SPA das Vinhas at The Vine Hotel

SPA das Vinhas occupies part of The Vine Hotel on Rua dos Aranhas, in the middle of Funchal's old commercial district rather than on the coastal hotel strip, which makes it one of the few genuine urban design spas in Madeira. The hotel was conceived around the island's viticulture, and the spa is the clearest expression of that idea: the interiors run to deep reds, purples and dark polished surfaces evoking wine and grape skins, with low lighting and enclosed treatment rooms that feel deliberately cocooned from the busy streets outside. The defining specialty is vinotherapy, the use of grape and wine derivatives in skincare, adapted here to Madeira's own fortified-wine tradition. Signature services include a red wine bath, grapeseed exfoliation and grape-extract wraps and facials, which draw on the antioxidant properties associated with polyphenols in grape skin and seed. Alongside the vinotherapy line, the menu carries conventional massage, including relaxing and deep-tissue work, and standard facials for guests who prefer them. Facilities include a Turkish bath, a whirlpool and a relaxation area, while the hotel's rooftop infinity pool and terrace, several floors above the old town with views across the rooftops to the harbour and the mountains behind, are typically included with a spa booking. Therapists are trained in the specific vinotherapy protocols and product line the spa carries, which is unusual on the island and is the principal reason visitors choose the centre over the larger seafront resort spas. Treatments generally run 45 to 90 minutes and cost roughly 70 to 180 euros. Reservations are advised, particularly for the wine bath, which requires preparation time and cannot be accommodated on a walk-in basis.