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An ex-three star hotel that has successfully transformed in to a swanky, coastal retreat with a restaurant to write home about.
Award Winner 2017
Europe’s Best Beach or Coastal Boutique Hotel
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A glass of bubbly upon arrival.
Need To Know
- 39 rooms and 6 suites
- Portimao, The Algarve
- Design-centric, family friendly, professional
Check in - Check out
- Check in from 14:00
- Check out before 12:00
We Love
- Every plate on the tasting menu, and the white port wine that is paired with desert at the end.
- Chatting with other guests in the excellent, temperature controlled pool that stays open all night (shhh…)
- Charming cafes all along the coast that get better with distance
- A treatment at the hotel’s L’Occitaine Spa.
Key Features
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Location
Address
Av. Tomas Cabreira Praia da Rocha, 8500-802 Portimão, Portugal
Travel Info
A short, 45 minute drive from Faro airport or a four-hour car ride from Lisbon
Nearby Places
Faro Airport
51700 m
Portimao Airport
1600 m
Rock Beach
440 m
Algarve Casino
870 m
Portimao Town Market
2300 m
Last Updated: 2025-04-19
Expert Review
Origins
Owned by a well-known Portuguese family that the staff describes as “caring, and careful to preserve history first, above all,” Bela Vista has been one of Portimao’s most iconic hotels, although it has gone through a series of transformations from its earliest avatar as a private residence. When it was first converted into a hotel in the 1930s, it was simple and affordable for most locals, much in line with most of the hotels on this side of the Algarve.
In 2012, in partnership with Relais Chateaux and with the help of famous interior designer Graça Viterbo, Bela Vista successfully re-invented itself as an uber luxurious, beach hotel. Its rooms are fitted with all the amenities any jet-set traveller would desire. With a range of room categories – which correspond to a beach view and room size – guests are treated to flawless service round the clock and all the treats that come with good life on the coast.
Top Secret
Take as many walks along the coast as you can. You’ll encounter hundreds of clandestine cliffs, secret picnic spots, and lagoons that seem to house more history than humans have known.
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The Review
Bela Vista sits on one of Praia de Rocha’s many cliffs, with an activity-filled, beautiful beach at a safe but accessible distance. The carefully spaced palm trees that line the hotel’s exceptional and well-enjoyed pool is possibly the first visual detail that hints at the hotel’s cornerstones: precise service and professional finesse.
From the moment guests check-in at Bela Vista, great care is assured. Staff make themselves readily available and are quick to help with things much beyond the realm of hotel service. Helped by this feeling that everything is well taken care of, most guests find themselves relaxed enough to stroll down to one of Portimao’s many magical beaches dotted with story-filled caves. Time takes on its own form here, a feeling oiled by Bela Vista’s ever-ready poolside cocktails.
In the smooth-as-butter days that can be passed here, the steady emotional graph most guests will subscribe to is only likely to move abruptly (upwards) at mealtimes, when the hotel shows its sixth star. With delectable breakfasts – replete with mouth-watering homemade madeleines – Bela Vista’s culinary staff reveals its expertise, which climaxes at dinner. Guests who try the tasting menu (especially ‘The Journey Through the Algarve’ option), curated by a Michelin star chef, are sure to leave the restaurant with a new, slightly drunken love for life: the food is art, the wine is exceptional, and the expertise is profound.
