14 Best Hotels in Lisbon, Portugal

Just off Avenida da Liberdade, this 1940s gem is Lisbon’s last original Art Deco hotel, with true-to-period interiors featuring cork flooring, streamlined furnishings, and marble accents. Rooms are unusually spacious for the city, and the wood-paneled bar is a stylish, secluded spot to enjoy your welcome drink. The staff goes above and beyond to make you feel welcome, and the breakfast, served until midday, is a proper feast, complete with glasses of bubbly for those in a celebratory mood.

This retro-chic hotel in an 18th-century town house has huge guest rooms; a cozy lobby bar where breakfast is served until noon; and nice touches like complimentary port, coffee, and sweets available 24/7. There's also a small on-site pool.

Combining the elegance of a 19th-century manor house with the modern amenities of a luxury resort, this hilltop hotel has ornate gardens with water features, an expansive swimming pool, a children's plunge pool, and a sundeck. The spa has a heated indoor pool, steam baths, massage rooms, and a fully equipped fitness center. The Lapa Restaurant is an elegant spot for dinner, while the poolside Pavillon eatery is open from May through September and serves light meals, afternoon tea, and evening cocktails.

This five-star retreat occupies four historic buildings, including two early 1900s palaces, and each is themed around Portuguese royalty. Its lofty position on one of Lisbon's seven hills delivers spectacular views, while the adjacent Elevador da Lavra, the city's oldest funicular, saves legwork going to and from Avenida da Liberdade. Guests can enjoy crowd-free panoramas from two outdoor pools or the terrace at the Black Pavilion restaurant, where breakfast is served with a side order of Lisbon sunshine. The culinary adventures continue at the intimate Michelin-starred 2Monkeys, where just 14 diners watch skilled chefs prepare their meal at an open counter. After exploring, unwind at the British-style Duke's Bar or in the small but chic spa.

One of the first private houses to be built in Lisbon after the 18th-century earthquake, Casa de São Mamede has been transformed into a relaxed boutique guesthouse endowed with a tiled dining room, a grand staircase, and stained-glass windows. It's been thoroughly renovated, but the old-world charm is preserved in each of the individually decorated rooms.

Amenities here include heated infinity pool on the rooftop, an indoor pool in the expansive Sayanna Wellness & Spa, and a well-equipped fitness center overlooking a leafy garden. The modern guest rooms have integrated sound systems, Nespresso machines, and marble bathrooms with rain showers. The Flor-de-Lis restaurant serves gourmet lunches as well as Mediterranean-inspired tasting menus at dinner.

The feeling of luxury starts the minute you step into the marbled reception area and continues through to the lounge, whose terrace overlooks one of the city's prettiest parks. Public areas are filled with elegant tapestries, massive chandeliers, and antique reproductions, while the airy guest rooms have elegant furnishings and large balconies looking out to Castelo de São Jorge or toward the Monsanto Forest. There's a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant onsite, and a rooftop running track where guests can work up an appetite against a backdrop of Lisbon's stunning skyline. 

If you're looking for a great location for sightseeing, check into one of the bright and cheerful rooms on the five azulejo-lined floors of the Residencial Florescente. Try to book well ahead: this is one of the few reasonably priced options in the heart of town, and it fills up quickly. There's a small outdoor pool and sun terrace with a bar serving poolside drinks, and the on-site restaurant offers Portuguese dishes.

Run by the same family since its inauguration in 1954, this hotel recalls the glamour of mid-century Lisbon, combining elegant original fixtures and fittings with more modern amenities such as a gym and LCD TVs. The bar serves light meals and snacks, and guests are welcome to pour themselves a drink from the honor bar at the rooftop terrace.The hotel is also a good choice for families thanks to its relaxing communal areas with free all-day tea and coffee, huge buffet breakfast served until midday, and optional extras like babysitting services. 

Facing a quiet backstreet near Praça do Marquês de Pombal, SANA Capitol offers a central location, lots of creature comforts, and high-tech touches. Located near the financial district, it's a solid business choice, but it also appeals to families because of babysitting and other services. The pleasant Parque Eduardo VII is just 100 yards away.

If you want expansive views of the castle and the entire neighborhood, book a room on one of the upper floors of this small modern hotel perched atop the tallest of Lisbon's seven hills. In summer, ask for a balcony or one of the rooms with large terraces. The top-floor breakfast room has huge windows and lots of sunny spots for admiring the view. There's no metro station, but Tram 28 runs nearby.

Urban explorers will love this vibrant, design-led boutique hotel, which sits on the corner of two streets named for the Portuguese explorers Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens, whose adventures in Africa are celebrated throughout the property. The hotel is part of the Marriott Autograph Collection of independent boutique properties, but nothing about it feels like a chain, thanks to hand-painted wallpapers, contemporary art, and other astonishing design details (be sure to check out the fabulously flamboyant bathrooms in the hotel's trendy Rocco bar-restaurant). Superior soundproofing makes for silent nights despite the bustling streets outside, and staff go out of their way to make every guest feel like a VIP.  

Near Castelo de São Jorge, this small, elegant hotel pampers guests with luxurious linens, elegant furnishings, and marble bathrooms. Rooms are spread over four floors, the service is attentive, and superior rooms on the second and third floors have lovely terraces where you can enjoy breakfast or sip an afternoon drink.

Rooms at the Sofitel offers are opulent—decorated in black, white, and gold—and have modern tech touches. The intimate Matiz Lisboa Bar is a great post-sightseeing spot, as is the shaded terrace of the ground-floor Matiz Lisboa Restaurant, which serves dishes with traditional Portuguese ingredients like Azorean tuna and Alentejo black pig, plus classics like bacalhau à Brás.