Quinta Splendida Wellness & Botanical Garden

A fabulous hotel for rest and relaxation which is exactly what we needed. Some reviewers find it a bit old fashioned and if you want plate glass and chrome, and constant entertainment, then this is not the place for you. If however, you want peace and quiet, friendly and helpful staff, good food, a choice of indoor or outdoor pool, and a warm welcome, all in beautiful surroundings with the colourful and very well maintained gardens all around, then this is a wonderful place to stay. We had a huge suite with a sun room and wrap around balcony - it was a perfect week and we will definitely return.

Amazing garden Wonderfull hotel with amazing garden. Nice staff. Clean. Very good breakfast. We were not that impressed with the dinners we had on the hotel, we prefered the other restaruants just outside the hotel instead. Be prepared for many stairs and some steep pathways, as the rest of the island.

Lovely resort with beautiful gardens, kind staff and comfortable rooms! We really enjoyed our stay. When we arrived we were immediately amazed by the beautiful gardens and pool. There is a wide variety of plants and flowers to enjoy and the plants, paths, pool, etc. are very well maintained. I read some reviews mentioning the rooms are quite dated, which I guess you could say is true, but this really is no problem in my opinion. The rooms are very neat and clean, you have everything you need and everything works! The only thing I could see being a problem is the fact the walls are quite thin. We had a neighbour who snored very loudly and there are some dogs in the area around the resort that will bark throughout the night, which did sometimes keep me up for a while. I must say however it's only a moderate amount of noise, light sleepers like myself might just want to bring some earplugs to be safe. We opted for a half pension stay with a breakfast and dinner buffet, which I was personally very satisfied with. Both buffets offer a wide variety of food options and though some of the food was more simple, there was always plenty of choices to enjoy for all of us. Next to the resort (only about a minute walk) is a supermarket where you can easily get anything else you need. We experienced the staff at Quinta Splendida as extremely kind, they are all very easygoing and happy to help you with anything you need. Overall a lovely resort that is well maintained and cares about their customers! I highly recommend!

Gorgeous setting but dated rooms Stunning gardens, pool and kitchen garden. Absolutely beautiful surroundings. The hotel rooms are set in gorgeous positions but ours (1116) was very dated. Felt a bit like a very large room in an institution! Bathroom sliding door needed repair and the shower was a trickle. Dirty seal on shower too. Felt it could be an amazing hotel given its layout and gardens but not sure what it would be like when busy. There were very few guests when we were there but the many, many loungers round the pool suggested a very different experience when full.

My Mum and I came to stay at Quinta Spendida for her 80th birthday. We chose this hotel as we are keen gardeners and from reviews the garden sounded lovely. It didn't disappoint. Indeed, after seeing many of the gardens that Madeira has to offer, I would say it is amongst the best. Something interesting to see around each corner, including little kitchen gardens which were interesting. Even better than the gardens was the friendliness of the hotel staff. Thank you for helping make our stay so peaceful and enjoyable. Some reviews say the rooms are dated. We found them to be spacious and pretty. Yes not extremely modern, but then we would not like that. The cleaning staff did a wonderful job each day. We each had a studio room with a side sea view. We really appreciated the position of these rooms. We could see the gardens, the hills and the sea. I was especially fortunate to have a room on the corner which felt a bit more private and I would get up early to watch the sun rise over the islands. Our rooms were also further away from the restaurant and the evening entertainment, so lovely and quiet most of the time. The hotel is not in Funchal itself but there are plenty of local buses to get around. Cancico is a mix of holiday accomodation and locals so vistors are able to get a flavour of everyday life in Madeira. Something much more difficult if you are staying in 'hotel land' in Funchal. It felt like coming home each time we returned from a trip and several days we chose just to relax in the hotel grounds. The hotel is not close to the sea. You can walk to the sea in about 20-30 minutes, though, like most beaches in Madeira the local beach is not sand. The quinta has both an outdoor and indoor pool which is great, especially on the cooler days. From the outdoor pool you have the impression that the sea is just a hop, skip and a jump away. Visitors to the hotel seemed to be a mix of ages and this changed as the visitors changed. There were retirees, groups of friends in their 20s and honeymooners. We were not the only mother and daughter team. The atmosphere was very relaxed and you could dress up for dinner or simply be smart/casual. To sum up, we liked it so much, that after arriving we invited my sister to join us too!

Heaven-on-earth type of place, the gardens alone are able to wipe clean years of stress. You can hear the birds singing and the fresh air is filled with the perfume of flowers. Just heavenly! The resort is impeccably clean, with five-star amenities, the rooms are spacious and comfortable, the view is incredible and the breakfast and dinner buffets are overwhelmingly abundant and absolutely delicious...the couple of pounds I gained were well worth it, I regret nothing! :) Definitely the go-to place in Madeira. I look forward to returning the first chance I get.