Magic Islands Rent A Car at Madeira Funchal Airport

Pros: Pretty fast transfer from the airport to the location. Very good support on site.

Cons: They took the deposit of 1500EUR (even though I got ful cover insurance from DiscoveryCar) and kept it for more than one month. They returned it after my reminder. They do not love this deposit on the credit card but they transfer the money to their account. Due to this I paid additional 170EUR of my card fees and currency rate difference. Definitely do not recommend this rental company.

Pros: Very good price, nice staff

Cons: They're not near the airport, but they organise the transport to the office.

Pros: Got better car than ordered :) Friendly, helpful agents Seamless and quick

Cons: At pickup, nobody answered the phone (but the agent was already there and we found him)

Pros: Fast and easy check in and check out. Got what had promised. Gentle price. Will be connected for next trip. Check out and drop off at the airport went very smoothly. A big thank you for the morning shift lady.🙏

Pros: Everything, it was good value for money, good car and proper service.

Cons: Only thing I could think of is that you'd have to get picked up at the airport and be driven to the carrental place.

Pros: Apart from the deposit the car was good and the service was overall OK

Cons: Having to chase my money after I returned the car weeks ago. Not being able to speak to someone and get a satisfying answer.

Pros: They were super quick and the car was new and in a good condition.

Cons: I had to reschedule my drop off time and called them. There were some language barriers and the person from the company got annoyed and hung up on me mid call, probably just having a bad day but not cool to take that out on me. I called back and we figured this out. Apart from that all super good and nice.

Cons: The company feels like a scam.

Cons: I had to ask for a refund of the deposit after 30 days of returning the car.

Cons: This company is a fraud. They charge the deposit instead of blocking it and they keep it as long as they can. When it is back it is 10% short. They do not answer complaints.

Pros: Car was new.

Cons: They've tried to blame me for the damage that wasn't my fault and I'm having problems with getting my deposit back they've been ignoring my mails and not paying me back. Still waiting for 1500 Euro. I would not recommend them at all. Avoid at all costs.

Pros: Very friendly and clear instructions.

Pros: Everything perfect

Pros: Renting a car couldn’t be easier

Cons: Car had small issue with one of the tires, it’s became almost flat after about a 4 hours after I took the car. Luckily pumping it on the gas station solved the issue for the rest of the rent.

Pros: Excellent car, very good local customer service

Cons: It’s off site but a shuttle picks you up

Pros: Nice car, kind and helpful agents.

Cons: Maybe it could get better with a whatsapp chat instead of emails and calls

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Gave us a different type of car than i reserved

Cons: Nedalo se dovolat, až na třetí pokus. A i když máte plné pojištění, chtějí kauci a tu neúměrně dlouho zadržují i po vrácení.

Pros: Friendly and efficient.

Pros: Very good service and great car. I got automatic instead of manual. The bus to the tental is straight under airport exit.

Pros: Great car great service, staff very friendly and helpful

Pros: Excellent service from staff. Clean car. Would use again.

Cons: Hard to find the drop off location. A map would have helped.

Pros: Good value for money & reduced excess amount

Cons: Car had esthetic damage and service interval expired during rental period. However, no functional issues.

Pros: Man at reception offered very expensive taxi saying it’s price is same as Bolt but it was 5 times more expensive.

Cons: Nothing. They are completely not loyal and cheating.

Pros: Nice car of sheap price

Cons: Instead of blocking 1500€ they withdrawl it. Now 6 days after returning the car the money has not been returned

Pros: We were denied a rental car at the counter; so never received rented vehicle

Cons: We were denied a rental car at the counter; so we never received the rented vehicle and had to go back to the airport to re-rent something at twice the price

Pros: Would definitely use again

Pros: Fast service and nice car

Cons: Car had body damage

Pros: They are fast and productive, that is perfect when you come tired of long flight, also you can come last moment , not 3 hours before you flight because they are very proffesional, also they pick you and drop you at airport Recommend!!

Cons: Issues with the car. Airbag warning and seatbelt warning sirens that couldn't be turned off. Faulty, unnecessarily warnings turning on and off constantly. Car was extremely underpowered, but our fault booking a slow car.

