Portugal: Vermelho Melides

Christian Louboutin's First Hotel, Painted in Red

Vermelho Melides is Christian Louboutin's first hotel, a 13-room retreat in the low-key Alentejo coastal town of Melides where no two rooms share the same identity. Each is dressed in its own shade of red, layered with frescoes, rare artwork handpicked by Louboutin himself, local Alentejo tiles, embroidered upholstery by Carolina Irving, and handspun ceramics by Patricia Abascal, right down to a hand-painted mural of an angel in Louboutin heels.

Outside, a naturally heated pool designed by French landscaper Louis Benech sits among native plants and sculptures by Giuseppe Ducrot. The spa carries the same maximalist intention as the rest of the hotel, built with sacred stones salvaged from old regional churches and designed to feel like an ancient temple, with treatments blending traditional Indian healing practices and Anne Semonin oils.

Life at Vermelho Melides

• Just 13 individually designed rooms, each with its own color story and artwork

• Rare art and objects handpicked by Christian Louboutin throughout

• A naturally heated pool designed by Louis Benech, set among sculptures and native gardens

• A spa built from salvaged church stones, designed to feel like an ancient temple

Why Vermelho Melides, Why Melides

• A genuinely one-of-a-kind design experience from a name clients will recognize

• Melides' quiet, low-key alternative to Comporta's more built-up coastline

• An intimate scale that rewards travelers looking for something intensely personal

• A spa and pool experience as considered as the rooms themselves

Ideal For: Couples and design lovers wanting an intensely personal, art-filled stay on Portugal's quieter Alentejo coast.

Gold Coast Travel Perks

Unlock Fora amenities when you book with Gold Coast Travel:

• Complimentary daily breakfast

• $100 resort credit

• Private visit of the property

• Early check-in / late check-out, subject to availability

• Upgrade at check-in, subject to availability

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