Need to know
Rooms
65, including 30 suites.
Check–Out
Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
More details
Rates include an international buffet breakfast with homemade bread, pastries and jams; a range of milks, yoghurts and healthy toppings; and cheese, cold cuts and smoked fish. A glass of champagne is included.
Also
Almost all of the hotel’s furniture, ceramics and tableware was made by a team of Portuguese artisans, all of them passionate about heritage and handmade methods.
At the hotel
Coffee shop and boutique, free WiFi throughout, laundry. In rooms: flatscreen TV; minibar; Delta coffee machine; tea and a kettle; free bottled water.
Our favourite rooms
If you’re happy to splash out, book one of the immaculate rooftop suites. Tucked beneath the wooden eaves, they have the loftiest views over the rice fields on the hotel’s doorstep. If you have the whole family in tow, the three-bedroom Pool Villas are a peaceful and private option. Mimicking the design of classic Comportan cabanas, each freestanding villa has a sun-washed living room, spacious dining room and a stylish kitchen with ample space for family meals. Outside, you’ll have a private sun deck and a pool overlooking the fields.
Poolside
The 40m infinity pool overlooks the rice fields, catching reflections from the crops and surrounding buildings. There’s a second, adults-only pool in the spa, with an indoor and outdoor section.
Spa
Oryza spa is inspired by rice, a staple Comportan crop that also invokes thoughts of the Far East, where wellness rituals have been practiced for millennia. The spa building was a barn in its former life – the hotel’s owners spotted it on a trip to Canada, and liked so much they had it shipped over and reconstructed piece by piece. In its reincarnated form, it houses an indoor/outdoor pool, six treatment rooms and a relaxation area, where you’ll be greeted with a glass of rice water and a soothing foot bath ahead of your session. The team of therapists offer massages, scrubs, wraps and facials using the hotel’s own Orza Lab essential oils, which they can match to your skin type in the Beauty Atelier. Regular yoga, pilates and meditation classes complete the lineup.
Packing tips
Some of Comporta’s beaches are reached by staircases that carve down sandy cliffs and hills, so it’s worth bringing a decent pair of slip-ons.
Also
All common areas are wheelchair accessible, and several Deluxe Rooms have been adapted.
Children
All ages are welcome. The hotel can organise babysitting from €10 an hour; a week’s notice is needed when booking.
Sustainability efforts
The hotel uses solar panels and recycles waste water, which is used in the garden.