Design-Led Holiday Homes, Villas and Apartments in Portugal
two Portuguese sisters
This is the list of holiday homes, villas and apartments across Portugal we share with family and friends — from townhouse apartments in downtown Lisbon to whitewashed villas by Comporta’s rice fields. We're JO&SO, Joana and Sofia, two Portuguese sisters always on the hunt for the best places to stay in Portugal.
The Rebello
A riverside hotel and spa with apartment-suites facing Porto.
Locke de Santa Joana
A 17th-century convent reborn as Lisbon's largest design aparthotel.
Quinta da Comporta
Pool villas facing the rice paddies at Quinta da Comporta.
Pa.te.os
Quiet contemporary houses folded into the hills of Melides.
Vale Palheiro Earth Resort
An earth-toned eco retreat a stroll from Aljezur's castle.
Lava Homes
A village-like resort with a heated pool facing Pico's sea.
Adega do Fogo
A lava-stone adega turned villa with pool and sauna on Pico's shore.
Casa Villae
A 13th-century casa reborn on the Taboadella wine estate in the Dão.
Cabana Lavanda
A four-bedroom villa ringed by lavender fields in Comporta.
The Lisboans
Restored townhouse apartments in the pulse of downtown Baixa.
The Verse
A boutique aparthotel by Studio Astolfi on one of Lisbon's oldest streets.
Quinta do Pinheiro
A countryside quinta with a view-filled pool, minutes from the Ria Formosa.
Flor de Arroz
A villa and cabin at the foot of the rice fields in Lagoa Formosa.
Flattered to be in Porto
Five design apartments by the beach in Foz do Douro.
Azores Wine Company
Contemporary studios amid Pico's black-stone vineyards.
Village Aparthotel By BOA
A village of studios and lofts in the centre of our hometown.
Campo de Arroz
A villa and cabin with pool in Comporta's rice fields.
Ando Living — Corpo Santo House
A townhouse of serviced stays by Largo do Corpo Santo, steps from the river.
Ando Living - Madalena House
Twelve serviced apartments in the heart of Baixa.
Casas de Arroz
Holiday villas a barefoot walk from Comporta's rice fields.
Casas da Quinta de Cima
Rural houses in an old quinta near Vila Nova de Cacela.
Casa de Melro
A one-bedroom cottage hideaway with its own pool in a Douro village.
Casagrand Apartments
Serviced apartments in the old streets below St. George's Castle.
B28
A 17th-century bourgeois building of light-filled apartments in old Porto.
Armazém Luxury Housing Apartments
A former riverside warehouse turned pared-back luxury housing.
Porto Arts Club Apartments
Renovated apartments with garden and terrace near the Foz.
Vila Rodrigues
A 19th-century vila turned minimalist retreat in Intendente.
Sublime Comporta Villas
Villas and cabins in the pines of Comporta's five-star retreat.
Areias do Seixo Villas
Five villas with private pools by Santa Cruz's dunes.
The Modernist
Clean mid-century lines in the heart of old Faro.
Danna Portuguese Design House Porta 11
A design house with a courtyard pool overlooking Tavira's river.
Quinta do Olival Loft Farmhouse
An artistic Douro farmhouse for six bedrooms of country living.
Spatia Comporta Villas
Private-pool villas among the pines with five-star backup.
Cá na Serra
A quiet hillside escape with a private pool in the Melides countryside.
Danna Portuguese Design House Porta 7
Danna's second design house on Largo Dona Ana, Tavira.
Ando Living — São Miguel House
Serviced rooms on Rua de São Miguel, steps above the Ribeira.
Ando Living - Flores 200 House
Eleven calm apartments on Porto's most atmospheric street.
Coastal Retreat Villa
A six-bedroom villa with saltwater pool near Comporta.
Casa da Oliveira - Monte Branco
A whitewashed village home restored by an interior architect in Aljezur.
Ando Living — Santa Catarina House
Serviced stays on Rua de Santa Catarina, in the centre of Porto.
Villa da Comporta — Apartamento T3
A three-bedroom apartment a short cycle from Comporta beach.
