Must-see hotels in Portugal

  • Hotel Toural

    Guimarães

    Accessed through a leafy alleyway entrance, this four-star hotel has 30 well-appointed rooms spread across two connected historic buildings. Some have…

  • Pousada do Monte de Santa Luzia

    Viana do Castelo

    This regal 1918 hotel sits squarely atop Monte de Santa Luzia, peering down at the rear of the basilica and beyond it to some of the best coastal views in…

  • Hotel Santa Maria

    Estremadura & Ribatejo

    Popular with tour groups, this modern place sits just across from the Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça. It's unexciting but has a great location and…

  • Hotel Eurosol Gouveia

    Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela

    This hard to miss pink hotel sits just off Gouveia's main through road. It's a big, business-like affair with corporate facilities and spacious carpeted…

  • Hotel Eurostars das Artes

    Miragaia

    This stylish hotel has a boutique feel with handsomely outfitted rooms featuring contemporary furnishings, spark­ling marble bathrooms and wi-fi. There’s…

  • Eurosol Residence

    Estremadura & Ribatejo

    Downtown Leiria’s high-end option has comfortable if unexceptional business-class (studio, one- and two-bedroom) mini-apartments with kitchens, many with…

  • Alojamento Local Imperial

    The Beiras

    Extremely good value, the 14 rooms at this friendly little hotel are modest and slightly dog-eared but they're comfortable enough, with modern art prints…

  • Hotel Wellington

    The Beiras

    In the heart of the action near the casino, this business-like three-star offers immaculate rooms in shades of beige with lots of natural light and huge…

  • Casa Dona Antónia

    Monsaraz

    Set with heavy wooden furnishings, the seven rooms in this traditional house vary in size, but all are pleasant and comfortable. There's also a rooftop…

  • Hotel Baltazar

    Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês

    In a fine old granite building, this friendly, family-run hotel just up from the hot springs has spacious rooms, many of which look onto a pleasant wooded…

  • Domus 26

    Braga

    Just outside the historic centre, this newly renovated guesthouse offers four plush, modern rooms in a 19th-century mansion, with frigobars (small fridges…

  • Guest House Bocage

    Setúbal

    Separate but equal facilities to Hotel Bocage around the corner, which means modern and clean rooms minus a reception, breakfast and staff, which are all…

  • Sol da Vila

    Vila Nova De Milfontes

    A centrally located, unpretentious spot with bright, spotless rooms and a lovely patio with a prolific lemon tree. The friendly owner on the premises can…

  • Hotel Berne

    Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela

    Some 2km outside Manteigas's centre, this welcoming family-run hotel is great value for money. It has 17 rooms, all decked out in modern blond wood, and…

  • Pensão Rossio Parque

    Viseu

    A no-brainer for budget-minded travellers, this old-fashioned pension has modest, no-frills rooms above a popular restaurant. The best are those in front…

  • Hotel Solneve

    Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela

    Just off Covilhã’s main square, this landmark pink hotel makes a good central base, with its spacious, light-filled rooms and good facilities. These…

  • Ericeira Camping

    Ericeira

    On the coastal highway 800m north of Praia de São Sebastião, this high-quality site has two-, four- and six-bedroom bungalows, teepees and 100 tent sites…

  • Residencial Santo André

    Aliados & Bolhão

    A charming four-floor walk-up with spiralled staircase and 10 oddly curvaceous rooms, some with bathrooms. They’re humble but spick and span, and it’s the…

  • Residencial Rimavier

    Peniche

    This immaculate pensão has small but spruce rooms, nautically themed linens and hallways decorated with lovely tile paintings of Peniche. Note: prices do…

  • Grande Hotel do Porto

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Open since 1880, this proud old institution preserves a good deal of its grandeur, especially in its cavernous dining room and gilded parlour. Its…

  • Hotel Aviz

    The Beiras

    Run by a charming, well-travelled couple, this old-school hotel is one of the best deals in town. Situated two blocks back from the beach, its rooms come…

  • Hotel Infante de Sagres

    Aliados & Bolhão

    A time warp with well-coiffed doorstaff, crystal chandeliers and ornately decorated common areas, this place is a plush getaway in the heart of the city…

  • Maçarico Beach Hotel

    The Beiras

    With its sudoku-like facade and a glitzy lobby, this seafront four-star is a stylish choice. Rooms, in cooling whites, browns and nautical blues, are neat…

  • Hotel Abade João

    The Beiras

    This cool and attractive option sits above Montemor-o-Velho's sleepy town square. Its airy interiors have something of an institutional feel but rooms are…

  • Hotel Boa Vista

    Foz do Douro

    A classic 19th-century seaside inn outside and a modern, if somewhat characterless, hotel inside, the Boa Vista sits at the mouth of the Douro, one block…

  • Hotel Residencial Alentejana

    Coimbra

    A characterful, old-fashioned two-star run by kindly owners. It's a little out from the centre but well placed for the student-driven bar life on Praça da…

  • Hotel Camarão

    Ericeira

    A clean, neat and spotless place with blondwood floors. Ten of the 24 rooms have sea views and there's a rather large and empty kitchen for use on the top…

  • Hotel Marina Rio

    Lagos

    Opposite the footbridge leading to the marina and on to Meia Praia, this ideally positioned hotel completed renovations in 2019. Rooms open onto balconies…

  • Avenida de Fátima

    Estremadura & Ribatejo

    Modern and comfortable, it place has 96 spick-and-span rooms with every contemporary comfort, decked out in a rust-orange colour scheme that matches…

  • Miradouro do Castelo

    Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês

    The sweeping views from the simple rooms with hardwood floors steal the show at this guesthouse in Castro Laboreiro. Of the seven rooms, three have the …

  • Pousada de São Teotónio

    The Minho

    Perched on the outermost post of the fortress and surrounded by green ramparts, this bright, modern pousada has large, luxurious rooms, most with prime…

  • Casa do Cabo de Santa Maria

    Sagres

    Value for money is excellent at this welcoming guesthouse. Traditional Portuguese tiles and furniture fill its immaculately kept rooms and four-person,…

  • Residêncial Panorama

    Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela

    On a quiet backstreet in the historic centre, this long-standing guesthouse has sweet, homey rooms over a popular bar-restaurant. It's all very no-frills…

  • Residencial Dom Dinis

    The Beiras

    In a drab apartment block outside the eastern walls, the Dom Dinis is an ever-reliable budget choice. It's decidedly no-frills but it's well placed for…

  • Pensão Residencial Central

    Faro

    The eight rooms at this small guesthouse are cool and tiled, and vary in size. They come with small bathrooms and gentle courtesy from the owners. Rooms…

  • Casa Nobre do Correio Mor

    The Minho

    Lovingly restored, this 17th-century manor house just above Ponte da Barca's parish church offers 10 gorgeous rooms, most with wide timber floors, antique…

  • Happy Porto Hostel

    Miragaia

    Behind a blue-tiled facade, Happy Porto lives up to its name, pleasing backpackers with its views of the Douro and appealingly bright, stone-walled, wood…

  • Casa de Campo O Castelo

    Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês

    Directly beneath the castle, this simple family-run guesthouse features five rooms with hardwood floors and stone walls; two share a terrace with castle…

  • Parque de Campismo

    Évora

    Flat, grassy and tree-shaded, with disabled access, Orbitur’s well-equipped campground is 2km southwest of town. Yellow-line bus 41 from Praça do Giraldo,…

  • Hotel Mar Azul

    Lagos

    Central, well-run and delightfully welcoming, this little gem is one of Lagos' best-value spots, with tidy, compact white rooms with chocolate-toned…

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