Quintinha São João Hotel & Spa

Amazing hotel full of charm and character. Elegant decor with beautiful antique objects and furniture. Room spacious and ultra comfortable.. Friendly and attentive staff who made us feel so welcome. Hotel situated in lovely gardens. Now we have discovered this we would not stay anywhere else.Totally 100% recommended.

Simply beautiful hotel, spacious rooms, exceptionally clean with wonderful attentive staff. The breakfast selection offers an extensive buffet of fruits, yogurt, pastries, cereal & excellent waiter service for cooked. Prior to our arrival I emailed reception and ordered in advance a bouquet of flowers for my good lady, & Rosie could not have been more helpful. It was our fourth visit to Funchal in eight years with our third stay at the Quintinha Sao Joao. As far as we are concerned we will always stay here whenever we go to Madeira again, which might be May next time as then there is the Madeira Flower Festival as well as the Madeira Classic Car Revival. This is a three day event sponsored by the Portuguese Government. ‘How to get to the old part of town & cable car if walking from the hotel.’ The walk is downhill until you leave the park at the Promenade, from here it is flat. Coming back from the park to the hotel is more of a challenge but plenty of yellow taxi ranks that charge 7-8 Euros, cash or card) back to the hotel. You just turn left as you leave the hotel, at the end of this short road turn left again and then within 15m cross the lights controlled pedestrian crossing. Be warned…… one motorist did a three second red light as we were stepping across the road, thankfully he was the other side. From here go straight on down this small road. You will see the cafe Maravilhas on your left. Turn right when you see the 'Vets' sign ahead of you, as you go up the very short hill the vets will be on your left. Then take your immediate left and this road will lead you down to the casino. Once at the bottom of this road cross over and you can walk along the main road downwards towards the large roundabout water fountain into Funchal, or as we did every time, walk though the park to the Promenade. If you decide on the park then as you enter from the main road you will note a cafe ahead of you. This has delightful views over the large pond area, however, there is a second cafe beyond this which is not visible. You will need to go through towards the sea and you will come to a viewing platform about one minute later with the other cafe. The views here are spectacular of the cruise ships and the old town of Funchal. From here or the first cafe you can meander down through the park which will take you to the newly refurbished promenade. From the hotel to the cable car takes circa 25-35 minutes. The cable car takes you to the Mont Gardens, bear in mind you are going some 1,900’ above sea level (it can get chilly if no sun and misty if rain forecast) but for us a must visit, we have done this four times and never find it repetitive. If there are cruise ships in, you can see how many from the park, then consider the bus up to Mont Gardens as the cable car can get busy. With the help of Rosie, customer relations, we took the bus for 1.95 Euro each and cable car back. Approx 15 Euro each. Another fun trip was catching the bus to Palheiro Gard

Where do I start what a beautiful hotel this was , our stay here was perfect the rooms were lovely and spacious with a great location and breakfast was great massage and spa was amazing and it was really good after a long day of walking. Our favourite part about the hotel was the staff , they were so lovely and would always make sure you feel comfortable, that goes for staff on reception, catering and in the spa. Would definitely recommend this lovely hotel that myself and my partner loved staying in.

We had a wonderful stay in this beautiful hotel. Everything available on site, but also very easy walking distance to Funchal centre. All of the staff were extremely helpful & friendly, nothing was too much trouble. The food was wonderful & breakfast was a delicious choice of fresh & cooked food. We would highly recommend this hotel & will definitely be back. It was my partners birthday while we were in Madeira & despite us not announcing this in any way, he was presented with a birthday cake & a bottle of wine, which was a lovely surprise, thank you so much

We have been to Funchal 4 times and this is the first time in this hotel. Firstly I have to compliment the staff who were the friendliest we have ever experienced in a hotel. Lots of help and advice in the hotel on where to go and how to get there in Maderia. Spa was good although you do have to book. Room was lovely with great views of the sea and mountains. It's well located near to the centre, about 15 minutes walk. Breakfast was really good quality with a great selection. We ate in the hotel once which was good and they do cater for vegetarians. Thank you all at the hotel for a great and very relaxing week.

A gem of a hotel in Funchal. Don't stay anywhere else if you love professional friendly staff, lovely rooms , fab spa and exceptional breakfast. I loved our stay here it was perfect . We had a balcony with views over the garden and would recommend. If it should rain just visit the indoor pool which also has great views.