Pros: Good service. It's not located in the airport, but a comfortable minibus picks you up there, and in 7 minutes, you’re at their office, where you can easily get your car. The car was clean, well-equipped, and had a full tank

Cons: One downside is the €1500 deposit required, but after the rental ended, the money was returned in 5 days. Note: you can't pay via Apple Pay or Google Pay; you need to have a physical card with you and increase your limit in advance to complete the €1500 transaction.

Pros: Kindness of staff, car upgrade, small agency

Pros: As I gave feedback to Magic Island Rent a car: The didn’t have the car I originally booked, but they upgraded me to a better one at the same price. When I had issues with the brakes, you immediately swapped it for a different car. Even though I caused some damage, their staff—the team in Machico—were always very kind, helpful, and friendly. I enjoyed the entire experience.

Cons: The way they descripe the damage in the contract is really difficult to understand

Pros: I didn’t meet them

Cons: Despite being early for the rental time, they couldn’t be contacted and I couldn’t get my car and I’m still waiting for a refund

Pros: ONE of the employees was very helpful

Cons: Wasn’t informed about the extra 1.500€ for insurance, and we waited to picked up from pickup point for a very long time and it was confusing.

Pros: Good price and quality value

Cons: At picking up the car I have payed the deposit of 1500€ and still not received it back.

Pros: Quick check in and return

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The pick up and drop off service was great. As well as the rides to/from the airport. Everyone we worked with provided fantastic customer service.

Pros: Readiness of the service, cleanness of the car, precision at the drop off

Pros: Friendly, helpfull, quick

Cons: transfer drivers are very speeding

Pros: Friendly and helpful service and the pick up and drop of were quick, and we received the car we expected.

Pros: Friedly and responsive

Cons: None

Cons: The scope here is not enough to describe how disappointed we were with this rental company - you can read about our experience here: https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/66e9e4f52726a51b78a327af If you can, really avoid this rental company. It's not worth it.

Pros: Blisko Lotniska

Cons: Nie polecam. Poniżej info dlaczego: 1. Z Lotniska w pierwszej kolejności zabrali kierowców. Czyli firma nie przygotowana na jakościowe obsłużenie większej liczby klientow. 2. Pierwszy sie spotkalem z sytuacja qze depozyt został pobrany z karty a nie zablokowany co daje stratę na przewalutowaniu ok. 400 zł. 3. Depozyt będzie zwrócony do 14 dni. Strasznie długo. Zastanawia mnie fakt czy firma ma problem z płynnością i tak sobie radzi z brakiem gotowki pożyczając ją na min. 3 tygodnie od kliento

Pros: - Very new car. Better and newer than what we expected to get - Full to full service.

Cons: - We had to wait for more than 1.5 hours on the airport before pick up. We called 8 times. - When I asked if the trip back would be the same they promised it would not. However when we arrived to return the car, the garage was closed. We called 6 times before someone picked up the phone. - Deposit of €1500 is quite a lot and it is not refunded immediately

Pros: Amazing value. Updated car model with Apple CarPlay. Great fuel efficiency of the car. Free shuttle from the airport to the garage at Machico.

Pros: Great staff and good service.

Pros: Nothing

Cons: They gave us a different car from the one we booked and charged an extra 50e for a day rental even thou we left the car in the 24h of the day we had booked.

Pros: Super helpful guys and very generous.

Cons: Absolutely nothing

Pros: Very friendly, pick up and drop off instructions are clear. Car was very good! Would rent with them again!

Pros: Nessun tipo di aiuto da parte della compagnia, veramente scandalosi

Cons: The car maintenance was not adequate.

Pros: It was really easy and everyone was really nice!

Cons: Was not at the airport but their shuttle service made it convenient still. Just took a little longer to get the car.

Pros: This company is simply awesome and Snr João, who’s working there, is simply amazing. There was initially a problem to provide me with the car I had rented and paid for ; but the way he dealt with that was way beyond normal customer service. Thanks so much!

Pros: Everything is very quick (pick up, getting the car, returning the car, back drop to the airport)

Cons: They said that getting back the deposit will take around one week...

Cons: Exit from pick-up parking space is a bit chalenging if you have no experiance of driving in mountains.

Pros: Quick and easy no hassle at all

Pros: Quick in general: pick up from Madeira airport and transfer to pickup car place. Fair balance between price and car.

Cons: Nothing to dislike really.

