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Pestana Palace Hotel, Lisbon

R. Jau 54, 1300-314 Lisboa, Portugal (show on map)

Expert reviews

Frommers review:

“Located mid-way between downtown and the historic Belém district, this is the height of five-star luxury, a Belle Époque palace built by a marquess who made his fortune importing chocolate from cocoa plantations on the equatorial island of São Tomé.”

Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Lisbon.

Fodors review:

‘It’s a little off the tourist trail, but this grand hotel overlooking the River Tagus is well worth seeking out. It offers four suites in the original palace, as well as more accessible accommodations in more modern wings.”

Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Lisbon.

Forbes review:

“The Portuguese-owned Pestana Group has a knack for melding tourism and history, and Pestana Palace Lisboa Hotel & National Monument is clearly the pinnacle of that passion.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of Pestana Palace Hotel, Lisbon. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.4 out of 5.0

Ranked 15th in Lisbon

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All you need to know

The Pestana Palace Lisboa Hotel & National Monument, or the Pestana Palace Hotel for short, is a five-star establishment that offers hospitality services of the highest quality. The hotel is situated on 54 Rua Jau in the Alcantara district of Lisbon where guests are treated to the epitome of luxury. Every minute of their stay is made comfortable while their satisfaction is guaranteed.

The hotel is a restored 19th-century building which has seen several renovations and refurbishments, combined with the original design, to create a hospitality masterpiece. When in Lisbon, the Pestana Palace Hotel is the place to stay.

The hotel offers two swimming pools, a sauna and a wellness center which are just some of the luxurious facilities that guests will enjoy while in the hotel. The hotel offers chic room options such as Classic Room with City View, Classic Twin Room with Garden View, Superior Twin Room with Garden View, Double Room with Spa Package and Classic Twin Room with City View.

Other accommodation options such as Classic Twin Room with Garden View, Suite and Superior Twin Room with Garden View are also available for booking.

The rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning and a comfy sofa.

Guestrooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.

The lounge/bar area is the ideal place for guests to relax and enjoy a drink after a long day.

 

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Recent guest reviews

4.0
Michael

24 October 2024

Very enjoyable and relaxing

Excellent Breakfast to suit everyone. Room was large and very comfortable however the prices for drinks in the rooms mini bar were extortionate as were the meals at the hotel. Pools indoor and out, wonderful

The prices for meals and drinks in the hotel bars and restaurants.

5.0
Nancy

18 October 2024

Very enjoyable

Gorgeous palace. Staff was very accommodating.

Too far from downtown.

4.0
Lee

11 October 2024

Hotel decor beautiful but for an expensive hotel the housekeeping let it down.

The inside decor was stunning.

The lighting in the room wasn’t acceptable especially when you need to apply make up!! The coffee, milk and bottled water wasn’t replaced daily so we had to make a call each day asking for replacements.

5.0
Sean

6 October 2024

Exceptional

Absolutely stunning hotel

5.0
Rose

28 September 2024

We are pleased to have experienced the stay!

The staff and the breakfast!

We liked all of it.

5.0
Matthias

27 September 2024

Great value for money and friendly staff

The historic public area and the swimming pool

5.0
Sarah

26 September 2024

A pure delight with exceptional staff

Incredible venue and exceptional staff made our stay an absolute delight! The wonderful beds and top breakfast on the terrace were the highlights along with the super swimming pool. Nothing was too much trouble for every single one of the staff. There is nothing to fault here in fact so much to love!

Nothing - Keep doing what you are doing

5.0
Cem

25 September 2024

Historic experience

Great experience

4.5
Jolyn

24 September 2024

Pleasant experience, worth to come back again.

Excellent historical venue .

Tried to call the front desk several times with no luck to get bell boy to help with the luggage on our check out date, guess the staff were too busy, no one answered the phone. So me and my husband had to roll the 4 luggage to the reception, that’s the only thing.

5.0
Phoebe

14 September 2024

Fantastic

Absolutely beautiful property. Staff were especially welcoming and lovely.

5.0
Thomas

13 September 2024

Exceptional

The staff were friendly and couldn’t do enough to help you thanks all

5.0
Khalil

12 September 2024

An unforgettable pleasant experience

All facilities are fantastic. The Hotel is an old historical palace. A masterpeice of art and architecture. Staying in such a palace in itself is unforgettable experience.

The Ambience, the staff and facilities. The staff were very friendly and attentive to all our needs. The concierge and receptionist were very helpful. staff in the breakfast restaurant also were very friendly and provided good service.

4.5
Andre

11 September 2024

Lovely

The breakfast is excellent, you will always find a variety of food. The room is nice and big. It is always clean. The pool is wonderful.

