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than a hostel. Run with enthusiasm and good cheer, it has an arty, colourful dorm with
stove and beds as well as bunks; there's also a cute double with a great view. The small
capacity means it's a great personal, sociable experience. Breakfast is included.
RURAL INN
€€
Casa d'Óbidos
( 262 950 924;
www.casadobidos.com
;
Quinta de São José; s/d €75/90, 2-/4-/6-person apt not incl breakfast €90/
140/175; )
In a whitewashed, 19th-century villa below town, this delightful place
features spacious, breezy rooms with good new bathrooms and period furnishings, plus
tennis courts, a swimming pool and lovely grounds with sweeping views of Óbidos' brist-
ling walls and towers. Home-produced honey and fruit are served at breakfast, and trails
lead through orchards up to town. Head for the big baroque church below town and turn
left after it.
Casa do Relógio
( 262 958 554;
www.casadorelogio.com
;
Rua da Graça 12; s/d/tr €45/60/80; )
Just east of the town
walls this 18th-century house (named for a nearby sundial) has eight smallish, but spot-
less, traditionally furnished rooms with handsome tile floors, plus a pretty shared terrace.
GUESTHOUSE
€€
Casas de São Thiago
( 262 959 587;
www.casas-sthiago.com
;
Largo de São Thiago 1; s/d €65/80; )
This charming frilly
labyrinth of snug, 18th-century rooms and tiled, flower-filled courtyards in the shadow of
the castle has its own wine cellar and billiards room. Rooms vary, but all offer standard
midrange comforts, plus some nice antique touches. There are six more, slightly cheaper
rooms in another building near the principal entrance to town.
B&B
€€
Pousada do Castelo
( 262 955 080;
www.pousadas.pt
; d/ste from €210/297; )
One of Portugal's best
pousa-
das
occupies a charming convent hidden within the town's forbidding 13th-century castle.
The whitewashed rooms are mostly done up with sleek contemporary furnishings. Book
well in advance for the split-level rooms in the two castle towers - especially room 203,
which is popular with honeymooners.
HISTORIC HOTEL
€€€
Casa das Senhoras
Rainhas
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
€€€
