Casa Da Calçada Relais & Châteaux
Oozing class and boasting every creature comfort, this 16th-century palace (rebuilt following Napoleon’s...
There’s an excellent range of good-value, inviting accommodation in Portugal. Budget places provide some of Western Europe’s cheapest rooms, while you’ll find atmospheric accommodation in farms, palaces, castles, mansions and rustic town houses – usually giving good mileage for your euro.
Turismos (tourist offices) hold lists of accommodation and quartos (private rooms), but they overlook anywhere not registered with them – which can sometimes be excellent options. The government grades accommodation with a star system that’s bewildering and best ignored. Good websites for browsing include www.manorhouses.com and www.innsofportugal.com.
Oozing class and boasting every creature comfort, this 16th-century palace (rebuilt following Napoleon’s...
Only one block from the praça (town square), this charming and well-renovated place has bright,...
Set amid pretty gardens, this elegant and charming 19th-century chalet has grand common areas with gleam...
In the restored former palace, this lavish pousada offers spacious rooms with antique furnishin...
Fusing 19th-century charm with 21st-century cool, Regency offers plush rooms with perks like cable TV an...
This stylish hotel has something of a boutique feel, with handsomely outfitted rooms featuring spare con...
This spiffy four-star sits alone at the eastern end of the main canal...
This hotel does not lie on a dark desert highway but rather on the main pedestrianised drag in the centr...
This 134-room hotel has spacious, pleasant rooms. Those facing east have balconies and views...
Overlooking the harbour, this hotel has comfortable rooms with contemporary decor and balconies...
Orbitur’s campground, 1km north of town, is the closest and the best...
Art deco rules the waves at Britania, a boutique gem near Avenida da Liberdade...
An exquisite time warp with well-coiffed doormen, crystal chandeliers and ornately decorated common area...
OK, so this prefab hotel is no pretty face, but it is personality that counts and Jorge V delivers with ...
Honeymooners and hopeless romantics flock to this lemon-fronted mansion, sitting pretty next to hilltop ...
Right on the Douro and one of Porto’s most sophisticated sleeps...
Occupying a string of 19th-century buildings right on the river, this luxurious sleep is actually very m...
Estoril’s swankiest option is this lavishly renovated mansion...
If you can get past the front door (there’s a bit of attitude here), you’ll find an elegant converted co...
If you require unimpeachable ‘business-class’ comforts and are willing to give on aesthetics, consider t...
This romantic 18th-century mansion inspired Eça de Queirós’ novel Os Maias...
Open since 1880, this proud old institution preserves a good deal of its grandeur, especially in its cav...
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