Central Funchal on foot, €75 apart. Barceló Funchal Oldtown, from about €225 with breakfast, if you want a five-star behind six old town-house façades, the Sé two minutes away, the Zona Velha ten and a heated rooftop pool; Hotel Madeira, from about €150 with breakfast, if you would rather have a 1969 modernist building by the Jardim Municipal, the Sé six minutes away and a pool and bar on the roof.
The insider oneA new five-star behind six old façades by the Sé, opened in 2023, with a rooftop pool and old Funchal on foot.
€€From about €225 a night
Choose Barceló Funchal Oldtown if
The catch
A small, shallow rooftop pool, about 10 by 6 metres, where loungers run short on busy days
The smart moneyA central Funchal three-star by the Jardim Municipal, six minutes' walk from the Sé, with a rooftop pool and breakfast included from about €150 a night.
€€From about €150 a night
Choose Hotel Madeira if
The catch
Small rooms: a Standard Room is 17 to 20 m², a Standard Balcony Room 16 to 20 m²
| Best for | Barceló Funchal Oldtown | Hotel Madeira |
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| Best value hotels in Madeira | On the list | On the list |
| Best central hotels in Madeira | On the list | On the list |
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Barceló Funchal Oldtown
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The verdict
Central Funchal on foot, €75 apart. Barceló Funchal Oldtown, from about €225 with breakfast, if you want a five-star behind six old town-house façades, the Sé two minutes away, the Zona Velha ten and a heated rooftop pool; Hotel Madeira, from about €150 with breakfast, if you would rather have a 1969 modernist building by the Jardim Municipal, the Sé six minutes away and a pool and bar on the roof.
Hand-picked: only the best, one version of each, researched so you don’t have to.
The food and wineFrom €954.8(550)
The west, by jeepFrom €695(650)
Whales, on a big catamaranFrom €354.6(7,900)
The sunset sailFrom €504.8(2,600)
Questions people ask
Central Funchal on foot, €75 apart. Barceló Funchal Oldtown, from about €225 with breakfast, if you want a five-star behind six old town-house façades, the Sé two minutes away, the Zona Velha ten and a heated rooftop pool; Hotel Madeira, from about €150 with breakfast, if you would rather have a 1969 modernist building by the Jardim Municipal, the Sé six minutes away and a pool and bar on the roof.
Old Funchal on the doorstep and a pool on the roof, from about €225 a night with breakfast. Check availability for the Junior Suite. A polished five-star behind a row of old town façades, built for walking out of the door into old Funchal. The roof pool is a place to cool off, not the point of the stay.
It has a rooftop pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
A 1969 Chorão Ramalho building in the middle of Funchal, with a rooftop pool and breakfast included, at about €150 a night. Check availability for the Junior Suite. A small, well-placed city hotel in a 1960s modernist building, priced as a base rather than a destination. You come for the address, the rooftop and the breakfast, and spend your days out in Funchal and on the island.
It has a rooftop pool. A public beach is within walking distance.