Pros: It was quick, we’ve got an upgraded car, nice cars, friendly staff, and no problems at all. Deposit back in time. Always rent a automatic at Madeira

Cons: Wait outside the airport for the pick up. It was hard to reach them by phone but if you wait outside every 10 min there’s a pick up coming.

Pros: Speed ​​and efficiency!

Cons: I liked everything, great car

Cons: Would be good to know that American Express is not accepted and also that money are taken out

Pros: The car was new and clean, also pickup and drop off went very smooth. We got a bigger car than expected, which provided great value for our money! The shuttle service back and forth to the airport was very well arranged.

Cons: They withdrawal the 1500 euro from your credit card instead of blocking it. I don’t have it back yet (they said it would take 5 business days, which seems a bit long to us).

Pros: Pick up, and drop off from the Airport,

Cons: No answer the phone when I call them after we landing on Madera

Pros: Grate service, everything was good

Pros: The guys were great and personable.

Pros: Cast and good servise

Pros: Fast and efficient service, clear conditions, nice and polite agents.

Pros: Fast transfer when returning the car

Cons: No answer when I called for a transfer. No clear address where to drop off the car. No clear contact information

Pros: Very easy

Cons: Only the time of the money returning

Pros: Fast service and cars in great condition.

Cons: The pickup / drop off point is located deep underground, that my internet was not working and made the checkin process more challenging.

Pros: The service was very efficient and the staff were very kind and helpful.

Cons: N/A

Pros: Very efficient

Pros: Excelent service, friendly staff. A very good car, easy to drive in Madeira.

Pros: Fast and modern method of pick up and drop off .

Cons: Steep exit from the garage

Pros: It was quick and easy to understand everything.

Pros: Picking the car and dropp off were very fast

Cons: The amount of the security deposit has been collected and not blocked

Pros: good price for rental and insurance low deposit, quick takeover and car return at rental, a quick ride to the airport

Cons: long weit at the airport for a ride to a rental car

Pros: car in 100% condition, upgraded to automatic gear

Pros: Shuttle service was friendly and well organised

Cons: Shuttle service at the airport was a bit difficult to find out how to reach and find the company.

Cons: No charger cable

Pros: The car itself was a really good one in excellent condition.

Cons: The car had an issue with the tire, emails were ignored and no one responded to it. At the drop off they tried to charge me 200€ as if I was dropping off the car late but I got an additional 2h for going to their own garage to get the faulty tire sorted.

Pros: Friendly staff and good service

Cons: When i asked for change of the windowwipers it took some time but never the less i got them changed.

Pros: Excellent customer service, great car, easy pick up and drop off

Pros: Front desk staff very helpful but Customer Service line absolutely disappointing

Pros: la atención bien

Cons: la ubicación de las instalaciones

Pros: Quick pickup and drop off.

Cons: Trunk was closed always. Can not leave luggage inside.

Pros: I like how they working profesionally work for the benefit of the clients.

Cons: Everything quiet and simply.

Pros: Recommend

Cons: Recommend

Pros: Very easy process at the airport.

Cons: Worked well and they were kind about making sure I had the right car. (I didn’t want to drive something big.)

Pros: Very fast and responsive, cheap and easy.

Pros: Price performance, no-nonsense business, upgraded vehicle class.

Cons: Small sign in front of the terminal would help a lot - there was no any. Needed to call the office to find the representatives. My rental agreement was not printed, so waiting time was quite long.

Pros: Sama obsługa była bardzo miła, bez zbędnych komplikacji podczas odbioru i oddawania samochodu. Samochód praktycznie nowy - tylko 12k przebiegu

Cons: Ciężko było znaleźć jakiekolwiek stanowisko Magic Islands, a po telefonie czekaliśmy na samochód około 30 minut. Trochę długo.

Pros: Yea dont try to get money from us by letting a super expensive child seat. Just give it for free. That super gross that you try to get money out of tourist be taking so much money from a plastic seat.

Cons: The price of the child seat. Dont take money from that. Ever.

Pros: The pick up point was super easily accessible, the only thing I would say is if you got a text or email to say exactly where that was. I called a lady and she directed me efficiently whilst I was on the phone.

Cons: They were nice, kind and polite and patient. Which is unusual for car rental companies.

Pros: The drop off was easy and professional.

Cons: Car pick up was shambolic and no return on my deposit of yet.

