The Finest Resorts of Portugal

The resorts and hotels we would choose in Portugal, with the Selected resort first.

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Selected: Vila Vita Parc
Up to five Premier places
Checked 31 October 2026

Vale do Lobo beach, the Algarve · Photo: Tobias Kaiser / Unsplash

The finest resorts in Portugal

Where we would stay in Portugal

Portugal's finest stays run from the Algarve cliffs to the hills of Sintra and the dunes of the Alentejo coast. Vila Vita Parc is our Selected resort; below it are the other addresses that meet our standard.

Checked 31 October 2026. Awards are as published by MICHELIN, Forbes Travel Guide and The World’s 50 Best Hotels.

Premier places

The Premier places in Portugal

The Selected resort first, then the places open to resorts of the same standard.

Porches, the AlgarveSelected by TheMediterranean.com

Vila Vita Parc

Clifftop gardens above the Atlantic, a cove of its own below, and Portugal's most decorated kitchen.

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Also among the finest

Also among the finest in Portugal

Penha Longa ResortSintra
A former royal retreat around a 14th-century monastery in the Sintra-Cascais nature park, with three MICHELIN Keys. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz LisbonLisbon
The 1959 grand hotel above Eduardo VII Park, Portugal's only Forbes Five-Star hotel. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Vermelho MelidesMelides, the Alentejo coast
Christian Louboutin's village hotel south of Comporta, with two MICHELIN Keys. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Vila JoyaAlbufeira, the Algarve
A small villa hotel on the Algarve shore, with two MICHELIN Keys. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Bela Vista Hotel & SpaPortimão, the Algarve
An early 20th-century mansion on the rocks above Praia da Rocha, with two MICHELIN Keys. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Six Senses Douro ValleyLamego, the Douro
A 19th-century manor house among the vineyards above the Douro, with two MICHELIN Keys. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Reid's Palace, A Belmond HotelFunchal, Madeira
The clifftop grand hotel above Funchal Bay, receiving guests since 1891, with two MICHELIN Keys. Official website (opens the official site) ↗︎

Every address here holds MICHELIN Keys, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating, France’s Palace distinction or a place on The World’s 50 Best Hotels. See all of them, city hotels included, in The Finest Hotels.

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Plan your stay in Portugal

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