They were not serving food and drinks by the pool so we had to go to the restaurant above and bring our meals to eat by the pool.

5.0
Emily

10 September 2024

greatest place , will come again

THE PLACE IS BEAUTIFUL !! close to the convention center , but a little far from the city center

4.5
Richard

8 September 2024

Beautiful hotel with excellent food and facilities.

Buildings and grounds, stunning, as you would expect for a palace. Very good choice for breakfast. Meals in piano bar were excellent. Staff friendly and helpful. Multi-lingual staff spoke English and French very well, with some staff speaking other languages also.

Only minor negatives. Variable catering staff competence, such as needing to be reminded we wanted water with our meal, and providing only hot water for tea and needing to be asked to replace with boiling water. Room staff did not always replace everything they removed (bottled water, cups). But these were just occasional lapses, hard to avoid in large establishments, and immediately corrected when we brought them to staff's attention.

5.0
Annie

1 September 2024

Exceptional

I like everything the staff were particularly welcoming and kind and helpful

5.0
Abdulaziz

29 August 2024

Exceptional

Almost every thing

Location Food

5.0
Kelsey

29 August 2024

Exceptional

This was the most amazing place we have ever stayed! The staff were so lovely, nothing was ever a problem. The breakfast was beautiful. The dinner was delicious! Honestly 10/10 stay. Amazing memories made here.

4.5
Winston

27 August 2024

Excellent all round hotel great facilities

Location and facilities were excellent

House keeping and replacing water & coffee cups etc could have been better

5.0
Lorna

23 August 2024

Great stay

Beautiful hotel especially the pool. Breakfast was amazing

Nothing

4.5
Sadie

20 August 2024

A chance to stay in a palace, what’s not to love 🤩

It’s a palace, and very elaborate rooms in the main building… stunning rooms, decor, stained glass, views and furniture: breakfast selection was absolutely excellent, including bubbles and smoked salmon and gorgeous tables outside in the beautiful gardens. Staff were all absolutely fantastic.

The rooms themselves (in newer wings than the main palace) were a little dated, not very sound proofed and the bed was too hard for my liking.

4.0
Mirko

19 August 2024

quiet comfy nights in an excellent location

excellent hotel in a good location (short Uber drive into the city centre). The hotel itself was built into an old palace, which looks absolutly marvellous. The double rooms are spacious with a comfy king bed and a good aircon.

The service at the pool bar was a bit sloppy. Only in the afternoon a waiter was available. Coffee was served in a paper cup, while other drinks were served in glasses as expected.

5.0
Janie

19 August 2024

Magnificent hotel with exceptional service.

Splendid building, lovely facilities and an amazing breakfast. The staff and customer service was exceptional.

Nothing at all - it’s fab.

4.5
Bruno

19 August 2024

Very beautiful hotel, great breakfast

Breakfast was great. Pool is very good.

5.0
Karen

19 August 2024

Would highly recommend - this is not downtown and is a good 10inute

Hotel was beautiful, used both indoor and outdoor pools. Room had safe and mini fridge. Well equipped bathroom with shampoo conditioner body lotion and shower gel. Breakfast was one of the best.

5.0
Matthijs

18 August 2024

Amazing and beautiful hotel, with outstanding food, drinks, service and hospitality!

The beautiful location and hotel! The food at the breakfast and of course the superb service and hospitality. The rooms were clean as well and felt like really coming home. Last, but not least! And they have such an amazing pool!

Nothing at all!

5.0
Petros

18 August 2024

Exceptional

Perfect location, perfect living room, true palace

The pool was overcrowded and people were leaving their towels on the sunbeds for hours without actually being there. This is something that the staff needs to correct

4.0
Peter

16 August 2024

We did enjoy our stay, and the tideness of the rooms were excellent. We used the gym and the pool. The service at the po

It was an amazing trip through history walking through the Palace and gardens. Modernasiation of the rooms and pool area where well achieved, keeping the romantic atmosphere of the palace.

The concept living in an exclusive hotel does not give the guest the right to abuse the area. The culture of occupying a sun bed from earlier morning by just laying a book on the space and first returning several hours later should not be allowed. That is a typical all inclusive behavior. It is also disappointing in the evening that the staff allows children in the bar, the bar is for only adults. We also experienced the service fee of 10% was included in all the tabs. That has reflected on the poor service from the staff. No ambition to attend or follow up on what the guest want. We experienced that they had only one cocktail menu and after 20 minutes he returned saying he could not find it? Then we asked for the port wine selection of white Port and he returned with red? Blanco… is not tinto. Several guest in the bar were not attended for over 20 minutes also, this is not acceptable in an exclusive hotel like this.

