Vila Real de Santo António

A Hospedaria is a rural boutique hotel between Tavira and Cacela Velha with five suites, private patios, and an excellent breakfast — sister hotel of Pensão Agrícola.

Âmago is a six-bedroom guesthouse in the Algarvian hills near Faro, brought to life by Liz and Alex Harvey who traded London city life for a slower-paced Algarve retreat.

Amaria is a boutique hotel in a former quinta in the Costa Vicentina Natural Park near Aljezur, with 11 minimalist suites — each with a private patio and garden views.

Bordoy Grand House is a five-star hotel in Vila Real de Santo António with 28 rooms blending Art Nouveau, Baroque, and Colonial styles, and a Grand Beach Club on the Guadiana river.

Casa Mãe is a gorgeous five-star boutique hotel in Lagos blending Algarvian architecture with minimalist style — with an organic orchard, triangular pool, spa, and outdoor cinema.

Casas da Quinta de Cima is a boutique hotel on a 50-hectare estate in the unspoilt Eastern Algarve, surrounded by orange trees and wildflowers near Cacela Velha beach.

Companhia das Culturas is a quirky eco boutique hotel in Castro Marim surrounded by 40 acres of pine, cork, carob and olive trees, with nine rooms, four apartments, and a hammam.

Conversas de Alpendre is a charming 12-room family-run boutique farmhouse in the Ria Formosa Natural Park with a heated saltwater pool open year-round.

Two beautifully designed minimalist apartments in Tavira's Convento das Bernardas — a former monastery transformed by architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.

Monte da Vilarinha offers a peaceful stay in the Costa Vicentina Natural Park with stunning valley views, studios to three-bedroom houses, and activities from surfing to cycling.

Muxima is an eco-friendly guesthouse in a green valley near Aljezur, where owners Paula and Jelle share their love of wild nature and good food in beautifully decorated rooms.

Pensão Agrícola is a stunning six-bedroom boutique hotel in the Algarve, nestled between Tavira and Cacela Velha amid almond, carob, fig, orange, and olive trees.

Praia do Canal Nature Retreat is a five-star eco spa hotel on the Costa Vicentina with 56 rooms, an infinity pool, three restaurants, and 220 hectares of nature to explore.

São Paulo Boutique Hotel is a beautifully decorated 18th-century Algarvian house in Tavira with five unique rooms, a saltwater pool, and fine art in one of the town's loveliest squares.

The Lemon Lodge is an off-grid eco farmstead between Monchique's hills and Costa Vicentina's wild beaches, offering unique eco-friendly accommodation near Aljezur.

The Modernist offers six minimalist apartment-style suites in Faro's city centre, in an authentic 1970s modernist building with a rooftop terrace overlooking the Ria Formosa.