Portugal Coastal Camino Journey

A stylish 4-star hotel in the heart of central Porto, just 50 metres from Trindade metro and train station and within easy walking distance of Santa Catarina Street, the Miguel Bombarda gallery district and the UNESCO-listed Ribeira. Porto Trindade Hotel's 52 rooms blend warm, design-led interiors with modern comfort, featuring air conditioning, minibar, safe and room service. Guests are welcomed with a card for a complimentary glass of Douro wine, and can relax in the hotel's bar/lounge area or enjoy breakfast and snacks on site. With 24-hour reception, concierge and a genuinely central, walkable location, it's a well-placed, characterful base for exploring Porto.

Set in the historic centre of Vila do Conde, Hotel Brazão occupies an emblazoned 17th-century building and blends period character with modern comfort. The hotel's 30 rooms, including 4 suites, are fitted with air conditioning, minibar, safe and LCD TV. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant, bar and tea parlour, unwind in the game room, or make use of the conference facilities and bicycle rental. With a free breakfast buffet, free parking and a warm, family-run feel, it makes a comfortable, characterful base for exploring Vila do Conde and Portugal's northern coast.

Overlooking the Rio Cávado and lined with palm trees, this laid-back hotel is 5 km from Praia de Ofir beach and Estela Golf Club. The casual rooms feature parquet floors, balconies, flat-screen TVs, minibars, and free Wi-Fi, with room service available. Guests can enjoy regional cuisine at the relaxed restaurant, unwind at the piano bar or poolside bar, and make use of the on-site gym and outdoor pool for added leisure.

Tucked away on a cobbled street in the historic district, this low-key hotel offers views of Monte de Santa Luzia and its hilltop Byzantine-style church, the Santuário de Santa Luzia. Just a 3-minute walk from Viana do Castelo train station, it features simple rooms with wood floors, flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi, with room service available. Guests can enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast in an unpretentious dining room and unwind in the hotel’s relaxed bar.

A family-run 4-star hotel in Vila Praia de Âncora, tracing its roots back to 1935 and set just two minutes from the beach in Portugal's Minho region, on the route of the Portuguese Coastal Way. Hotel Meira's 52 rooms combine elegant, modern design with air conditioning, minibar, safe and room service. Guests can relax by the outdoor swimming pool, unwind in the spa with sauna and steam room, or dine at the Meira Restaurant and bar. With bicycle rental, meeting and event spaces, airport shuttle service and a genuinely welcoming, pet-friendly atmosphere built over eight decades, it's a well-equipped coastal base in Northern Portugal.

A centrally located 2-star hotel in the coastal town of A Guarda, at the mouth of the Minho River in Galicia, close to the town's beaches and monuments. Hotel Vila da Guarda offers 41 rooms and apartments across double, business, family, luxury and self-catering apartment types, each with a private bathroom, cable TV and seating area. The hotel features a stylish lobby lounge, café/bistro, TV and reading rooms, a garden terrace and conference facilities for up to 25 people, along with free Wi-Fi, free parking and wheelchair-accessible rooms. With its handy central location near the Miño estuary, it's a practical, well-placed base for exploring A Guarda and the Galicia-Portugal border region.

A small, centrally located 3-star hotel in the heart of Baiona, close to the harbour and beach on Galicia's Rías Baixas coast. Hotel Anunciada offers 11 spacious, contemporary rooms with air conditioning, minibar and private bathroom, several with balconies onto the town's stone-walled streets. Guests can relax in the hotel's cafeteria/bar and lounge area, with 24-hour front desk and concierge service on hand. With its walkable location near the marina and old town, it's a comfortable, well-placed base for exploring Baiona and the southern Galician coast.

A 3-star hotel in the heart of Vigo, part of the Sercotel chain, offering a well-equipped base for business and leisure travellers in Galicia's largest city. Sercotel Tres Luces' 72 rooms feature air conditioning, private bathroom and room service, with select Junior Suite and Family rooms offering whirlpool baths and sofa beds. Guests can dine on Galician cuisine at the hotel restaurant, relax in the cafeteria/bar or on the terrace, and make use of meeting and event rooms, 24-hour reception and on-site parking. With its central, commercial-district location, it's a practical, comfortable base for exploring Vigo and the Rías Baixas coast.

A family-run 2-star hotel right on the Camino Portugués, at the entrance to Arcade in the Soutomaior area near the Ría de Vigo, built in 2004. Hotel Duarte's 19 rooms offer basic, clean pilgrim-friendly accommodation with individual heating, air conditioning, TV and telephone, plus smoking and non-smoking options. Guests can eat at the hotel's own restaurant, which serves dinner and a breakfast buffet, or relax in the bar/lounge, with free Wi-Fi throughout, free garage and street parking, and lift access. With its convenient trailside position on the Portuguese Way's central and coastal routes, it's a practical, no-frills stop for pilgrims heading toward Vigo and Santiago.

A 3-star hotel in central Pontevedra, a short walk from Plaza de la Peregrina and the old town, popular with pilgrims on the Camino Portugués as well as business travellers. Hotel Virgen del Camino's 52 rooms span single, double (one or two beds), deluxe double, double with extra bed and extra-large-bed options, each with air conditioning, flatscreen/digital TV, bathroom with hairdryer and free Wi-Fi. Guests can eat at the on-site restaurant, relax in the bar/lounge, use the meeting rooms, and rely on 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, laundry service and on-site paid parking. With its central, well-connected location, it's a practical base for exploring Pontevedra and the surrounding Rías Baixas coast.

A historic thermal spa hotel on the banks of the Umia River in Caldas de Reis, right on the Camino Portugués, part of the Relais Termal spa group. Balneario Acuña comprises a late-19th-century main building fully renovated in 2007, with a striking glazed river-view gallery, plus a low-rise annexe of rooms set beside landscaped gardens. Its 64 fully equipped rooms include family and non-smoking options with flatscreen TV, and guests can bathe in the outdoor heated thermal pool, enjoy spa and massage treatments, and dine at the hotel restaurant and bar/lounge. With free parking, free Wi-Fi and a riverside garden setting, it's a relaxing thermal-spa stop for pilgrims and spa-goers travelling through the Rías Baixas.

A 4-star historic manor hotel in the Pousadas de Compostela group, set in a 16th-century pazo that once belonged to the Archbishops of Compostela, surrounded by 50,000 m² of gardens and just 500 metres from the Camino de Santiago's Portuguese Way. Hotel Pazo de Lestrove's 27 rooms split between Superior rooms in the historic main building, decorated with noble woods and exposed stonework, and Standard rooms in the adjoining buildings in classic style. Guests can dine in the terrace restaurant, relax in the social rooms or chapel, swim in the outdoor pool, and enjoy the extensive grounds and granary. With free parking, free Wi-Fi and a peaceful rural setting near Padrón, it's a distinctive heritage stop on the way to Santiago.

A modern hotel in a renovated building in the heart of Santiago de Compostela, part of the Gesca Hoteles group, close to both the historic old town and the shopping district around Plaza de Galicia. Hotel Lux Santiago's 50 rooms come in Double for Single Use, Standard Double and Superior Double configurations, with air conditioning and heating, flatscreen TV, safe, telephone and en-suite bathroom throughout, plus refrigerator and capsule coffee machine in the top-floor Superior rooms. Guests can start the day with a buffet breakfast of local products, unwind with drinks and Galician wine tapas at the Studio Bar, and rely on 24-hour reception and free Wi-Fi. Its central location makes it a convenient base for both pilgrims finishing the Camino and city visitors.