5 star hotel overlooking the sea in central funchal in central funchal right in the center of funchal madeiras largest city the pestana carlton madeira ocean resort hotel is just a 6 minute drive from the madeira story centre museum madeira casino is an 8 minute walk from here and the barreiros stadium just 10 minutes a stroll in the park for a break from the beach and the bustle of central funchal you can get to the madeira botanical gardens in 13 minutes by car a 30 minute drive takes