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HOTELS WE COVET //
The hotel provides 60 rooms accompanied by a range of
personalised services, offering an atmosphere of glamour,
distinction and charm. It has a 1200m2 spa outdoor pool and a
premium restaurant with signature cuisine. The history of the
building is perceptible, and right by its entrance, one can see
Roman ruins that date back between the 1st and 5th Centuries,
when the area was a factory of fish sauce.It is in the reception
of the Hotel located in the old Chapel that one has the first
perception of the fantastic work of interiors done by the studio
of Nini Andrade Silva that, that maintained its historical traces
like the original tiles of Portuguese technics, projecting a space in
the sense of displaying the refinement and the splendour of the
country’s Golden Age, the time of the Discoveries.
Like the traditional Portuguese tiles scattered around the various
rooms, the blue and white colours fill the spaces of the hotel
accompanied by vaulted ceilings, which represent the historical
and architectural value of each division. The suites of the hotel
stand out with their own names revealing a certain historical and
charming weight, being the Princess Suite, the Governador Suite
and the Infante Suite, the most charismatic rooms of the hotel.
All of these massive rooms offer a unique experience during the
stay in the hotel.
To accompany all this glamour, gastronomy is also one of the
strong points of the hotel, which the Crown Jewel is Anfora,
the name of the restaurant that Chef André Lança Cordeiro is
responsible for. A Chef with a vast experience in several highly
regarded international restaurants offers desirous combinations
with flavours based on Portuguese cuisine. But, to start the day,
you can’t miss the magnificent breakfast served with fruits,
traditional sweets, natural juices among many other delicious
flavours. It is worth mentioning that the Hotel is near the
most famous pastry shop in Portugal where you can find the
traditional Pasteis de Belém. Lisbon will be the combination of
useful and pleasant, enjoy one of the most incredible cities in
Europe full of culture and traditions, listening to fado in the
neighbourhood of Alfama will be one of the greatest pleasures
that you will live in Lisbon and do not miss a tour around the
famous downtown Chiado.
Website: https://www.palaciogovernador.com/en/
Address: R. Bartolomeu Dias 117, 1400-030 Lisboa