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Praia de Carcavelos is a broad Atlantic beach in Carcavelos, at the mouth of the Tagus. Its long sands and steady surf make it a favourite with Lisbon residents, and hotels in the town keep guests close to the water.
Ordered by walking time, then star rating and guest score. Times are estimates from each hotel's map position (straight-line distance plus a quarter for streets, at 5 km/h); check the route before you go.
A 3-star base 540 m from Praia de Carcavelos, the closest of the Carcavelos hotels and an 8-minute walk from the sand. Breakfast is offered, the rooms have air conditioning, and the beach is nearby — practical for early surf sessions and for families who want to keep the walk to the water short.
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At 560 m from the beach, roughly 8 minutes on foot in Carcavelos, this 3-star address keeps things simple: the listing notes the beach nearby and nothing more. A straightforward choice for visitors whose days will be spent on the 1.3 km of sand rather than at the hotel.
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These 4-star FishermenApartments in Carcavelos are 590 m from Praia de Carcavelos, a 9-minute walk, with internet access and the beach nearby. Good for guests who want apartment-style space and to be on the sand quickly, whether for a morning swim or an afternoon surf session.
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A 4-star Carcavelos apartment 590 m from the beach, about 9 minutes on foot, with air conditioning and free wifi alongside the beach-nearby location. Handy for longer stays near Praia de Carcavelos, when you want to come and go from the sand more than once a day.
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This 4-star apartment in Carcavelos is 590 m from the beach, a 9-minute walk, and lists free wifi and the beach nearby. The sea view in its name and its short distance to Praia de Carcavelos suit guests who want the Atlantic on the doorstep.
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A 3-star Carcavelos address 600 m from the beach, around 9 minutes on foot, with family rooms, a kitchen, internet access and the beach nearby. The kitchen and family rooms make it workable for a beach holiday with children who need feeding on their own schedule.
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Carcavelos Surf Beach House is a 3-star option 610 m from the beach, roughly 9 minutes on foot, with family rooms, free wifi and the beach nearby. Positioned in Carcavelos for the surf that has made this stretch the nursery of Portuguese surfing.
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The 2-star Carcavelos Surf Hostel is 590 m from the sand, a 9-minute walk, and notes the beach nearby. A simple, low-key base in Cascais for surfers and budget-minded visitors who intend to spend the day on the water and only sleep indoors.
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Study & Surf Carcavelos 1 Bed By Beach & Nova Sbe is 580 m from the beach, about 9 minutes on foot, with a kitchen, air conditioning, free wifi and the beach nearby. The name and the address put both the sand and the Nova School of Business and Economics campus within a short walk.
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A 4-star hotel 670 m from Praia de Carcavelos, a 10-minute walk, with breakfast in room, air conditioning and the beach nearby. Its 1,411 reviews give a guest score of 3.1 out of 5, so it is a practical base for the beach rather than a splurge.
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Guests at the closest addresses simply walk: Art 4 You Carcavelos Suites is 540 m from the sand and Carcavelos Beach & Business by The Portuguese Butler 560 m, both about 8 minutes on foot, while the FishermenApartments, Like Home T1 Apt Sea View Near the Beach, Carcavelos Beach and Carcavelos Surf Beach House all sit around 590 to 610 m out, a 9-minute walk. A little further back, Carcavelos Beach Hotel and Terrace Beach House are 670 m away (10 minutes), and the cluster at 710 to 730 m — Carcavelos Holiday Beach Apartment, casaRene, NEW Estrela da Praceta Apt w 3 Suites & Oceanview and Sunny apartament at Carcavelos Beach by TimeCooler — takes 11 minutes. From these hotels the beach is a walk, not a journey; nothing here needs a car.
Praia de Carcavelos is the beach Lisbon actually goes to: 1.3 km of sand in the municipality of Oeiras, on the Estoril coastline, roughly 18 km west of the city and by far the largest strand between the capital and Cascais. The western end is anchored by the seventeenth-century Forte de São Julião da Barra, the biggest bastioned fortress in Portugal, built to guard the mouth of the Tagus; the eastern end runs to the Ribeira da Lage. Behind the sand, the campus of the Nova School of Business and Economics opened in 2018 and brought cafés and a younger crowd. The waves are reliable enough that Carcavelos has been the nursery of Portuguese surfing for decades, and the beach carries Blue Flag status most summers. It suits families well, with shallow entry, lifeguards in season, playgrounds and toilets, and no long walk from the station. The one planning decision that matters is which end you walk to: turn right out of the underpass for surf, bars and noise, left for quiet.
Art 4 You Carcavelos Suites is the closest hotel we list, about 8 min walk · 540 m from Praia de Carcavelos in a straight line, in Carcavelos.
Yes: 32 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Praia de Carcavelos, about a 15-minute walk, and 0 are within 500 m. The closest is Art 4 You Carcavelos Suites, 540 m away.
Cozy Carcavelos Beach Nova Sbe, Cozy Apartment At Carcavelos beach, Cozy Studio at Carcavelos Beach list free parking on their own page. Check the hotel page for the details.
Riviera Hotel has the best guest score of the hotels near Praia de Carcavelos: 4.2/5 from 1,851 reviews, 880 m away.
17 of the hotels we list within 1 km of Praia de Carcavelos have 4 or 5 stars, the nearest being Fishermenapartments Carcavelos 32 (590 m).
Art 4 You Carcavelos Suites is 540 m from the beach, an 8-minute walk, and Carcavelos Beach & Business by The Portuguese Butler is 560 m, also 8 minutes. Around 590 to 610 m out — about 9 minutes — sit the FishermenApartments, Like Home T1 Apt Sea View Near the Beach, Carcavelos Beach, Carcavelos Surf Beach House, Carcavelos Surf Hostel and Study & Surf Carcavelos 1 Bed By Beach & Nova Sbe.
Several do. Art 4 You Carcavelos Suites, Fishermenapartments Carcavelos 32, Study & Surf Carcavelos 1 Bed By Beach & Nova Sbe, Carcavelos Beach Hotel, casaRene and NEW Estrela da Praceta Apt w 3 Suites & Oceanview all list air conditioning. Carcavelos Beach, Carcavelos Surf Beach House, Carcavelos Surf Hostel, Carcavelos Holiday Beach Apartment and Sunny apartament at Carcavelos Beach by TimeCooler do not list it.