2 Best Hotels in Peniche, Estremadura and the Ribatejo

Great for golfers but also anyone who loves waking up to a view, this hotel features spacious rooms with balconies (some of them huge) that overlook the links and the long beach at Praia da Consolação. The hotel is on a sandy stretch famed for the health-giving properties of its waters, which are attributed to the local rock. Facilities include a 9-hole golf course set amid dunes, an outdoor pool set in a lovely big garden, and a gym and spa with indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, and steam room.

The nicest thing about this modern hotel is that only a street and some sand dunes separate it from the Cova da Alfarroba Beach in the middle of Peniche Bay. Shaped like an L, the hotel has rooms with terraces overlooking the swimming pool or the dunes. There is a gym, indoor pool and whirlpool, and a 9-hole golf course nearby.