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Reid's Palace interior
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Noble Room, Savoy Hotel
Character Hotels in Funchal
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Reid's Palace
$
Crowne Plaza
restaurants
(see p61)
.
Children aged 5 to 12 have
their own pool and Dol-
phin Club with daily activ-
ities. d
Rua Simplício dos
Passos Gouveia 29 • Map
G6 • 291 702 000 • www.
tivolihotels.com • €€€€
Truly one of the great
hotels of the world,
Reid's has the feel of a
country house - genuine
antiques and works of art
at every turn, gardens
dotted with pools and
shady retreats, panoram-
ic views, and some of
Madeira's best restau-
rants
(see p60)
.
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Estrada
Monumental 139 • Map H6
• 291 717 171 • www.
reidspalace.com • €€€€€
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Savoy Classic
Everything about the
Crowne Plaza says
“style , but this is also a
hotel that cares about its
guests, as its 24-hour
gym, pool, squash
courts, spa and crêche
attest. d
Estrada Monu-
mental 175/177 • Map G6 •
291 717 700 • www.madei-
ra.crowneplaza.com • €€€€
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Quinta da Casa
Branca
“Where is the hotel? , you
are tempted to ask on
arrival. The ultra-modern
rooms in this imaginatively
designed complex are
cleverly integrated into the
garden so as to be almost
invisible, while providing
guests with uninterrupt-
ed views across green
lawns and shrub-filled
borders. d
Rua da Casa
Branca 5/7 • Map G6 • 291
700 770 • www.quinta
casabranca.pt • €€€€
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Cliff Bay
The Cliff Bay shares
its prime position on the
clifftops immediately
west of Funchal with
Reid's, the Savoy and the
Crowne Plaza. A series of
terraced gardens leads to
palm-shaded swimming
pools. Enjoy Italian food
with spectacular harbour
views in the Il Gallo
d'Oro restaurant.
d
Estra-
da Monumental 147 • Map
G6 • 291 707 700 • www.
porto bay.com • €€€€
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Porto Mare
The Savoy is now two
hotels in one. The original
(Savoy Classic), where
Margaret Thatcher spent
her honeymoon, is linked
to its sister (Savoy Royal)
by a bridge. Guests at the
Classic may also use the
facilities of the Royal.
d
Avenida do Infante • Map
H6 • 291 213 000 • www.
savoyresort.com • €€€€€
£
Savoy Royal
(
Quinta da Penha
de França
This charming hotel is
the best central budget
choice. The busy world
only intrudes when using
the footbridge to access
the pool and sea platform.
d
Rua Imperatriz Dona
Amélia 87 • Map H6 • 291
204 650 • www.hotelquinta
penhafranca.com • €€
)
Pestana Grand
The modern Savoy is
a veritable museum of
art and antiquities from
all the parts of the world
that Portuguese sailors
ventured to during the
15th-century Age of Dis-
covery. But the hotel's
popularity with readers of
the British
Daily Telegraph
newspaper (who voted it
“second best resort hotel
in the world”) has more
to do with its stunningly
designed pool area, and
the delicious fruit cocktails
at the submerged bar.
d
Rua Carvalho Araújo • Map
H6 • 291 213 500 • www.
savoyresort.com • €€€€€
The Porto Mare is part
of a stunning new resort
hotel with wonderful gar-
dens, a huge outdoor
swimming pool, indoor
pools, spa complex, chil-
dren's crêche and gym,
and a restaurant serving
adventurous Mediterranean
cuisine. d
Rua do Gorgulho
2 • Map G6 • 291 703 700
• www.portobay.com • €€€€
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Tivoli Ocean Park
This spacious new
hotel has a large outdoor
pool and health centre.
Eat Portuguese, Italian or
Moroccan before enjoy-
ing the evening's enter-
tainment.
d
Rua Ponta da
Cruz 23 • Map G6 • 291
707 400 • www.pestana.
com • €€€€€
Resembling a huge
liner, the Tivoli Ocean Park
looks out onto a lovely
part of the Madeiran
coast. The Boca do Cais is
one of the island's best
Note:
Unless otherwise stated, all hotels accept credit cards,
and have en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning
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