Best places: Resort hotels in Portugal

Upscale retreat offering ocean views & multiple dining options & bars, plus an outdoor pool & a spa.

Plush quarters with balconies in a ritzy hotel offering tennis & a spa, plus indoor & outdoor pools.

Luxury hotel in a 19th-century palace with terrace dining, a spa & 2 pools, plus river views.

Chic quarters in a swanky hotel with a restaurant & an indoor pool, plus free Wi-Fi.

Upscale quarters in a serene choice with 6 restaurants, 3 pools, golf & a spa, plus free breakfast.

Polished venue offering upscale quarters & refined dining, plus 3 pools, a lake & a spa.

Upscale resort offering a golf course, tennis & pools, plus bars, restaurants & a nightclub.

Laid-back beachfront property offering a spa, 5 pools & 3 restaurants, plus tennis courts.

Polished resort near the ocean offering airy rooms & suites, plus 2 restaurants & a spa.

👍 In the heart of Estrela mountain range, we can find this hotel with some of the best pool "sets" that I've seen. There is one large heated pool that is covered on half of its area and open air on the other half. That same pool is "feeder" by a waterfall that originates on another pool set on the fir...

Upmarket cliff-top resort featuring direct beach access & 5 pools, plus 2 restaurants & a posh spa.

👍👍 Most beautiful course I have ever played. The scenery, the design, the quality, the clubhouse, the practice facilities; everything was perfect. The course uses a different type of grass than other courses in the area and is therefore much firmer.

Upscale boutique hotel with free breakfast, modern dining, rooms with balconies, a pool & a garden.

Upscale villas with kitchens, plus 4 restaurants, a spa & Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course.

Upscale resort with polished suites, plus a spa, indoor & outdoor pools, dining & beach access.

Zip lines, canyoning & a toboggan-like rail ride at a family-oriented wilderness activity center.

👍👍 I am currently holidaying in this resort having traveled from the west of Ireland with my wife and 3 teenagers. We are staying in a 2 bed garden apartment on the first floor overlooking a fabulous pool (one of many). Having researched this resort and read a multitude of reviews, I felt it time to w...

Chic, modern villas & apartments in an upscale beachfront resort with dining, a gym & pools.

Genteel property offering 5 restaurants, a bar & a spa, plus indoor & outdoor pools.

Casual resort offering apartments & villas, plus an 18-hole golf course, a spa & open-air dining.