Pros: Price, car

Cons: Pick up and drop off in a parking lot, no desk. Problem with deposit, solved in a couple of weeks

Pros: Good car, cheap rate - in the low season. A convenient pick up / drop off location.

Cons: When dropping off the car at the airport's parking lot, there was nobody to hand it over to. I had to dial the rental company's number several times before the call was answered. The representative of the company showed up very quickly after the call.

Pros: At the airport

Cons: The waiting time for picking up my car was a bit long.

Pros: Handing the keys back.

Cons: Everything. It was run by a bunch of amateurs. The rental company suggested we lower the air pressure in the tyres to get more grip because the tyres were bald and had less than minimum tread. Would recommend anyone and everyone to steer clear of this rental company

Pros: Speed, price.

Cons: Security deposit amount is not blocked from your credit card, it is cashed then refunded and there is an exchange rate difference/ loss that you are not aware at the time you rent.

Pros: Cheap reliable

Cons: No office on Madeira Airport

Pros: Efficacité et sympathie

Cons: Rien

Pros: Great little car that worked very well for our trip.

Cons: Dropoff

Pros: Our car (Nissan Qashqai) did hills very well, it was great fun to drive in Madeira!

Pros: Quick pick up and drop off procedures. Easy to find the agent and navigate around the parking lot.

Cons: The car was not entirely clean especially outside.

Pros: Wonderful automatic car. A joy to drive, very modern and great value!

Cons: Waited a long time at the airport for my collection. Kept calling the office who kept saying a few more minutes. Ended up taking over an hour whilst tired after an international flight.

Pros: Car was good

Cons: Pickup and drop off process were too slow. We had to wait +25 mins to pickup. Drop off slightly better but still took too long. Also I was hoping to request a larger car as we were a party of 6 but there was no one there to make the request to.

Pros: Car delivery at the airport car park

Cons: strict time to dropping off the car. Due to a delay in the flight we only picck it up an hour later. They didn´t let us drop it an hour later.

Pros: Nothing. They are scammers. Do not use them

Cons: Being scammed on Christmas eve. Christmas ruined

Pros: Speed and car all good

Cons: Childseat 220,- plus unclear what seat is what. Price tag was on seat (15,- ) to buy. Respond from colleagues after mentioning this was poor and not friendly

Pros: Great price for what you get.

Pros: They really exceeded my expectations. Very good service, very friendly employees, thank you all.

Cons: UNQUALIFIABLE!!!! Not having any type of dissatisfaction with Discovery Cars, I hereby come to speak out and express my total disgust with the Magic Islands employee (Alex) who attacked, mistreated and humiliated us.  Until the momen I have not yet received the refund of the deposit I made on December 15, 2023.

Pros: They gave us a great car at pick-up, an upgrade compared to what we booked. As I did not feel comfortable with automatic transmission, they exchanged the car for one with manual transmission next day. Their phone line worked and the employees spoke well English. The employees could be trusted. Their price was slightly lower than the one offered by competitors.

Cons: They do not have a rental office at the airport so you need to call them when you arrive. Also drop-off could be a bit longer, as they need to come to the airport.

Cons: O carro não tinha potência de arranque, principalmente nas subidas.

Pros: great price and overall a pleasant experience

Cons: had to wait a long time to have the car delivered to us at the Airport and communication of the how and when will the deposit be returned needed clarification and a better explanation as its a great deal of money to most people (1500 Euros)

Pros: everything perfect

Cons: x

Pros: Oil warning message on ignition.

Cons: Not putting £1300 as a temporary holding charge (like hotels do) The currency conversion was almost as large as the rental cost. It is a scam to discourage people from taking out 3rd party excess insurance.

Pros: Friendly staff

Cons: Had to wait quite a while when collecting the car also should be a clear sign or something to let you know where to find the staff

Pros: I have rented a Fiat 500C, and due to lack of cars I've received a Fiat Abarth which was really nice.

Pros: Just the price and car condition, and easy, fast dropping.

Cons: The car was not ready for collection at the reservation time, it was delivered with a two-hour delay. Customer service from an open car trunk, no any desk, very unprofessional service, general mess. In the instructions You delivered to customers, you write about the location of the service in the right corner of the parking after leaving the airport. They serve on the left side, you imbeciles!

Pros: overall everything was great

Pros: Friendly and polite representitives.

Cons: The car was not ready and had to wait over an hour to collect.

