Boavista
Eight spacious budget rooms await in your Porto grandma’s house. The carpet may be industrial, but the furniture is antique, the ceilings are high, the…
Must-see hotels in The Douro & Trás-os-Montes
Aliados & Bolhão
A charming four-floor walk-up with spiralled staircase and 10 oddly curvaceous rooms, some with bathrooms. They’re humble but spick and span, and it’s the…
Casa da Quinta de São Martinho
Trás-os-Montes
Only 400m from the Casa de Mateus, this rambling granite-farmhouse-turned-inn is surrounded by pretty gardens. Rooms aren’t fancy, but have wood-beamed…
Aliados & Bolhão
A time warp with well-coiffed doorstaff, crystal chandeliers and ornately decorated common areas, this place is a plush getaway in the heart of the city…
Aliados & Bolhão
Open since 1880, this proud old institution preserves a good deal of its grandeur, especially in its cavernous dining room and gilded parlour. Its…
Foz do Douro
A classic 19th-century seaside inn outside and a modern, if somewhat characterless, hotel inside, the Boa Vista sits at the mouth of the Douro, one block…
Miragaia
Behind a blue-tiled facade, Happy Porto lives up to its name, pleasing backpackers with its views of the Douro and appealingly bright, stone-walled, wood…
Boavista
Surely one of the best deals in this neck of Porto, the Koolhouse has bright, cheerful rooms that overlook gardens as well as well-kept apartments in a…
Aliados & Bolhão
Belo Sonho has simple but comfy rooms with parquet floors and small but tidy bathrooms. Management doesn't speak much English, but is warm and friendly.
Trás-os-Montes
This medium-sized rural facility is 9km west of Bragança near the tiny village of Gondesende on the park’s southern border. Sixty campsites, some shaded…
Trás-os-Montes
If you have wheels, consider this antique-packed, whitewashed 17th-century manor house with its own crenellated stone tower, chapel and extravagant…
The Douro
In a grand historic building opposite Vila do Conde's riverside plaza, this hostel offers budget travellers a home in the heart of the action. Doubles –…
The Douro
This hostel in a modern, pink-brick building is well worth the 800m walk north from the town centre (1.4km by road). Its basic but handsome doubles have…
Trás-os-Montes
Right at the geographic heart of the park, this restored rural house features two doubles each with a private bathroom, a fireplace in the living room and…
The Douro
At this boutique property south of the river, rooms are minimalist and stylish with wooden floors and marble baths. Those on the seaside have spectacular…
Trás-os-Montes
This modern hostel offers self-service laundry, free wi-fi, comfy common areas, and an on-site bar and restaurant. The two-bedroom apartment (€72) with…
Trás-os-Montes
This tastefully refurbished watermill – complete with centuries-old kitchen and open fireplace – is 12km west of Bragança on the N103. The rustically…
Trás-os-Montes
Offering terrific comfort for a modest price, this place opposite the turismo features large, spotless rooms – most including a separate sitting room –…
Peso da Régua
This industrial-sized riverside hotel may be an eyesore, but it's only steps from the train station. with plush, carpeted ruby (or is that tawny?) decor…
Trás-os-Montes
This simple hotel – one of several budget options along the same street – features spacious rooms with parquet wood floors and bathtubs. There are nice…
Peso da Régua
Housed in an old Franciscan monastery just 4km east of Régua on the left bank of the Douro, this estate has four comfortable rooms in a 17th-century house…
Trás-os-Montes
Rooms are mostly tired-looking and unadorned at this spot 2km south of town just off the N304 – but the setting amid a sea of vineyards is lovely, with…
The Douro
Set in a restored 16th-century nobleman’s house 200m west of the Rua 25 de Abril turismo, this hotel is spacious and comfortable, albeit a bit faded. It's…
Aliados & Bolhão
Set in one of Porto’s beaux arts buildings, this affordable hotel offers bright rooms with wooden floors, the best of which have balconies with views of…
Pinhão
This cheery, well-kept hotel – the nicest of its kind in Pinhão – has spectacular Douro views from its river-facing front rooms, with other large rooms…
Trás-os-Montes
In Gondesende, 13km northwest of Bragança, this schist cottage sleeps up to 11 people in five rather spartan rooms upstairs (only three have a private…
Trás-os-Montes
In a pretty stone house overlooking the river in the centre of Rio de Onor, Senhora Rita Rego rents five rooms sleeping one to six people, each with…
The Douro
Off the southwest corner of Vila do Conde's grassy riverfront square, this family-run place has simple but sweet rooms with high ceilings, wooden…
Trás-os-Montes
In Vilarinho, 17km northwest of Bragança, this small 18th-century home built of oak, chestnut and schist has lovely beamed ceilings and exposed-stone…
Trás-os-Montes
One of the few budget options downtown, this family-run place is nicely positioned in the middle of a pedestrian zone, above a popular pastelaria (pastry…
Trás-os-Montes
Just off the IP4 north of town, the Ibis is nicer than most hotels in the centre, despite its bland chain-hotel predictability. The rooms are small but…
Peso da Régua
Located 1km west of the turismo, about a 15-minute walk or a short cab ride away, the modern Columbano is arguably Régua’s best budget option. It offers…
The Douro
Jutting out over the riverbank, Estoril has basic wood-floor rooms with small bathrooms, a couple of them with sweet views of São Gonçalo’s bridge. It is…
Trás-os-Montes
On a narrow street near the Torre de Menagem, this old-school guesthouse has pleasant rooms with hardwood floors and tiny tubs. Some overlook a light…
Trás-os-Montes
This no-frills hotel is the best of the basic options smack in the city centre. Rooms are small but clean; complimentary amenities include wi-fi, parking…
The Douro
Although it’s a bit out of the way, this simple hotel is a good-value lodging option. The rooms are clean and bright, with parquet floors. Corner units…
Trás-os-Montes
Boasting fine views of the Rio Corgo canyon, this central, modern, midrise business hotel has well-appointed if unexciting rooms in two buildings, all…
The Douro
Occupying an impressive 18th-century nobleman’s city home, this central place offers clean, carpeted rooms with exposed stone walls, ample light, high…
Aliados & Bolhão
This popular hostel has large sunlit dorms with new beds, and common areas with shag rugs and beanbag chairs strewn about. It's right near Porto's main…
The Douro
There are great deals to be had on rooms with French windows opening onto the sé. The carpet is a bit aged, but there’s a funky modernist groove you might…
