Best Saunas in Funchal, Portugal
Laurea Spa, Savoy Palace
Laurea Spa occupies 3,100 m² of the Savoy Palace on Avenida do Infante and takes its theme from Madeira's Laurissilva forest. The wet area has a sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, ice fountain, sensorial showers, a heated indoor pool and a halotherapy room. Non-guests can buy daily access for €70 (hotel guests €50), open to visitors over 16, and the spa is open 10:00 to 20:00.
Magic Spa, Pestana Casino Park
The Pestana Casino Park, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and set in large private gardens next to Funchal's cruise port, houses one of the three Pestana Magic Spas the group promotes in Funchal. Alongside massages and Magic Spa treatments there is a heated indoor pool with water jets and a relaxation area with a jacuzzi, a Turkish bath and a sauna. Treatments such as the 60-minute Magic Serenity massage cost €105.
Magic Spa, Pestana Promenade
The Pestana Promenade is a resort near the Lido with direct access to the coastal promenade that runs to Praia Formosa, and its spa is one of the three Pestana Magic Spas the group promotes in Funchal. The hotel lists a sauna and a Turkish steam bath among its facilities, alongside a heated indoor pool, a whirlpool bath and a gym. The Magic Spa menu covers massages, facials, scrubs and wraps, with 60-minute massages from €105.
Maré Spa, Belmond Reid's Palace
Maré Spa is the renewed spa of Belmond Reid's Palace, the clifftop hotel above Funchal bay on Estrada Monumental. It draws on the sea and Madeira's native botanicals for its treatments and has five treatment rooms, a couples' room, a sauna, a steam room, a solarium and separate changing facilities for men and women. It is open 10:00 to 19:00, with the last treatment at 18:00; the site asks visitors to contact the spa to book.
Meliá Madeira Mare Spa
The spa at the Meliá Madeira Mare, a hotel with sea-view rooms in Funchal, has a hydrothermal circuit with a sauna, a hammam, contrast tanks and a salt-water flotation tank, plus a jacuzzi, whirlpool and Vichy, chromotherapy, Swiss and traditional showers. There are seven treatment cabins and a lounge serving juices and herbal teas. The spa is open from 7:00 to 22:00, and treatments should be requested two hours ahead.
Thalasso Sea Spa, VidaMar Resort Madeira
The Thalasso Sea Spa at the VidaMar Resort on Estrada Monumental covers 2,200 m² and is built around a 19 x 4 m heated seawater pool with jets, a geyser and a waterfall, which the spa calls the only thalassotherapy pool on Madeira. Its balneotherapy area has a sauna, a Turkish bath, a contrast shower and a jacuzzi. Pool entry is sold in two shifts, 10:00–13:00 and 15:00–18:00, at €25 per shift; no one under 16 is admitted.
The Cliff Bay Spa
The spa of The Cliff Bay, a PortoBay hotel on the cliffs of Estrada Monumental, uses ESPA products and has eight treatment rooms, a spa suite with its own jacuzzi and bay views, and a seasonal outdoor gazebo for treatments for two. The wellness area has a sauna, a Turkish steam bath, a jacuzzi, a gym and a relaxation room. Treatments run from 10:00 to 19:00 and are booked through the spa directly.
The Royal Spa, Royal Savoy
The Royal Spa sits inside the Royal Savoy, a Savoy Signature hotel in Funchal. Spa visitors have free use of the sauna, steam room, sensorial shower and ice fountain, and the spa opens directly onto the hotel's heated indoor pool and gym. Treatments use certified organic eco cosmetics, and bookings go through the hotel.
Til Spa, Castanheiro Boutique Hotel
Til Spa is the small spa of the Castanheiro Boutique Hotel, made up of five historically classified buildings beside the Palace of the Jesuits in Funchal's historic centre. It has an indoor pool with a hydrotherapy circuit, a sauna, a Turkish bath and a relaxation room, and uses Voya organic seaweed products. Its signature Til Luxury treatment, themed on the Laurissilva forest, volcanic rock and the sea, costs €145 for 90 minutes.
