A list by Ada Nyman & Alexandra Bocheliuk. Updated January 2024.
We have created a list with the best spa hotels in Funchal, Portugal. Hope you enjoy it. We think it might be the best of its kind around. Tip: Set your dates to see room prices!
Outstanding SPA facilities. Rooftop pool. Offering an outdoor pool and spacentre, Castanheiro Boutique Hotel is set in Funchal, 500 metres from Marina do Funchal. The hotel has a year-round outdoor pool and hot tub, and guests can enjoy a meal at the restaurant or a drink at the bar. Castanheiro Boutique Hotel features a SPA with hydrotherapy pool, sauna, turkish bath,massage rooms and a relaxing area. Each room is equipped with a flat-screen TV with cable channels. A terrace or balcony are featured in certain rooms. The rooms include a private bathroom. For your comfort, you will find bath robes, slippers and free toiletries. You will also find a hairdresser's at the property. The hotel also offers bike hire and car hire. CIFEC - Madeira Congress Center is 2 km from Castanheiro Boutique Hotel, while Parque Ecologico do Funchal is 6 km away. Madeira Airport is 13 km from the property.Show full description
Wow, just wow! The indoor and outdoor pool areas are incredibly relaxing, and the rooftop has stunning views of the surrounding scenery. The spa facilities include a Turkish bath and massage rooms - making it the perfect place to unwind.
Set in lush, landscaped gardens, 5-star Quintinha São João features a spaand indoor and outdoor heated swimming pools. Overlooking central Funchal and the bay, it is 2 km from Funchal Cathedral. The spa includes a sauna, hot tub and massage rooms, and there is a small gym, games room and free WiFi in public areas. The spacious, elegant rooms provide a cable TV with DVD player, a minibar and private bathroom with hairdryer. Some rooms have a private, furnished balcony with views of the garden or Funchal Bay. The hotel has 2 bars and a restaurant serving a selection of Portuguese and international cuisine, as well as Goan specialities. The 24-hour reception staff aim are on hand to provide assistance. There is a free indoor car park on site and Quintinha São João Hotel offers a free shuttle service to/from Funchal Marina.Show full description
Prepare yourself for a truly luxurious experience at this hotel! The spa is absolutely stunning including a sauna, hot tub, and massage rooms. And to keep the entertainment going, there is also a games room where you can have endless fun.
Rooftop pool. Recently awarded as Europe's Leading Design Hotel, the luxurious Vine Hotel is located in Funchal and offers a fusion restaurant with stunning views, a Wine Therapy Spa, access to the fitness centre and a rooftop infinity pool. The spacious rooms are individually designed following the 4-seasons-of-the-year theme. For further relaxation, Hotel Vine’s spaoffers vinotherapy. Each features an LCD TV with in-room movies, free WiFi and a laptop-size safe. The roof terrace sports a infinity pool, massage facilities and a 20-metre hot tub with views of Fort São João and the mountains. The rooftop restaurant serves a blend of French and Madeiran cuisine prepared from regional produce. Guests can enjoy cocktails and snacks at the Bar 360°. The Palheiro Golf Course (15 km) and the Santo da Serra Golf Course (25 km) are only a short drive from The Vine Hotel.Show full description
This charming hotel in Funchal has great steam baths and a stunning rooftop bar with a delightful swimming pool. Don't miss the chance to indulge in vinotherapy, a unique experience that is available upon your request.
Wonderful sauna. Nestled against an oceanfront hillside, this quiet adult-only hotel boasts a heated outdoor pool, a sauna, and a hot tub. It offers panoramic mountain and sea views, and is located in the Lido area. Tui Blue Gardens features guest rooms with modern furnishings, and balconies that overlook the Atlantic Ocean. Each spacious room comes with satellite TV, as well as tea and coffee making facilities. Guests can enjoy live cooking and themed buffets for breakfast and dinner. Romantic and al-fresco dining is also available upon request. During the day, guests can relax on the rooftop terrace and get a drink from the honesty bar. In the evenings, The Tui Blue Gardens night club offers live music and a variety of shows. Tui Blue Gardens is just 2 km from the Funchal city centre and in situated near various public parks and shops. Paid private parking is possible on site . Facilities at this hotel include spa and wellness centre. Show full description
The hotel's facilities are outstanding, including a sauna and steam room, a modern indoor pool for swimming, and a fantastic outdoor sun lounger area for soaking up the sun. Complimentary yoga classes? They have it all!