Manos 114
A cosy three-bedroom villa in the pines, minutes from Pego.
Vandoma Serviced Apartments
Serviced apartments with garden and year-round pool in a historic building.
Cabin in Comporta
A modern cabin with big views, walking distance to the village.
GuestReady — Charming House in Comporta
A charming house between the pines and Carvalhal beach.
Pico do Refúgio
Country houses with art, history and sea views near Ribeira Grande.
Pink House Azores
A restored barn turned design guesthouse outside Ponta Delgada.
Alàpega, Live Slow
A sixteen-guest villa made for slowing down in the Alentejo.
Casa Azul do Olival
A blue-trimmed townhouse with a balcony in Alcácer do Sal.
Quinta do Cedro Azul
A one-bedroom pool villa in the vineyards above Fontelo.
Quinta do Gato
A rustic ten-sleeper villa with a pool in Armamar.
Quinta do Cedro Verde
A small farmhouse with eclectic colour among Douro orchards.
Quinta da Castanha
A quinta stay wrapped in the terraced vineyards of Armamar.
Casa de Grilo
A renovated village house with a private pool among Douro vineyards.
Ando Living — Flores 25 House
Serviced apartments at number 25 of Lisbon's Rua das Flores.
Comporta.threeHouse
A pool house tucked into Brejos da Carregueira.
Casa da Oliveira
A tiny one-bedroom house in the village of Bordeira.
The Lemon Lodge
An organic farmstead lodging between Monchique and the Costa Vicentina.
Casa no Montinho
A farm stay with saltwater pool in deepest Ourique.
Casa Calmar
A calm country house near Porto Covo's beaches.
Casa Acima
A hilltop house with private pool in São Bartolomeu da Serra.
Casa Terracotta
A terracotta villa with private pool in Comporta.
Mo House
A design guesthouse on Belomonte, in old Porto.
Casa 7 Boxes
A four-bedroom villa of stacked volumes with heated pool in Comporta.
Torel 1884 Suites & Apartments
Suites and apartments in an 1884 palacete in central Porto.
Ando Living — São Nicolau House
Serviced rooms in a townhouse on Rua de São Nicolau, Baixa.
Guincho Lodge
A lodge with sea-view patio and pool by Guincho's dunes.
AlmaLusa Comporta
AlmaLusa's village hotel in the heart of Comporta.
Casa Soenga
A saltwater-pool house in the forest at the gates of Gerês.
Casa da Ria
A waterside house facing the Ria, steps from Tavira Island's beach.
Baumhaus Serviced Apartments
Designer apartments around a garden with one iconic pine.
Raw Culture Art Lofts Bairro Alto
Art lofts in the middle of Bairro Alto.
Casa do Côvo
A new beachfront house with pool and ocean views in Porto Covo.
SeaYa Villas
Three independent villas near Guincho's beaches in Cascais.
Cabanas da Viscondessa
Sea-edge cabanas with garden views in Urzelina, São Jorge.
Casas da Horta
Country houses at Vale do Guizo, outside Alcácer do Sal.
FORA Houses
Design-led countryside houses with a shared pool and outdoor kitchen.
Herdade dos Abegões
A remote rural estate on the raia, near Monsanto's boulders.
Casa Solayme Garrett
Apartments in a renovated traditional building on Rua Garrett, Chiado.
Pátio do Meco
A village pátio stay near Meco's wild beaches.
Monte da Vilarinha
A rural guesthouse tucked in the Carrapateira valley.
Casas na Portuguesa
Portuguese-style apartments by the Bica funicular.
Verdelago Resort
A beachfront eco-resort of villas above Praia Verde.
Casa dos Olivais
A house on Rua dos Olivais, a walk from Carneiro beach in Foz.
Look Living, Lisbon Design Apartments
A 19th-century palacete of tiled, light-filled apartments in Santos.
Casa Bartolomeu
A three-bedroom town house with pool and open-air bath in Castro Marim.
