |
| Saturday 16th November |
EZY 8519 ETD Gatwick 07-10 hrs
ETA Madeira 11-10 hrs |
| Saturday 23rd November |
EZY 8520 ETD Madeira 11-45 hrs
ETA Gatwick 15-30 hrs |
The flights in both directions were just over 3 hours, shorter than schedule.
Next by Savoy, adjacent to Royal Savoy
Room 104, described as a "Junior City Suite". Quite spacious, but being on the First
floor there was not much of a view
View of the port from the roof top bar
View inland.
The Next Hotel pool area to the left; the Royal Savoy pool area to the right
The roof top pool
The Savoy Palace, behind the Next Hotel
The daily arrival and departure of cruise ships
The Next Hotel from the lower pool area
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