On a budget or in grand style. Hotel Madeira, from about €150 with breakfast, under a third of the rate, if you want the Sé six minutes' walk away, a rooftop pool and a terrace bar open until 23:00; Savoy Palace, from about €495 with breakfast, if you would rather stay in, with rooms from 41 m², six restaurants, a heated adults-only skypool and a 3,100 m² spa.
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
The grand oneFunchal's big modern palace: an adults-only rooftop infinity pool, a 3,100 m² spa and sea-view balconies over Funchal Bay.
€€€€From about €495 a night
Choose Savoy Palace if
The catch
The spa circuit costs €50 a day per guest unless you book a treatment of 60 minutes or more, and it is for over-16s only
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The verdict
On a budget or in grand style. Hotel Madeira, from about €150 with breakfast, under a third of the rate, if you want the Sé six minutes' walk away, a rooftop pool and a terrace bar open until 23:00; Savoy Palace, from about €495 with breakfast, if you would rather stay in, with rooms from 41 m², six restaurants, a heated adults-only skypool and a 3,100 m² spa.
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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
On a budget or in grand style. Hotel Madeira, from about €150 with breakfast, under a third of the rate, if you want the Sé six minutes' walk away, a rooftop pool and a terrace bar open until 23:00; Savoy Palace, from about €495 with breakfast, if you would rather stay in, with rooms from 41 m², six restaurants, a heated adults-only skypool and a 3,100 m² spa.
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.
A big, polished city resort with a rooftop pool for adults and a spa of real size, a walk from the old centre of Funchal. Check availability for the Superior Ocean Room. A large, polished city resort where a 3,100 m² spa, a rooftop infinity pool and six restaurants make it easy to stay in. Funchal's old centre is a walk or a short taxi ride away.
It has a rooftop pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.