List of Hotels in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 8,002 hotels in Portugal, one in every 107 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: seven in ten have one to four people, and only 332 firms employ 50 people or more. One in five hotels is based in Lisboa, Porto, Funchal, Ponta Delgada and Albufeira. Below you find the largest hotels in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

8,002 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies8,0021 in107 Portuguese companiesCities327Largest cityLisboa 961Sole traders10%Employees1-4 (69%)Revenue< $100K (54%)Email36%Phone43%Website44%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Vila Galé - Sociedade De Empreendimentos Turísticos, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Alameda Bonifácio Lázaro Lozano, 9	Lisboa	2780-125	*****.com	1986	$172,619,006	1,496	Corporation	63	501697276
2	M.& J.pestana - Sociedade De Turismo Da Madeira, S.A.	Portugal	Funchal	Largo António Nobre, 1	Ilha Da Madeira	9004-531	*****.com	1968	$138,438,136	583	Corporation	109	511008872
3	Salvor - Sociedade De Investimento Hoteleiro, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Jau, 54	Lisboa	1300-314	N/A	1963	$92,153,883	377	Corporation	109	500239169
4	Nh Hotel Rallye Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida José Malhoa, 16 Piso - 1	Lisboa	1070-159	*****.com	2003	$89,701,695	655	Corporation	656	506618897
5	United Investments (portugal) - Empreendimentos Turísticos, S.A.	Portugal	Albufeira	Empreendimento Pine Cliffs	Faro	8200-380	*****.com	1985	$84,361,050	510	Corporation	19	501577815
6	Vila Vita (portugal) - Actividades Turísticas E Hoteleiras, Lda	Portugal	Lagoa	Rua Anneliese Pohl, Aldeamento Vila Vita	Faro	8400-450	*****.com	1989	$83,485,910	905	Partnership of unknown type	16	502157909
7	Carlton Palácio - Sociedade De Construcão E Exploracão Hoteleira, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Jau, 54	Lisboa	1300-314	*****.com	1992	$78,322,153	377	Corporation	109	502812974
8	Bernardino Gomes - Gestão Hoteleira, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Quinta Do Paizinho, 11	Lisboa	2790-236	*****.pt	2011	$75,520,478	764	Corporation	27	509884350
9	Portis - Hotéis Portugueses, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Gaia	Rua Mártir São Sebastião, 247	Porto	4400-499	*****.com	1988	$71,301,034	411	Corporation	1378	502033568
10	Hotel Ritz, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Rodrigo Da Fonseca, 88	Lisboa	1070-243	*****.com	1953	$65,386,526	340	Corporation	5	504799134
11	Actividades Hoteleiras Em Testes, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Francisco Pereira de Sousa, 1	Lisboa	1500-287	N/A	1970	$64,991,905	110	Non profit organization	3	973395648
12	Sgehr - Sociedade Gestora E Exploradora De Hotéis E Resorts, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Do Forte, 3 2º Sala 2.12	Lisboa	2794-038	*****.com	2009	$55,959,447	718	Corporation	50	508951917
13	Grupo Pestana Pousadas - Investimentos Turísticos, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Jau, 54	Lisboa	1300-314	*****.pt	2003	$55,801,285	500	Corporation	109	506619508
14	Expotel - Exploracão E Administracão Hoteleira, Lda	Portugal	Porto	Rua de Serralves, 124	Porto	4150-702	*****.pt	1986	$53,754,840	347	Partnership of unknown type	15	501516549
15	Marinotéis - Sociedade De Promocão E Construcão De Hóteis, S.A.	Portugal	Loulé	Avenida Da Marina, Hotel Tivoli Marina Vilamoura	Faro	8125-401	*****.com	1973	$48,054,426	909	Corporation	5	500183457
16	Enotel - Management, S.A.	Portugal	Funchal	Rua Simplício Dos Passos Gouveia, 29	Ilha Da Madeira	9004-576	*****.com	1994	$45,977,933	402	Corporation	14	511062060
17	Caesar Park Hotel Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Sintra	Estrada Da Lagoa Azul, Quinta Da Penha Longa	Lisboa	2710-314	*****.com	1988	$45,809,346	461	Corporation	17	501933247
18	Alfa - Investimentos Turísticos, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, 105a/h	Lisboa	1099-031	*****.com	1970	$45,466,277	250	Partnership of unknown type	30	500014949
19	Altis - Sociedade De Empreendimentos Turísticos E Hoteleiros, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Castilho, 11	Lisboa	1269-072	*****.com	1971	$42,404,078	661	Corporation	9	500017450
20	Península - Investimentos Turísticos, S.A.	Portugal	Funchal	Estrada Monumental, 147	Ilha Da Madeira	9000-098	*****.com	1994	$40,380,629	312	Corporation	21	511041390
21	Sociedade Hoteleira De Turismo - Sotelmo, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Praca Martim Moniz, 2	Lisboa	1100-341	*****.pt	1958	$40,336,521	275	Corporation	9	500258554
22	Details Hospitality, Sports & Leisure, S.A.	Portugal	Loulé	Volta Do Medronho, Edifício Old Course	Faro	8125-548	N/A	2009	$38,897,226	400	Corporation	68	508838398
23	Vilamoura World - Investimentos Turísticos, S.A.	Portugal	Loulé	Avenida Da Rocha Baixinha, S/n Escritórios Marina de Vilamoura	Faro	8125-409	*****.com	1972	$38,198,886	413	Corporation	33	511013949
24	Azimar - Investimentos Turísticos, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Cais das Naus, Lote 2.15.02	Lisboa	1990-173	*****.com	1998	$37,210,683	197	Corporation	65	504173251
25	Hersal - Investimentos Turísticos, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Avenida Do Forte, 3 2º Sala 2.12	Lisboa	2794-038	*****.com	1968	$36,099,706	7	Corporation	50	500361142

