Aliados & Bolhão
This popular hostel has large sunlit dorms with new beds, and common areas with shag rugs and beanbag chairs strewn about. It's right near Porto's main…
Aliados & Bolhão
This popular hostel has large sunlit dorms with new beds, and common areas with shag rugs and beanbag chairs strewn about. It's right near Porto's main…
The Douro
There are great deals to be had on rooms with French windows opening onto the sé. The carpet is a bit aged, but there’s a funky modernist groove you might…
Parque de Campismo de Penedo da Rainha
The Douro
A big, shady site that cascades down to the river, this campground has a minimercado (grocery shop) and bar. It’s about 1km upstream (and uphill) from the…
The Douro
This modern hotel near the tourist office offers comfortable, air-conditioned rooms with clean-swept wooden floors. Most rooms have verandas with views of…
Faro
While this place has a designer black, red and grey lobby, the rooms are no-frills with dated decor. Breakfast is an extra €8 and there's a 24-hour bar…
Aliados & Bolhão
Homey rooms with high ceilings off the avenida. The carpeting and beds are a bit outdated, but suites have wood-tiled floors. The top-floor breakfast room…
Odeceixe
Host Celeste's traditional guesthouse has a great location right in the town centre. Its eight rooms are clean and bright, with colourful bedspreads and…
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês
Yes, it’s kitschy, but it’s still got class. The iron-columned atrium is leafy and filled with light, and the spacious rooms sport headboard radios from a…
The Minho
In the town centre, grab one of the stylish rooms at this sleek, modern option sitting atop its namesake shopping centre, a five-minute walk from the…
The Minho
The views from the rooms and suites are the drawing card at this modern hotel a short walk away from the centre. There's a small on-site spa, too, and a…
Pousada da Juventude Vilarinho das Furnas
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês
Campo’s woodland hostel offers a spotless selection of spartan four-bed dormitories, stylish doubles (with bathrooms) and roomier bungalows with kitchen…
Funchal
At the bottom of the hotel pecking order, this basic guesthouse wins no prizes for decor but the location on Funchal’s city-centre seafront is unbeatable.
Carvoeiro
Set on the clifftop overlooking the beach, this complex has four clean, modern rooms and kitchenette-equipped studios with balconies or terraces. Cash…
The Algarve
Two streets back from the ferry pier, this canary-yellow-painted hotel has small, old-fashioned rooms and a shared balcony with views over town. Cash only.
The Algarve
Opposite the beach, the Salema has simple rooms with balconies (most with sea views) in a modern white-painted building. Helpful staff are multilingual.
Olhão
This small, shady municipal site with 94 pitches is on the waterfront in peaceful Fuseta, 11km east of Olhão. There's a small playground for kids.
The Algarve
In the centre of town, this Lego-like block has clean, modern rooms with all the mod cons. It accepts cash only; there's an ATM out the front.
Faro
This two-storey guesthouse has 19 basic but clean and light rooms in white and aqua, some with terraces.
The Douro
Tightly packed and well shaded, this campsite is 3km south of town, right next to Praia da Árvore.
Portugal
Orbitur runs a number of campgrounds across the country, many with excellent facilities.
Vila Nova De Milfontes
Shady and only 800m from the beach. There’s a games room and restaurants on-site.
The Minho
Septuagenarian owner Helena rents out six clean, serviceable and mostly bright rooms at this welcoming guesthouse a block from Ponte de Lima's famous…
Tavira
For those who prefer a bit more privacy than hostels provide, this is one of the few true budget options in town, although at this price, don't expect mod…
Estremadura & Ribatejo
On a cobbled street in the historic centre, this dignified place has a great location and 23 small but decent rooms with double-glazing to keep out street…
The Minho
Built of concrete, wood and glass, this contemporary youth hostel is a 10-minute walk south from the centre of town along the river. Facilities are…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
This homey, no-frills guest house exudes tattered charm. Its eight small rooms are decked out in chintzy pastels, rag rugs and old-style furnishings; the…
Setúbal Peninsula
Orbitur’s campground, 1km north of Costa da Caparica town, sits 200m from the beach and has a cafe, tennis court and playground. Its trailer-reminiscent…
The Minho
In the new town, just below the fort, the ageing bones of this business hotel cloak some spacious rooms, with Japanese wallpaper and tremendous views from…
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