The collection
The verified property collection
Small, independent places to stay that are worth planning a journey around.
Every property here is chosen editorially. Inclusion is never sold, and no property can pay to appear, to rank higher, or to be described more warmly than another.
Each entry carries the date its details were last confirmed against the property's own website, so you can judge for yourself how current the information is — and, where something could not be confirmed, we say so on the property's page rather than quietly leaving it out.
43 properties, listed alphabetically
A. Montesinho Turismo
Gimonde, Bragança
6 village houses
A practical base for the Montesinho park rather than an isolated house.
Aldeia da Cuada
Fajã Grande, Flores, Azores
Converted village · 16 houses
A village abandoned in the 1960s and rebuilt stone by stone.
Aldeia da Pedralva
Pedralva, Vila do Bispo
Converted village · Around thirty cottages
Amaria
Odeceixe
Quinta or farm estate · 11 suites and a three-bedroom apartment
Barrieiro – Art & Nature
Reveladas, Marvão, Alto Alentejo
Quinta or farm estate · 8 rooms
A sculpture park by Maria Leal da Costa runs across the estate.
Caldeira Guesthouse
Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo, São Jorge, Azores
Guesthouse · 3 bedrooms
No road. Access on foot, by quad bike, or by boat.
Casa Brava
Pedragosa, Loulé
Quinta or farm estate · 3 suites
2026 season runs March to November. No breakfast from 2026 — a welcome kit instead.
Casa da Cisterna
Castelo Rodrigo
Guesthouse
Run by two biologists. Dinner only on advance request.
Casa da Tita
Nave do Barão, Salir
Stone or schist village house · 5 units
Casa das Penhas Douradas
Penhas Douradas, Manteigas
Mountain lodge · 17 rooms
At 1,500 metres, built from the ruins of an old sanatorium.
Casa de Casal de Loivos
Casal de Loivos, Alijó
Manor house · 6 rooms
In the same family since 1733.
Casa do Quinteiro
Peneda, Arcos de Valdevez
Stone or schist village house · 2 bedrooms, maximum 6, whole house
Self-catering — there is nothing to buy up there.
Casa do Rio Wine Hotel
Quinta do Orgal, Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Wine estate · 10 rooms
Meals on site — there is nowhere else to eat.
Casa Fajara
Vale de Carrapateira, Aljezur
Guesthouse · 12 rooms
Open year-round; underfloor heating and log fires.
Casa Flor de Sal
Moncarapacho
Quinta or farm estate · 7 houses
Casa Fuzetta
Olhão old town
Townhouse · Eleven bedrooms plus one, whole-house only
Casa Modesta
Olhão, Ria Formosa
Modernist or architect-designed house · 9 suites
Casa no Tempo
Sabugueiro, Arraiolos
Modernist or architect-designed house · 4 suites
Whole-house only. Two nights minimum, three in high season.
Casa Presente
Carrapateira, Aljezur
Guesthouse · 4 rooms
Morning bistro runs June to September; guests only otherwise.
Casas da Quinta de Cima
Vila Nova de Cacela
Quinta or farm estate · 9 units
Central Monchique Hotel
Caldas de Monchique
Converted village · 35 rooms and suites
Cerdeira – Home for Creativity
Cerdeira, Lousã
Converted village · 11 houses
No television in any house. Cars stay at the chapel square.
Comodoro Guest House
Vila do Corvo, Azores
Guesthouse · 13 rooms
On the smallest municipality in Portugal, under 500 people.
Fajã dos Padres
Quinta Grande, Câmara de Lobos, Madeira
Quinta or farm estate · 9 houses
No road reaches it. Cable car down a 300-metre cliff, or arrive by boat.
Forte de São João da Barra
Cabanas de Tavira
Fort or fortification · 10 rooms
Herdade da Corte
Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo
Quinta or farm estate · 12 rooms across two houses
Herdade da Matinha
Cercal do Alentejo
Quinta or farm estate · 16 rooms and 5 suites
The last three kilometres are an unsurfaced road.
Lava Homes
Terra Alta, São Roque do Pico, Azores
Cabin or eco-lodge · 14 houses
Navigate by GPS — the address alone will not find it.
Monte da Eirinha
São Sebastião dos Carros, Mértola
Quinta or farm estate · 4 units, maximum 24 people
Six waymarked walking and cycling routes start on the estate.
Monte da Vilarinha
Bordeira, Aljezur
Quinta or farm estate · 7 units
Open year-round.
Monte do Papa Léguas
Alpenduradas, Zambujeira do Mar
Guesthouse
Two kilometres from Zambujeira, inside the Costa Vicentina natural park.
Muxima
Aljezur
Quinta or farm estate · 6 rooms
Pensão Agrícola
Conceição de Tavira
Quinta or farm estate · 6 suites
Outside its main season, let only as a whole house, minimum three nights.
Quinta da Côrte
Valença do Douro, Tabuaço
Wine estate
Vines documented on the estate from 1814.
Quinta do Barranco da Estrada
Santa Clara-a-Velha, Odemira
Guesthouse · 10 units
Runs entirely on solar. Canoes and paddleboards on the reservoir.
Quinta do Pinheiro
Luz de Tavira, Ria Formosa
Quinta or farm estate · 5 houses
Quinta do Tempo
Monchique
Quinta or farm estate
Quinta dos Perfumes
Conceição de Tavira
Quinta or farm estate · 17 rooms
Closed November to the end of February.
Quinta dos Vales
Estômbar, Lagoa
Wine estate · 40 units on a working wine estate
SoajoNature
Soajo, Arcos de Valdevez
Stone or schist village house · 2 houses
Whole-house only, self-catering, no meals.
Tapada do Gramacho
Estômbar, Lagoa
Quinta or farm estate · 6 suites plus 3 apartments
Has historically closed for the winter — confirm current dates.
Vale de Moses
Amieira, Oleiros
Quinta or farm estate · 4 stone houses
Now hired to visiting retreat groups, April to November. Not every week is open to individuals.
VilaFoia
Corte Pereiro, Monchique
Guesthouse · 12 rooms
At 550 m on the flank of Fóia. Open year-round.