At the southern tip of Portugal, where the Guadiana River meets the Spanish border at Vila Real de Santo António, a late nineteenth-century belle époque palace once known as the Grande Hotel Guadiana has been restored into one of the Algarve's most quietly confident addresses. Grand House, as it is now called, preserves the original stone facade in full — its Pombaline-influenced symmetry, wrought-iron balconies, and ornate parapet detailing still facing the riverside promenade exactly as they did when the building first established itself as the grandest structure on the square. The interiors carry a different register: a colonial-inflected eclecticism that draws on Portugal's Atlantic trading history, mixing crystal chandeliers and convex gilded mirrors with rattan bistro chairs, navy-and-white striped curtains, and woven palm-blade ceiling fans in the dining room. Guest rooms are dressed in a warm neutral palette — linen headboards, white cotton bedding, parquet floors, botanical prints in bamboo frames — with the best of them opening directly onto the river through tall French doors framed by original wrought-iron balustrades, the marina of Vila Real laid out below. The beach club annex, visible from across the estuary, takes a deliberately contrasting approach: a low whitewashed pavilion with a pool terrace cut into the rocks above the sand, the Algarve's characteristic sandstone and pine scrub stretching behind it. Together the two buildings describe the full range of what this corner of the south offers.

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Situated in the Algarve’s eastern most corner, nestled across the river from Spain, this beautiful Belle Epoque hotel newly reopened as the first five star boutique hotel of the region. Grand House offers its guests a spectacular riverfront location in the historical town of Vila Real do Santo Antonio. As a guests, you can spend long days at the Grand Beach Club, pool-side - sipping cocktails, dining in the gorgeously decorated Grand Salon, relaxing on the rooftop terrace; all while staying in sumptuous luxury of uniquely designed rooms and suites of Grand House. Feel our Grand Authenticity, Simplicity and Soul!