Estalagem Do Vale 4* – a manor house in the São Vicente valley

📍 In the Laurisilva forest | 🏊 Indoor and outdoor pools | 🧖 Sauna, jacuzzi and massages | 🌄 Views over the São Vicente valley | 💑 Intimate hotel with 41 rooms

Overview

A manor house over 150 years old, standing in the São Vicente valley on Madeira's northern side, inside the Laurisilva forest listed by UNESCO. An outdoor pool sits on the terrace in front of the room wing, with a glazed pavilion beside it holding the indoor pool for cooler months. The hotel has 41 rooms, a restaurant, a sauna and a jacuzzi. It suits couples and sightseers after a base away from the resort crowds.

Rooms

The offer holds twin rooms in the wing adjoining the historic manor house.

• • Twin rooms with two beds
• • Private balcony over the valley
• • Wooden floors and traditional furniture
• • Central heating in the rooms
• • Safe and cable TV
• • Telephone and internet access

Food and drink

A restaurant works on site, and the Sete Fontes bar pours regional spirits and fresh juices.

• • Bed & Breakfast board
• • Restaurant on the hotel grounds
• • Sete Fontes bar with cocktails
• • Poncha, nikita and ginja on the list
• • Fresh juices from local fruit
• • Estalagem do Vale own-label wine

Spa and wellness

The outdoor pool and the glazed indoor-pool pavilion stand side by side, with a sauna and a jacuzzi in the spa.

• • Outdoor pool open in summer
• • Indoor pool open in winter
• • Indoor jacuzzi in the spa
• • Sauna on the hotel grounds
• • Massages and body treatments (for an additional charge)

Sport and activities

A fitness room with cardio equipment is on site, and gardens run around the buildings.

• • Fitness room with cardio equipment
• • Gardens around the buildings

Location

The volcanic caves and the centre of São Vicente are a short drive away, with Funchal across the island.

• • São Vicente Caves – approx. 2 km, approx. 5–10 minutes by car
• • São Vicente centre – approx. 3 km, approx. 5–10 minutes by car
• • Funchal – approx. 30 km, approx. 30–45 minutes by car
• • Madeira Airport (FNC) – approx. 50 km, approx. 40–55 minutes by car

Good to know

• • Massages booked a day ahead
• • One room adapted for less mobile guests
• • Green Key environmental certificate
• • Hotel outside the village, in the valley