Quintinha Sao Joao - Funchal

We stayed at the Quintinha for a week in early december to relax a bit and get some well needed light and warm weather. The staff were wonderful, we got excellent help every time we had a question, they helped us book a dolphin-watching tour and gave us lots of other helpful information. When staying at one place for more than one or two nights, I'm always a little worried about how I'll sleep and how the provided mattress will work for my back. This was perfect. Super comfortable, and rather on the hard side, which I love. The breakfast has a great selection of fruit, vegetables, yogurt, cheese, different sorts of break and cake, and you can get a hot breakfast with eggs just the way you want them. We usually had a rather late breakfast, which meant that we could skip lunch and have an early dinner instead. We had dinner twice at the restaurant at the Quintinha, and the food was really nice. The bar is nice and quiet, and has a wonderful happy hour option which we used almost every day. It's a little walk down to the centre of Funchal, but we enjoyed the exercise and there is a bus service if one wouldn't want to walk. The only thing we were missing were some more restaurants in the immediate area, so a little planning for where and when to eat dinner can be a good idea. We cannot recommend this hotell highly enough. Should we come back to Madeira in the future, we hope we can stay here again.

Family members recommended this hotel to us before we traveled. We were pleased with this hotel from before we arrived until check out. The hotel contacted us in advance and offered to arrange a shuttle for us, the staff was friendly and accommodating, and the rooms were clean, quiet, and well appointed. Our breakfasts were varied and delicious. We used the roof-top pool, and had dinner in the garden - the grounds are beautiful. Rosie went out of her way to arrange excellent opportunities to see many areas of the island, and to answer all of our questions (including some fringe requests for trail running). She recommended Teresa as our tour guide, which was a positive experience from start to finish. We saw more of the island than we would have seen with an arranged tour company. Working with Rosie and Teresa made our stay feel comfortable and enjoyable - and so much fun! Teresa made us laugh, took us to see many stunning vistas, and took the time to explain vegetation, areas of interest, and history. She did not mind us peppering her with questions. We saw more, and experienced more, than we would have at a big hotel using big tour groups. We felt this hotel was value for money, and an excellent choice. We would recommend this hotel without reservation, and would be pleased to stay here again. The only disadvantage was a steep walk or short cab ride to the downtown. For us, this was a terrific hotel choice.

Overall excellent, The staff were wonderful and the standard of service was the best I've encountered for decades.

An exceptional hotel that prides itself on the extra touches. There is an English information lady on site to answer any questions. The gardens and building are exceptional and the food is first class. Although not in city centre this is compensated by a courtesy coach to city each day. Lots of little extras like choose the times for your happy hour drinks and themed restaurant evenings. The staff are always willing to go the extra mile for your comfort. My only minor criticism is that there is no tea/coffee making facilities in the room but tea/coffee is available in the restaurant for breakfast and breakfast is always included in the room rate. The only other observation is that it would be useful if there was a list of the English channels numbers on the TVs in the room as it took a long time to scroll through all the channels before I came to Channel 55-60 which were English news. However we travel very often and this is the best hotel that I have stayed in for a very long while. Well done

Lovely hotel with lovely staff.