Budget Hotels & Hostels
Apartments
Guesthouses and B&Bs
Casa Da Calçada Relais & Châteaux
Oozing class and boasting every creature comfort, this 16th-century palace (rebuilt following Napoleon’s destructive campaign) rises royally above the Ponte de São Gonçalo...
Hotel Riviera
Only one block from the praça (town square), this charming and well-renovated place has bright, stylish rooms with boveda (brick-arched) ceilings and carved bedheads. Bathrooms are gleamingly tiled...
Challet Fonte Nova Guest House
Set amid pretty gardens, this elegant and charming 19th-century chalet has grand common areas with gleaming wood floors, carpets and period furnishings...
Pousada De Estremoz
In the restored former palace, this lavish pousada offers spacious rooms with antique furnishings and views over the Alentejo plains. There are lovely palace gardens, a pool with views and common areas set with museum-quality tapestries.
Guesthouse Casa Pombal
Hidden down a narrow lane near the university, this winning, Dutch-run guest house squeezes tons of charm into a small space. The cosy wood-floored rooms are simple, fresh and brightly coloured, and a couple of attic eyries boast superb views...
Paintshop Hostel
In an old, pink town house, this top-of-the-line hostel offers small, attractive rooms, plush quilts, free wi-fi, a great bar out back, and a nice shared kitchen and barbecue for self-caterers...
Quinta Das Cegonhas
Meaning ‘House of the Storks’, this restored 17th-century quinta (country estate) 6km northeast of Gouveia has nice views, terraced tent sites and a few private rooms and self-catering apartments...
Hotel Do Chiado
Fusing 19th-century charm with 21st-century cool, Regency offers plush rooms with perks like cable TV and fluffy bathrobes. Go for a top-floor room with a bougainvillea-clad terrace affording views to the river and castle; room 712 is most wanted...
Eurostars Das Artes
This stylish hotel has something of a boutique feel, with handsomely outfitted rooms featuring spare contemporary furnishings, sparkling marble bathrooms and in-room wi-fi...
Meliá Ria Hotel & Spa
This spiffy four-star sits alone at the eastern end of the main canal. Its cubelike exterior is shrouded in intriguing brises-soleil, while inside it’s all contemporary lines and business-friendly comforts...
Hotel California
This hotel does not lie on a dark desert highway but rather on the main pedestrianised drag in the centre of Albufeira. It offers pleasant rooms and a bubbly atmosphere near the restaurants, bars and sandy shoreline of town...
Hotel Eva
This 134-room hotel has spacious, pleasant rooms. Those facing east have balconies and views. There’s a rooftop swimming pool for more marina-gazing...
Marina Rio
Overlooking the harbour, this hotel has comfortable rooms with contemporary decor and balconies. On the downside, it faces the road and backs onto the bus station. Most rooms are twins. There’s a tiny pool and roof terrace.
Hotel Costa Da Caparica
Orbitur’s campground, 1km north of town, is the closest and the best. Situated 200m from the beach, the pine-shaded campground has tent sites, bungalows and excellent facilities such as a cafe, tennis court and playground.
Hotel Britania
Art deco rules the waves at Britania, a boutique gem near Avenida da Liberdade. Cassiano Branco put his modernist stamp on the rooms with chrome lamps, plaid fabrics and shiny marble bathrooms...
Infante Sagres
An exquisite time warp with well-coiffed doormen, crystal chandeliers and ornately decorated common areas, this place feels like a royal getaway in the heart of the city...
Hotel Jorge V
OK, so this prefab hotel is no pretty face, but it is personality that counts and Jorge V delivers with a superb location near Avenida da Liberdade, cheery staff and far-reaching views from many of its comfy, good-value rooms...
Solar Do Castelo
Honeymooners and hopeless romantics flock to this lemon-fronted mansion, sitting pretty next to hilltop Castelo de São Jorge...
Pestana Porto Hotel & World Heritage Site
Right on the Douro and one of Porto’s most sophisticated sleeps. Rooms are a fine balance between plush contemporary and traditional. Be aware that they vary widely in terms of size, light and views (the best face the river)...
Cs Vintage House Hotel
Occupying a string of 19th-century buildings right on the river, this luxurious sleep is actually very modern once you get past the distinctly English facade (a reminder of the key role Brits played in the port trade)...
Hotel Inglaterra
Estoril’s swankiest option is this lavishly renovated mansion. The contemporary rooms have been glammed up with pearl-tinged wallpaper, stripy furnishings and shiny marble bathrooms...
Pousada De Tavira Convento Da Graca
If you can get past the front door (there’s a bit of attitude here), you’ll find an elegant converted convent, with attractive and plush rooms – some with modern four-poster beds – a pool and a pricey restaurant.