“Lovely people to stay with in a modern 4* Hotel!”

Away from the madding tourist crowd in beautiful surroundings, not a lot for teengers to do unless you return to Funchal which is 45m drive away. Lovely walks and countryside to explore. Variety of excellent snack-bars and other restaurants in Sao Vicente, Seixal and Porto Muniz along the North Coast to explore but really the hotel restaurant takes a lot of beating and is not overly expensive. Madeira is probably best for no more than 10 days to explore unless youre planning on a lot of Levada walks in the mountains for which this out of Funchal hotel is ideal. If i did it again i would stay for a couple of days in Funchal and then have a few days in the 'sticks' at Sao Vicente to explore non touristy areas. Agreed about the need for your own transport out of Funchal.

“Estalagem Do Vale”

surprisingly chic, very good service, comfortable, charming little town, stunning island

“Friendly Hotel”

Friendly staff who are willing to help, however given the location you'll need to hire a car to get around.

“Nice and peaceful”

A good choice was made booking his hotel, although you do need a car to get around and it is on the cooler side of the island my wife, son and myself were extremely happy. The hotel has a small swimming pool which is not heated but nice and refreshing (so my son told me) a nice garden and terrace area for sunbathing. Food was very good, breakfast could easily fill you up for the whole day (so much and so tasty full buffet style) all in all a very nice, clean hotel.

“Beautiful hotel with dramatic views and excellent service!”

We arrived here for a break at the end of March 2008 and unlike any other hotel I have stayed in, were given a tour by one of their friendly members of staff and then shown to our room (plus a quick lesson in essential portuguese!). The room was fairly modern and we had a lovely balcony with views of the dramatic valley landscape and also out to the ocean, though had 2 single beds which wasn't ideal and no coffee or tea making facilities. If you require anything however, the members of staff are more then happy to help you out, and after one day of hiking we came back and decided to order some lunch at the hotel, which although there is no room service menu, was kindly offered to be brought up to the room and was beautifully presented. The swimming pool was covered when we were there, however you can still see out to the valley through the glass, was well heated and was empty a large amount of the time which was nice and peaceful. We also used the jacuzzi and sauna which were both in good condition. Altogether a really lovely place to stay and I hope to go back soon!

“An excellent stay.”

Comfortable hotel, friendly helpful staff, happy to return again. Restaurant provided superb meals every evening with a wide range of choice available.

“Excellent Hotel”

As with previous comments you will need a car to get around. Hotel very good, only small niggle was that the general clearing up around the pool area was a bit slow on a couple of occasions. Very good food and spectacular views.

“4*”

Excellent hotel I would strongly recommend it to anyone.