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...
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...
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...
Set amid pretty gardens, this elegant and charming 19th-century chalet has grand common areas with gleaming wood floors, carpets and period furnishings...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
Honeymooners and hopeless romantics flock to this lemon-fronted mansion, sitting pretty next to hilltop Castelo de São Jorge...
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)...
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)...
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...
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.
If you require unimpeachable ‘business-class’ comforts and are willing to give on aesthetics, consider the Tivoli...
This romantic 18th-century mansion inspired Eça de Queirós’ novel Os Maias. Spacious and classically elegant, the rooms feature perks such as flat-screen TVs, DVD players, shiny marble bathrooms and complimentary port...
Open since 1880, this proud old institution preserves a good deal of its grandeur, especially in its cavernous dining room and gilded parlour. Its rooms are less distinguished but still plush.
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