Open All Year
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The Quinta da Bela Vista is located on the outskirts of Funchal, 5-10 minute drive away. Funchal is the main city of Madeira Island, a lush green speck in the Atlantic, about 600 miles from Lisbon and 500 miles from the coast of Morocco.
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Quinta da Bela Vista is the perfect place for small conferences. It offers two meeting rooms with capacity between 30 and 80 persons. Free use of meeting room for groups hosted in the hotel.
The rooms are provided with sound, DVD player, internet access, whiteboard and podium. On request it can budget for and provide any type of equipment and services such as projectors, screens, flip chart, TV monitor, microphones, coffee break and others.
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The complex includes two Restaurants, known in the region for its first-class cuisine. A full European breakfast is served in the Table d’hote Restaurant. Half board is available in Avista Navios Restaurant, offering a table d’hote menu. A la Carte is offered in Casa Mae Restaurant, an 1844 manor house, where authentic antiques, carved woodwork, tapestries and valuable paintings create a feast for eyes and palate.
For an aperitif or the perfect ending for an enchanting evening, ease yourself into a chair in one of the three Bars.
The Swimming Pool Snack Bar provides not only light meals, but also a full collection of drinks from around the world, as well as superb views of Funchal Bay and the sea.
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For those seeking beauty and solitude, on arrival you will discover a discreet heaven tucked away for privacy and guarded by a sentinel of towering trees in 19,000 m² of the old established beautiful gardens. Within, a total of 89 Guestrooms- 10 interconnected, in the old house, 4 stunningly luxurious Suites individually decorated with antiques and fine prints, which have large Bedrooms, separate Sitting Room or Sitting Area; 3 Junior Suites in the new wing, with sweeping views over the bay and sea of Funchal and its majestic mountains. Remaining Guestrooms are situated in the new annexes: one with twin garden view Rooms- 6 with balcony, the other with superior view and balcony towards the bay and mountain Rooms.
Deluxe Guestrooms, built with the guests suggestions in mind. Four Guestrooms are suitable for wheelchair guests. Original paintings and antiques are to be seen throughout the Quinta da Bela Vista. Guestrooms at the Quinta have been furnished with meticulous attention to detail, to create an atmosphere of quiet elegance, comfort and charm.
Room & Suite Types:
- 34 Twin Garden View - 26.4 m²
- 6 Twin Garden View/w Balcony - 29.15 m² Balcony 2.75 m²
- 22 Twin Superior View/w Balcony - 32.4 m² Balcony 2.75 m²
- 20 Deluxe W/Balcony - 48.87 m² Balcony 7.27 m²
- 7 Junior Suites - ranging from 52 m² to 57 m²
Room & Suites Facilities:
- Private Marble Bathrooms
- Hairdryer
- Colour Cable TV
- Direct Dial Telephone
- Safety Deposit Boxes
- Air-conditioning- apart from the 4 Suites in the old house
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- Internet Access
- Room Service
- Laundry services available
- Billiards Room
- Card Room
- Library
- Gymnasium with workout apparatus
- Heated Swimming Pool
- Jacuzzi
- Sauna
- Tennis Court
- A wide range of treatments designed to soothe and relax mind and body
- Golf Nearby
- Courtesy Mini Bus
- Water Sports: Snorkelling, windsurfing, scuba diving
- Underwater zoo at Garajau nearby and deep-sea fishing can be arranged
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Since its opening the Quinta da Bela Vista has received a number of awards:
- Sovereign Sunshine - Gold Choice Award 1996: For the best summer accommodation- SOVEREIGN is a member of First Choice Holidays PLC.
- Strelitzia Award: presented by the Government of Madeira in 1996 - For services rendered to Madeira Tourism
- Olomar Reisen Award: For very special achievements in the category Friendliest Service in 1997
- The Magic Travel Group: Award for Best Countryside Hotel, Portugal in 1998
- Johansens Awards for Excellence: The Most Excellent European Waterside Hotel, presented at the JOHANSENS awards dinner, The Dorchester, London 13th November 2000.
