Hospedaria opens in the Algarve

Neutral bedroom with wood closet doors at the Hospedaria hotel in Portugal — (Image credit: press)

Building on the success of the now well established Pensão Agrícola, Hospedaria – a short stroll away across flower-filled meadows – marks the return of the partnership between Lisbon architects Atelier RUA and owner Rui Liberato de Sousa.

In a quiet corner of the eastern Algarve, a traditional, white-washed former post office and general store, dating from 1917, has been lovingly re-imagined (the red post office sign still swings in the warm Algarvian wind) to house five bedrooms, each with their own leafy, outdoor space – one might have a fig tree to sit under, another an pink-blossomed almond.

The original bar, with its period tiled floor and industrial lighting, leads into a dining room dominated by a photograph by Abdel Keita Tavares and a sitting room with photographs by João Louro and Francisco Nogueria de Sousa under the high wicker-lined ceilings. Outside, a swimming pool, complete with honesty bar, awaits.

Bedroom with wood furniture and door leading to a patio at the Hospedaria hotel in Portugal

Dining room area with long table and chairs, green hanging lights and photograph on the wall at the Hospedaria hotel in Portugal

Bar with red bar stools and industrial hanging lights at the Hospedaria hotel in Portugal

Desk and chairs next to a window in a bedroom at the Hospedaria hotel in Portugal

Sitting room with high wicker-lined ceilings, a cream couch and scatter cushions at the Hospedaria hotel in Portugal

ADDRESS

8800-072 Sítio da Cumeada
Conceição de Tavira

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Mary Lussiana is a passionate hotel-lover and freelance travel writer contributing to many of the UK’s best magazines and newspapers. A mother of three, she has lived in Portugal's sunny south since this century began, and continues to live there with her husband, their yellow Labrador, Bellini and returning children.