The setting, gardens,food, room all the best. Madeira is one of those special places on earth that is still very real. The pride and honesty of the people that live on the island is wonderful to experience. Casa Velha do Palheiro is the icing on the cake. Luis Emanuel is a class act. His crew is well versed and trained... More

We found Casa Velha a very comfortable hotel with friendly and efficient staff. The food is very good, without being outstanding. The lounge is a light and very comfortable room and the new spa facility provides an alternative location should the weather be less than ideal. However, the outstanding feature is the location set between a very picturesque golf course... More

This small and comfortable hotel with a spa, indoor and outdoor pools was a happy find. The staff are efficient and extremely helpful and the food was mostly very good. The gorgeous gardens were surrounded by a beautiful golf course with views out to the Atlantic, so just walking about the grounds gave plenty of exercise even for non-golfers. With... More

The hotel is in a very quiet area above Funchal and the rooms are very nicely decorated with period furniture. The position against the golf course is superb and has a tea-room at the bottom of the wonderful garden. The breakfast and dinner were excellent and the extremely friendly staff just made for a perfect holiday. We will definitely be... More

Located in the hills, 15 km and 500 m above Funchal, this is a haven of calm. A Relais et Chateau property, it was first built in 1804. Located on a wonderful golf course, you may never wish to leave. The rooms are wonderful, and the restaurant is excellent. We were treated to a special event with a guest chef... More

Hotel in English tea-house style. Very friendly and service-minded staff. Service impeccable. Beautiful located in the hills, abt. 500 metres above sea level. Fifteen minuts drive to Funchal. Weather colder and often cloudy/misty when sunny in Funchal. Great and easy access to challenging and well kept golf course. Standard rooms dark with no terrace/balcony. Breakfast seating no good. Stowed closely... More

We spend one week in this splendid location, everything was perfect. The place is so peaceful in beautiful gardens. Perfect dinner for 42 €, good Portuguese wines and a professional service. The golf course is hard to play the first time, but day after day it becomes very pleasant to play.

We are returning guests, this time with my parents-in-law. It was for them a slecial occasion, because of their golden wedding and the Casa Velha staff made the whole stay perfect ! Food, Golf, organizing a rental car, special celebrations at the wedding day - all this was no problem at all and with Luis in the restaurant as our... More

Having had a fabulous holiday last year we returned to Casa Velha, which is something we rarely do as it usually turns out to be a disappointment. Fortunately this did not turn out to be the case. Everything was up to the standard if not better than when we came last year (review 'paradise') Although last year we received the... More