Pros: I got a better car than expected, staff were excellent, friendly and professional.

Pros: Everything was perfect. We highly recommend. We already miss our car😅

Pros: The car was great, and the repreasentatives we're kind.

Cons: After I returned the car without any damages, in the exact same condition as I've picked it up and the representative checked it OK - I didn't get the pre-authorisaton cancellation slip on the ammount od 1500€ deposit. Hope it doesn't cause any trouble with the banks.

Pros: Efficient staff and good quality car. Had an issue with the first vehicle but quickly changed it for another one so no issues. Would recommend.

Pros: Very poor service

Cons: We rang them when we arrived and were told to go to a sign and someone would come to us in 10mins. 30 mins later we went to the carpark to find them (no sign or airport office). They told us to sit and wait on a bench and they'd be with us shortly. An hour later we went to find them again. They said they'd forgotten us but could give us someone else's car. Young lads with a 'don't care' attitude. They took the full deposit (not just held) and we had to ring them 3 weeks later to get it back.

Pros: Very friendly employees and clear communication. Nice new car in great condition

Pros: CAR was “asking” for service and tyres were nahnah…

Pros: Great service and Great price , we realy recoment this Company!

Cons: The price, fast and good service . No problem, but if you will drive a lot in the Mountain roads get a car sutibal for that.

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Rude staff, 2 hours late to collect the car, shouted at on the phone, rude to other customers and they were too busy, teenagers running the business its a shambles

Pros: Quick check in

Cons: The delay in deposit being returned . This transaction should be done the next working day . Have been waiting for two weeks , emailed them twice and still no response .

Cons: The front window was not clean on the inside, witch was a problem when the sun was low.

Pros: Motor quality of de car for Madera

Cons: No clear informations to find meet point, so long wait and no informations by agents, disorganization, no return of 1500€ deposit...

Cons: Front tyres were not in best shape

Pros: Good condition of the car. Friendly staff.

Pros: new car in good condition

Cons: no indication to find the company, you have to ask , a little bit of confusion , no waiting line or any order , does not matter if you came first or last one, a little bit long until they give us the car

Pros: Overall good service!

Cons: Slow pickup. We had to wait very long, even though we called in advance

Cons: Pick and drop off were not convenient. We waited 30 minutes once we arrived to find the company’s representatives. It’s only after we called 2 times that they looked for us. For drop off we arranged a time and nobody was there to pick up the car. We ended up having to leave the keys otherwise we would have missed our flight.

Pros: The friendly staff and relaxed hand over. So easy to do!

Cons: The only slight niggle was finding where the car pick up point was. Coming out of Funchal airport, we weren’t sure where to pick up the car. The discovery rental instructions say to look for your representative in the arrivals area, but there was no one there. However once we rang the help number provided we were straight away directed to meeting point outside in the car park. And someone arrived within just a few minutes to help us! I just think maybe the instructions could be updated

Pros: Great value for money

Cons: Too long to pick up and drop off

Cons: There was no-one at the meet point, the car didn't arrive for ages. The process took over two hours and the car had tires that were worn dangerously low.

Pros: Friendly guys and efficient once arrived

Cons: Waited over an hour at airport for them to arrive with car. Car was big and underpowered for the terrain - feel they could have offered upfront advice for smaller car but bigger engune

Pros: For a supposed meet and greet service, there was no meet, no greet and a 2h wait for our car to be ready (and still not clean)

Cons: Poor service Collection was booked for 11am and we fi ally got the car at 1pm Poor updates by staff and no apology

Pros: good price for a good car

Cons: with picking up, way to late

Pros: Drop-off worked fine with friendly staff.

Cons: We got a tiny car (clio) instead of the ordered SUV. The car arrived one hour too late and the staff was very unfriendly and impolite. Other customers didn't reveive a car at all. Finally, we had to take that car - although we insisted to get a bigger one - and with 5 persons and a lot of luggage this wa quite a challenge . We had to visit the shop the other day to receive a bigger car. There, the staff was friendly.

Pros: Absolutely nothing. Disgusting people.

Cons: Everything. Never got me the car, made me wait at an arbitrary corner for over an hour and then stopped picking up phonecalls

Pros: Plane was delayed and I was charged an extra 30 euros for late pick up which was not in the contract, please can I have a refund

Pros: Quality of car and efficiency.