Stunning pool facilities. Great SPA. 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 on-site spaoffers a variety of treatments including facials, aromatherapy, body massages and reflexology. 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. 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.Show full description
Nice pool. The 4-star Pestana Promenade Ocean Resort Hotel in Funchal is close to the Lido and offers direct access to the promenade that stretches to Praia Formosa. It features indoor and outdoor pools, an outdoor hot tub, a spaand gym. The Promenade’s spa features a range of relaxation options, including a sauna and a Turkish bath. The bright and airy rooms at the Pestana Promenade Ocean Resort Hotel have hardwood floors. They feature Atlantic Ocean views from the balcony, and include modern amenities such as air conditioning and a private bathroom with complimentary soaps and shampoos. The stylish restaurant at the Pestana Ocean Resort serves authentic local specialities. Meals and refreshing drinks can also be enjoyed al fresco on the terrace, which is surrounded by an exotic garden and palm trees. More active guests can work out with cardiovascular equipment and free weights at the modern gym. Parking is available, at an extra fee. A 24-hour front desk is among the convenient amenities offered by the hotel.Show full description
Casa Velha do Palheiro Relais & Chateaux is a 5-star manor house hotel situated in the old Palheiro Gardens in the foothills of Funchal. With access to the Palheiro Golf Course, guests can also have various golfing discounts. Guests can relax by the outdoor pool in the gardens or use the free facilities of the Spaat Casa Velha featuring a heated indoor pool as well as sauna and steam room. Free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with a various choices of international channels are available. A variety of eating venues include the Classical dining room with international haute cuisine, the more relaxed Restaurant Vista Balancal with its views over Funchal bay, the tea house in the Palheiro gardens or snacks at the Spa. The hotel organizes deep sea fishing on its own motor yacht Balancal as well as experiences with whale and dolphin watching. On site there is a tennis court, badminton, croquet as well as its own championship golf course – Palheiro Golf. Casa Velha do Palheiro Relais & Chateaux is 7 km from the centre of Funchal and offers direct access to the award-winning Palheiro Gardens. Free private parking is available as well as a daily free shuttle service to the town centre.Show full description
Located close to Funchal’s city centre, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Meliã Madeira Mare offers free WiFi, an indoor and outdoor pool and a spa. Its elegantly-furnished rooms offer a balcony and cable TV. Some rooms of Melia Madeira Mare include scenic views of the Atlantic Ocean from the balcony. Many of the hotel’s rooms also have a seating area. Guests can relax in the sauna at Melia Madeira Mare’s spa. Massage treatments and a steam bath are also offered. Melia Madeira Mare’s restaurant serves a breakfast buffet and an a la carte menu for dinner. The hotel’s pool bar provides refreshing beverages. Free parking is available. Madeira International Airport is a 25-minute drive away. Melia Madeira Mare is a 14-minute drive from the city centre. Facilities at this hotel include spa and wellness centre. Show full description
Set within extensive gardens of various subtropical trees and a banana plantation, Quinta da Casa Branca features a boutique hotel and an elegant manor house and offers a heated pool and rooms with garden views. There is a sparoom and two restaurants at the property. The Frangipani Spa room offers massages and beauty treatments. 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. 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'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 and Funchal city centre is 2 km away.Show full description
This is likely the most BEAUTIFUL spa hotel in Funchal! The restaurant has a delightful dining experience and the pools are fantastic, with heated water. Moreover, the hotel has an outstanding selection of body treatments.
