My current metropolis break to Lisbon was a cultural cocktail of exploring castles, hopping in tuktuks, getting misplaced in winding cobbled streets, photographing pastel colored buildings, taking in panoramic views and stopping for loads of espresso alongside the best way. It’s secure to say we made essentially the most of our 3 nights and 4 days in Lisbon, and I left feeling like I had skilled a beneficiant slice of the town.
However after the miles of strolling, map navigating and mini adventures of every day, among the finest issues concerning the journey was coming again to our heavenly resort. Right here’s my evaluate of Pousada de Lisboa…
Getting There
After a simple 2-hour and 20 minute flight from Gatwick, Scott and I touched down in Lisbon Airport. Our Basic Assortment driver was able to greet us on the airport and no sooner had we walked by arrivals we had been whisked off to the town in our luxurious personal switch. The drive from the airport to Pousada de Lisboa solely took quarter-hour which was a very nice shock.
The Location
Though the resort is simply a 15-minute drive from the airport, the place of the Pousada de Lisboa couldn’t be extra central. It’s positioned proper on the Praça do Comércio; Lisbon’s well-known canary yellow sq.. Dealing with the Tagus River and surrounded by magnificent parliament buildings, it’s certainly one of Lisbon’s most iconic areas. The cities’ classic trams rattle proper previous the entrance of the resort, additional including to the charming buzz of this resort’s location.
Checking-in
The resort itself is housed in a piece of the previous parliament bureaus and you’ll sense an aura of energy and historical past the second you stroll by the door. We acquired an exquisite welcome from the reception workers, who checked us in and defined all of the services throughout the resort completely as our baggage was taken as much as our room.
The Room
We had been upgraded from a basic room to a beautiful superior room. Our welcome was made much more particular with a shock reward of port and freshly baked Portugese custard tarts (which have develop into my new obsession!).
As with most inns in historic buildings, every room has a distinct structure and barely quirky form. Our room was in an L form and featured a compact reception space with chaise longue and a writing desk. The room was extremely mild and ethereal, with 4 lengthy home windows and a ledge balcony to step out on for contemporary air.
The grandest half of the room was after all the king sized mattress. I cherished the headboard, which prolonged from flooring to ceiling and featured an intricate panel of gray coving. The toilet was one other fascinating aspect of the room. It was nearly like an opaque field throughout the bed room itself, with one glass wall exposing full visibility to the bathe.
There was a curtain you can pull throughout, however the design meant that there wasn’t numerous privateness by way of rest room and bathe. Though aesthetically it appears to be like very cool, you need to know your associate fairly properly to remain in certainly one of these rooms!
There have been fluffy robes, slippers, luxurious toiletries, a gorgeous rain bathe and the Wi-Fi was nice, however two issues that had been actually lacking within the resort room had been easy tea and low making services and complimentary bottled water. For such a pleasant resort, I’d have anticipated each of those to return as normal.
The Eating Expertise
On the primary evening of our Lisbon journey we dined in Pousada de Lisboa’s restaurant, which serves regional Portuguese delicacies in a wonderful eating setting. The quirky and historic options of the resort lengthen into the restaurant too, with cosy low ceilings and a characterful brick ceiling.
The service throughout the restaurant was completely faultless and the waiters actually took their time to explain the menu choices and advocate wines suited to our style. We even bought to pattern a number of of the wines earlier than selecting a bottle.
Though we solely ordered 2 programs, our meal was a gastronomic feast because the cooks introduced out not 1, not 2 however 3 shock dishes earlier than our starter arrived! We had been handled to Portugese sausage, crispy cones stuffed with prawn and topped with caviar and a really cleverly disguised crab terrine.
My fundamental dish was gradual cooked crispy pork stomach with orange, which the waiter defined was standard Portuguese dish. The pork stomach was indubitably the spotlight of the dinner. By the top of the meal we felt extraordinarily properly taken care of, really spoilt and really, very full.
An City Oasis
An sudden and actually particular a part of the resort is the little city oasis that’s hidden away on the highest flooring. Right here we discovered a contemporary wellness complicated full with spa remedy rooms, giant fitness center, a small indoor pool, sauna and solarium.
The solarium is a roof terrace proper on the prime of the constructing with chairs and solar loungers and can be a great place to take in the solar in summer time months. So in any case that sightseeing across the metropolis, I cherished realizing there was a spot to unwind again on the resort.
The Verdict
The Pousada de Lisboa is every part I might ever hope for from a European metropolis resort; boutique in fashion, characterful and opulent. It’s fashionable but unpretentious and the workers are skilled, pleasant and extremely useful. Though it’s solely 8 months previous, Pousada de Lisboa is a part of Lisbon’s fascinating historical past and is a resort equally as charming as the town it’s in.
Good for: fashionable metropolis breaks and romantic weekends away
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The Information
My journey to Lisbon was with Basic Assortment Holidays, who provide 3 nights Pousada de Lisboa Praca do Comercio from £473 per particular person. Value primarily based on 2 adults sharing a basic room on a mattress and breakfast foundation and contains return flights from London Gatwick (different UK departure airports obtainable) to Lisbon and personal transfers.
Thanks to Blacklane for offering with airport transfers from Gatwick and choosing us up in fashion.