"Once a family estate, this Madeira hotel is centered around an old manor house, now with five suites and a restaurant. Rooms in an adjacent complex have subtle floral themes to complement the outdoors, and staying there was like being given my own botanical garden. (There were even signs on the trees to tell me whether I was looking at a Sri Lankan true cinnamon or a karaka from New Zealand.) And every amble around the grounds was sidetracked by an encounter: with a lizard or a lawn swing or, once, a small plantation of bananas. Doubles from $276." - Travel + Leisure Editors
