Quinta da Bela Vista - Madeira

One of the best hotels we have stayed in. From the moment we arrived at reception the staff were welcoming and friendly. Nothing too much trouble. The room was lovely. High standards of cleanliness throughout. It had everything we could want. Looking out onto the green and beautiful gardens. There are choices of restaurants. We ate in the Table d’hote restaurant which served the most exquisite food every night. The breakfasts were also amazing. Offering everything you could wish for. Silver service was professional but not pretentious. A wonderful eating experience with great wines too! Very many thanks for a wonderful holiday.

Our stay at Quinta da Bela Vista was outstanding! The staff were all exceptional, friendly, cheerful, thoughtful and went out of their way to help in every respect. The food was excellent, the gardens were beautifully maintained, the room was spacious and the pool was clean and warm enough to use in January. We highly recommend this characterful hotel, filled with beautiful antiques, rugs and paintings. An absolute gem!

Great stay! You felt you were staying in a beautifully maintained National Trust property! All the staff from housekeeping through front of house to the waiting team were delightful and couldn’t do enough for you. Really recommend the half board option as the 4 course evening meal was always a highlight, and very varied. Thank you chefs! Grounds and pool were lovely, although sadly it looked like the very mature box hedges had succumbed to the dreaded box blight, so the front of the Quinta was not as impressive as it must have been in past years.

I can't recommend this Hotel enough. It's a lovely mid 19th century manner house, set in a residential district, on a hill above Funchal, with lovely views over the city, best enjoyed at night . It's quiet and away from all the hubbub of the city. There is a courtesy bus in and out of town, last bus back at 6.15pm I think. The rooms, are very comfortable, beds slightly firm, but not to hard, I found. two comfortable easy chairs, a desk, TV, safe, and sufficient hanging space, and draws. Everything about it is firstclass. ALL the staff are friendly, polite, helpful, and very professional. We stayed 7/1/26 - 14/1/26, half board, with inspired luxury escapes, (another company I recommend very highly, great service) the food is excellent, great quality, buffet breakfast, you can request fried or poached eggs, or an omelette, cooked how you like them. Dinner is a set four courses, soup, fish, meat, and desert, dinner starts at 7.30pm and it pays to be there about this time, then you get your meal nicely paced, if you get there at say 8pm, you might find you feel a bit rushed. There is a lovely little pool café/restaurant, that serves drinks, snacks, and a full lunch/dinner menu, I think from 10am-10pm. The crowning glory, has to be the Manner house restaurant, very smart, and excellent food, and the icing on the cake, is there lounge, very smart, very comfortable, with a dreamy log fire, worth going early, for pre dinner drinks, and/or lingering after dinner, to finish your drinks, or maybe a coffee

very good position, wonderful garden, very good breakfast with fresh and often regional products. All the staff was extremely kind and efficient. Ecerything was absolutely clean. You can use very fascinating common areas. Yet, we would like not to find moquette in the room nowadays...maybe they are going to change this.

This was our third visit to the Quinta da Bela Vista, which should tell readers something! We love this hotel: the rooms are spacious and clean, the atmosphere is relaxed, quiet and peaceful, the food is excellent and the staff are wonderful. Every member of staff, the cleaning, pool, restaurant and reception staff are efficient, keen to help, professional and, above all, friendly. We feel very ‘at home’ here, which is why we’ve returned three times within the space of one year. We have spent two Christmases, one late spring and one New Year here and all have been exceptional experiences. The facilities (pool, gym and tennis court) are very good and the gardens are peaceful and filled with interesting plants. It’s a haven for gardeners. It may be a little distance from the centre of Funchal, for those who like to be in the middle of a city ‘buzz’, as it’s a 30-minute walk into the centre, but the courtesy bus takes you there in 5 minutes and, when it’s not running at weekends, the local bus is nearby, efficient and cheap. We went half-board and the 4-course table d’hote menu was excellent. There is a more relaxed pool bar/restaurant and an a la carte restaurant in the old manor house, which, like the main mansion house, has a lovely quiet library for guests to make use of. The whole atmosphere of this hotel is one of timeless elegance and relaxation and we would not hesitate to recommend it. After a busy day in Funchal centre or going on the many tours available to tourists, it is a haven of peace and quiet, where you will be guaranteed a warm welcome, good food and a peaceful night’s rest.

Fantastic and super friendly service from start to end of our holidays. Superb breakfast and very nice dinner in the Manor house. Food at the poolhouse very good with exceptional service. Traditional setting, clean and spacey rooms. Good location with shuttle service. No remarks whatsoever and can only recommend this hotel to everyone who wants to visit Madeira.

If you wish a hotel enjoyably different stay here. The house is full of interesting antiques. Comfortable en-suite bedrooms with plentiful hot water and good housekeeping. Excellent evening meals both in taste and presentation. Breakfast with a fabulous choice but the hot dishes were lukewarm always and only cold plates provided

The hotel is elegant and set in its own beautiful gardens. A relaxing, quiet atmosphere with large rooms. Ours was kept exceptionally clean and tidy. Service from the attentive, friendly staff was always superb. The set menu 4 course dinner was always delicious. We have stayed here before and will stay here again.

We had the most amazing time at Quinta da Bella Vista. We’re in our 60’s. The staff were really fantastic. Really helpful and always happy to help. We mainly stayed at the hotel, around the pool and using the facilities such as the Jacuzzi but did get the free shuttle bus into Funchal for a trip on the Cable Car up to the TropicalGardens which we really enjoyed. We stayed half board and the food was great - varied menu and top quality. I’m fairly confident we will return!