Quinta Da Casa Branca

Enclosed by bougainvillea-shaded trellises and banks of potted lilies, two heated outdoor pools provide year-round swimming. The surrounding sun terrace is furnished with padded teak sun loungers. The hotel's gardens include exotics such as buttered-popcorn scented Popcorn Bushes.

The complimentary health club contains a fitness room with cardio and weight machines, unisex steam room, sauna, and 2-person spa tub. The Phytocéane health spa offers services such as anti-aging facials, self-heating-mud body treatments and aromatherapy massage.

The library contains a computer with complimentary high-speed Internet access. Babysitting and childcare are available and the hotel serves a complimentary buffet breakfast.

• Number of buildings/towers - 3 
• Free breakfast 
• Sauna 
• Spa tub 
• 24-hour front desk 
• Babysitting or childcare (surcharge) 
• Total number of rooms - 49 
• Multilingual staff 
• Number of floors - 2 
• Babysitting or childcare 
• Spa treatment room(s) 
• Bar/lounge 

• Concierge services 
• Dry cleaning/laundry service 
• Full-service spa 
• Health club 
• Number of outdoor pools - 2 
• Terrace 
• Luggage storage 
• Free self parking 
• Year Built 1998 
• Number of restaurants - 2 
• Steam room 
• Turkish bath/Hammam 
• Tours/ticket assistance 
• Free WiFi 
• Library 
• Garden 
• Spa services on site 

Garden Pavilion - Contemporary flat-roof wood building with green-marble floor and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking gardens. White table linen and terrace seating at teak tables under white umbrellas. Serves buffet breakfast, a la carte lunch, snacks, and drinks.

The Dining Room - Fine-dining restaurant situated at the Manor House, classic ambiance with an al-fresco dining terrace. Open for dinner serving a gastronomic, inventive and contemporary cuisine.

Lido, an oceanfront sports park, is 750 metres from the hotel, and features family and children's saltwater pools, ocean swimming, and a scuba-diving centre.

Two kilometres west of the hotel, independent operators on Formosa Beach offer water sports such as kayaks, pedal-boats, windsurfing, waterskiing, sail boats, jet skis and motor boats during warm-weather months.

The three-kilometre promenade along the rugged oceanfront from Lido to Formosa Beach is a popular for running and walking. Guests can also hike along the centuries-old levadas, irrigation channels from the mountains. Trails and paths run through the mountains, by the ocean, and through forests such as the Laurissilva, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Quinta da Casa Branca offers discounts at the island's two golf courses, Palheiro, seven kilometres from the hotel, and Santo do Serra, 26 kilometres away.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

• Golfing nearby 
• Snorkeling nearby 
• Surfing/boogie boarding nearby 
• Sailing nearby 
• Scuba diving nearby 
• Mountain biking nearby 
• Bicycle rentals nearby 
• Hiking/biking trails nearby 
• Parasailing nearby 
• Boat tours nearby 
• Ecotours nearby 
• Golf lessons available nearby 

• Hot stone massage 
• Reflexology 
• Number of treatment rooms 1 
• Body wraps 
• Body scrubs 
• Aromatherapy treatments 
• Massages 
• Body treatments 
• Facial treatments