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Top 25 hotels in Portugal

25 memorable places to stay in Portugal, from grand landmarks to characterful boutique hotels.

25 hotels

  1. 1
    Historic & heritage

    Belmond Reid's Palace

    Funchal

    Clifftop hotel opened in 1891 above Funchal bay, long a favourite of Atlantic travellers.

  2. 2
    Historic & heritage

    Pestana Palace

    Lisbon

    Restored 19th-century Valle-Flôr palace with period salons and gardens, now a hotel.

  3. 3
    Grand & luxury

    Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon

    Lisbon

    Mid-century modernist hotel of 1959 overlooking Eduardo VII Park, known for its art collection.

  4. 4
    Historic & heritage

    Vidago Palace

    Vidago

    Belle Époque spa hotel of 1910 set in parkland in the Trás-os-Montes spa town of Vidago.

  5. 5
    Grand & luxury

    The Yeatman

    Vila Nova de Gaia

    Wine hotel on the Gaia hillside facing Porto, with terraces above the port wine lodges.

  6. 6
    Grand & luxury

    Palácio Estoril Hotel

    Estoril

    Grand 1930 hotel on the Estoril coast, a haunt of exiled royalty and wartime spies.

  7. 7
    Historic & heritage

    Pousada Mosteiro de Guimarães

    Guimarães

    Pousada in the 12th-century Santa Marinha da Costa monastery on a hill above Guimarães.

  8. 8
    Historic & heritage

    Pousada Palácio de Estoi

    Faro

    Rococo 18th-century palace with formal gardens converted into a pousada near Faro.

  9. 9
    Historic & heritage

    Convento do Espinheiro

    Évora

    Hotel in a 15th-century convent with Gothic church and cloister outside Évora.

  10. 10
    Historic & heritage

    Pousada Castelo de Estremoz

    Estremoz

    Pousada within the medieval castle and palace of Queen Saint Isabel above Estremoz.

  11. 11
    Historic & heritage

    InterContinental Porto – Palácio das Cardosas

    Porto

    Hotel in an 18th-century palace facing Avenida dos Aliados in central Porto.

  12. 12
    Resort

    Six Senses Douro Valley

    Lamego

    Restored 19th-century manor among vineyards above the Douro river near Lamego.

  13. 13
    Country house

    São Lourenço do Barrocal

    Monsaraz

    Two-centuries-old Alentejo farm estate turned rural hotel near Monsaraz and Lake Alqueva.

  14. 14
    Country house

    Casa da Ínsua

    Penalva do Castelo

    18th-century baroque manor house with gardens and vineyards in the Dão wine region.

  15. 15
    Historic & heritage

    Pestana Palácio do Freixo

    Porto

    Baroque palace by Nicolau Nasoni on the Douro riverbank, converted into a pousada hotel.

  16. 16
    Resort

    Vila Vita Parc

    Porches

    Clifftop Algarve resort with extensive gardens and private beach access near Porches.

  17. 17
    Resort

    Vila Joya

    Albufeira

    Moorish-style villa hotel on the cliffs above Praia da Galé, noted for its restaurant.

  18. 18
    Resort

    Penha Longa Resort

    Sintra

    Resort built around a 14th-century monastery and palace in the Sintra-Cascais natural park.

  19. 19
    Boutique & design

    Memmo Alfama

    Lisbon

    Design hotel set among the lanes of Alfama, with a terrace overlooking the Tagus.

  20. 20
    Boutique & design

    Bairro Alto Hotel

    Lisbon

    Hotel in an 18th-century building on Praça Luís de Camões, remodelled by Eduardo Souto de Moura.

  21. 21
    Mountain & lodge

    Casa das Penhas Douradas

    Manteigas

    Mountain hotel high in the Serra da Estrela, known for its wool heritage and design.

  22. 22
    Historic & heritage

    Terra Nostra Garden Hotel

    Furnas

    Art deco hotel of 1935 beside the Terra Nostra botanical park and thermal pool in Furnas.

  23. 23
    Grand & luxury

    Savoy Palace

    Funchal

    Large modern hotel on the site of Funchal's historic Savoy, overlooking the Madeiran seafront.

  24. 24
    City hotel

    Infante Sagres

    Porto

    Porto city hotel of 1951 near Avenida dos Aliados, with ornate panelled interiors.

  25. 25
    Budget & hostel

    The Independente Hostel & Suites

    Lisbon

    Hostel in a 1920s mansion on the São Pedro de Alcântara viewpoint in Bairro Alto.

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