Belmond Reid’s Palace €€€€ Estrada Monumental 139, 9000 Funchal; tel: 291-717 171 (from US and Canada tel: 800 237 1236, toll-free; from UK tel: 0845-077 2222, local call rate); www.belmond.com. Madeira’s legendary hotel is a magnificent mansion that preserves the elegance of an earlier era. Sumptuously decorated, the hotel has magnificent gardens overlooking the sea, spacious sun terraces, pools and tennis courts. A wide variety of packages is available, some of them surprisingly affordable at certain times of the year. Disabled access. 158 rooms.
