This charming hotel enjoys a superb location, and is ideal for a perfect weekend in the city.
Facilities include a bar, a panoramic terrace overlooking the river, parking , baby sitting service
mp 08/08
Traditional style building .
Medium size
This historical city hotel is located in the square that bears a statue and name of Luis Vaz de Camoes, the soldier poet who told the story of Portugal's discoveries in his epic poem, ""Os Lusiadas"". To this day, Bairro Alto remains synonymous with creativity and revolution, the latter if only in spirit since the people's uprising in 1974. The Bairro Alto district (literally the Upper City) is an historic enclave dating from 1513, which is reached in a unique way via the Santa Justa Elevator (a structure reminiscent of the Eiffel tower in Paris) from the lower city. At night the area comes alive with some of the finest Fado cafes in the city, along streets lit by Victorian lanterns. In recent times, Bairro Alto has also made a name for itself as an alternative shopping destination, popular with those looking for fashion and designs outside the mainstream.
This hotel is Lisbon's first contemporary, boutique hotel. Capturing the indomitable spirit of exploration that pervades Lisbon, the hotel both embraces the Portuguese architectural tradition, while respectively turning it on its head. It was built originally in 1845 and renovated in 2005, with 55 rooms in total. In what is their first hotel project, decorator Jose Pedro Vieira and architect Diogo Rosa La, undertook the interior renovation of the hotel, shifting from their experience in minimalist private housing projects to this very personal interpretation of Lisbon. The hotel represents a fusion of the old with the new and through intensive research the designers intended it to pay homage to the country's architectural and design styles through the ages. It is fully air-conditioned with a lobby, 24-hour reception, hotel safe, lifts, bar, dining and parking facilities as well as room and laundry services.
Rates shown are per room per night.
