The 5 Best Luxury Hotels in Funchal
From the Savoy Palace to the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira: hand-picked 5-star hotels in Funchal. Included with every suitespot booking: breakfast for two, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits of over €500.
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The best-known hotels in Funchal
Between the cheapest and the most expensive hotel in this selection lies a considerable gap – and it almost always comes down to location rather than quality. Our travel advisors will tell you where the premium is worth paying and where it is not. Our own first choice here is the Savoy Palace Funchal.
| Hotel | Location | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savoy Palace Funchal | São Martinho | ★ 4.9/5 | 185 € |
| Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira | São Martinho | ★ 4.8/5 | 400 € |
| Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal | Sao Goncalo | ★ 4.6/5 | 146 € |
| The Reserve Funchal | City Centre | ★ 4.3/5 | 737 € |
| Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal | São Martinho | ★ 4.8/5 | 245 € |
Your guide to the best luxury hotels in Funchal
Savoy Palace Funchal · São MartinhoFor this guide we have put together the best hotels in Funchal: five luxury hotels, almost all of them 5-star hotels, with a typical rate of 245 € per night.At no extra cost: booking through suitespot costs the same as booking direct with the hotel – the benefits come on top, free of charge.
Five 5-star hotels in Funchal – how to choose
The best hotels in Funchal divide between the coast, the city and the heights.
Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira · São MartinhoIn São Martinho, west of the centre above the water, there are three: the Savoy Palace Funchal from 185 €, the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal from 245 € and the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira from 400 €, for us the first address on the island.
In the centre follows The Reserve Funchal.
And above the city, looking onto the golf course, sits the Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal – at 146 € the cheapest way into the page.
Our travel advisors’ insider tip
In Funchal the typical rate is the price of one particular hotel, not a calculated middle.
It stands at 245 € – and that is precisely the third of five hotels, not the midpoint between the cheapest and the most expensive.
In fact three of the five hotels start below 250 €: the Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal at 146 €, the Savoy Palace Funchal at 185 € and the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal at 245 €. A single hotel opens up the range upwards.
So anyone who reads 245 € and concludes that half the selection lies above it is planning past Funchal.
In practice that means your decision is usually made within those lower three – and there it is not about money but about what you look at in the morning. You see the golf course from the Casa Velha do Palheiro, the ocean from the Savoy Palace, the garden from the Quinta Da Casa Branca.
Two things belong in that sum: at the Savoy Palace Funchal the booking comes with 100 US dollars for food and drink. And at the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal the benefits apply from two nights – there it is 50 US dollars.
Our travel advisors will tell you before booking which option suits your dates.
Where to stay in Funchal: São Martinho, the centre or above the golf course
Funchal is built into the slope, and an address here says above all something about altitude.
Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal · Sao GoncaloIn São Martinho you stay west of the centre above the water, where the cliffs drop to the bay. Our recommendation: the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira.
In the centre you are by the Sé, the Mercado dos Lavradores and the wine lodges. Our recommendation: The Reserve Funchal.
And above the city, by the golf course, sits the Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal – the only hotel in the selection from which you look onto a golf course.
For orientation: a cable car runs up to Monte above the city, and from there the wicker toboggans run back down; Câmara de Lobos with its fishing harbour is a few kilometres west; Cabo Girão with its glass platform sits above it; and the Pico do Arieiro is a good hour away.
Rooms and suites: the best hotels in Funchal from the inside
The best hotels in Funchal offer 58 categories – and 32 of them are suites, more than half.
The Reserve Funchal · City CentreThe two largest are, of all places, in the hotel with the shortest list: the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal carries four categories, among them the Manor House Suite at 230 square metres and a Deluxe Suite at 110.
Then follow three suites at the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira of 80 square metres each – one of them named after Winston Churchill, who painted here – and a Senior Suite at the Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal at 57.
On breadth of choice the picture turns around: the Savoy Palace Funchal offers 17 categories, The Reserve Funchal 16, the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira 13 and the Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal eight.
As for the view, each hotel has its subject. You look onto the ocean from the Savoy Palace Funchal and from The Reserve Funchal, onto the sea from the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira, onto the golf course from the Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal and into the garden from the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal.
Tell our travel advisors whether it should be water or green.
What a night at a luxury hotel in Funchal costs
The typical rate is 245 € per night. The selection starts at 146 € at the Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal and runs up to 737 € at The Reserve Funchal.
In between lie the Savoy Palace Funchal from 185 €, the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal from 245 € and the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira from 400 €.
| Luxury hotel | From | suitespot benefits from |
|---|---|---|
| Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal | 146 € | 1st night |
| Savoy Palace Funchal | 185 € | 1st night |
| Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal | 245 € | 2 nights |
| Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira | 400 € | 1st night |
| The Reserve Funchal | 737 € | 1st night |
When it is at its best: in April and in May. The island is in flower, the Festa da Flor moves through Funchal, and the levada paths are pleasant to walk.
