Must-see hotels in Portugal

  • Porto Downtown Hostel

    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…

  • Residencial Solar da Sé

    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…

  • Hotel Vale do Côa

    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…

  • Stay Hotels Faro

    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…

  • Hotel Vera Cruz

    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 The carpeting and beds are a bit outdated, but suites have wood-tiled floors.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…

  • Casa Hospedes Celeste

    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…

  • Hotel Universal

    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…

  • Hotel do Terço

    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…

  • Luna Arcos Hotel

    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…

  • Residencial Zarco

    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.

  • Casa Luiz

    Carvoeiro

    Set on the clifftop overlooking the beach, this complex has four clean, modern rooms and kitchenette-equipped studios with balconies or terraces. Cash…

  • Villa Marquez

    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.

  • Hotel Residencial Salema

    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.

  • Parque de Campismo de Fuseta

    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.

  • Hospedaria Arenilha

    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.

  • Hotel Adelaide

    Faro

    This two-storey guesthouse has 19 basic but clean and light rooms in white and aqua, some with terraces.

  • Orbitur

    Portugal

    Orbitur runs a number of campgrounds across the country, many with excellent facilities.

  • Campiférias

    Vila Nova De Milfontes

    Shady and only 800m from the beach. There’s a games room and restaurants on-site.

  • Residencial São João

    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…

  • Residencial Lagôas

    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…

  • Hotel Leiriense

    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…

  • Pousada da Juventude

    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…

  • Pensão Galicia

    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…

  • Orbitur Costa da Caparica

    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…

  • Hotel Lara

    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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