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Lapa Palace Hotel
Lisbon, Portugal

Located in the heart of Lisbon, the Lapa Palace was built in 1870 as a private residence for a count. Restored in 1992, the hotel offers unrivalled architectural beauty and elegant decor.

Built in 1870 as the private residence of the Count of Valença, the Lapa Palace overlooks Lisbon’s Tagus River amid tranquil gardens dotted with ornamental fountains and streams. Catherine Deneuve, Cher, and Sting have long luxuriated at the Lapa Palace, Lisbon's opulent hilltop hotel and member of The Leading Hotels of the World. The former country house has also entertained royalty and heads of state since it began welcoming guests in 1992.

Soon after its rebirth as a hotel, the Palace was purchased Orient-Express Hotels, which inaugurated the new Villa wing with 2 suites, 4 junior suites and 8 rooms, all with balcony and beautiful views over the gardens. These rooms and suites have been decorated with Portuguese fabrics and furniture that vary from floor to floor. The 21 rooms and the Suite Count de Valenças, a Palace original, were all redecorated in 2003 with Portuguese-crafted furniture.

The Suite Count of Valenças and five other deluxe rooms are located on the 5th floor of the Palace, the Noble floor. These have been carefully restored with lamps, mirrors, goldleaf, and furniture recovered from the original Palace's furniture. In all, the Lapa Palace has 109 guest rooms, all fully-equipped, and many with magnificent views over the River Tagus and Lisbon or over the oasis gardens.

Pampering comes in high fashion at the Lapa Palace Wellness Centre. Some of the facilities and treatments you can look forward to include Outdoor and Indoor Pools, Gymnasium, Sauna, Turkish Steam Bath, Solarium, and Massages. These are varied and include Open Air Massages in the Garden, Aroma-, Hydro-, La Stone, and Cranio-Sacral Therapy, as well as Shiatsu Reflexology. Other features include The Art of Beauty Center with La Prairie, Personal Trainer, Make-Up Services with Mac Cosmetics, and a Beauty Salon.

Indoor and open air dining alike are gourmet affairs. You can choose the lavish dining room or the garden terrace under sun or moon. The sumptuous menu offers savory dishes from goat cheese and figs to lamb and sirloin, topped with desserts like hot chocolate flan and mango sorbet.

Despite its luxurious air, take note that the Lapa Palace does not exlude the business traveler. A fully-equipped, state-of-the-art business center with secretarial services caters to the needs of working guests.

Discerning travelers who want only the best of everything for their Portugal vacation will find it at Lapa Palace, which offers not only elegance and history but a staff that, in the words of a grateful guest, "deliver service that feels like kindness".

• 91 Rooms 18 Suites
• Concierge
• Room Service
• Restaurant(s)
• Pool - Outdoor

 

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