Situated atop a natural peninsula, The Cliff Bay provides panoramic Atlantic Ocean views and private sea access. There are indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a 2-Michelin star restaurant and free Wi-Fi. Cliff Bay features top-of-the-range spaand wellness facilities. All guest rooms have twin queen-size beds, an en suite marble bathroom and an LCD cable TV with DVD/CD player. In addition, all rooms feature a veranda with table and chairs, giving views of the hotel's gardens or the Bay of Funchal. Cliff Bay features 3 restaurants, including the 2-Michelin star Il Gallo d'Oro, which serves aromatic Mediterranean and Iberian cuisine. Guests can also relax in any of the on-site cafés and bars. There is direct, private access to the sea as well as tennis courts, a games room and a library. The hotel is located within a 5-minute drive from the Funchal centre, just 20 minutes’ drive from Madeira Airport. An airport shuttle is available upon request.Show full description
Located in Funchal, 1.7 km from Almirante Reis Beach, Savoy Palace - The Leading Hotels of the World - Savoy Signature provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, private parking, a fitness centre and a garden. Featuring room service, this property also has a restaurant and a terrace. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, a shared lounge and free WiFi throughout the property. The hotel will provide guests with air-conditioned rooms offering a desk, a coffee machine, a minibar, a safety deposit box, a flat-screen TV, a balcony and a private bathroom with a bidet. Each room is equipped with a kettle, while some rooms are equipped with a kitchen with a fridge, a dishwasher and an oven. At Savoy Palace - The Leading Hotels of the World - Savoy Signature every room comes with bed linen and towels. The daily breakfast offers buffet, continental or Full English/Irish options. You can play table tennis at this 5-star hotel, and bike hire and car hire are available. Popular points of interest near the accommodation include Gorgulho - Gavinas Beach, Marina do Funchal and Madeira Casino. The nearest airport is Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport, 20 km from Savoy Palace - The Leading Hotels of the World - Savoy Signature. Facilities at this hotel include spa and wellness centre. Show full description
Great rooftop pool.Opened April 2021. Conveniently set in Funchal, NEXT - by Savoy Signature provides air-conditioned rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, free WiFi and a fitness centre. Among the various facilities are a garden, a terrace, as well as a restaurant. The property features a sauna, nightclub and a shared lounge. All units at the hotel are equipped with a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a safety deposit box. Each room includes a private bathroom equipped with a shower and free toiletries, while selected rooms are fitted with a kitchenette fitted with a fridge. At NEXT - by Savoy Signature each room comes with bed linen and towels. Staff speak German, English, Spanish and French at the 24-hour front desk. Popular points of interest near the accommodation include Almirante Reis Beach, Marina do Funchal and Madeira Casino. The nearest airport is Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport, 20 km from NEXT - by Savoy Signature. Facilities at this hotel include spa and wellness centre. Show full description
Renovated in 2018, the 4-star Hotel Alto Lido is located in Funchal’s prime area – Lido, 2.5 km from the city centre. It offers an indoor and an outdoor heated swimming pool as well as a pool for children and Spafacilities. Hotel Alto Lido includes modernly decorated rooms, suites and studios with frontal or side se views. Each accommodation is equipped with a flat-screen cable TV, a private bathroom with shower and hairdryer, air conditioning, telephone, safety deposit box and free WiFi. Studios have fully equipped kitchenette. On site, guests can choose amongst 3 restaurants. The Flôr de Sal restaurant is a buffet restaurant on the ground floor and serves local specialties. On the 1st floor, The Tale offers an ample veranda with sea views and a carefully prepared à la carte menu. Linha de Água offers light meals and salads by the outdoor pool. In addition, guests may enjoy live music and a cocktail at the 360 bar. Guests have a gymand cardio-fitness facilities at their disposal as well as a sauna and a Turkish bath. There are 2 conference rooms with capacity for 80 and 100 persons, a laundry service and a games room. Private shuttle service to the centre of Funchal is available 4 times per day. Funchal International Airport is a 20-minute drive away.Show full description
Set on a cliff in 10 acres of subtropical gardens overlooking the Atlantic, this 5-star resort features an oceanfront spa, 3 swimming pools and direct access to oceanic waters. All rooms at Reid's Palace are elegantly furnished and include a balcony and marble bathroom with amenities. Reid’s Palace Spafeatures indoor and outdoor therapy suites with a private whirlpool. It offers an indulgent menu of treatments using world-class spa brands. A minibar with complimentary soft drinks and free in-room movies are available to each room. Dry and wet saunas are also on site. Active guests can play a match on the tennis courts, or get energised with cardiovascular equipment at the modern gym. Madeira's finest ingredients are brought to life at Michelin-starred William Restaurant, while the Villa Cipriani serves classic Italian dishes. The Dining Room organises elegant soirees in Edwardian ambiance, during the winter season. The Reid’s is 3 km from Praia Formosa Beach and 15 minutes’ walk to Funchal city centre with plenty of nightlife. It provides free private parking.Show full description
