Bairro Alto Hotel
Misericordia, Lisbon
“Pombaline design landmark”
MICHELIN Guide · Condé Nast Traveler
“This beautifully preserved historical structure has seen two substantial interior renovations at the hands of the same dream team of architects and designers, and its spaces incorporate the work of contemporary Portuguese artists.”
Vibe
Cast-iron sculptures and woven tapestries anchor the public spaces, where Eduardo Souto de Moura seamlessly unified four eighteenth-century townhouses.
“Pombaline design landmark”
Pritzker laureate Eduardo Souto de Moura combined four eighteenth-century townhouses using Portuguese marble and contemporary artwork.
The sixth-floor rooftop bar and fifth-floor terrace serve cocktails with panoramic views across the Tagus River.
An eighteenth-century Pombaline structure that operated as the Grand Hôtel de L'Europe until the late twentieth century.
On Praça Luís de Camões, at the buzzing crossroads of Bairro Alto and Chiado.
“Its recent revival is rooted in the architectural heritage of the buildings, so the aim was to renew and refresh rather than to radically reinvent.”
Rooms
Bespoke furnishings sit alongside local marble, Costa Nova ceramics, and tall shuttered windows looking out over historic terracotta rooftops.
Wellness
A compact wellness suite pairs a sauna and steam room with restorative body treatments using Susanne Kaufmann botanical skincare.
Backstory
The property operated as the Grand Hôtel de L’Europe until 1980 before reopening in 2005 as Lisbon’s premier boutique landmark.
Eat & drink
Grab warm pastéis de nata at the street-level patisserie before heading to the top-floor terrace for cocktails overlooking the Tagus River.
The neighborhood
Positioned directly on Praça Luís de Camões, the front doors open right at the lively crossroads between Chiado and Bairro Alto.
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