Must-see hotels in Baixo Alentejo

  • Horta do Padre

    Baixo Alentejo

    If you stay the night in Alvito, our pick is the delightful Horta do Padre, a renovated blue-and-white traditional Alentejan farmhouse 1km east of Alvito…

  • Hotel de Moura

    Baixo Alentejo

    Overlooking a leafy plaza, Hotel de Moura has comfortable rooms set with solid wooden furnishings; be sure to get a room in the front with a view on to…

  • Cantar do Grilo

    Baixo Alentejo

    In the sunbaked countryside, some 19km south of Serpa, this delightful turismo rural option is a great place to unwind, with four comfy, modern rooms, a…

  • Hospedaria Rosa do Campo

    Baixo Alentejo

    This sparkling guesthouse has polished floors (wood or granite) and spacious rooms, each utterly spotless and with a small refrigerator. The owner loves a…

  • Pousada Convento de Beja

    Baixo Alentejo

    Located in the 13th-century São Francisco Convent, this pousada provides gorgeous rooms, formerly cells, and a restaurant (open all day) with a…

  • Casa da Muralha

    Baixo Alentejo

    Set along a narrow cobblestone lane near the aqueduct, the friendly Casa da Muralha has clean, well-maintained rooms set with traditional Alentejan…

  • Hospedaria Dona Maria

    Baixo Alentejo

    In a pretty, half tile-covered building just outside the walls, the Hospedaria Dona Maria has trim, modern, but somewhat small rooms, with comfy…

  • Hotel Bejense

    Baixo Alentejo

    This pleasant family-run option has bright rooms, each slightly different in design – some have murals, others elaborately painted bedheads. Front rooms…

  • Hotel Santa Comba

    Baixo Alentejo

    In a great location overlooking the main square, the Hotel Santa Comba has pleasant rooms with painted wrought-iron beds, heavy woven drapes and…

  • Casa da Tia Amalia

    Mértola

    Across the river from Mértola in Além Rio, this delightful guesthouse offers sweeping views of the village and the castle rising above it. The rooms have…

  • Casa Rosmaninho

    Mértola

    Inside a yellow, two-storey house in the town centre (just outside the old walls), you'll find four cheerfully decorated rooms (purple being the colour…

  • Hotel Museu

    Mértola

    On the road leading down to the river, this sleek, modern hotel has attractive, comfortably furnished rooms with black-and-white print on the wall and big…

  • Alentejo Star Hotel

    Mértola

    Some 18km east of Mértola in São Domingos, the expansive Alentejo Star has comfy, well-equipped rooms – the best with balconies. The pool is a fine place…

  • Casa do Funil

    Mértola

    Just inside the old walls, this appealing place has four lovely rooms with wood floors, nice furniture and shuttered windows with views over the river…

  • Casa de Serpa

    Baixo Alentejo

    This friendly guesthouse has handsomely furnished rooms of varying sizes (some without external windows). Rooms at the back are smaller but open on to a…

  • Hotel Santa Bárbara

    Baixo Alentejo

    This reliable and good-value choice has neat, motel-style rooms with artwork and colourful throws on the bed. Front rooms have balconies over the lane. In…

  • O Monte do Alhinho

    Mértola

    Try the appealing O Monte do Alhinho, 8km from Mértola on the road to São Domingos. This tastefully converted farmhouse-hacienda has massive rooms, fluffy…

  • Hotel Passagem do Sol

    Baixo Alentejo

    The key holders – jugs embedded into walls – are the most novel things in this modern, but comfortable and spotless place. There’s a pleasant terrace…

  • Beja Hostel

    Baixo Alentejo

    This new guesthouse in the centre of town is a good choice for budget travellers. Despite the name, there are no dorms, just clean and simple private…

  • Hotel Pulo do Lobo

    Baixo Alentejo

    Handy to the bus station, this sparkling place and its house-proud owners provide plain but modern rooms. Excellent value if you don’t mind being slightly…

  • Residencial Beatriz

    Baixo Alentejo

    Overlooking the pretty square, this small guesthouse provides simple but comfortable rooms of varying sizes. For more than two guests, the apartments…

  • Pousada Castelo de Alvito

    Baixo Alentejo

    This high-end pousada (upmarket inn) has all the luxury trappings with handsome rooms, a tile-covered chapel and lush gardens with pool.

  • Residencial Beira Rio

    Mértola

    Beira Rio offers simple, colourful rooms. Those with river views are slightly more expensive but they have breezy terraces.

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