Exclusive Travel Holidays Discovering Madeira
When you visit Madeira there just so much to do and see, here's just a few pictures from my visit this year.
Discover Madeira
What Do We Know About Madeira?
We genuinely love Madeira, a beautiful country offering a total outdoor experience, with such a fantastic micro climate, this year we visited over 15 of our partner hotels, who offer a pure Maderian welcome with stunning facilities, ocean views and classic boutique hotels.
If your visiting Madeira for pure relaxation, or to enjoy the great outdoors such as walking in the mountains, cycling or even enjoying the fabulous golf courses the island offers, we have the best hotels for evey occasion.
Our Exclusive Selection
Exclusive Travel Holidays works hard to build relationships with our hotel partners, in March 2022 we spent a week visiting the best hotels in Madeira, from Exclusive Eco Boutique Hotels, smart & trendy City Boutique Hotels to lovely family beach hotels, all offering a real Madieran welcome.
Funchal City
Funchal is such a popular port for cruises arriving every day, with guests heading straight down to the seafront promenade to enjoy the cable car experience, and toboggan ride back down the hill, so we suggest getting there early and enjoy before the rush of cruisers hit the city.
A great stop off after the rides is the amazing market with fresh produce and local flowers, and you can enjoy a lovely coffee, or in my case a chilled Madeiran beer at one of open-air cafes and bars.
You cannot miss the shopping for gifts in the stunning little boutique shops along the cobbled streets, where you will find more bars and cafes along with some amazing boutique hotels we work with, in the heart of the city.
For the football fans, you will love the statue and museum dedicated to the hometown legend Cristiano Ronaldo, Funchal offers so much traditional Portuguese architecture and a cosmopolitan wining and dining scene.
As the sunset appears, we recommend the best views of the sunset in Funchal on board the cable car from Funchal to Monte, where you can watch an amazing sunset, or sit back at one of our hotels with a fine wine and watch from the roof tops, which will make your holidays to Madeira rather special.
Funchal offers some amazing places to eat and drink, with the terracotta rooftop bars livening up with party goers and diners, over the Christmas months the whole city is lit up and fireworks light up the city on new year’s eve, offering an overall amazing experience
Our Exclusive Hotel Selection
Quinta da Serra Bio Hotel Câmara de Lobos
As we arrived at the Hotel Quinta da Serra, we enjoyed the natural beauty of the gardens, before enjoying the restaurants cuisine (certified "bronze - 30% to 60% BIO) and overlooks the colourful gardens.
Quinta da Serra is located on the beautiful slopes of the mountains, offering great walking in the Levadas, where you'll experience several climates in one day, and stunning views of Funchal.
This hotels interior has been designed with love, lots of antique furniture and beautiful fresh flowers
Vila Alto Boutique Hotel Ponta do Sol
Vila Alto Boutique Hotel over looks the stunning green countryside and the Maderian coastline, located at the top of the mountain range shouldering in Lombo de São João.
This Boutique Hotel was a traditional Madeiran manor house from the late 19th century, with a multi-hectare vegetable garden and a fruit farm, which belonged to a prosperous family, restored and preserved to its original architectural flair, the accommodation features 13 stunning rooms over fours levels offering total romance.
Sé Boutique Hotel Funchal
SE Boutique Hotel has been inspired & decorated with unique characteristics from the Cathedral in the city square, the common spaces and bedrooms comes from a monument of great historical, architectural and artistic value, with construction started in 1493.
This unique cosy 4-star hotel offers pure elegance on arrival with its quirky decor and stunning interior, with 54 rooms and there fantastic Rooftop Bar with a seductive 360º views over the city of Funchal which we absolutely loved
Quintinha São João Funchal
The “Quintinha”, as we affectionately call it, keeps this essence full of history that may almost be relieved by walking through its gardens and all the interior nooks and crannies of the hotel.
Quintinha de São João is one of the old examples still in existence of typical Madeiran “Quintas”. With a history closely linked to that of the Island of Madeira.
A small, charming five-star hotel with 42 rooms.
Sentido Galomar Caniço
Located in the picturesque fishing village of Porto Moniz, known worldwide for its natural beauty which highlight the wonderful Natural Pools, bathed by the Atlantic Ocean.
Aqua Natura Madeira, offers a prime location of singular beauty with balconies directly over the Atlantic Ocean, where each visitor enjoys breath-taking and unique sensations.
Meliá Madeira Mare Funchal
Let the soul of Madeira envelop you. Located on the oceanfront in the Lido tourist area, within 3 km from the centre of Funchal, the hotel overlooks magnificent Atlantic Sea Views and is a contemporary style and ocean-inspired design hotel.
The hotel boasts 220 rooms, all of them with private balcony, and with full bath, hair dryer, direct phone, mini bar, cable TV, radio channels, free Wi-Fi, safety box, air conditioning, coffee and tea facilities.
Four Views Oásis Caniço
Located by the sea in the picturesque village of Caniço, the Four Views Oásis Hotel embraces the ocean.
Located by the sea in the picturesque village of Caniço, the Four Views Oásis Hotel embraces the ocean and offers all the facilities you need for a relaxing holiday in Madeira Island.
The combination of the breath-taking views over the Ilhas Desertasand the Ponta de S. Lourenço, makes the Four Views Oásisa stunning option for those visiting Madeira.
Four Views Monumental Funchal
Situated in the heart of the Lido, the most important tourist area in Funchal.
The Four Views Monumental Hotel is a fine choice for an invigorating holiday in Madeira, full of pleasure and fun.
All the hotel’s rooms are nicely decorated in a functional style and the apartments and studios are equipped with a kitchenette
Four Views Baía Funchal / Caniço
With a stunning view over the bay of Funchal, and snuggled by the hills around it, the Four Views BaíaHotel combines all the features you need to enjoy a quiet holiday with all the advantages of a city resort on the island of Madeira
The 238 bedrooms which are spread over nine floors.
The fine décor and the wellbeing and comfort together with the unique location of the Hotel will make your stay a memorable one
Aqua Natura Madeira Porto Moniz
The Aqua Natura Madeira on Madeira island is located between the cliffs of the surrounding north coast and the deep blue Atlantic Ocean.
The natural swimming pools ( recently listed by CNN as one of the 12 Best Natural and Seaside Pools’ in the World), the Aqua Natura Madeira Hotel offers a brand new concept of Hotel, combining the comfort and sophistication of a Four-Star accommodation.
With one of the most breathtaking sceneries on the island.
Aqua Natura Bay Porto Moniz
Te Aqua Natura Bay, is a new 4 Star Hotel, located in the paradisiacal Vila of Porto Moniz, on the North Coast of Madeira Island.
The hotel stands out for its mixed exuberant landscape, on the one hand, its fantastic views over the Atlantic Ocean and on the other, the imposing views over the mountainside of the northern side of the island.
On the center of all the existing natural beauty in Porto Moniz, it´s highlight is the world-renowned Natural Swimming Pools.
With its excellent location.
Alpino Atlântico Ayurveda Hotel Caniço
A special place conceived for ayurvedic treatment guests accommodation.
So you can relax and recover your physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional balance.
Located in a small hideaway, in the south coast of the Island, Alpino Atlântico is an adult’s only hotel in a full board rate, taking strictly a detox diet and ayurvedic complete programs.
Here the day starts with a yoga session and an overwhelming sea view, without distractions or worries.