By car

Lagos is a 2.5 hour drive from Lisbon airport down the A22 motorway. Alternatively, you can take the more scenic route near the coast, along the N120. Allow 5–6 hours to stop in a few of the picturesque small towns along the way.

We advise you to park in the free public car park located few meters from Casa Mãe, behind the city walls. The hotel being located at the edge of Lagos historic center, it can prove very tricky by car. Click here to find instructions to park. Also, please don’t hesitate to leave your luggage in your car upon arrival & our team will happily carry it to your room.

By plane

Want a quick and scenic trip down to the Algarve? If you have less than 10kg of luggage, you can take a light plane from Cascais to Portimão airfield in just 40 minutes. A taxi from there to the hotel is around €25. Fares can be booked on the Sevenair website from €70. We recommend headphones or earplugs, as it's a small plane and you're right next to the engines.

By bus

There are several daily coach services from Lisbon's Sete Rios station, which is near the Jardim Zoológico (Blue line) metro stop. The quickest is with EVA, taking 3 hours and 45 minutes. From the Lagos station it's a short taxi ride up the hill to the hotel. Tickets are €20 one way, and can be bought online or at the station.

By train

Combios do Portugal (CP) has multiple daily train services from Lisbon to Lagos, via Tunes. For the quickest and most comfortable journey, book a 1st class seat on the Alfa Pendular express, which runs from Porto to Faro. The Lisbon–Lagos journey is ~4 hours, passing through the beautiful Alentejo region. Timetables and prices are available on the CP website.

By car

Hiring a car is the easiest way to explore the Algarve, and Lagos is a 50min drive along the A22 motorway from Faro airport.

There is a free public parking area adjacent to the property, on the outside of the old town walls. If you're staying in Casa Mãe or a Cabana and arriving between 10am–6pm, park and come to Casa Mãe's reception. Otherwise, check in at our main reception inside Jogo da Bola (24h).

By bus

EVA runs several daily coach services taking 2 hours and 10 minutes, departing from near Faro train station. From the Lagos station it's a short taxi ride up the hill to the hotel. Tickets are €6 one way, and can be bought online or at the station.

By train

Combios do Portugal (CP) has multiple daily train services from Faro to Lagos, with a journey time of 1.5–2 hours. Timetables and prices are available on the CP website.

We welcome service dogs only. A valid service dog certificate is required upon check-in.

At Casa Mãe children of any age are of course welcome. In the following room types, we're able to add the listed number of extra beds or cots for small families to share the same room.

• Deluxe
• Cabanas
• Padaria
• Esplanada
• Horta
• Heritage
• Baluarte

There is an additional cost of 25€/per day for babies, this includes the cot & our baby kit (for babies up to 3 years old). For kids from 3 to 10 years old, we can place a roll away bed for 25€/per day.

Please note that most rooms are romantic in their design, with an open bathroom and tub in the room. Also, adding an extra bed takes up some circulation space in the bedroom area.

Due to those constraints and for your comfort, cots/beds are only available for children under 10 years old.

Our baluarte and Padaria suites provide proper extra beds suitable for adults and kids over 10 years old. The additional cost for kid/ adult over 10 years old is 65€ per night. The daily additional fee includes the breakfast for the additional guest.

Kindly contact the reception team at info@casa-mae.com so we can recommend the best room type for you, and arrange the extra beds/cots.

We have three saltwater pools on the property: Main Pool – Located by the estate house, open to all guests. Adults-Only Pool – Situated by the modern building, exclusively for adults. SPA Panoramic Pool – Accessible by booking, included with the purchase of the Spa Circuit.

Please note that our pools are ungated most of the time, and we do not have a dedicated lifeguard team. We strongly recommend that parents supervise their children at all times around the pools and in the gardens to ensure their safety.

There is a free parking inside our facilities, next to the entrance of the street Jogo da bola 41. However as a small hotel we are, we also have only a few places available, and it is not possible to make reservations availability will be managed as guests arrive. If there is no parking in our park, do not worry, there is a free public parking next to the hotel and our front desk staff will help you find it. If you want to plan your arrival contact us, we have several maps with directions that can help.

Download here the small map with the explanation of how to arrive from the parking until the hotel entrance.

Most of our rooms have only double beds, however if you want to visit us in the company of a friend or relative, we have some rooms with the possibility of having separate beds. Look for the Standard, Standard Premium, Superior, Deluxe and Horta Suite typologies because they are the typologies with this option. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

At Casa Mãe we inform you that there is no price difference for a room occupied by one or two people.

Bringing food from outside to the hotel is not allowed for hygiene & safety reasons. For drinks from outside consumed at the premises of the hotel, a cork fee is applicable.

The guest will be held responsible for any loss or damage to the hotel property caused by themselves, their guests or any person for whom they are responsible.