Portugal

Rmmb

Hi All,

Travelling with 4 ladies to celebrate a big birthday to Portugal, we all aged between 40-50, looking for recommendation on where to stay that is near a beach, nightlife, has pool, shops, bars, restaurants etc in Portugal? Travelling for 4 days in Sept, a long weekend, any recommendations greatly appreciated.

Phileas Frog

Is that Portugal out by Weston? :pac:

Lex Luthor

Carvi beach hotel, Lagos

Stevieluvsye

Rmmb wrote: »

Hi All,

Travelling with 4 ladies to celebrate a big birthday to Portugal, we all aged between 40-50, looking for recommendation on where to stay that is near a beach, nightlife, has pool, shops, bars, restaurants etc in Portugal? Travelling for 4 days in Sept, a long weekend, any recommendations greatly appreciated.

Alvor sounds right up your street

Check Pestana hotels in Alvor. One is literally on the beach and about a 15 minute walk in to town. Plenty of bars with late live music, plenty of food varieties, and generally excellent quality and value

Lex Luthor

Walked around the pestana hotel in Alvor recently
Very nice hotel and right on beach
Chilled out area at back and boardwalk to beach
Short walk into village aswell
There are some nice hotels on the marina in Lagos with rooftop pools and walking distance into town if you fancy Lagos which is a bigger place

xlogo

Sorry to jump in on the thread - But....

Is Lagos more lively than Alvor or is it the other way around?

Stevieluvsye

xlogo wrote: »

Sorry to jump in on the thread - But....

Is Lagos more lively than Alvor or is it the other way around?

Alvin I find but Lagos has a bigger population. More bars condensed around alvor.

Lagos has more of a small city feel about it although it is a good spot also

Stevieluvsye

xlogo wrote: »

Sorry to jump in on the thread - But....

Is Lagos more lively than Alvor or is it the other way around?

Alvin I find but Lagos has a bigger population. More bars condensed around alvor.

Lagos has more of a small city feel about it although it is a good spot also

Lex Luthor

Lagos is like a big town, a lot more bars and restaurants

Alvor is a very small little village with just a handful of shops restaurants bars

The old streets of Lagos are really nice and choice of restaurants really good

TheQuietBeatle

Albufeira old town would suit you. I wouldn't consider the nightlife in Lagos or Alvor to be massively lively.

Stevieluvsye

xlogo wrote: »

Sorry to jump in on the thread - But....

Is Lagos more lively than Alvor or is it the other way around?

Alvin I find but Lagos has a bigger population. More bars condensed around alvor.

Lagos has more of a small city feel about it although it is a good spot also

cocoman

Alvor is nice but may not be lively enough. I don't there are many if any late bars. Don't know much about Lagos.
Albufeira old town area is very nice. Nice bars, restaurants, etc. Closer to Faro airport than Alvor and Lagos aswell.

ShauntaMetzel

Honestly speaking, I think it depends on your budget but you can see my recommendations about the hotels below:

The first choice about the hotel could be "The Yeatman, Porto" because it is near the 'Douro River'. You can see the image below:



On the other hand, my favorite place to stay in Lisbon is Memmo Alfama Hotel of Lisbon. You would need to go around because this hotel already have a bar, rooftop terrace to watch historical places of the city and view of River Tagus.



Have a nice journey.