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A Hundred and Ninety Rooms Inside a Listed National Monument

Review of Pestana Palace Lisboa

★★★★★ 5/5
by RuinMyTrip Editorial · Aug 16, 2026

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Pestana Palace Lisboa has 190 rooms and suites. Check-in is from 3:00 p.m. and check-out until 12:00 p.m. Nightly rates are not published as a fixed figure and move with season and availability, so treat the current rate as something to request rather than something we can quote. The hotel is a nineteenth-century palace in Alcantara, classified as a national monument, with a domed entrance hall, a monumental staircase and French-style gardens that are part of the listing. There is a swimming pool, the Casa do Lago restaurant and a spa in the grounds. It is a genuine palace rather than a hotel styled as one, which is the distinction that matters here and the reason the public rooms are worth walking through even if you are not staying.

What was great

An actual listed palace with gardens, not a pastiche. A hundred and ninety rooms, so it has the staffing of a full resort. A pool and spa in the grounds, which almost nothing central in Lisbon offers.

What nearly ruined the trip

Alcantara is west of the centre, so everything is a taxi or a tram ride. The scale means it can feel more like a resort than a city hotel. No published rate card, so budgeting means asking.

Value for money

★★★★☆ Good value

Safety

★★★★★ Felt safe
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