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double room pernight
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Choupana Hills Resort
Character Hotels beyond Funchal
! Choupana Hills
$ Quinta do Jardim
enjoy southerly views over
the city. Features include
a pool, tennis court, spa
suite, billiards room and
restaurant. d Rua Dr João
Lemos Gomes 29 • Map
H5 • 291 750 100 • www.
jardins-lago.com • €€€€
Resort and Spa,
Funchal
A stunning complex of
bungalows of wood,
stone and tile, high up in
the menthol-scented
eucalyptus forest above
Funchal. Enjoy a few days
of pampering - complete
with massage and spa
treatments, and a fine
restaurant, the Xôpana
(see p61) . d Travessa do
Largo da Choupana • Map
H5 • 291 206 020 • www.
choupanahills.com • €€€€€
@ Casa Velha do
da Serra, Jardim
da Serra
This newly restored bou-
tique hotel, with pool and
health centre, is set in
renowned gardens. The
estate was founded by
Henry Veitch (1782-
1857), a wealthy Scottish
entrepreneur who made
a fortune supplying wine
to the Portuguese navy.
d Fonte Frade • Map G6 •
291 911 500 • www.quinta-
jardimdaserra.com • €€€€
* Quintinha de São
João, Funchal
Set in an elegant suburb
of Funchal, the Quintinha
de São João has modern
wings extending from its
historic core. Facilities
include outdoor pool, ten-
nis court, sauna and well
regarded restaurant. d
Rua da Levada de São João
4 • Map H5 • 291 740 920
• www.quintinhasaojoao.
com • €€€
( Madeira Palacio,
% Quinta Splendida,
Caniço
The Quinta Splendida
describes its walled estate
as a “botanical garden ,
because of its rare and
beautiful planting, now
enhanced by herb, fruit
and vegetable gardens
which supply the hotel
kitchens. d Estrada da
Ponta Oliveira 11 • Map J5
• 291 930 400 • www.hotel
quintasplendida.com • €€€
^ Quinta da Bela
Palheiro, São
Gonçalo
Built as a hunting lodge
by the Count of Carval-
hal, the 200-year-old Casa
Velha serves some of the
best food on the island
(see p61) . The Palheiro
Gardens (see pp24-5) are
just over the hedge; Pal-
heiro Golf (see p48) is at
the end of the drive. d
Rua da Estalagem 23 • Map
H5 • 291 790 350 • www.
casa-velha.com • €€€€
Funchal
The Madeira Palace
keeps guests busy with a
new health club, large
outdoor and indoor pools,
floodlit tennis courts, live
music and a varied pro-
gramme of night-time
entertainment. d Estrada
Monumental 265 • Map G6
• 291 702 702 • www.hotel
madeirapalacio.com • €€€€
) Quinta das Vistas,
Vista, Funchal
The “Beautiful View” is
of the wild cliffs to the
east, but it could equally
be describing the lovely
gardens of this traditional
manor house. d Caminho
do Avista Navios 4 • Map
G6 • 291 706 400 • www.
belavistamadeira.com • €€€€
& Jardins do Lago,
£ Quinta do Monte,
Monte
An oasis of calm, set high
above Funchal in a lush,
walled garden threaded by
meandering cobbled
paths. The manor at the
heart of the estate is
decorated with antique
furniture and oriental rugs.
The dining room (see p60)
is set in a modern conserv-
atory. d Caminho do
Monte 182 • Map H5 • 291
780 100 • www.charming-
hotelsmadeira.com • €€€
Funchal
This 1930s-style hotel set
high above the city has
something of a colonial
air, with palm-fringed
public rooms, gardens
and a veranda for alfres-
co dining. Pool, gym and
spa. d Caminho de Santo
António 52 • Map G5 • 291
750 007 • www.charming-
hotelsmadeira.com • €€€€
Funchal
This charming manor
house set in six acres of
gardens has a famous
resident - a giant tortoise
called Columbo. Rooms
For hotels on Porto Santo See p99
113
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