Cons: Security Deposit takes took long to get released and when you contact their help desk. They tell you that they do no have those information and always tell to send email to INFO@MAGICISLANDS.PT

Cons: Read reviews, especially the part about 1500 euro deposit and don’t choose that company

Pros: The only thing that was without complications was the drop-off of the car.

Cons: We almost did not get the car, as they told us to wait for 20 minutes, than didn't show up. After an hour and a half of waiting on the spot they told us to be at, we stumbled upon them by chance on the parking, then had to wait for another hour or more to actually get the car, since they had problems with other costumers and had to solve them first. So overall, we waited for 3 hours to get the car, and the employees were very rude and not at all sorry for the inconveniece.

Cons: I have not received my deposit due 21/10/23

Pros: There is no dedicated desk like other providers like Gold Car, EuropCar so finding the agents is hard as they are not always present at the arrival terminal. However, once you get a hold of them it is pretty smooth.

Cons: Clean Car, Got a free upgrade to a nicer car but the service could have been much better as the agents are not readily available. You have to call on their office number and inform them of sending someone to you. It is quite irksome but when the agent is available he gets the job done.

Pros: Good procedures at pick up and drop off

Pros: Good car, good price, good service.

Cons: A bit Difficult to find the representative.

Pros: Helpful staff

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Nothing!!!!

Cons: It is a fraud, i reserved for 6 days and for 1 hour delay they cancelled my reservation and took all the money.. worst experience ever!

Cons: No clear system for car pickup. Had to ask random people on a parking lot if they worked for Magic island. Once I found the person, they angrily told me I had to wait but didn’t indicate where. Took forever for my turn in “line” - also unclear which customers were actually next since there was no real line. It even took longer to leave the parking lot because the card they gave me has expired and it took the guy another 10 minutes to pay the parking fee that would allow the car to leave.

Pros: Location of pickup and drop at Funchal airport very convenient. Car make and model as expected.

Cons: Long waiting during the pickup (pickup occurred on October, on a Sunday morning).

Pros: 1. Information about open hours wrong 2. Spent 1 hour more waiting for a car 3. Ordered car was differ and company changed the type of the car 4. Additional 60 euros were charged without no reason

Cons: 1. Information about open hours wrong 2. Spent 1 hour more waiting for a car 3. Ordered car was differ and company changed the type of the car 4. Additional 60 euros were charged without no reason

Pros: the car has been in very good condition

Pros: szybko i sprawnie

Cons: dodatkowe pieniądze euro 35 za zdanie auta lot miałem o 6.20 i czystość szyb tragedia

Cons: The only issue is that since Magic Islands is a smaller operation, they are not located at the area with the other rental companies and to determine their location of the pick up / drop off was not easy despite this information being mentioned on our booking. Once found, great job, but have a sign or representative located in rental car area in the airport to guide customers to their location.

Pros: Decent car for decent amount of money

Cons: Problems with deposit and not complete transparency about it

Cons: I got curb rash on one rim the size of a finger nail and this company is scamming me out of 430 Euros. Deal with a different company, it's not worth the savings!

Cons: There was a little longer delay in picking up the vehicle in the beginning.

Pros: The car was great and we received an upgrade.

Cons: The guy at pick up were a lot nice from the guys at drop off, so just beware, that they will go all around the car and find something. You absolutely have to take photos and videos of the car right at pick up, because if the guys at pickup don't mark the scratched and you have no photos/videos of the car from before you got it, they will make you pay for the damages. Take good photos, I would recommend from above and bellow each side of the car. Plus, we made a video as well.

Pros: No hassle and straightforward

Cons: New clean good car

Pros: Nice people

Cons: Was waiting too long - service on car not complete/motor light was on - more than two weeks for refunding deposit ( not received yet)

Cons: Pick up took a while, had to phone office to find out where we had to go, and then wait a while.

Pros: Easy pickup and friendly agents

Pros: Free upgrade to Class H

Cons: Chaotic system for picking up car and unique payment system for security deposit.

