One of eight vibes
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
3 hotels
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Saccharum
The subterranean spa pairs Ayurvedic therapies with a halotherapy salt room, Turkish hammam, and heated hydrotherapy pool.
Savoy Palace
Laurea Spa channels Madeira's laurel forest through a Turkish hammam, sensory showers, halotherapy, and hydrotherapy waterfalls.
The Reserve
Access to a 3,100-square-metre hydrotherapy circuit pairs with a seventeenth-floor rooftop pool.
2 hotels
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Casa Velha Do Palheiro
Four treatment rooms, a Turkish steam bath, Finnish sauna, indoor hydro pool, and weekly garden pavilion yoga.
Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.