Quiet by the sea or above it. Sentido Galomar, from about €220 room only, if you want adults only, a seawater pool and a lift down to the sea; Hotel Quinta do Furão, from about €245 with breakfast, if you would rather have vines, fireside dinners and levadas nearby.
The adults-only oneThe adults-only building of a clifftop resort at Caniço de Baixo, with a seawater pool, sea-view saunas and a lift down to the sea.
€€From about €220 a night
Choose Sentido Galomar if
The catch
Half-board dinner is a buffet at the Ondamar restaurant in Sentido Galosol, the resort's other hotel, which takes children
The escapeA clifftop vineyard quinta on the north coast, with pools, fireplaces and the island's great walks a short drive away.
€€From about €245 a night
Choose Hotel Quinta do Furão if
The catch
A hire car is close to essential: Santana's centre is a 51-minute walk along the road and Funchal about 50 minutes' drive
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Sentido GalomarHotel Quinta do Furão
Sentido Galomar
Hotel Quinta do Furão
The verdict
Quiet by the sea or above it. Sentido Galomar, from about €220 room only, if you want adults only, a seawater pool and a lift down to the sea; Hotel Quinta do Furão, from about €245 with breakfast, if you would rather have vines, fireside dinners and levadas nearby.
Hand-picked: only the best, one version of each, researched so you don’t have to.
The west, by jeepFrom €695(650)
The food and wineFrom €954.8(550)
Whales, on a big catamaranFrom €354.6(7,900)
The sunset sailFrom €504.8(2,600)
Questions people ask
Quiet by the sea or above it. Sentido Galomar, from about €220 room only, if you want adults only, a seawater pool and a lift down to the sea; Hotel Quinta do Furão, from about €245 with breakfast, if you would rather have vines, fireside dinners and levadas nearby.
A clifftop adults-only building with a seawater pool, sea-view saunas and the Atlantic at the foot of the lift, for couples happy to share dinner and the lido with the family side of the resort. Check availability for the Double Room Sea View Balcony. A quiet, modern adults-only building on a cliff, where the seawater pool, the saunas and the sea below are the point. Funchal is a short drive away, and dinner and the lido are shared with the family side of the resort.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. A public beach is within walking distance.
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.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.