Flattered to be in Algarve
Two minimalist apartments in Souto de Moura's restored convent in Tavira.
Craveiral Farmhouse
A farm-village of houses and gardens outside São Teotónio.
Monte da Casa do João
A private, fully serviced monte in the Grândola hills.
Casanova Seaside
A seaside apartment on Travessa dos Banhos, by Foz's beaches.
Casa Vermelha
A red-washed hideaway in the eastern Algarve countryside.
Dona Graça
Serviced apartments on the hill of Graça.
Precious House in Comporta
A well-designed three-bedroom villa among pines and eucalyptus.
S.Bento Residences
Pedra Líquida apartments rising from the cliff by São Bento.
Martinhal Sagres
A family beach resort of villas above Martinhal beach in Sagres.
Casa Castanha
An architect's skinny townhouse with a rooftop in Massarelos.
TerraCabins
Design cabins in the Tejo countryside outside Benavente.
FLH — Gilreu Beach Duplex
A design duplex with sea views, 200 metres from Praia dos Ingleses.
Mouzinho 32
River-view rooms with balconies on Mouzinho da Silveira.
Condes de Azevedo Palace Apartments
Serviced apartments in a renovated 13th-century palace downtown.
Companhia das Culturas
An eco-boutique rooted in a working farm in the quiet east.
Casa da Cúpula
A domed three-bedroom villa with pool in Brejos da Carregueira.
Casa Mourisca
A Moorish-rooted townhouse in the centre of old Silves.
Vida na Aldeia
A village house in São Luís, in Odemira's slow countryside.
Herdade d'Amoreira
A farm estate above Amoreira beach, sea and mountain in one view.
Vida na Vila
A vila stay 200 metres from Franquia beach in Milfontes.
Casa da Raposa
A hillside family house with mountain views over Caminha.
Quinta da Arrábida
Three single-storey houses hidden inside the Arrábida Natural Park.
Outpost Casa das Arribas
A clifftop hideout facing the Atlantic, on Sintra's wild coast.
oceanHUTS Coxos
Adults-only huts facing the break at Coxos.
Casa Primeira
A crisply renovated village house near Sagres' wild beaches.
Casa Mondina
A townhouse on Alcácer do Sal's quiet main square.
Casa do Carvalheiro
A secluded four-bedroom hideout in Santiago do Cacém's countryside.
Flattered to be in Tomar
Modernly renovated apartments in the old centre of Tomar.
Quinta dos Peixes Falantes
A rural retreat on São Miguel's idyllic north coast.
Aliados 9
Apartments at number 9 of the Aliados, by São Bento.
Casa Mini & Casa Mia
Two small houses made for slow days in rural Aljezur.
Casa do Pátio na Vila de Aljezur
A four-bedroom pátio house in the village of Aljezur.
Villa Almada by Canto de Luz
A two-bedroom villa with pool hidden in Canto de Luz's garden.
Vila na Praia — Foz Luxury Apartments
Sea-view apartments on Passeio Alegre, in Foz.
Wood & Blue House
A quiet wood-and-blue house in Lordelo do Ouro.
West Coast Design and Surf Villas
Five sea-view apartments above Azenhas do Mar.
Casa do Xão
A whitewashed pool house in Serpa, deep Alentejo.
Herdade do Frei Cuco
A three-bedroom country house with pool, 7 km from the beach.
Ericeira Prime Villas
Villas with an infinity pool above Ericeira's surf.
Fábrica no Jardim
A former factory turned garden apartments in the heart of our hometown.
Casa do Mar — Aldeia da Pedralva
A three-bedroom house in the rebuilt village of Pedralva, near Sagres.
Casa Marítima
A beach house hideaway on the Comporta coast.
Quinta da Lameirinha Douro
A Douro quinta with heated pool and jacuzzi in the hills of Baião.
White Exclusive Suites & Villas
White-washed suites and villas on São Miguel's south shore.
Santa Catarina Apartments
Corner apartments with balconies and city views by Santa Catarina.
Vigias
A rooftop-pool villa inside the Serra de São Mamede park, below Marvão.