4.0
Van

16 August 2024

Very good

Staff outstanding! Breakfast was ok

Rooms felt outdated and could use some TLC

4.0
Lloyd

15 August 2024

Great staff, lovely stay.

Breakfast & room service was 5/10. All warm food (sausage, bacon, poached egg & an omelette, french toast) turned up cold. Coffee & Tea decanters still warm which was nice. Apart from the food, the whole stay was brilliant & all the staff were lovely & very pleasant to talk to. I would stay here again overall, a solid 8.5/10 for me.

The morning breakfast.

4.0
Lee

12 August 2024

Wonderfully luxurious but comes at a price

Stunning property. Main palace is just as one would expect, stately. Rooms were large and comfortable. Pool was beautiful.

Location was just too far out of town, but inversely very close to Belém, Docas and LX Factory which we may have missed had we stayed more central. WiFi around the pool was poor. Phone quite often dropped into 4G which I didn’t realise. Found other guests quite rude and ‘entitled’. Lacked manners towards other guests and staff.

4.0
Laura

11 August 2024

Very good value for money, Ubers come quickly to the hotel and you can access the TX Factory & the harbour restauran

The decor was stunning! Very special and beautiful :-) We loved the pool (inside & out). It was very clean and they gave you really nice beach towels to use. Staff service was good. A little busy at times but they did their best in those situations. The breakfast was nice, lots of choice. Check in was good although our room wasn’t ready at 3. We waited for 30 mins but still not ready. I asked to change rooms to one that was ready and they said yes straight away. I appreciated that very much as I was alone with my two kids and we started the day very early! The concierge staff we very helpful too, thank you!

It’s not a dislike it’s more of a heads up to new guests. We found out on the last day that you could order pancakes, poached eggs, omelette in addition to the buffet. Sadly they didn’t tell us when we first came to breakfast (I think because it was so busy!) but if they had, I would have asked for pancakes for my kids & poached eggs for me. Yum! We did have the pancakes on the last day (we overheard another guest asking) and they were yummy & came with fresh strawberries which were delicious :-)

4.0
Richard

10 August 2024

Very good

The garden and the main building were spectacular. The staff were friendly and efficient.

The bar had no Aguardente. I mean, really; in Portugal. Also even though we arrived early and our room wasn't ready (that's okay) but then we had to wait 30 min past check in to be shown to the room, then had to wait for our luggage

5.0
Renee

8 August 2024

Exceptional

Everything was absolutely fantastic. The staff in particular were absolutely amazing - from check in, to breakfast, to reception and house keeping - it was absolutely exceptional. And the hotel itself is just incredible. We would recommend to everyone and absolutely love to come back (and we have three small children for context). It was an amazing stay!

4.5
Marianne

6 August 2024

Absolutely BRILLIANT! Sumptuous surroundings, excellent staff and delicious food. Worth every penny!

The hotel, staff, and surroundings were absolutely amazing. Our server in the restaurant for supper was simply outstanding. He could not do enough for us and was so knowledgeable about the food and which wines to pair as accompaniment. We had an amazing time and only sad that we only stayed one evening. I HIGHLY recommend Pestana Palace Lisboa.

We really have nothing to complain about except that the outside bar area (called the Pavilion I think) was closed when we were advised that it was open. The building looks to be a replica of a Chinese/Oriental pavilion and we would have loved to see it.

4.5
Angela

6 August 2024

This hotel is amazing and I am so glad I stayed and will not hesitate to return.

the quality of the accommodation and facilities. The breakfast was nice, a good selection, but for 3 days the coffee was lukewarm to cold.

Lunch at the pool restaurant, long, long wait and poor food quality, underseasoned and simply average,unlike the price.

5.0
Simon

5 August 2024

Stunning hotel and completely relaxing

Beautiful hotel and stunning gardens and pool

There wasn’t anything I didn’t like

4.0
Isabel

5 August 2024

Nice

It was very pretty

Not enough staff

5.0
Nancy

3 August 2024

Amazing hotel, felt very pampered all our stay.

Rooms are beautiful, breakfast was amazing with great staff. Spa was very good too.

some guests left towels for hours just to save sun lounges chairs, many didn't come back. Maybe hotel should have a policy about this.

5.0
Steven

2 August 2024

Exceptional place

Very peaceful, relaxing atmosphere palace was simply spectacular

There's nothing not to dislike, amazing experience

5.0
Michel

2 August 2024

Best of the Best in Lisbon

Been in a real Palace!! Amazing indoor swimming-pool and garden space.

Nothing

4.5
Hilary

1 August 2024

Most enjoyable stay at a wonderful hotel.

