Opened in December 1999, the Madeira Regency Palace is situated on one of the most spectacular of the Atlantic islands, 600 miles southwest of Lisbon and 420 miles from the West African coast. Just two miles from the center of Funchal, this hotel features Portuguese Colonial Style design, panoramic views of the Atlantic, tropical gardens, and many recreational opportunities. During your visit, enjoy Club Mango, a fully equipped health and fitness facility with exercise equipment, saunas, a whirlpool, aerobics classes, indoor pool, and squash court. For fun in the sun, enjoy two outdoor swimming pools, tennis, lawn bowling, and discounted green fees at Santo da Serra Golf Club. Beauty treatments and massage services are also available. S??o Louren??o Restaurante offers an international and regional menu. Bar Ilh??us features barbecue, grilled fish and meats, and snacks and salads. 24-hour room service is available. For libations, enjoy the Mango Bar, Terrantex Bar, and Primavera Tea Lounge. To enhance your stay, the hotel offers concierge services, babysitting, dry cleaning, a florist, two meeting rooms, shops, laundry and dry cleaning valet, a private elevator with direct access to Praia Formosa Beach, shuttle to Funchal, and a cash machine. For air transportation, the Santa Catarina airport is approximately 12 miles from the hotel (about 30 minutes' drive). There are 210 guestrooms, of which 95 are suites. The majority of the rooms face the Atlantic Ocean and some face Europe's highest sea cliff, Cabo Gir??o. Non-smoking rooms and rooms equipped for the physically challenged are available upon request. Standard amenities include an in-room safe, air conditioning, telephones with voicemail, 24 channel cable TV, in-house movie service, video messaging, private marble bathrooms with bath/shower, hairdryer, razor plug (220v).