Need to know
Rooms
48, including four suites.
Check–Out
12 noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
More details
Rates include breakfast, served in the leafy corners of the courtyard. Try the stack of carob pancakes doused in maple syrup; top your toast with eggs-any-way; or start your day with homemade granola, yogurt and fresh fruits.
At the hotel
Heated pool, courtyard, treatment room and masseuse, small gym. In rooms: WiFi, TV, robes and slippers, hairdryer, Delta Q coffee machine and pods, desk, Zenology toiletries
Our favourite rooms
Junior suites are extra special – ask for room 202, 302 or 502 to secure a balcony overlooking Avenida da Liberdade. Décor is clean and crisp, with bright fabrics, 13th-century paintings and colourful sirgaria tassels. There’s plenty of room for your designer purchases in the walk-in, lighted closets.
Poolside
Pools are a rarity in Lisbon. Valverde’s marble-encased addition to this exclusive group provides welcome respite from the high temperatures of summer. The pool is heated, so a dip in winter is definitely on the cards, too – followed by a lounge on the wicker-style sunbeds, book in hand.
Spa
There’s a treatment room and in-house masseuse – book in for an 80-minute deep-tissue massage or a 30-minute jetlag recharge. The adjacent door reveals a small gym with a treadmill, elliptical trainer, mats and hand weights. There’s a private terrace to cool down on, post-workout.
Packing tips
Leave the heels at home for tackling the seven (or eight; it’s disputed) hills of Lisbon.
Children
Welcome, though the hotel is most popular with couples. Babysitting can be arranged for €40 per hour with advance notice. Extra beds for children up to 12 years are available for €37,50 per night in certain rooms, inclusive of breakfast. Cots are free.