Excellent breakfast

The fact that there wasn’t a lifeguard in the very busy pool - a child collapsed by the pool on Sunday, and there was no support or help available from the staff.

5.0
Mari

31 July 2024

Amazing!

Everything. The hotel was unbeliveably beautiful, clean and nice. Staff was super nice and helpful. The value for money was exceptionable. One of those hotels that make you feel amazing and that yo udon´t even need to go out of the property. Pool was really amazing and all the old quinta rooms.

Can´t think of anything I didn´t like at this hotel, perhaps only the fact that I could only stay one night...

5.0
Noof

30 July 2024

My stay was magical the place is breathtaking the breakfast is amazing g and the staff makes all the difference they are

The place is magical and the staff exceptionally helpful and very attentive

The palace is magical

4.5
Diana

29 July 2024

Great historical hotel

Loved the Hotel decorations. Breakfast was fantastic with a very big variety.

The room chosen said on here it was city view, but it didn't have any city view it was to the back of the hotel with only trees to be seen. The hotel is a bit confusing to find where exit is and the restaurant, as we were on 1109 2 lifts a 2 corridors to be walked through. Toilet Paper is 1layer, for a 5* I would expect more. At Breakfast we were shown our table out side and told that any coffees would be served by the waitress but this didn't happen, so as others were doing we were self serving from the big nespresso machine, a waitress came to me saying I couldn't be serving myself and I replied that others were doing the same and that I have been waiting for long, and the lady just said to me, that she would be told off if the guests were up. I didn't reply to that, but in my opinion they should have more people serving or train better the existing because it's not my fault that I was up serving myself.

4.5
Diyary

29 July 2024

Overall, my stay was very enjoyable, with excellent amenities and service.

Breakfast:* The breakfast was delightful. A wide variety of options, including fresh fruits, pastries, and hot dishes, were available. The coffee was particularly good, and the staff was attentive, ensuring everything was replenished promptly. *Room:* The room was spacious, clean, and comfortable. a cozy bed, creating a relaxing atmosphere. Housekeeping did an excellent job each day. *Pool:* The pool area was a highlight. It was clean, well-maintained, and offered a great place to relax. There were plenty of loungers, and the pool itself was a good size for swimming. The ambiance was enhanced by pleasant landscaping. Overall, the experience was very enjoyable.

There is no business center.

4.5
Tania

28 July 2024

Fantastic staff & beautiful hotel. Felt very relaxed and rested

Beautiful gardens, great palace rooms. Exceptional and very comfortable.

Slight criticism is that in some areas paintwork was a little chipped.but didn’t detract from overall experience

4.5
Olympia

28 July 2024

Rejuvenating moment in the pestana palace

The beauty of the garden and the swimming pool area. The interior of the palace. The breakfast was great, the space is beautiful and the staff very nice.

5.0
Farah

25 July 2024

Loved it and would go back in a heartbeat

The hotel is simply stunnng. The dining rooms and bar along with the plethora of sitting rooms are remarkable. The bedrooms comfy and the pools are amazing. The cleaning staff were amazing and very friendly and professional. Also the doormen were exceptional. Well done to them!

My only complaint was the bar manager, or supervisor. He couldn’t cope with the orders and was quite abrupt and rude to clients and even children. It really was not acceptable.

4.0
Paul

23 July 2024

Away from the crowds!

Quiet area away from crowds, excellent hotel comfortable rooms and fab pool.

Room acoustics could be better. Food ok though pricey but not unexpected for a 5 star hotel.

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Breakfast in the room

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Soundproof rooms
  • - Chapel/shrine
  • - Car hire
  • - Heating
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Shuttle service (additional charge)

Business facilities

  • - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
  • - Business centre (additional charge)
  • - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Currency exchange
  • - Concierge service

Activities

  • - Sauna
  • - Fitness centre
  • - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
  • - Massage (additional charge)
  • - Children's playground
  • - Hammam
  • - Indoor pool
  • - Indoor pool (all year)
  • - Spa facilities
  • - Spa lounge/relaxation area
  • - Bicycle rental (additional charge)

Outdoors

  • - Garden
  • - Outdoor pool
  • - Outdoor pool (all year)
  • - Outdoor furniture

Entertainment and family services

  • - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Ironing service (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Parking

  • - Parking garage
  • - Electric vehicle charging station
  • - Accessible parking

Accessibility

  • - Wheelchair accessible
  • - Emergency cord in bathroom

Pool and wellness

  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming Pool

Miscellaneous

  • - Key card access
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - Breakfast takeaway containers
  • - Access to health care professionals
  • - Thermometers for guests provided by property
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