Where to stay in Madeira?

A hostel in Funchal's old town, the district of painted lanes and restaurants. For sleeping in the heart of the city on a small budget, with the Lavradores market and the cable car on foot.

On rua do Carmo, in the parish of Sé, you sleep right in the centre of Funchal, between the cathedral and the Lavradores market. A simple family guesthouse for doing everything on foot, old town included.

A palace hotel with a rooftop and spa on avenida do Infante, 1.4 km from the centre, between the centre and the hotel district. For those who want the comfort of a grand hotel with the old town on foot.

A clifftop hotel on Estrada Monumental, 2.1 km from the centre, on the west side of Funchal. You sleep above the ocean, in the quiet district of the big hotels, with the centre by bus or on foot along the sea.

On the heights of São Pedro, rua Doutor João Lemos Gomes, this historic quinta is surrounded by gardens above the centre of Funchal. For the calm of an estate, with the town a taxi or bus ride away.

A hotel on avenida Manuel Marques da Trindade, in Santana, on the north coast. You sleep in the village of thatched houses, at the start of the road that climbs to Pico Ruivo.

A mountain hotel on the pass, in Fajã dos Vinháticos. For those who want to walk from the morning onwards, with levadas leaving from the pass, and to sleep in the mist rather than in town.

At the Encumeada pass, on the road between Ribeira Brava and São Vicente: several levadas start directly from the pass.

A hotel on estrada da Quinta do Furão, in Santana, with ocean views. You sleep on the north coast, in peace, with Pico Ruivo and the Santana levadas a short distance away.

A manor house on rua de Estalagem, in Palheiro Ferreiro, on the heights of São Gonçalo. For those who want golf and gardens, twenty minutes from Funchal and the peaks.

A former hunting lodge of the Count of Carvalhal, next to the Palheiro gardens and the golf course, on the eastern heights above Funchal.

In Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, rua José Joaquim da Costa, the quinta sits among the terraced vineyards of the south of the island. For alternating mountain levadas, nearby Cabo Girão and dinners in Funchal.