Recommended Hotels
Madeira’s hotels, many of them traditional, older style
accommodations, have long have been clustered in the hotel and tourist
zones hugging Funchal’s western coast. In recent years, many of those
hotels have been urgently updating their design and services, as even
more hotels are being built in the zona turista. At the same time, the
hotel offerings across the island are rapidly being expanded, and
visitors can now choose from hotels, quintas (villas), estalagens and
pousadas (inns) along the coasts and in the villages and mountains of
the interior.
Book especially early for Christmas and New Year’s (when
most hotels charge a huge supplement) and for smaller hotels throughout
the year. Otherwise, high season rates generally apply February through
May and late July to the end of September. Room price guidelines below
are for a double room with bath in high season, including breakfast and
VAT (value-added tax). All hotels accept major credit cards. For making
reservations, Portugal’s country code is 351; the prefix for Madeira is
291.
$$$$Very Expensive (above 26,000 esc. )
$$$Expensive (18,000–26,000 esc. )
$$Moderate (12,000–17,000 esc.)
$Inexpensive (below 12,000 esc. )
