Top 10 Madeira (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

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Left Jardim Atlântico Right Quinta do Alto de São João
Hotels in the West of the Island
! Quinta do Estreito,
Câmara de Lobos
This was once the main
wine estate in the area.
The old house is now the
setting for the Bacchus
gourmet restaurant and
the Vintage bar and library;
the old wine lodge now
houses the Adega da
Quinta restaurant serving
Madeiran country food.
Modern guest quarters
are set in landscaped
gardens with olive grove
and organic vegetable
plot. d Rua José Joaquim
da Costa • Map F6 • 291
910 530 • www.charming
hotelsmadeira.com • €€€€
Estalagem da @ Ponta do Sol,
Ponta do Sol
Swap bright city lights for
views of the setting sun
from this stylish clifftop
hotel. Distinctive bridges
and towers link modern
guest quarters with the
more traditional bar and
library area and the glasswalled
restaurant. Swimming
pool, gym and
courtesy bus. d Quinta da
Rochinha • Map D5 • 291
970 200 • www.pontadosol.com
• €€
£ Baía do Sol, Ponta
do Sol
In 2002, the Ponta do Sol
seafront was redeveloped
to create this hotel, which
cleverly retains all the old
façades that have graced
the palm-lined esplanade
since the 19th century. d
Rua Dr João Augusto Teixeira
• Map D5 • 291 970 140
• www.enotel.com • €€
$ Quinta do Alto de
São João,Ponta
do Sol
Open your window and
hear nothing but the bees
at work in the manor gardens.
With a set daily
menu and attentive staff,
you will feel like a guest in
the home of an absent
aristocrat. d Lomba de São
João • Map D5 • 291 974
188 • www.qasj.cjb.net • €€
% Jardim Atlântico,
Prazeres
The remoteness of this
hotel is part of its charm.
Guests are encouraged
to explore the surrounding
coast and countryside.
Rooms, complete with
kitchens, are huge. There
is a mini-market on site.
d Lombo da Rocha • Map
B3 • 291 820 220 • www.
jardimatlantico.com • €€€
Pousada dos ^ Vinháticos, Serra
de Água
This small country inn
sits on a saddle of rock
between two of the
island’s most majestic
groups of mountains.
There is no better way to
end the day on Madeira
than with drinks on the
hotel terrace as the setting
sun lights up the
west-facing peaks. d
Map E4 • 291 952 344 •
www.dorisol.pt • €€
& Residencial
Encumeada, Serra
de Água
A little higher up the
valley than the Pousada
dos Vinháticos, this
modern hotel boasts fine
views. Surrounded by
natural laurel forest, it is
close to some of the
best levada and mountain
paths that the island has
to offer. d Feiteiras • Map
E4 • 291 951 282 • www.
residencialencumeada.com
• €
* Estalagem Eira do
Serrado, Eira do
Serrado
The northern façade of
this small mountain hotel
consists of nothing but
glass, so that diners in the
restaurant and overnight
guests in the simply furnished
rooms can drink
their fill of the spectacular
views of the Curral das
Freiras and its encircling
cliffs (see p30). d Map
G4 • 291 710 060 • www.
eiradoserrado.com • €€
( Residencial
Calhau, Porto
Moniz
There are lots of newer,
better equipped hotels in
Porto Moniz, but none
whose seaward walls are
built out onto the rocky
foreshore, so that you
can fall asleep to the
soothing sound of the
waves. d Sítio das Poças •
Map B1 • 291 853 104 • €
) Residencial O
Farol, Ponta do
Pargo
If you make it this far
west, you can unwind at
this simple hotel
between the village and
the cliffs. d Salão de Baixo
• Map A2 • 291 880 010 • €
Note: Unless otherwise stated, all hotels accept credit cards,
and have ensuite bathrooms and air conditioning