Laurea Spa, Savoy Palace
Laurea Spa occupies 3,100 m² of the Savoy Palace on Avenida do Infante and takes its theme from Madeira's Laurissilva forest. The wet area has a sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, ice fountain, sensorial showers, a heated indoor pool and a halotherapy room. Non-guests can buy daily access for €70 (hotel guests €50), open to visitors over 16, and the spa is open 10:00 to 20:00.
Magic Spa, Pestana Casino Park
The Pestana Casino Park, designed by Oscar Niemeyer and set in large private gardens next to Funchal's cruise port, houses one of the three Pestana Magic Spas the group promotes in Funchal. Alongside massages and Magic Spa treatments there is a heated indoor pool with water jets and a relaxation area with a jacuzzi, a Turkish bath and a sauna. Treatments such as the 60-minute Magic Serenity massage cost €105.
Magic Spa, Pestana Promenade
The Pestana Promenade is a resort near the Lido with direct access to the coastal promenade that runs to Praia Formosa, and its spa is one of the three Pestana Magic Spas the group promotes in Funchal. The hotel lists a sauna and a Turkish steam bath among its facilities, alongside a heated indoor pool, a whirlpool bath and a gym. The Magic Spa menu covers massages, facials, scrubs and wraps, with 60-minute massages from €105.
Maré Spa, Belmond Reid's Palace
Maré Spa is the renewed spa of Belmond Reid's Palace, the clifftop hotel above Funchal bay on Estrada Monumental. It draws on the sea and Madeira's native botanicals for its treatments and has five treatment rooms, a couples' room, a sauna, a steam room, a solarium and separate changing facilities for men and women. It is open 10:00 to 19:00, with the last treatment at 18:00; the site asks visitors to contact the spa to book.
Meliá Madeira Mare Spa
The spa at the Meliá Madeira Mare, a hotel with sea-view rooms in Funchal, has a hydrothermal circuit with a sauna, a hammam, contrast tanks and a salt-water flotation tank, plus a jacuzzi, whirlpool and Vichy, chromotherapy, Swiss and traditional showers. There are seven treatment cabins and a lounge serving juices and herbal teas. The spa is open from 7:00 to 22:00, and treatments should be requested two hours ahead.
Thalasso Sea Spa, VidaMar Resort Madeira
The Thalasso Sea Spa at the VidaMar Resort on Estrada Monumental covers 2,200 m² and is built around a 19 x 4 m heated seawater pool with jets, a geyser and a waterfall, which the spa calls the only thalassotherapy pool on Madeira. Its balneotherapy area has a sauna, a Turkish bath, a contrast shower and a jacuzzi. Pool entry is sold in two shifts, 10:00–13:00 and 15:00–18:00, at €25 per shift; no one under 16 is admitted.
The Cliff Bay Spa
The spa of The Cliff Bay, a PortoBay hotel on the cliffs of Estrada Monumental, uses ESPA products and has eight treatment rooms, a spa suite with its own jacuzzi and bay views, and a seasonal outdoor gazebo for treatments for two. The wellness area has a sauna, a Turkish steam bath, a jacuzzi, a gym and a relaxation room. Treatments run from 10:00 to 19:00 and are booked through the spa directly.
The Royal Spa, Royal Savoy
The Royal Spa sits inside the Royal Savoy, a Savoy Signature hotel in Funchal. Spa visitors have free use of the sauna, steam room, sensorial shower and ice fountain, and the spa opens directly onto the hotel's heated indoor pool and gym. Treatments use certified organic eco cosmetics, and bookings go through the hotel.
Til Spa, Castanheiro Boutique Hotel
Til Spa is the small spa of the Castanheiro Boutique Hotel, made up of five historically classified buildings beside the Palace of the Jesuits in Funchal's historic centre. It has an indoor pool with a hydrotherapy circuit, a sauna, a Turkish bath and a relaxation room, and uses Voya organic seaweed products. Its signature Til Luxury treatment, themed on the Laurissilva forest, volcanic rock and the sea, costs €145 for 90 minutes.