Olissippo Lapa Palace - The Leading Hotels World

"If you don't mind a 10 minute ride into the center of town, you will be happy you stayed here instead of the busy and traffic-heavy city center. It was always easy to get an Uber here with very cheap rates, and the area around the hotel is quiet at night but safe. There is a good Italian restaurant within 10 minutes walk. We stayed here 3 nights; i had been here 20 years ago and liked it so i came back. Our tower suite 701 is more a junior suite but it has two terraces one of which has a 360 view of the city and the water with their version of the golden gate bridge. The room has a large bathroom and they replenish treats daily and put lots of nice flowers in the room. The toilet area is tiled very nicely but there is no privacy door. We weren't crazy about the toilet paper they use. The hotel has a good indoor pool open till 10pm and an outdoor pool (the outdoor pool is not heated and was cool by early october) and the gym is small but adequate (they could use a foam roller). The locker room could use a bathing suit spinner. Treatments in the spa are priced extremely reasonably and they were perfectly good. Dinner in the restaurant was great and we enjoyed the breakfast. We liked some of the breakfast cakes enough to ask for a recipe. Beds were made with sheets and blankets which we like more than thick duvets. Air conditioning in the room was OK but not great. Only thing I really disliked in this room was that the floor boards were very creaky and it is hard to move around at night if two people are in the room and one is a light sleeper. This is something they should fix. The hotel has a nice bar with nightly live piano music and daily newspapers are available in the bar. I asked for some gelato and they made it up beautifully. They also fixed up some food items I asked for that were not exactly on the menu. The concierge and all the front staff were great. I like the fact that there are nice gardens here and it is a great place to chill at the end of a day of sightseeing. The Ritz is the other hotel but it is not really next to anything even if it is closer to town. This place offers a traditional feeling of being in Portugal and being in a very well kept place that has withstood the test of time."

"Lisbon is increasingly chaotic, and traffic plagues it at every hour of the day. But, once you cross the austere gate of the Lapa Palace, everything vanishes and you enter a muffled dimension amidst polished marble and shining brass. Unfortunately, it is not exactly right in the center, but taxis are inexpensive and in a moment you can get anywhere. Treat yourself, then, to a break on the outdoor terrace of the bar, right in front of the river, and you will understand what staying in a Palace (something different from a hotel) consists of and you will be able to smile at the thought of those who, while well able to, prefer those horrid B&Bs that have neither rhyme nor reason."

"My review is for the Spa. While visiting Portugal, I found the Lapa Palace Spa provided Elemis facials. I communicated with Teresa about two weeks ahead of time and booked it. I love Elemis. And I loved my time with Teresa. She's an expert at her craft and made me feel welcomed and extra special. I highly recommend you give it a try. All other staff I came in contact with at this hotel were professional and courteous. A very fine establishment."