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 7,429 Portuguese hotels with a known headcount, 5,145 (69%) have one to four people, 938 have five to nine, 1,014 have ten to 49 and 332 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (3,296, 54%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 106,083 82%
Small 10 to 491,014 14%
Medium 50 to 249323 4%
Large 250+9 0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

322

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 152 more than $10 million.

288

firms were entered in 2026.

Hotels in Lisboa

Lisboa has 961 hotels, 1.0% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 9% above the national share. Half Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 85 have 50 or more. 40 new firms were entered in 2026, 143 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 430 · 49%
5-9: 154 · 18%
10-19: 91 · 10%
20-49: 109 · 13%
50+: 85 · 10%

Legal form

Sole traders: 9 · 0.9%
Partnerships: 381 · 40%
Lda and S.A.: 396 · 41%
Other or none: 175 · 18%

Of the Portuguese total: 12.0%
Of all Lisboa companies: 1.0%
Against the national share: 1.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 40
Entered 2025: 76
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 13.9%

Old

Before 1990: 143 · 15%
1990 or later: 818 · 85%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 20.5%

Reachable

Email: 353 · 37%
Phone: 457 · 48%
Website: 424 · 44%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 186 · 29%
$100K-$500K: 95 · 15%
$500K-$1M: 90 · 14%
$1M and more: 280 · 43%

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Hotels in Portugal

8,002

21 October 2026

There are 8,002 hotels in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 107 Portuguese companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every working day this year (288 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 6,210 78%
Head offices: 743
Branch offices: 1,049

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 5510. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 5510.

2,293 of the 8,002 are Lda and S.A. (29%); 819 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest hotels in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Vila Galé - Sociedade de Empreendimentos Turísticos, S.A. is the largest hotel in Portugal by headcount. 332 firms employ 50 people or more; 151 employ 100 or more.

