We´ve just stayed here for a week before going on to Funchal for a second week. A beautiful and stylish hotel with lovely food, great infinity pool, gardens, spa. If you want to lounge round a pool most of the time, perhaps take time out to do a levada walk, play some tennis, do a coach tour round the western side of the island or have a massage, then this is as good a place as any to do it. The food is delicious but quite rich so we went down to the shack on the beach (called Mare Alta) twice, once for a simple 3-course dinner ( €12.50 p.p.) and once just for a bowl of soup which really hit the spot. The village is tiny and there's not much going on in November, but there is a little shopping centre 3 mins walk from the hotel with a pharmacy, mini-supermarket, etc. The hotel buffet breakfast was lovely - lots of fresh fruit salad and juices, yogurt, cold meats and cheese and salad, then scrambled eggs, mushrooms, bacon etc, Great rolls, bread, croissants and cakes to end the meal - you don't come here to lose weight! Our only quibble was the honesty bar food. The honesty bar is a great concept and it works very well for drinks, but you can also order light snacks there - sandwiches, soups, salads - and they only use Bimbo-style bread rather than the lovely bread they serve at breakfast - why? - and the soup was lukewarm. But all in all, a great hotel and a lovely relaxing week - we'd definitely recommend it.

The location is excellent on the top of a cliff over the see, views are great. The rooms are nice and luminous. The personal of the hotel is very nice. The facilities are great, very nice swimming pools (one in the exterior, and the other one in the interior and heated), and restaurant with nice views. There is an offer of SPA treatments and of activities (organized walks in the levadas). Nice coffee corner as well.
Breakfast offers a wide selection of typical portuguese cakes and sweets (home made).
The gardens are really taken care of, and the hotel building is amazing.
I can not imagine how could it be improved.

Hotel situated on top of a pillar of rock overlooking Ponta Del Sol. Reception and rooms reached by a series of lifts. Lovely sea view rooms with great bed and bedding - contemporary design. Restaurant serving b'fast, lunch and dinner - good quality and choice. Fantastic infinity swimming pool. Indoor pool is also great - very warm and powerful jets. Jacuzzi could be a bit warmer. Lovely manicured gardens and sunbathing beds. Room needed more hoovering upon arrival but was quickly rectified. Sauna is on sometimes and the steam room needs turning on when needed - ok, but annoying when no staff to be found without trekking back to reception. Very small and tight car park. Great bar! Overall, excellent and very well recommended.