
Vacation rentals with beach access in Santa Cruz
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Stunning Ocean View Apartment
We loved our stay in Antonio’s apartment. It was extremely clean and spacious and had everything we needed and then some. It even had a parking garage for our car. I appreciated that Antonio provided plenty of coffee, soap, shampoo and even laundry detergent. That was really nice and convenient. I loved sitting on the deck overlooking the gorgeous ocean view drinking my coffee or sipping a glass of wine. It was so relaxing! I highly recommend booking Antonio’s place. He is a superb, kind host and will go above and beyond to make sure you are comfortable and happy.

Affordable Home 7min from the beach
Ideally located for hiking at the tip of San Lourenço, the environment is very quiet. You can walk to town. The apartment is clean and well-equipped. The mattress and pillows are very hard!

Abreu's watchtower! Blue, green, unwind your mind!
Great stay in Madeira in a rather well located, quiet and peaceful accommodation with an extraordinary view. Caring host, responds to requests and very good hosting. I highly recommend this listing!

Luxurious Apartment "Casa Francisco" - Rent2U, Lda
Betty is the top host! She welcomed us with open arms. Very fast to respond, friendly and helpful! We were able to check out in the afternoon and enjoyed our last lunch at home before leaving for the airport. The view of the mountains is breathtaking at day and night time. The apartment is absolutely huge. It was our 3rd visit to Madeira with our elderly mum. She got beautiful bedroom with en suite bathroom and walk in shower. Betty also got an armchair for mum so she could relax on the balcony. We had such a comfortable and great stay! highly recommended!

Modern villa, shared infinity pool | SunsetCliff 4
Lovely villa with stunning views. The hosts are great and everything is as described. Nice bonus are the cats that live in the yard. Would definitely book this place again next time we're in Madeira.

Apartment with fantastic sea views
Great place, great view and a great host. We stayed a week and enjoyed the neighbourhood with good restaurants and groceries. Thanks Stefanie

Caniço Sea Palms Apartment
Do not hesitate. Just book Juan’s apartment!

City center with Marina View (Free Wifi)
We had a fantastic time here. The hosts were very helpful and responsive - even letting us check in a little earlier. The parking space is a great addition and helped us a lot when planning trips around the island. The place is clean and super close to everything.
House rentals with beach access

Amazing Ocean View Villa
Very nice accommodation, great location and very welcoming hosts. We recommend this place to stay We had a great time

The View, Funchal
Scott’s place is a great place, not only because the back porch gave an EXCELLENT view, but there was a bus stop right outside the gate! Waking up and coming back to the gorgeous ocean view made our stay worth every penny!

Casa Velha D. Fernando (Old House D. Fernando)
I loved the beautiful apartment and the view. the highlight was the garden

Villa Golden Charm
We really enjoyed the accommodation! (family of 6 people) This one is well located, a beautiful view, very peaceful and private place. It is very well equipped, heated pool (for €30/day), barbecue available, very spacious and clean. Which makes it a great value. We recommend it!

Recanto das Florenças (2) - Great View & Sunsets
Very well-equipped accommodation from the kitchen to the details, such as plaids for cool evenings, parasol for the beach, garden furniture, barbecue... a beautiful garden with beautiful sunset views...

Sea House
A great house in a beautiful location! You can't get any closer to the sea and the sound of the sea accompanies you day and night. The house is very tastefully decorated and super clean. You make yourself at home straight away! Constantino is very helpful and has great tips. Without him, we would never have found the little beach in Seixal... We were here 14 days and enjoyed every minute. Thank you, Constantino!

Hikers Refuge
Absolutely loved our stay. It is beautiful and quiet, easy parking, attentive host. Loved the view. Bed was super comfortable. Can’t think of any negatives.

Sea House View
We had a wonderful stay at this beautiful sea view house! The location is absolutely unbeatable – right in front of the ocean, with breathtaking views and the sound of the waves as your constant background. The house itself was spotless, fully equipped with everything we needed. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a peaceful seaside escape with genuine, warm-hearted hosts. We’d love to come back!
Condo rentals with beach access

Apart Garajau. Vistas soberbas, parking e Wi-Fi.
The stay at Juan’s House let us to relax in great atmosphere. The apartment is well equiped even including cofee machine. There is a view at ocean from taracce. It is very clean and very well prepared for guests.

COSY STUDIO AT LIDO WITH POOL
We had a lovely stay. The accommodation is very well located, clean and functional. It's very easy to match with Ana. Thanks to her for her warm welcome. Recommended. Charlotte and Romain

Anadia, Old Town, Funchal, Best Value on Island
Everything was great! Perfect location

Grandma's House
The check-in went well. We were very pleased and can recommend the apartment. Parking was available in the courtyard, otherwise it would have been bad to find a parking space. Next to the entrance was a small shop, also ideal. We felt very comfortable.

Whitehouse408 Sw.Pool & Pvt. Parking
Wonderful host, kind and friendly, great recommendations, great place!

Central Garden,heart city,quiet square,marina, P
Great apartment. Everything as described. Tip...bring some shower/bath gel or buy some locally. There was only little bottles of shampoo. This was to start you off when you arrived, but, if you feel like a shower after a long journey it would be nice to have just a couple of small bottles of gel just for the initial shower or bath. It was quite noisy when we stayed with very loud building works with an excavator loading and crashing rocks and boulders into the lorries and travelling right past the apartment loaded with all of those 🥺 This was at the front of the apartment, so although we couldn't use the balcony there: thankfully the bedroom was at the rear of the property, so a lie in was possible when the work started early in the morning. However, this may not be the case for any future guests as they may have finished the works before they arrive. Other than this problem, we had a great time on this beautiful island ( our 8th visit and our first time in self catering)

New dream luxury appartment in the Madeira Palace.
Can’t recommend enough. Clean, fantastic space, great location. Marina really helpful and always responsive. Well equipped kitchen with everything for meals in but equally a 10 minute drive into Funchal. The view from the apartment is beautiful and the location means everything is easily accessible. Supermarket across the road. We didn’t hire a car because the location was so great.

Atlantic View I
This was one of the best air bnbs we stayed in on our trip to Europe. It had everything you could possibly need and the view from the patio was amazinf especially at sunset. Also the host Jose and his wife were so sweet and gave us lots of reccomendations. Could not have asked for a more perfect stay and we will be back.
Quick stats about vacation rentals with beach access in Santa Cruz
Total rentals
50 properties
Nightly prices starting at
G$4,186 GYD before taxes and fees
Total number of reviews
2.6K reviews
Family-friendly rentals
10 properties are a good fit for families
Rentals with dedicated workspaces
30 properties have a dedicated workspace
Wifi availability
50 properties include access to wifi
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