Featuring panoramic views of Praia Formosa, the largest pebble beach in Madeira, the Golden Residence Hotel offers an outdoor pool, a wellness centre, and modern accommodation with private balconies. All rooms and apartments of the Golden Residence are equipped with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, and a kettle. The GoldenSpa offers various health and beauty treatments, including hot stone massages. Some rooms have side views of the North Atlantic Ocean. Apartments feature a living area with a kitchenette. Golden Flavours Restaurant serves regional and international cuisine made with fresh produce from the hotel’s vegetable garden. The Golden View Bar serves a variety of drinks and refreshments, including cocktails. It also features a heated indoor pool, a gym, and a meditation room. Funchal's city centre is only 3.5 km away. The promenade, located next to the hotel, features views of one of the highest sea cliffs in Europe, the Cabo Girão. Facilities at this hotel include spa and wellness centre. Show full description
The newly renovated 4-star Hotel Baía Azul is ideally situated a 4-minute walk from Funchal’s beachfront. It offers 3 swimming pools, 3 restaurants, a Spaand a sun deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the gardens. The Hotel Baía Azul offers a Spa with an indoor heated pool, a gym, a steam bath, a sauna a relaxation room and 2 massage rooms, where guests can unwind after an active day. The hotel is composed of 215 bedrooms with sea-inspired décors, all fitted with an en suite bathroom with bath amenities and a hairdryer. Each room features a flat-screen cable TV, a minibar, a kettle and a safe deposit box. Free WiFi access is provided in all rooms and common areas. At each of the three on-site restaurants, guests will find distinctive ambiences. The Atlantic restaurant serves themed buffets, while the Ocean restaurant serves an à la carte menu with gourmet dishes based on products from the region and the Sal restaurant is specialized in Italian Cuisine. Light meals and refreshing drinks can be found at the Blue Bar, by the outdoor swimming-pool. The Baía Azul is just over 3 km from the centre of Funchal and a regular courtesy bus operates daily between the town and Hotel. It is 300 metres to the nearest shops, bars and restaurants in Forum Madeira.Show full description
Wonderful SPA facilities. Superb sauna facilities. Located next to Quinta Magnólia Park, 1 km from Praia Formosa Beach, the hotel Enotel Magnólia offers an outdoor and indoor swimming pool and a fitness room. The elegant rooms at Enotel Magnólia have an en suite marble bathroom, and some have a private balcony. All rooms include air conditioning, a fridge and cable TV. The Enotel Magnólia’s restaurant serves a full English breakfast each morning. The Alma Bar offers indoor views of the gardens, and in the evening you can relax in the bar with live piano music. Palheiro Golf Course is 10 km away. Enotel Magnólia is a 15 minutes drive from Madeira Airport. Free on-site car parking is available. Facilities at this hotel include spa and wellness centre. Show full description
This luxurious, 5-star all-inclusive hotel offers an indoor and outdoor pool, spaand 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 gymand 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.Show full description
Great sauna. Rooftop pool. Located in scenic Madeira Island, Pestana CR7 Funchal results of a partnership between Pestana Hotels and world-renowned footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. The elegant 4-star hotel has an outdoor pool and is 300 metres from Funchal Marina. The Pestana CR7 offers accommodation in double rooms, with plenty of natural light and a private bathroom, including free toiletries. These rooms are all air conditioned and come with a mini bar and a safety deposit box. Free WiFi is available throughout the hotel. The hotel’s in-house restaurant has a varied menu, which includes a selection of quality salads, pizzas and hamburgers, all produced from fresh local products. There’s also a bar, where guests can get a refreshing drink or cocktail to cap off the day after a tour of the island. Following a dip in the outdoor swimming pool, guests can also enjoy a workout in the outdoor gym. Massages are available for booking, upon request and at an extra fee. There is a 24-hour front desk at the property, available to help out guests during their stay. Guests have free admission to the Cristiano Ronaldo Museu, located right next to the Hotel. The Madeira Casino is just 200 metres from the property, while Madeira Shopping is 4.7 km away. The nearest airport is Madeira Airport, 23.5 km from Pestana CR7 Funchal. Facilities at this hotel include spa and wellness centre. Show full description
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