Hotel das Amoreiras

Hotel das Amoreiras

The number 24 tram rattles past Praça das Amoreiras on its way down to Baixa and Chiado, but most guests at Hotel das Amoreiras are in no hurry to board it. They linger over breakfast, served à la carte until noon, or step into the square outside, because this is the only hotel standing directly on Jardim das Amoreiras, an exclusive garden square that keeps the 18th-century Águas Livres Aqueduct and the chapel built into its stone arches almost to itself. The nineteen-room address opened in September 2022, after Pedro and Alicia joined two neighbouring townhouses and left a banking career to fit the place out themselves, drawing on years spent in London, Geneva and Madrid for the furniture and detailing. That personal hand runs through the mix of classical proportions and contemporary design, though the nineteen rooms and suites vary sharply in scale, from snug doubles to loft suites nearly three times their size. Couples and solo travellers who want a fixed, walkable base will read that as intimacy rather than a shortfall; anyone chasing a large hotel with a pool, gym or a full conference floor beyond the single meeting room should look elsewhere. Concierge, laundry, luggage storage and a tour desk cover the practical requests, and the afternoon tea, with its scones and finger sandwiches, nods to a custom Lisbon is said to have exported to England through Catherine of Braganza. Pets are not allowed. Príncipe Real and Avenida da Liberdade are within walking distance, and the number 24 tram is right outside for anyone who wants to go further, but the appeal here is not needing to. Hotel das Amoreiras is the only hotel on Jardim das Amoreiras, Lisbon's exclusive garden square across from the Águas Livres Aqueduct. Nineteen individually designed rooms, breakfast until noon and afternoon tea keep the pace slow. It suits travellers wanting a fixed, walkable base, not a pool or conference floor.