Alfama, Castelo & Graça
In 2015 Dutch hospitality dreamer Heleen Uitenbroek turned a ruined 15th-century palace into luxury sleeps at this 19-room bastion of style. It's airy and…
Must-see hotels in Lisbon
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Alfama, Castelo & Graça
Nestled beside Castelo de São Jorge, this 15th-century palace, formerly belonging to the family of Brazil explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral, turns on the VIP…
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Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
Perfectly located and exquisitely restored (and accordingly priced to shock!), this 14-room B&B is housed inside what was once the same 19th-century neo…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
This fashionable, unsigned backpacker favourite near Santa Catarina features original frescoes, azulejos and hardwood floors – all lovingly restored by…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
The 19-room Palácio Verride, dating to the 1750s, was once the stomping ground of Count Verride, whose former dining room now makes up the extraordinary…
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Alfama, Castelo & Graça
Slip down a narrow alley to reach this gorgeous Alfama boutique option, a stunning conversion of a shoe-polish factory and former bakery. The rooms are an…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Tucked down a quiet lane, Casa Balthazar has undeniable appeal, with spacious, beautifully furnished rooms that bridge art deco with the 21st century,…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
On the edge of one of Lisbon's prettiest plazas, this 45-room hotel has classically designed rooms, the best of which have sweeping Lisbon views. It earns…
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Lisbon
This phenomenally restored 1908 art-nouveau bed-down just might be Lisbon's coolest new hotel. The 36 rooms feature French-style doors to seal off double…
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Belém
This hypermodern boutique hotel near Lisbon's waterfront offers stylish rooms that present relationship-defining bathrooms: do you opt for a room with a…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
On the edge of the Bairro Alto, this superstylish hostel has 11 dorm rooms (with six to 12 beds in each) and four mid-century-modern-leaning minimalist…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Billed as a 'gay urban resort', this fabulous Bairro Alto place is better described as a high-style guesthouse where gay couples (and those that are…
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Lisbon
Italian architect Nicola Bigaglia's 1904 Valle Flor Palace – now a National Monument – is easily Lisbon's most historically stunning luxury property…
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Martinhal Lisbon Chiado Family Suites
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
This new, kid-centric boutique hotel refuses to sacrifice style for substance – it combines the two in what is one of the world's most fashionable family…
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Lisbon
This romantic 18th-century mansion inspired Eça de Queirós’ novel Os Maias. Take a load off in the wonderful bougainvillea-draped courtyard, complete with…
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Lisbon
This renovated B&B on the 1st floor of a palatial pale-green building from the 1940s is a discerning choice. There are four lavishly appointed rooms – our…
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Alfama, Castelo & Graça
Entering the stained-glass-draped and palm-covered entrance hall of this hidden 20th-century mansion is akin to making a discovery. Built by Brazilians in…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Fusing 19th-century charm with 21st-century cool, the well-located 39-room Hotel do Chiado offers carpeted, well-appointed rooms that come in three styles…
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Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
Príncipe Real's hottest hotel is this 41-room cradle of cool steeped in a corresponding high-design ethos with its sister property in Alfama. Rooms…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
The Living Lounge is steeped in style – vintage barber chairs, suspended tables, vinyl on the speakers – and offers spick-and-span mixed dorms with…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
On a pretty square is Lisbon's most storied luxury hotel, dating from 1921. It reopened in early 2019 after a massive €30 million redesign by Pritzker…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
This beautifully designed river-facing hostel is awash in antiquated art-deco swank. It has comfy dorm rooms with electronic lockers and a high-style…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
One of Lisbon's standout newcomers and yet another converted former palace (this one from the 18th century), design-forward and UK-managed Lumiares has a…
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Alfama, Castelo & Graça
Blink and you’ll miss this boutique pad near Castelo de São Jorge. Its art-slung interior reveals a passion for Africa and primary colours. Affording…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
This bright blue hotel wins travellers over with a hard-to-beat Cais do Sodré location and small touches such as free afternoon port and pastéis de nata …
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Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
In autumn, figs fall onto the sunroof of the lobby at this small, welcoming place. Bright rooms, some with postcard views all the way to the river, are…
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Alfama, Castelo & Graça
Great views and an easygoing vibe draw a good mix of travellers to this hilltop perch in Castelo. In addition to dorms, there's an en suite double with a…
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Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
This 18th-century, family-run villa has class: from the red carpet gracing the stained-glass-topped staircase to the tinkling chandeliers in the…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
This luxury hotel has sleek ultra-modern rooms, though the black colour scheme (for both the rooms and bathrooms) may seem overly dramatic. The cheapest…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
This discerning 20-room guest house lies in Santa Catarina's quieter back alleys. A lounge fireplace greets guests in winter while a smallish back…
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Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
Beautifully located on an elegant street in Chiado, this handsomely maintained upper-floor hostel (with lift) has bright, Zen-like rooms with polished…
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Alfama, Castelo & Graça
Well off the beaten path, this friendly and professional 28-room midrange place has clean but slightly dated rooms with gorgeous azulejo-covered bathrooms…
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Lisbon
Set in landscaped gardens around a gorgeous pool, this diplomatic-quarter mansion offers 109 rooms, many with pleasant azulejo-ingrained grey-marble baths…
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Lisbon
Cool and quiet, this artsy multifloored guesthouse sits in the thick of it on Largo de Intendente. Rooms are simple but feature beds custom-made from…
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Lisbon
Most folks want a nice bathroom in their hotel, not a bathroom-themed hotel, but this quirky Intendente newcomer must have misunderstood. This 41-room…
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Belém
From a hostelling standpoint, it would be odd to sleep in non-central Belém, but this pop-art-peppered, Cape Verdean–run option is a decent-enough choice…
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Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
Overlooking a palm-dotted plaza, this lemon-fronted belle-époque gem was completely made over in 2016, making the leap from midrange residencial …
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Pensão Residencial Setúbalense
Belém
A short toddle east of the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, this 17th-century guesthouse has 80 spartan but modern rooms – some have floral fabrics, newer rooms…
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Lisbon
This government-owned hostel lacks soul, but facilities are decent, including the modernish rooms (but institutional-evoking bathrooms), social common…
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Belém
Belém’s first boutique hotel, 65-room stylish Jerónimos 8 has clean lines, floor-to-ceiling windows and designer flourishes aplenty. Slick rooms are…
