Expert reviews
“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.
‘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.
“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.”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Excellent breakfast
- Excellent Wifi
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
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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Location
Recent guest reviews
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.
6 October 2024
Exceptional
Absolutely stunning hotel
28 September 2024
We are pleased to have experienced the stay!
The staff and the breakfast!
We liked all of it.
27 September 2024
Great value for money and friendly staff
The historic public area and the swimming pool
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
25 September 2024
Historic experience
Great experience
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.
14 September 2024
Fantastic
Absolutely beautiful property. Staff were especially welcoming and lovely.
13 September 2024
Exceptional
The staff were friendly and couldn’t do enough to help you thanks all
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.
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.
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
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.
1 September 2024
Exceptional
I like everything the staff were particularly welcoming and kind and helpful
29 August 2024
Exceptional
Almost every thing
Location Food
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.
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
23 August 2024
Great stay
Beautiful hotel especially the pool. Breakfast was amazing
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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.
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.
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.
19 August 2024
Very beautiful hotel, great breakfast
Breakfast was great. Pool is very good.
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.
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!
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
18 October 2024
Very enjoyable
Gorgeous palace. Staff was very accommodating.
Too far from downtown.