1Oeiras1,496 staff
2Lisboa1,008 staff
3Loulé909 staff
4Lagoa905 staff
5Oeiras764 staff
6Ponta Delgada736 staff
7Oeiras718 staff
8Lisboa661 staff
9Lisboa655 staff
10Funchal583 staff

By employee size · 7,429 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	5,145	69%
5-9	938	13%
10-19	532	7%
20-49	482	6%
50-99	181	2%
100-199	94	1%
200-499	48	0.6%
500-999	8	0.1%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

69% have 1 to 4 people; 482 have 20 to 49; 332 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	3,296	54%
$100K-$500K	1,199	20%
$500K-$1M	529	9%
$1M-$5M	720	12%
$5M-$10M	170	3%
$10M-$50M	138	2%
$50M-$100M	12	0.2%
$100M-$500M	2	<0.1%

54% under $100,000; 720 between $1M and $5M; 322 above $5M.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most hotels in Portugal (961), ahead of Porto (391), Funchal (176), Ponta Delgada (135) and Albufeira (133). Together the five hold one in five of them. Relative to their size, Ponta Delgada, Albufeira and Funchal have the most: 1.5 to 2.9 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

327 Portuguese cities have at least one hotel; 216 have ten or more; 16 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Hotels per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.94. Ponta Delgada has 2.9 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By district 30 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	1,413	18%
Porto	850	11%
Faro	754	9%
Braga	443	6%
Viana Do Castelo	384	5%
Viseu	381	5%
Leiria	364	5%
Ilha Da Madeira	331	4%
Coimbra	305	4%
Santarém	304	4%

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in ten Portuguese hotels work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Three in ten are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)81910%
Partnerships3,76247%
Lda and S.A.2,29329%
No form on record or other1,12814%

Single-site: 78%
Head offices: 743
Branches: 1,049

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

288 hotels were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about one per working day, after 476 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.9% of the inflow.

2622022
3082023
4622024
4762025
2882026 so far

115 of this year's 288 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Cascais43 staff
2Santa Comba Dão7 staff
3Lisboa7 staff
4Oeiras7 staff
5Lisboa7 staff

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 2 Portuguese hotels from before 1900, 38 from before 1950 and 696 from before 1990.

1895
1. Lisboa
1896
1. Alcobaça
1900
1. Anadia
1910
1. Calheta
1917
1. Idanha
1917
1. Lisboa

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Portuguese hotels date from before 1990

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How reachable are they?

Hotels are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 43% list a phone number and 44% a website.

Email2,875 36%
Phone3,430 43%
Website3,535 44%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 3 hotels for every one of the leather companies in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Clothing Companies	9,774	21%	74%
Hotels	8,002	44%	64%
Fashion Companies	7,116	19%	53%
Sportswear Companies	4,977	18%	47%
Shoe Companies	4,333	20%	62%
Leather Companies	2,327	19%	42%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	317,099	5.0
India	201,435	5.2
Italy	129,742	18.5
Germany	96,355	14.2
The UK	67,502	7.6
Portugal	8,002	9.4

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Frequently asked questions

How many hotels are there in Portugal?

There are 8,002 hotels in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 107 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest hotel in Portugal?

Vila Galé - Sociedade de Empreendimentos Turísticos, S.A. in Oeiras, with 1,496 staff.

Which Portuguese city has the most hotels?

Lisboa, with 961, ahead of Porto (391), Funchal (176), Ponta Delgada (135) and Albufeira (133). Relative to its size, Ponta Delgada has the most: 2.9 times the national share.

How many hotels are there in Lisboa?

961, which is 1.0% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 9% above the national share.

How big is a typical hotel?

Small. 69% of the 7,429 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 332 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese hotels sole traders or companies?

One in ten (819) are sole traders, 47% are partnerships and 29% (2,293) are Lda and S.A..

How many hotels started in 2026?

288 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 476 in 2025. 115 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest hotel in Portugal?

Rossio Place, S.A. in Lisboa, 1895, followed by Empresa das Águas do Vimeiro, S.A. in Alcobaça (1896) and Sociedade das Águas da Curia, S.A. in Anadia (1900). 2 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers hotels?

Portuguese hotels are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 5510. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 5510.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 8,002 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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