Pros: Cleanliness, fast pickup, drop off and support

Cons: Missed a phone holder on the dashboard to improve navigation

Pros: Easy simple car hire- as it should be

Cons: Torn with this review. Car hire experience fine, no issues with service or car we received/ process. Only issue was the fact they don't HOLD the deposit on the credit card they actually take the money, first time this has ever happened to me. This means (for me) the money leaves my account and then an extra non sterling transaction is applied. So, aside from this fact, I'd go 5star, I'm a seasoned car hire user and I prefer the battered well used cars, just uncomfortable having money deducted fr

Pros: The service of Magic islands is completely uncoordinated, borderline unprofessional; they do not know what they are doing other than completing tasks ; the refund process of their 1500 EUR deposit took weeks to be returned; you have to chase them down to have them send it to you

Cons: I would not use Magic Islands

Cons: Some instruments did not light up from the first day. Car died in the middle of the road on the third day. Almost lost control because automatic steering froze. Took over 2 hours for them to send a tow truck. Initially asked me to try and restart the battery which is ridiculous. Had to go all the way back to the airport to pick a new car wasting another 2 hours. Initially they wanted me to pay for the taxi to pick up the new car. Overall a bad experience, would not recommend at all.

Pros: Efficacité et simplicité

Pros: Great staff and very nice cars

Cons: The car could have been cleaner inside and when dropping off the car I could not locate a staff member although when I contacted them they did arrive promptly.

Pros: Notting special.

Cons: Pickup was easy.

Cons: Terrible. Despite having our flight number they had the incorrect pick up time and therefore said we missed our slot and there was no car

Pros: Very friendly people. All carefully explained.

Pros: Although there was no one to meet us a quick phone call rectified that and the car was delivered promptly

Cons: My flight was delayed and the local company refused to provide the cars claiming a “no-show”. They didn’t even bother to check the flight info on the screen and I had to spend 1 hour on calls trying to reactivate the reservation. They simply tried to take my money and not provide the car!!!

Pros: Absolutely nothing

Cons: Company is a scam. Their location on Google Maps is no where near the actual office, not even a 5 km radius. There are no signs at all around the airport to indicate where the office is and there are no pick up instructions on the rental voucher! Funny thing is, if you check Google Reviews you’ll find that countless people have the same experience. Never ever again am I using this website.

Pros: No service was provided.

Cons: As stated, no car was provided and they were extremely unhelpful and dismissive when I phoned them the following day.

Pros: Expectation of quick and easy pick up was met.

Cons: Not all damage to bodywork were documented so at drop-off was a little struggle. Fortunately we had a foto randomly taken right after pick up so we had a proof that damage was already there. After showing the foto, drop-off staff was much more friendly I guess.

Pros: NOTHING

Cons: They have NO office at the airport. They based 20 minutes away. They said 90 minutes late is a No Show so terminated the hire, but retained my FULL payment.

Pros: That I didn’t have to deal with their staff for 7 days while I was renting the car. Terrible service.

Cons: 1.5 hours late dropping the vehicle off. Car had multiple damages on and the inspection was done in the dark. I was pointing damage out to the employee and he didn’t circle them all. On drop off they tried to say I had done damage to the car that was there when I collected it.

Pros: Friendly and fast staff.

Cons: Nothing really.

Pros: Reps didn’t seem to care about customers.

Pros: Absolutely nothing.

Cons: Not receiving the car I booked two months ago.

Pros: functional safe good car

Cons: pick up took too long and was with different car than agreed

Pros: Great car for good price. Easy to make arrangements for drop-off (we needed to update the time). Car was clean and well maintained

Cons: One tip is to clarify where to find the representative. We missed this in the initial communication

Cons: I could not locate them when we arrived. They said they would be there with a sign w/ name and they were not. I looked around for 45 mins finally found them. They said they didn’t even have us on their list. Finally figured it out. I tried emailing them a bunch and had my Airbnb host even call them to let them know our flight was delayed. They didn’t just put a hold on the card. They actually took the full $1500 deposit. They are not responsive they don’t answer on WhatsApp.

Cons: We didn't receive the car. And we didn't receive the refund yet.

Pros: Easy drop off and pickup

Pros: All was great regarding employes and help.

Cons: Condition of car. Brakes were really heavily used, had problems with brake discs and braking unevenly, wipers were old, need replacing.

Pros: Auto bylo celkově v pořádku

Cons: Jsou to zloději, kteří si deposit strhnout z karty a ani po urgenci jsme dosud vráceny neobdrzeli

Pros: See above

Cons: See above

Pros: The car was new and good.

