Madeira Hotels with Tennis Courts for Families (2026)
5 family-friendly hotels with tennis in Madeira . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Madeira's climate is the reason tennis works here when it doesn't elsewhere. The island sits at 18-24°C all twelve months, no humid summer, no freezing winter. That means a lesson at 9am, a swim at 11am, and another set at 5pm — three court sessions in a day with kids who actually want to keep playing. Five hotels on Madeira have on-site tennis courts you can use without driving 30 minutes each way. Two are 5-star icons (Reid's Palace, Casa Velha do Palheiro), two are mid-range stalwarts (Porto Mare, Sentido Galosol), and one is the resort scale option (Royal Savoy). All are family hotels first, tennis hotels second.
Madeira is volcanic island with no flat parts, which means your hotel's location decides how walkable life is. Funchal centre and Lido strip have flat promenades and easy beach access. The Palheiro hills give you cool air and golf greens but everything else is a 15-minute drive down. Caniço de Baixo on the southeast coast has a clifftop charm and easy access to Garajau marine reserve. The hotels with tennis courts mostly sit on the western side of Funchal where land is flatter.
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🎾Why families choose Madeira hotels with tennis
Year-round play is the real argument for Madeira tennis. Mainland Portugal closes municipal courts in winter due to rain. Madeira gets less than 8 wet days in January, and even those days are usually morning showers that clear by lunch. A British family on February half-term can play tennis here in shorts. The tennis-with-kids version of this is even better because children rarely want to play more than 30 minutes anyway, and shorter sessions are easier to slot around naps and meals.
Hotel courts beat municipal options for families. Most Madeira public courts require booking through Funchal sports centres, in Portuguese, and don't loan rackets. The hotels listed below all loan rackets free, take court bookings via reception, and let guests pay only for lessons (typically 30-45 EUR per hour with a coach). For an 8-year-old who has played twice, a hotel court with a low net and a coach who speaks English is worth the difference in price.
Parent's take
Three of these hotels (Reid's Palace, Casa Velha, Royal Savoy) sit at the high end with tennis included in pool-package upgrades. Two are mid-range options where the court is free and lessons cost extra. None have child-specific 'mini tennis' courts so very young children (under 6) need a coach who knows how to make a half-court drill engaging. Ask before booking if a kids' coach is available during your dates.
Our Top 5 Picks
Hotels in Madeira with tennis, sorted by guest rating.
Reid's Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Madeira
Sao Martinho
Wonderful
500 reviews
Iconic 1891 cliffside hotel with a tucked-away kids garden behind the main terraced grounds: climbing wall, treehouse access, sand area and supervised play sessions in summer. Three pools (one heated infinity, one indoor, one ocean-side saltwater) and direct lift access to the sea-rock bathing area below.
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€1064/night
Why families love Reid's Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Madeira
Unreasonably good but priced for it. Our kids (3 and 7) had separate playground sessions: little one used the sand area while the big one climbed the wall with two French boys. Tea on the terrace at 4pm is a Madeira institution and they did kids portions of the cake selection. The price is the wall: 1000+ EUR is a different conversation than the rest of this list. Worth it once if you can swing it; not the trip you repeat every year.
Casa Velha do Palheiro Relais & Chateaux
Sao Goncalo
Wonderful
500 reviews
Country house hotel set in 14 hectares of botanical garden, 600 metres above Funchal in Sao Goncalo. The garden playground is small in equipment count (4 stations: swing, climbing log, mini-trampoline, sandpit) but huge in surface area. Mature-tree shade covers it all afternoon. Resident chickens, rabbits and a pony nearby.
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€311/night
Why families love Casa Velha do Palheiro Relais & Chateaux
Probably the most kid-friendly garden environment on the island. Our 5-year-old spent hours feeding the chickens and pretending the climbing log was a pirate ship. The downside is access: 12 EUR taxi each way to Funchal, no walkable restaurants nearby. We ate breakfast at the hotel and dinner at the Palheiro Golf clubhouse next door for variety. Pool is heated but compact (15 metres). Best for trips where you want a quiet country base, not a city break.
