Curated luxury hotels in Portugal

Set on a cliff overlooking the ocean, Roca Mar features a solarium and an outdoor pool. Located in Caniço de Baixo, it offers spacious rooms with a private balcony.

Hotel Roca Mar’s rooms are bright and sunny with glass sliding doors opening onto a furnished balcony. Each one has a lounge area with a plush armchair, work desk and cable TV.

Roca Mar’s restaurant specializes in seafood including sword fish and octopus, all served alongside regional wines. Guests can also enjoy live music shows at the Bar Restaurant.

Roca Mar Hotel is 8 km from Madeira Airport. Palheiro Golf Course is 20 minutes’ drive away. Hotel minibus to Funchal available on weekdays (subject to availability and payment).

With a stay at Hotel Ocean Gardens in Funchal, you'll be near the beach, within a 10-minute drive of CR7 Museum and Pinnacle Viewpoint. This hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Palheiro Golfe and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Palheiro Golf Club.

Panoramic terrace and rooms overlooking the Funchal Bay await guests at this 5-star hotel. Located 2 km from Funchal, it also features a sea-view outdoor pool and a spa with massages.

The air-conditioned rooms at the Quinta Mirabela include satellite TV, a minibar and safety deposit box. The marble bathrooms come with bathrobes and hairdryers.

Guests can swim in the outdoor swimming pool, or relax at the spa, which has a hammam, a hot tub and a sauna. There is also a modern gym equipped with cardiovascular equipment and free weights.

The Mirabela’s elegant restaurant serves Madeiran and international cuisine, which can be enjoyed on the panoramic terrace. Stephan’s Bar offers exotic cocktails, while the pool bar serves natural fruit juices.

Offering panoramic views of Funchal and the Atlantic Ocean, Hotel Quinta Bela S. Tiago features an outdoor heated pool surrounded by tropical gardens. It offers a wellness centre 10 metres from Barreirinha Beach.

The elegant rooms at Hotel Quinta Bela come with free WiFi access. A desk and cable TV are standard. The private bathroom includes a bathrobe and free toiletries.

Guests can enjoy a breakfast buffet at Jardim de Inverno or Terraço do Governador. For lunch and dinner, the refined O Pórtico Restaurant serves international and regional cuisine. Pôr do Sol Cocktail Bar offers drinks along beautiful sunset views.

Guests can enjoy relaxing massage treatments, a hot tub, Turkish bath and sauna at the wellness centre. For the more energetic, there is a gym available. A stroll in the tropical gardens, followed by a dip in the pool is a perfect end to the day.

To get to know the local culture, guests can head to the local market, located 300 metres away from Hotel Quinta Bela S. Tiago. Funchal Airport is a 20-minute drive away, and the gondola lift for Monte is 300 metres away.

Located on the Funchal seafront, this hotel offers panoramic views over the Atlantic. It provides rooms with kitchenettes and balconies, 2 pools and a spa centre with spa bath and sauna.

The spacious rooms at Hotel Porto Santa Maria are fitted with flat-screen TVs with cable channels. They all include private furnished balconies, a kitchenette and marble bathrooms with bathtubs.

The Arsenal Restaurant serves à la carte and buffet meals, and there is a bar featuring live evening entertainment. The generous daily breakfast can be enjoyed on the garden terrace.

Porto Santa Maria hotel is located next to the gondola lift for Monte. It is a 7-minute walk from central Funchal, where guests can find many cafes and shops. The staff can help plan excursions to World Heritage Laurisilva forests.

Hotel Porto Santa Maria is 30 minutes’ drive from Madeira Airport. An airport transfer is available upon request and at an extra cost. Free on-site parking is available at the hotel.

A stay at The Marketplace Apartments places you in the heart of Funchal, within a 15-minute walk of CR7 Museum and Funchal Farmers Market. This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Embroidery Museum and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Avenida do Mar.

The 4-star Aqua Natura Madeira offers elegant rooms with Atlantic Ocean views in the fishing village of Porto Moniz, 45 km north of Funchal city centre. It offers a sauna on site.

Each accommodation is elegantly decorated and includes tea-and-coffee making facilities, a minibar, and a balcony with sea views. All rooms have a seating area with a sofa.

The 24-hour Aqua Natura Madeira has a panoramic restaurant on site serving local cuisine along with national and regional wines. Breakfast buffets, as well as an à-la-carte menu are served for lunch and dinner.

Guests can use the hot tub while relaxing with the Atlantic Ocean views. Massage services and a gym are available. For the sports fans, the Aqua Natura features a diving centre on site. The natural swimming pools are a few steps away.

Madeira International Airport is 60 km away, and an airport shuttle is available upon request.

Overlooking the Bay of Funchal, this well designed hotel provides luxury accommodation within Santa Caterina Park. There is a spa with pools for relaxation and a casino and discotheque for entertainment.

Featuring private balconies, all rooms at the Pestana Casino Park Hotel & Casino come with seating areas and satellite LCD TVs. Many guest rooms provide a panoramic view of the Atlantic Ocean.