Cons: At the first rent I ask about the refund on CC, at the pickup & on drop off; it should be "immediate" after return the said. When I get the second car I haven't the refund done (3 business days later). So I had to choose, loose the rent and the payment or update to the full insurance without fund on CC. The charged 50 €/day for full cover, the cost of the rent was 40€/day; total 90 €/day for small car(as Fiat Panda). It wasn't write on the contract and it is UNFAIR, no mediation from both rents!

Pros: Magic Island cars were very helpful, spoke English and offered a great service.

Cons: I liked everything

Pros: We got a sport car. It was awesome. Me and my boyfriend love it

Cons: They are not very good located in the airport.

Pros: the car was new and in a very good condition

Cons: the car, a hybrid Nissan Quasquai is not appropriate for the island of Madeira. i had issues will the power going uphill, and a bit problem with the brakes that overheated.

Pros: Quick, easy

Cons: I think the option of the car needs to be more realistic. For example, we booked a Mercedes ‘or equivalent’ and we got a Nissan. The Nissan was great and did what we needed but I think the comparison of the brand is a bit misleading. Otherwise, everything was perfect. Thank you

Pros: everything perfect

Pros: The car was clean and in good condition and super cheap to rent. I'm really recommending Magic Islands Rent A Car because my credit card didn't work and I was able to use the debit card for the deposit. The holding deposit was returned back to my account without any charges. The staff was amazing too.

Cons: It was difficult to find the person who give the keys of the car. we lost 2 hours waiting for him..

Pros: I was using the new car, the mileage of the car when I picked up was only 650km.

Cons: The rental company charged (not blocked) a deposit of 1500 euros from my debit card, which I can understand because the car was new and rented for 11 days, but I returned the car without any damage on August 13 at 2PM and today is 2PM on August 17th and I still haven't received my deposit back - this is a strange form of business for this rental company, I don't know why they are using my money when we are no longer bound by any contract.

Pros: Friedliness & efficiency.

Cons: None

Pros: Good contact, friendly staff. Pick-up and drop-off in front of airport. Excellent serivce

Cons: We had to wait 10 minutes outside the airport once we called MAgic Islands.

Pros: Reliable, trustworthy.

Cons: It had a minor bump, otherwise would give 100% in everything. Nothing of importance. When I look for cars in Madeira, I always search for Magic Islands.

Pros: Simple and easy. They knew the conditions of the contract and did not try to get more money from me.

Cons: Nothing.

Pros: Easy, good car for the roads. Good representatives who loved the island.

Cons: Dirty windscreen, but I have high standards 😁

Cons: Smart cars are complicated we should get sent a video about how to use them before we arrive.

Pros: Easy pick up and delivery

Cons: Both cars had small small damages and scratches on all places. Brakes (also the handbrake) is a challenge on Madeira and need good maintenance.

Pros: There’s nothing nice to say about this company!!!

Cons: Very unprofessional staff that don’t do there job properly, when it comes to car damages they don’t reported all of them on the paperwork so on the return of the car they blame me for damages that was already there lucky I made a video but they still charge me on my deposit for damages and I had full insurance. I have sent them emails with no reply and made several phone calls where they are very rude and all they say is to send by emails, I really don’t know what else.

Pros: Friendly. Not a lot of paper work, efficient. Received a better car than expected.

Cons: No comments. Service was great.

Pros: The price and quality of the car

Cons: The €1200 deposit on the car made me nervous while driving it

Pros: Smooth hand over in short stay car park of airport.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Excellent car for the island.

Cons: Very easy to deal with, a quick and efficient handover

Pros: I would take the bad reviews with a pinch of salt. Magic island was brilliant from start to finish. If you look after the car you won’t have any issues. I wouldn’t hesitate using them again.

Pros: Nothing!

Cons: Car was noise ABARTH, never requested! Pick up 45 minutes late. Drop off 20 minutes late!!! Not possible to insure the “special car” or can.. Never ever use this company!!!

Pros: really first class service. Quick & effective.

Pros: Very eficient.

Pros: Easy and efficient

Pros: We met on time got an amazing car

Cons: I have not received the deposit back one week after the return of the car.

Pros: Nice staff, perfect car

Cons: Small problem to find company desk on Madeira airport. Unvalid car insurance - finally validated in time. I advice Magic islands rent a Car for others and anytime in a future would be happy to rent a car from this company :)