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.