Monday 1st - Monday 8th June 2009
• 7 Nights £649pp
(* £679pp if booked after 31/08/2008)

Monday 1st - Monday 15th June 2009
• 14 Nights +£295pp

Single Supplements per week

Single room - £129pp
Side sea view room £25pp
Full sea view room £45pp

Holiday Booking Code - CNMD0106


(No Dancing on 2nd Week. However Excursions, Guided "Levada" Walks and pre-bookable rounds of golf will be available)

The 4-star Hotel Vila Galé Santa Cruz is an elegant recently built hotel with an attractive wooden floored ballroom. Its public areas have been designed to admit as much natural light as possible and its bedrooms feature chic state-of-the-art fittings, such as LCD screen TVs and CD & DVD players.

Located in an attractive seafront position within the delightfully characteristic fishing village of Santa Cruz, great care has been taken in the design of the hotel to integrate it harmoniously with the surrounding traditional architecture. Apart from its design, the quality of its rooms and its ballroom, the hotel's most memorable features are its large seaward facing pool area and its spacious sofa strewn lobby.

Santa Cruz meanwhile is an enchantingly natural and typically Madeiran coastal village, the heart of which lies only a few minute stroll from the hotel door. Its main square comprises an endearing church, a small but picturesque park featuring local subtropical plants, a couple of bars and a historic council building. Quaint cobbled streets lead off this square to a variety of shops, bars and small restaurants. Beyond lie a fish market, an attractive seafront park, a seafront promenade, and a wonderful view across the water to the neighbouring Deserted Isles. The island's small single runway airport lies only a short drive away.

On weekdays a complimentary pre-bookable shuttle service connects the hotel with the heart of Funchal, Madeira's fascinating capital, several times a day, and local bus services also stop close to the hotel.

Rooms:
258 elegantly appointed bedrooms with ensuite bath & shower and a balcony. All rooms also have telephone, air conditioning / heating, satellite TV with an LCD screen, CD & DVD player, mini-bar, hairdryer & safe (extra charge).

The Ballroom:
The Ericeira Ballroom is currently the only hotel-based wooden floored ballroom on the island. Benefiting from a well lit parquet floor of over 400 square metres it is also elegantly decorated and well located in a quiet semi-private area of the hotel.

Other Features:
Buffet restaurant with display cooking, a la carte restaurant, poolside snack bar, show bar, lobby bar, outdoor swimming pool, health & beauty spa (extra charges).

Excursion Possibilities:

The Festival Of The Atlantic: Historic Funchal, Madeira's capital, occupies a vast natural amphitheatre overlooking Madiera's largest bay, which serves as a splendid setting for one of Europe's major firework festivals, the Festival of the Atlantic. Prior to travel you will be offered the opportunity to reserve seating to view one of the four magnificent pyrotechnic displays that take place during the festival. Nun's Valley: One of the most beautiful and scenically dramatic places on the island, Nun's Valley is surrounded by towering peaks, earning its name from the fact that nuns from Madeira's Santa Clara Convent once fled here to escape from marauding pirates. Apart from its wonderful views, the valley is also well-known for its licquers and chestnut cakes.

Madeira's Wild West: Whilst most of Madeira's scenery is dramatic, the west of the island presents its most extreme scenery: the second tallest cliff in the world, Cabo Girão, the vertiginously deep Serra de Agua canyon, the starkly bleak windswept Paùl da Serra plateau, and the ocean battered cliffs of Porto Moniz. Santana & The Verdant East: Until a tunnel broke through the central mountain barrier separating Santana from Funchal, life in this lush agricultural region was trapped in a sort of time capsule, and it is here that one can still enjoy traditional Madeiran rural architecture. En route, the village of Camacha offers traditional Madeiran wickerwork, and the ancient laurisilva forests of central Madeira can be enjoyed at Ribeiro Frio.

Holiday Extension Week
Why not extend your stay in Madeira by 7 nights to spend more time in Funchal (hotel & public buses) explore more of the island (excursions available), take part in our 'levada' walking programme (options for both 'weekend' and experienced walkers), play golf at one of the island's 2 scenically stunning clubs (tee times pre-bookable) or simply unwind in the hotel's delightful spa (extra charges apply). Your Personal Touch Holidays representative will remain with you in the resort, you will retain your room and you will continue to enjoy a half board meal plan.

A PERSONAL VIEW - Read what our dancers say about our continental holidays...Click the Links below...........

"Santiago Trial 2007 - We enjoyed the holiday very much. The hotel was excellent, set in an attractive location and on the whole the catering was very good. The dancing in the evening was very enjoyable and catered for every standard of dancer from learners to medallists. … We also found the excursions very worthwhile. The towns were interesting and the time allocated for being there was just right, and Jonathan's input (holiday rep) was invaluable."

"Santiago Trial 2007 - Jill's letter, posted on the internet, said it all. Many congratulations on hosting a wonderful dance holiday. Roy and I had a super time."
Mary

"Santiago Trial 2007 - An excellent holiday, great excursions. Jonathan was a great courier and we enjoyed the dancing too! … The visit to Santiago De Compostela was amazing and a very memorable experience, and the "wall to wall" sunshine for the week made the holiday unforgettable. Thanks for everything."
Lois and David

"Santiago Trial 2007 - We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday at The Hotel Ofir, our first with Eden Nights, but certainly not the last! The dancing at night was excellent and the daytime excursion programme was most enjoyable….. Thanks for a super holiday."
Marguerite and Brian

"Santiago Trial 2007 - Although we were two ladies without partners, we were both made welcome and thoroughly enjoyed the holiday, and both agreed the hotel was first rate. … We both felt we would like to go again. Many thanks to you for a lovely holiday."
Ann and Julie

Testimonials from Previous Continental Holidays

"Our holiday in Portugal was our first with Eden Nights but it certainly will not be our last. We had a wonderful time, great hotel, excellent food, a wonderful ballroom and really friendly people...."
Graham and Lorraine

"We had a lovely holiday, we both loved the dancing and music. The hotel and dance venue was lovely and everyone so friendly......"
Robert and Doreen

"Just wanted to thank you both for a wonderful holiday in Portugal, the area was absolutely right for us, such a lovely peaceful place.....The hotel, rooms and food were excellent and the staff very helpful, The reps from personal touch were lovely and very helpful. We also wanted to say how we appreciate the effort you and Carol put into these holidays it makes it so easy for us the clients there is no hassle at all. Thank you for your wonderful company and we look forward to the next one we are able to come on."
Dianne and Bob

"Thank you for a wonderful holiday week in Tavira.....the dancing added to our enjoyment and the exercise was much needed after all that lovely food. the holiday atmosphere was so relaxing. I'm sure lots of new friendships were made during the week"

Futher Information
• Flights from Bristol, Gatwick, Manchester & Birmingham
• Early booking advised for Bristol flights (limited availability)
Included in the price
Return flights from Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham or Gatwick, all air taxes, transfers between Madeira airport and the hotel, hotel porterage, a welcome drink, 7 nights half board accommodation, 5 nights exclusive use of the Ericeira Ballroom, the services of a Personal Touch Holidays representative.
Important Note
This holiday has been organised in conjuction with Personal Touch Holidays Ltd and is protected by the Civil Aviation Authority under ATOL 5961.