Pestana’s 6 dining venues include the Panoramic Restaurant with far-reaching views of the Bay and pool area. The Aqua overlooks the hotel’s gardens and casino, while the sunset Restaurant offers a varied menu and a cocktail bar.

Guests can relax in the indoor or outdoor pools, exercise in the fitness centre or enjoy one of the quality treatments available from the Pestana Spa. The hotel arranges diverse recreational activities including hiking and diving.

Pestana Casino Park is just a 5-minute walk from the town centre and 30 minutes’ drive from Madeira Airport. Parking is available on site, upon an extra fee.

Situated 1 km away from the centre of Funchal, Madeira Bright Star features an outdoor pool and free WiFi hroughout the hotel.

The hotel offers air-conditioned rooms, decorated in neutral colours. All the rooms have wooden furniture and a flat-screen TV.

Guests can start their day with a breakfast buffet, before relaxing on the sun loungers by the pool. The hotel’s restaurant serves daily buffet breakfast, while the on-site bar offers light snacks, cocktails and soft drinks.

Just steps from the property, guests can find restaurants providing local dishes.

There is a golf course 7 km away, and Madeira Casino is only 200 metres away. Cristiano Ronaldo Museum is 50 metres away from Madeira Bright Star.

With a stay at Hotel Quinta da Penha de França in Funchal, you'll be within a 10-minute walk of CR7 Museum and Madeira Casino. This beach hotel is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Santa Catarina Park and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from La Vie Shopping Center.

This 4-star is within walking distance of the beach and Funchal City Centre. Built on the site of the historic Hotel Miramar, it features classic architecture and landscaping, with mountain and sea views.

The rooms at Pestana Miramar are air conditioned and feature en-suite bathrooms with bathtubs.

Miramar has both an outdoor and indoor pool. There is a health club with a fully-equipped fitness centre, sauna and hot tub. Massages, beauty treatments and hairdresser services are also available.

The restaurant serves gourmet cuisine and fine wine. Guests can relax in the popular Miramar gardens, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Free WiFi is availablein the public areas of the hotel. Private parking is available, at an extra fee.

Set within extensive gardens of various subtropical trees and a banana plantation, Quinta da Casa Branca - Small Luxury Hotels of the World features a boutique hotel and an elegant manor house and offers a heated pool and rooms with garden views. There is a spa room and two restaurants at the property.

Free WiFi access, tea and coffee making facilities and a private balcony or terrace overlooking the gardens are available in all accommodations. Each of the private bathrooms is comfortably equipped with a hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers.

The Health Club is equipped with a fitness training room, sauna, steam bath, hot tub and a relaxation room. The Frangipani Spa room offers massages and beauty treatments. An outdoor heated swimming pool and communal relaxation spaces in the gardens are also provided, offering guests peaceful settings to relax or peruse a book.

Set in the Manor House, “The Dining Room” Restaurant has an al fresco dining terrace and offers fine Mediterranean cuisine, à la carte or table d’hôte. Amongst the gardens, the “Garden Pavilion” Restaurant is set in a modern wooden glass building with a terrace and offers buffet breakfast, lunch and snacks.

Quinta da Casa Branca - Small Luxury Hotels of the World's 24-hour reception staff can arrange private jeep tours around the Island, Levada walks, sailing trips, car and bike rentals and airport private transfers. Madeira Airport is 20 km away from Quinta da Casa Branca - Small Luxury Hotels of the World and Funchal city centre is 2 km away.

This exclusive 5-star hotel in Madeira offers elegant rooms with a private balcony featuring views of the surrounding botanical gardens or the Bay of Funchal. Facilities include an outdoor pool.

Quinta da Bela Vista is decorated with fine paintings and antique furniture throughout. The air-conditioned rooms have cable TV, a seating area, and a luxurious marble bathroom.

Guests can explore the Atlantic Ocean by renting Quinta da Bela Vista’s very own yacht. It also offers a tennis court, a sauna, a fitness centre, and a concierge service.

Restaurant Avista Navios serves international dishes with traditional Madeiran flavours in a warm setting with wooden furniture, a fireplace and marble floors.

Snacks, drinks and cocktails are served at the pool bar, which has stunning views over the Bay of Funchal.

Quinta da Bela Vista is just 2 km from Funchal’s city centre, where guests can visit the Sé Cathedral, the Frederico de Freitas Museum or the Museum of Contemporary Art.

The 5-star Vidamar Resorts Madeira is situated on Madeira's southern coast, just few minutes' walk from central Funchal. It features 3 salt-water infinity pools for adults and one for children. The property boasts panoramic views of the Atlantic.

All rooms at Vidamar Resorts Madeira have sea or garden views from the balconies. Each room is equipped with air conditioning, cable TV, mini refrigerator and an en suite bathroom.

On-site restaurants offer local and international specialities and include the Ocean Buffet Restaurant, the Sabor a Mar Restaurant, the Casa das Espetadas Restaurant, the Koi Sushi Bar and the Italian á la carte restaurant Mamma Mia by Giovanni. There is also a piano bar and snooker lounge.

