As Janelas Verdes Hotel
Estrela, Lisbon
“Romantic literary townhouse”
Vibe
A winding stone staircase lined with Bordalo Pinheiro cartoons leads up to a top-floor library terrace overlooking the Tagus River.
“Romantic literary townhouse”
An eighteenth-century palacete associated with novelist Eça de Queirós, complete with original winding stone staircases.
Framed Bordalo Pinheiro cartoons, Portuguese literary heritage, and morning breakfast in a leafy cobblestone courtyard.
A top-floor library terrace offering Tagus River views alongside a self-service honesty bar.
In Santos beside the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, a quiet stroll from the Tagus riverfront
Rooms
Decorated with period Portuguese antiques and monogrammed linens, rooms look out across terracotta rooftops or downstream along the Tagus.
Backstory
Built around 1700, this palacete once housed novelist Eça de Queirós, who immortalized the manor as O Ramalhete in his masterpiece Os Maias.
Eat & drink
Mornings begin with breakfast beside a fountain in the walled courtyard garden, or by the piano in the Maias Lounge salon.
The neighborhood
Set directly beside the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Santos, the front door opens onto quiet cobblestone lanes leading down to the river.
The app
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