The Independente Hostel & SuitesvsFour Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
Both The Independente Hostel & Suites and Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon are recommended by expert writers. On balance, Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon ranks significantly better than The Independente Hostel & Suites. Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon comes in at #4 in Lisbon with positive reviews from 12 reviewers like Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and DK Eyewitness.
The Independente Hostel & Suites
Rua de Sao Pedro de Alcantara 81, Lisbon 1250-238 , Portugal
From $103/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
- Kitchenette
Rough Guide
"Highly recommended, this is part hostel and part boutique hotel. The fantastic old building has far-reaching views over Lisbon."
Let's Go
"In an opulent white building right across from the gorgeous Miradouro de São Pedro, The Independente is quite luxurious for the price." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"At the top of one of Lisbon's most beautiful viewpoints in trendy Bairro Alto is the two-and-a-half-pearl Independente Hostel & Suites." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"As if dropped from heaven on one of Lisbon’s most beautiful spots, the stylishly breezy Independente Hostel & Suites is housed behind a 19th-century façade facing the Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcânta." Full review
On the Grid
"Cool hostel & suites, described as “not quite a hotel”." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Instead of towering triple bunk beds and communal bathrooms, expect 18 large private rooms, with an en-suite bathroom in each (complete with a luxe rain shower head and walk-in glass stall)." Full review
Lonely Planet
"On the edge of the Bairro Alto, this super-stylish hostel has 11 dorm rooms (with six to 12 beds in each) and four mid-century-modern-leaning minimalist suites with balconies overlooking the Rio Tejo." Full review
Frommer's
"This place stands out... get a room with a view in a Belle Époque palace that was once the official residence of Switzerland's ambassador." Full review
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon Show All Reviews
Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca, 88, Lisbon 1099-039, Portugal
From $537/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Everything... has been designed to ensure a perfect stay for its guests."
Frommer's
"Its suites boast the finest decoration you'll see in any major Portuguese hotel: slender mahogany canopied beds with fringed swags, marquetry desks, satinwood dressing tables, and plush carpeting." Full review
Concierge
"Anyone who appreciates genuinely quirky retro will lap up the Jean Cocteau meets Jackie O. glamour."
Oyster
Luxury
"In addition to the top-notch service the brand is known for, the hotel goes above and beyond with its amenities." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The glamour of the 1950’s is beautifully enshrined in this yellow-and-gray palace chock-full of Midcentury pieces." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"There may be luxury hotels in more attractive locations... and with more characterful interiors (but take a look at the spa) – yet the Ritz is absolutely there for its guests."
Condé Nast Traveler
"Designed in 1952, this hilltop modernist edifice is for some "definitely the nicest hotel in Lisbon." Lavish interiors remain mostly as they were in the 1960s." Full review
Star Service
"Perched atop one of Lisbon's seven hills, flanking Parque Eduardo VII, about 200 meters northwest of Praca Marques de Pombal, this property continues to crown Lisbon's legion of hostelries." Full review
Fodor's
"The luxury starts the minute you step into the marbled reception area and through to the lounge bar, whose terrace overlooks Lisbon's central park." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Built in 1959 by the Dictator Salazar to prove that Lisbon could do luxury as well as any other European capital." Full review