Must-see hotels in The Douro & Trás-os-Montes

  • Vintage House Hotel

    Pinhão

    Occupying a string of 19th-century buildings right on the palm-lined riverfront, this luxurious sleep has just been revamped by the team behind the…

  • Yours Guesthouse

    Miragaia

    Squirrelled away in one of the loveliest streets of old Porto, this guesthouse has bags of originality, with antiques speckling cheerfully decorated rooms…

  • Pensão Favorita

    Miragaia

    Pensão Favorita has inviting rooms of ample size with big windows, mid-century furnishings and wide plank floors. The rooms in the red-brick addition out…

  • Gaia Porto Hostel

    Vila Nova de Gaia

    Down by the river and just a cork-pop away from the port-wine lodges, this hostel has fabulous views of the Rio Douro and Ribeira, and a secluded garden…

  • Casa de Casal de Loivos

    Pinhão

    Nowhere in the Alto Douro will you find more magnificent river and vineyard views than at this elegant six-room house, owned by the same winemaking family…

  • Casa do Visconde de Chanceleiros

    Pinhão

    This gorgeous 250-year-old hillside manor with a modern annexe, a twisting 15-minute drive from Pinhão, has spacious rooms featuring classic decor and…

  • Quinta de la Rosa

    Pinhão

    Gazing down over the banks of the Douro, the bright, appealing rooms at this riverside winery 2km west of Pinhão straddle different buildings, with…

  • Tiles Apartments

    Ribeira

    Cátia and David are your affable, clued-up hosts at this super-central apartment duo, glammed up with the namesake blue-and-white azulejos. The apartments…

  • Quinta do Vallado

    Peso da Régua

    This 70-hectare winery brings together five rooms in an old stone manor and eight swanky rooms in an ultramodern slate building, decked out with chestnut…

  • Pousada da Juventude

    Foz do Douro

    In a bright, modern building above the Rio Douro, this hostel offers handsome doubles with balconies and sweeping river views, well-maintained four-person…

  • Moov Hotel Porto Centro

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Set in a restored art deco building (and former cinema) on central Praça da Batalha, this place offers a dash of style at low prices. Rooms are slick and…

  • Casa de Santo António de Britiande

    The Douro

    A stellar option just 5km southeast of Lamego in the village of Britiande, this lovely historic manor surrounded by fruit orchards has gorgeously…

  • Quinta de Santo António

    Pinhão

    This stunning 25-hectare property is owned by the former winemaker for Sandeman. The drive up the steep, rutted dirt road is exciting, the perch high, the…

  • Casa das Laranjas

    Foz do Douro

    This squat, mint-hued town house resides in the heart of Foz, just a short amble from the sea. Its bright, wood-floored, beautifully refurbished rooms…

  • Charm Guesthouse Douro

    Vila Nova de Gaia

    Charming indeed, these Gaia digs have boutiquey flavour, with eye-catching fabrics, design elements and bursts of fuchsia and aquamarine in the stone…

  • Magnólia Hostel

    Aliados & Bolhão

    You'll find a good vibe at this attractive, well-maintained hostel with a range of rooms spread over three floors of a converted town house. There's a…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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 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…

  • 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…

  • Residencial Belo Sonho

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Belo Sonho has simple but comfy rooms with parquet floors and small but tidy bathrooms. Management doesn't speak much English, but is warm and friendly.

  • Bellamar Hostel

    The Douro

    In a grand historic building opposite Vila do Conde's riverside plaza, this hostel offers budget travellers a home in the heart of the action. Doubles –…

  • Pousada da Juventude

    The Douro

    This hostel in a modern, pink-brick building is well worth the 800m walk north from the town centre (1.4km by road). Its basic but handsome doubles have…

  • Villa C Boutique Hotel

    The Douro

    At this boutique property south of the river, rooms are minimalist and stylish with wooden floors and marble baths. Those on the seaside have spectacular…

  • Hotel Régua Douro

    Peso da Régua

    This industrial-­sized riverside hotel may be an eyesore, but it's only steps from the train station. with plush, carpeted ruby (or is that tawny?) decor…

  • Quinta de Marrocos

    Peso da Régua

    Housed in an old Franciscan monastery just 4km east of Régua on the left bank of the Douro, this estate has four comfortable rooms in a 17th-century house…

  • Hotel Brazão

    The Douro

    Set in a restored 16th-century nobleman’s house 200m west of the Rua 25 de Abril turismo, this hotel is spacious and comfortable, albeit a bit faded. It's…

  • Hotel Aliados

    Aliados & Bolhão

    Set in one of Porto’s beaux arts buildings, this affordable hotel offers bright rooms with wooden floors, the best of which have balconies with views of…

  • Hotel Douro

    Pinhão

    This cheery, well-kept hotel – the nicest of its kind in Pinhão – has spectacular Douro views from its river-facing front rooms, with other large rooms…

  • Pensão Patarata

    The Douro

    Off the southwest corner of Vila do Conde's grassy riverfront square, this family-run place has simple but sweet rooms with high ceilings, wooden…

  • Hotel Columbano

    Peso da Régua

    Located 1km west of the turismo, about a 15-minute walk or a short cab ride away, the modern Columbano is arguably Régua’s best budget option. It offers…

  • Residencial Estoril

    The Douro

    Jutting out over the riverbank, Estoril has basic wood-floor rooms with small bathrooms, a couple of them with sweet views of São Gonçalo’s bridge. It is…

  • Hotel São Paulo

    The Douro

    Although it’s a bit out of the way, this simple hotel is a good-value lodging option. The rooms are clean and bright, with parquet floors. Corner units…

  • Hotel Solar dos Pachecos

    The Douro

    Occupying an impressive 18th-century nobleman’s city home, this central place offers clean, carpeted rooms with exposed stone walls, ample light, high…

  • 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…

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