The Aquatica Kids World offers a safe environment to play and create for children between 3 and 11, while the Thalasso Sea Spa, surrounded by water and elegance, offers relaxing programmes to adults. It features a variety of treatments, relaxing areas, dynamic swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, Turkish bath as well as contrast, Vichy and Scottish shower.

Guests can exercise in the fully-equipped fitness centre, play squash or sunbathe on the hotel's sea platform, where also runs classes in various water sports (seasonal). The Vidamar Madeira is 18 km from Madeira Santa Catarina Airport. Parking is available for an additional fee.

As part of the Vila Porto Mare resort, this hotel offers 4 restaurants, 6 bars and 5 swimming pools. Porto Mare features an extensive tropical garden on the Atlantic oceanfront.

The air-conditioned rooms at Hotel Porto Mare include furnished balconies with views over the sea, garden or pool area. They feature marble bathrooms, minibars and tea-and-coffee-making facilities.

Dining options include a wide choice of Mediterranean and international flavours offered by the resort’s buffets and à la carte menus.
The on-site spa offers a variety of treatments including facials, aromatherapy, body massages and reflexology. Guests can relax in 2 saunas and a Turkish bath, benefit from the Vichy shower or the gym.

Hotel Porto Mare is located 2.5 km from Funchal city centre and 19 km from Madeira Airport. Airport transfers can be arranged, at an extra fee.

This luxurious, 5-star all-inclusive hotel offers an indoor and outdoor pool, spa and sauna. Located in Funchal, it overlooks the Atlantic Ocean with direct access to the oceanfront promenade, and its spacious rooms offer a private balcony.

With scenic ocean views, all rooms at Enotel Lido - All Inclusive are air conditioned and have flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Each is elegantly furnished, featuring cosy bathrobes, a hairdryer, and a minibar.

Enotel Lido's 3 themed restaurants serve Portuguese, Italian and Asian cuisine. The main Atlântico Restaurant offers panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and a varied buffet.

Enotel Lido spa, offers steam baths and massage treatments. The hotel also provides a fully equipped gym and cardio fitness room. The hotel also offers numerous services, including a games area, shops, a hairdresser, and 24-hour medical services.

Madeira Airport is 16 km from the Enotel Lido - All Inclusive. Free private parking is available at the hotel.

Quinta do Estreito Vintage House is situated below the village of Estreito, a short distance from Funchal. Originally a vineyard, this estate now offers luxury accommodation and panoramic views.

There are 48 stylish and beautifully decorated rooms on offer. All of the rooms are south facing and offer a large balcony with sea view.

There are 2 gourmet restaurants at Quinta do Estreito offering a great selection of traditional Madeiran cuisine. There are also a number of bars and a wine cellar with barrels of Madeira wine.

There is a swimming pool and landscaped gardens for guests to enjoy.

Surrounded by tropical gardens, the seaside Pestana Grand Ocean Resort Hotel features the largest salt water pool on the Madeira Island. The hotel offers fine dining and access to the Funchal coastline promenade.

The resort is set on the rock of Ponta da Cruz, with views of the high sea cliffs of Cabo Girão. Its bright interiors have large windows, designed to let in plenty of natural light.

Pestana Grand Ocean Resort Hotel has a full-scale spa with steam baths, saunas, and hot tubes. Guests can work out at the gym, have a relaxing massage or swim in the panoramic indoor pool.

The Pestana Grand's rooms include private balconies. Each is air conditioned and has an en suite bathroom with a bathtub.

The hotel offers an extensive range of restaurants, including fine Moroccan, Italian and Portuguese cuisine. Guests can enjoy a drink in the piano bar, or a fine cigar in the lounge.

Situated in Arco da Calheta and only 25 km from Girao Cape, Achadinha - Mountain Cottage features accommodation with mountain views, free WiFi and free private parking. Boasting private check-in and check-out, this property also provides guests with an outdoor fireplace. Volcanic caves of São Vicente is 31 km from the chalet and Pico dos Barcelos Viewpoint is 31 km away.

The chalet features 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, bed linen, towels, a flat-screen TV, a dining area, a fully equipped kitchen, and a terrace with sea views. This chalet also includes a balcony that doubles up as an outdoor dining area. The property offers garden views.

The chalet has a barbecue and a garden.

Marina do Funchal is 34 km from Achadinha - Mountain Cottage, while Porto Moniz Natural Swimming Pools is 34 km from the property. Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport is 52 km away.

Located in Calheta, 25 km from Girao Cape, Quinta Alegre provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a fitness centre and a garden. Providing a restaurant, the property also has a terrace and a bar. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, a shared lounge and free WiFi throughout the property.

Guest rooms at the hotel are equipped with a seating area, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a safety deposit box and a private bathroom with a bidet, free toiletries and a hairdryer. All units include a desk.

You can play table tennis at this 4-star hotel, and bike hire and car hire are available.

Porto Moniz Natural Swimming Pools is 30 km from Quinta Alegre, while Marina do Funchal is 34 km away. Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport is 52 km from the property.