The hotel is located 1.5 km from the centre of FUnchal and provides a courtesy bus service, 5 days a week, 4 times per day.,A beautiful Quinta, once a manor House for a Madeiran Family is now a luxurious and classicaly decorated and furnished hotel with just 40 rooms. The hotel boasts a lovely pool set in magnificant gardens which feature among other things, swans and the hotels oldest resident, a 45 year old giant Turtle called Colombo. All rooms are stylishly decorated and furnished and come complete with balcony (overlooking the gardens), air conditioning, mini bar, sitting area, TV with cable, telephone, safe, internet connection and full bathroom with hairdryer. The hotel has a library, games room, billiard room, conference facilities, heated swimming pool, gym, jacuzzi, tennis court, croquet, and Turkish bath. For golfers, the hotel can arrange nearby courses at a discount. There is a Bistro by the pool, serving drinks, snacks and quality food with fresh loacl ingredients, a bar, a breakfast room with varanda and the main restaurant that serves Madeiran and Continental cuisine (please note that children under 8 years of age are not allowed in the main restaurant for evening meals, an early dinner (high tea) is provided for smaller children between 17.00 and 18.30)., Map Overview