Pros

  • Opulent luxury hotel with intricate decor in 19th-century palace
  • Spacious Standard Rooms and royalty-worthy suites with balconies
  • Beautiful outdoor pool with fountain and lounge chairs
  • Fitness center with exercise machines and pool view
  • Serene spa offering facial and body treatments
  • Sunlit, heated indoor pool and hot tub
  • Elegant Portuguese restaurant in stunning room with frescoed ceiling
  • Beautiful parlor bar with live piano music
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Free shuttle (with limited seating) to city center
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Cons

  • Far from historic center and sightseeing attractions
  • Fee for parking
  • TVs in standard rooms are small
  • No irons in rooms
  • Drinks are pricey
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Bottom Line

The opulent Pestana Palace is a luxury hotel in a gorgeous 19th-century palace. Features are expansive, and include an elegant Portuguese restaurant, a beautiful outdoor pool, a spa with a sauna and indoor pool, and a fitness center. The property also has an impressive series of lounges and living rooms, with ornate design, antiques, and lovely artwork. There's also a parlor bar, and in warm weather, guests can have a drink at the pavilion bar overlooking the garden. Even Standard Rooms are spacious and elegant, and royalty-worthy suites may have large furnished balconies with beautiful views and huge bathrooms with claw-foot tubs and separate showers. The hotel is not within walking distance to most of the city's attractions; it's around a 15-minute drive (or 10 euro cab ride) to the historic city center. Guests warn that the drinks are pricey and there aren’t any irons in the rooms. For more modern accommodations, guests should check out Myriad by SANA Hotels, a luxury property next to the river with funky, modern rooms and a bar with a riverside patio. Wi-Fi is free throughout. 

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Amenities

  • Cribs
  • Fitness Center
  • Internet
  • Jacuzzi
  • Pool
  • Spa

Oyster Hotel Review

Pestana Palace Lisboa

Scene

Luxury palace hotel hosting upscale clientele

The entrance to the luxurious Pestana Palace Hotel is marked by a carved stone and iron gate. Inside, guests will find a gorgeous property with stone walkways cutting through palms and tropical plants and lovely 19th-century buildings with pale yellow walls and Juliet balconies. The dramatic architecture inside the lobby includes marble floors and a grand, double staircase. The restaurant in the hotel, Valle-Flôr, is especially opulent with large columns and a frescoed ceiling with gold elements. In the bar, oil painting portraits decorate the wall while chairs and couches in purple, fuchsia, and blue offer guests a spot to conduct business meetings or relax and enjoy the live piano music in the evenings. Outside, the pool has a lagoon-like feel with tropical plants and cave-like walkway with arched openings. In warmer weather, guests can enjoy drinks and snacks at the pavilion bar overlooking the pool. This hotel is pure luxury, with an opulent atmosphere that inspires guests to get dressed up for meals and drinks.

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Location

Residential area, a 15-minute drive from city center

Pestana Palace is located in a residential area about a 15-minute drive west of the city center. There aren’t a lot of restaurants nearby. It’s within walking distance to the Congress Center. The hotel offers a free shuttle with two morning and two afternoon departures to the city center, but the shuttle can often be full. A taxi ride to the historic center takes about 15 minutes and costs approximately 10 euros. It’s around a 20-minute drive to the airport.

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Rooms

Spacious Standard Rooms with elegant decor and suites fit for a king

Standard Rooms at Pestana Palace are spacious, plush, and elegant with framed artwork, modern patterned carpeting, and wooden furnishings including desks and bureaus. Bathrooms have shower/tub combos (and are not the highlight -- the lack of separate tubs and showers is a tad disappointing for an advertised five-star hotel), makeup mirrors, bathrobes, and generous amenity kits with Castelbel Porto toiletries. Nice design touches include intricate headboards and cozy upholstered chairs. Opulent suites are available with over-the-top furnishings such as candelabras, gold wall embellishments, and big tapestry rugs as well as furnished balconies offering lovely views and huge bathrooms with claw-foot tubs, separate showers, and L’Occitane toiletries. Suites are more intricate than the Standard Rooms, with wall and ceiling carvings that reveal the building's past as a 19th-century palace. All rooms have free Wi-Fi and small, flat-screen TVs. 