When it is cheap: in November and in January. Those are the weeks with the lowest rates – and because Madeira stays mild all year, you get the same island for them.
When to book early: for New Year's Eve. The fireworks over the bay of Funchal are among the largest in the world, and the island is full.
And whatever the date: the suitespot benefits apply in January exactly as they do in May.
How long to stay: four nights – one for Funchal itself, one for a levada walk, one for the north of the island and one for Monte and the wine lodges.
At four of the five hotels the benefits apply from the first night, at the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal from two nights.
Points and status you collect at two of the five hotels – there is exactly one programme for it, the Leaders Club.
Levadas, food and exclusive services at a 5-star hotel
What our travel advisors arrange most often on Madeira is a levada walk: the levadas are water channels that have carried rainwater from the north of the island to the dry south since the 15th century – and because they barely fall, you walk beside them almost on the level through the laurel forest.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comAdd to that: Monte with its pilgrimage church and the wicker toboggans that run back down to Funchal on runners; the Mercado dos Lavradores with its fish counters and flower sellers; Câmara de Lobos, the fishing town Churchill painted; and the Pico do Arieiro, from which on a clear day you look across the clouds to the Pico Ruivo.
And the food: espada com banana, scabbard fish with banana; espetada, beef on a bay-laurel skewer; bolo do caco, the flatbread with garlic butter; poncha of sugar-cane spirit, honey and lemon; and the Madeira wine you taste in the lodges in town.
With breakfast Funchal is clear-cut: it is included for two at all five hotels.
On top come the upgrade chance and late check-out. A welcome gift awaits you at the Savoy Palace Funchal, at the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira and at the Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal.
With the hotel credit a different condition hangs on each amount. At the Savoy Palace Funchal it is 100 US dollars for food and drink, to be spent in the restaurants and bars of the hotel. At the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal it is 50 US dollars together with the two nights.
At the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira the amount follows the room: 100 US dollars, in the suites 220 US dollars. There you also get access to the spa and fitness area and mineral water in the room – and on a booking of 10,000 US dollars or more a 500 US dollar voucher towards the next Belmond booking, for which special terms apply that we will tell you beforehand.
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Award-winning hotels in Funchal
These hotels in Funchal hold distinctions from the Michelin Guide or the Forbes Travel Guide:
| Hotel | Michelin Keys | Forbes |
|---|---|---|
| Savoy Palace Funchal | 4 stars | |
| Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira | Recommended | |
| Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal | 1 Key |
Earn points & use your status in Funchal
Most properties in this selection earn with Leaders Club. Booking through suitespot costs you neither points nor an elite night: the rate settles as a direct rate and your status is still recognised. Here is what is available in Funchal:
At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Funchal |
|---|---|---|
| Leaders Club | 2 hotels | Savoy Palace Funchal, The Reserve Funchal |
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Funchal
What does a luxury hotel in Funchal cost?
The typical rate is 245 € per night. The selection starts at 146 € and runs up to 737 €. Three of the five hotels start below 250 €.
Which is the cheapest 5-star hotel in Funchal?
The Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal from 146 €, above the city by the golf course. Behind it the Savoy Palace Funchal from 185 €, which comes with 100 US dollars for food and drink.
Is there a minimum stay in Funchal?
Only at one hotel: at the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal the benefits apply from two nights. At the four other hotels they apply from the first night.
Where should I stay in Funchal?
In São Martinho for the coast west of the city (recommendation: Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira). In the centre for the market and the wine lodges (recommendation: The Reserve Funchal). Above the city by the golf course sits the Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal.
Which hotels in Funchal come with a hotel credit?
At the Savoy Palace Funchal it is 100 US dollars for food and drink. At the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal it is 50 US dollars from two nights. At the Belmond Reid’s Palace Madeira it is 100 US dollars and in the suites 220 US dollars.
How many suites do the best hotels in Funchal have?
32 of the 58 categories are suites, more than half. The largest is the Manor House Suite of the Quinta Da Casa Branca Funchal at 230 square metres.
Which hotel in Funchal looks onto the golf course?
The Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal – the only hotel in the selection. You look onto the ocean from the Savoy Palace Funchal and from The Reserve Funchal.
When is the best time to visit Funchal?
It is at its best in April and in May, for the flowering and the Festa da Flor. It is cheapest in November and in January. Book early for New Year's Eve.
Which is the most expensive hotel in Funchal?
The most expensive hotel in Funchal is The Reserve Funchal, with rates from 737 € a night. Casa Velha do Palheiro Funchal has the lowest entry price at 146 €.
