Away from Funchal, south-west or north. Estalagem da Ponta do Sol, from about €225 with breakfast, if you want monochrome design, a clifftop infinity pool facing the sea and the pebble beach five minutes below by lift; Hotel Quinta do Furão, from about €245 with breakfast, if you would rather have vines on the cliff at Santana, wine tastings in the cellar and the path up Pico Ruivo 26 minutes' drive away.
A minimalist black-and-white design hotel built around an old quinta on the cliff above Ponta do Sol, with an infinity pool on the clifftop facing the sea.
€€From about €225 a night
Choose Estalagem da Ponta do Sol if
Design lovers
Couples
A quiet base for the west
Walkers on the levadas
The catch
The hotel is layered down a cliff: reaching a room can take a lift, a footbridge and several flights of steps, which is hard work with limited mobility or heavy luggage
Away from Funchal, south-west or north. Estalagem da Ponta do Sol, from about €225 with breakfast, if you want monochrome design, a clifftop infinity pool facing the sea and the pebble beach five minutes below by lift; Hotel Quinta do Furão, from about €245 with breakfast, if you would rather have vines on the cliff at Santana, wine tastings in the cellar and the path up Pico Ruivo 26 minutes' drive away.
Good questions about Estalagem da Ponta do Sol vs Hotel Quinta do Furão
Estalagem da Ponta do Sol or Hotel Quinta do Furão?
Away from Funchal, south-west or north. Estalagem da Ponta do Sol, from about €225 with breakfast, if you want monochrome design, a clifftop infinity pool facing the sea and the pebble beach five minutes below by lift; Hotel Quinta do Furão, from about €245 with breakfast, if you would rather have vines on the cliff at Santana, wine tastings in the cellar and the path up Pico Ruivo 26 minutes' drive away.
Is Estalagem da Ponta do Sol worth it?
The hotel to book for design and the view: an old quinta with monochrome modern wings, an infinity pool on the clifftop and the village five minutes below. Check availability for an Estalagem Double Sea View. A small, quiet design hotel where the architecture and the cliff are the point, in a village base on the far side of the island from the airport. Good value for a hotel this distinctive.
Does Estalagem da Ponta do Sol have a pool or a beach?
It has indoor and outdoor pools. A public beach is within walking distance.
Is Hotel Quinta do Furão worth it?
The quinta to book when the walks are the point: a vineyard on the cliff, the levadas and Pico Ruivo within half an hour, and a fire and a pool to come back to. Check availability for a Premium Room. A mid-sized, quiet country hotel on a vineyard cliff, far from Funchal and made for walkers: you drive out to the levadas and peaks by day and come back to the fire, the pools and dinner on the estate. Strong sense of place at a fair price.
Does Hotel Quinta do Furão have a pool or a beach?
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
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