Royal Savoy - Ocean Resort - Savoy Signature
Funchal Centre
Wonderful
500 reviews
Cliffside 5-star resort in Se with a fenced playground on the upper terrace, set away from the saltwater pool deck for noise control. Equipment includes swings, climbing tower, sandpit and a small slide for toddlers. Building shadow gives the play area afternoon shade from 2pm onwards.
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€454/night
Why families love Royal Savoy - Ocean Resort - Savoy Signature
We took a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old. Older one liked the climbing tower, younger one preferred the indoor pool when the outdoor playground got too sunny mid-morning. The Salt restaurant accommodates kids with smaller portions of the adult menu (no separate kids buffet, which my eldest preferred). Worth the 5-star price if you value polished service; if you mostly need playground time, Pestana Promenade gets you closer to the pool for less.
Hotel Porto Mare - PortoBay
Lido, Estrada Monumental
Excellent
2,105 reviews
A 4-star resort hotel on the Lido strip with three pools, a kids' club open year-round and tropical gardens that share footpaths with sister hotels Eden Mar and The Residence. Golf shuttles to Palheiro depart at 7am and 8am daily for the morning tees.
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€215/night
Why families love Hotel Porto Mare - PortoBay
Porto Mare is the practical Madeira pick for golfing parents who want a no-fuss family base. The kids' club takes ages 4-12 from 9.30am, which lines up perfectly with the 8am golf shuttle. Three pool zones means quieter spots for the under-3s while older kids splash with friends. The half-board buffet does proper Madeiran specialities, not bland resort food.
Sentido Galosol
Caniço de Baixo (clifftop)
Excellent
1,685 reviews
A 4-star clifftop resort 12 minutes from Santo da Serra Golf, with direct lift access to a sea-bathing platform on the volcanic rocks below. Two outdoor pools, mini-club open July-August and on-site tennis make it the budget-friendly golf base on the east coast.
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€148/night
Why families love Sentido Galosol
Galosol is the value pick on this list. Caniço is quieter than Funchal — fewer restaurants in walking distance, but the Atlantic view from the cliff terrace makes up for it. The lift down to the sea is the kids' favourite hotel feature; bring water shoes for the volcanic rocks. Mini-club only runs in summer, so check dates if you need childcare to play golf in May or October.
💡Booking tips from parents who play with their kids
- 1Book the court the night before, not the morning of. Madeira tennis courts get busiest from 8am to 10am when guests want to play before the heat kicks in. Reception will hold a slot for the next day if you call between 6pm and 9pm. Don't try to walk up at 9am and expect a free court.
- 2Bring kids' rackets if you have them. Most hotels loan adult-size rackets only. A 25-inch racket for a 6-8 year old is hard to find on the island. Even Reid's Palace doesn't keep a full junior set. If your child is mid-lessons at home, packing their racket is worth the suitcase space.
- 3Tennis lessons in October and February are the cheapest. Coach availability is highest outside school holidays. Expect 35-45 EUR per hour for a private lesson, half that for a 30-minute group with another child. The half-term week of UK October is the price sweet spot — coaches available, weather still 21°C.
- 4Avoid 12-3pm in July and August. Even at 22-24°C, the courts (concrete or hard surface, not clay) bake in midday sun. The hotels listed all have courts in semi-shaded positions but the surface still gets hot. Schedule sessions for 9am or 5pm.
- 5Combine tennis with the Levada walks for a varied day. A Madeira holiday with kids gets repetitive if it's just pool and court. Book a guided easy Levada walk (the Levada do Caldeirão Verde is too long for kids; do Levada dos Tornos which has a tea house at the end). The combination of one Levada day, one tennis day, one beach day, repeat, works well for a 7-night trip.
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