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Discover the best boutique hotels in the Algarve — from clifftop design hotels to rural retreats near Tavira and hidden coastal hideaways on the western coast.
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.
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.
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.
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.