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Features

Portuguese restaurant, outdoor pool, spa with indoor pool, several lounges, on-site bar, and fitness center

Pestana Palace Hotel has a Portuguese restaurant open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, set in a stunning room with frescoed ceilings. There is a cozy parlor bar inside and a seasonal pavilion bar overlooking the outdoor pool. This property has manicured grounds, which are lovely for a stroll. The hotel has a heated indoor pool and hot tub, and a fitness center with two treadmills, a stationary bike, and weight machines. There’s a spa with a sauna, showers, and body and facial treatments available. There are a lot of spaces at the hotel available for private meetings and events. Several lounges and living rooms (the Japanese Living Room, the Green Living Room, the Angel's Living Room) are available for lounging and informal meetings. There’s an internet corner with one computer and a business center with two computers and a printer. Parking is available for a fee. Wi-Fi is free throughout. 

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Oyster Hotel Review

Pestana Palace Lisboa

Scene

Luxury palace hotel hosting upscale clientele

The entrance to the luxurious Pestana Palace Hotel is marked by a carved stone and iron gate. Inside, guests will find a gorgeous property with stone walkways cutting through palms and tropical plants and lovely 19th-century buildings with pale yellow walls and Juliet balconies. The dramatic architecture inside the lobby includes marble floors and a grand, double staircase. The restaurant in the hotel, Valle-Flôr, is especially opulent with large columns and a frescoed ceiling with gold elements. In the bar, oil painting portraits decorate the wall while chairs and couches in purple, fuchsia, and blue offer guests a spot to conduct business meetings or relax and enjoy the live piano music in the evenings. Outside, the pool has a lagoon-like feel with tropical plants and cave-like walkway with arched openings. In warmer weather, guests can enjoy drinks and snacks at the pavilion bar overlooking the pool. This hotel is pure luxury, with an opulent atmosphere that inspires guests to get dressed up for meals and drinks.

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Location

Residential area, a 15-minute drive from city center

Pestana Palace is located in a residential area about a 15-minute drive west of the city center. There aren’t a lot of restaurants nearby. It’s within walking distance to the Congress Center. The hotel offers a free shuttle with two morning and two afternoon departures to the city center, but the shuttle can often be full. A taxi ride to the historic center takes about 15 minutes and costs approximately 10 euros. It’s around a 20-minute drive to the airport.

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Rooms

Spacious Standard Rooms with elegant decor and suites fit for a king

Standard Rooms at Pestana Palace are spacious, plush, and elegant with framed artwork, modern patterned carpeting, and wooden furnishings including desks and bureaus. Bathrooms have shower/tub combos (and are not the highlight -- the lack of separate tubs and showers is a tad disappointing for an advertised five-star hotel), makeup mirrors, bathrobes, and generous amenity kits with Castelbel Porto toiletries. Nice design touches include intricate headboards and cozy upholstered chairs. Opulent suites are available with over-the-top furnishings such as candelabras, gold wall embellishments, and big tapestry rugs as well as furnished balconies offering lovely views and huge bathrooms with claw-foot tubs, separate showers, and L’Occitane toiletries. Suites are more intricate than the Standard Rooms, with wall and ceiling carvings that reveal the building's past as a 19th-century palace. All rooms have free Wi-Fi and small, flat-screen TVs. 

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Features

Portuguese restaurant, outdoor pool, spa with indoor pool, several lounges, on-site bar, and fitness center

Pestana Palace Hotel has a Portuguese restaurant open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, set in a stunning room with frescoed ceilings. There is a cozy parlor bar inside and a seasonal pavilion bar overlooking the outdoor pool. This property has manicured grounds, which are lovely for a stroll. The hotel has a heated indoor pool and hot tub, and a fitness center with two treadmills, a stationary bike, and weight machines. There’s a spa with a sauna, showers, and body and facial treatments available. There are a lot of spaces at the hotel available for private meetings and events. Several lounges and living rooms (the Japanese Living Room, the Green Living Room, the Angel's Living Room) are available for lounging and informal meetings. There’s an internet corner with one computer and a business center with two computers and a printer. Parking is available for a fee. Wi-Fi is free throughout. 

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Amenities

  • Air Conditioner

  • Airport Transportation

  • Babysitting Services

  • Beauty / Hair Salon

  • Business Center

  • Cable

  • Concierge

  • Cribs

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Fitness Center

  • Free Breakfast

  • Internet

  • Jacuzzi

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Mini Bar (with liquor)

  • Pool

  • Poolside Drink Service

  • Rental Car Service Desk Onsite

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

  • Spa

  • Supervised Kids Activities

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