Montecarmo 12
Santo Antonio, Lisbon
MICHELIN Guide
Vibe
A quiet Pombaline townhouse reimagined with monastic restraint, where a vivid green carpeted staircase winds through pale, sunlit minimalist halls.
“Minimalist limestone sanctuary”
Sculptural solid Lioz limestone bathtubs, pale oak joinery, and a green carpeted staircase by Aires Mateus.
Restored nineteenth-century Pombaline townhouse shell framing minimalist interiors steps from Praça do Príncipe Real.
Personalized ten-room residential hospitality featuring custom botanical scents, plush robes, and live breakfast prepared to order.
On a calm Príncipe Real lane, steps from Praça do Príncipe Real and the botanical garden.
Rooms
Bespoke pale oak platform beds rest on timber floors, while select bathrooms feature sculptural tubs carved from solid Portuguese Lioz limestone.
Backstory
Portuguese architects Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus spent years paring back a nineteenth-century townhouse to pure geometric lines and natural stone.
Eat & drink
Guests gather around an oak communal table in the open kitchen, where Chef Dede prepares live, made-to-order plant-based breakfasts daily.
The neighborhood
Tucked on a quiet lane in Príncipe Real, the front door sits steps from the neighborhood botanical garden and leafy main square.
“Set in a 19th-century townhouse in Lisbon's hip Príncipe Real neighborhood, Montecarmo 12 is a 10-room boutique hotel created by local architects Aires Mateus.”
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