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Hotel da EstrelavsPestana Palace Lisboa
Both properties are rated highly by experts. On balance, Pestana Palace Lisboa ranks significantly better than Hotel da Estrela. Pestana Palace Lisboa comes in at 89 with accolades from 12 reviewers including The Telegraph, Michelin Guide and Travel + Leisure.
Hotel da Estrela
Concierge
Oyster
Condé Nast Traveler
Star Service
Afar Magazine
On the Grid
Rua Saraiva de Carvalho, 35, Lisbon 1250-242, Portugal
From $85/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge "School became cool when Hotel Da Estrela opened in October 2010 in the historic Palácio dos Condes de Paraty, which housed a school in the 1950s."
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The Cantina also offers a unique "make your own price" concept—you choose the price according to your satisfaction with the dish.
OysterUpscale
"The 19-room Hotel da Estrela is a stylish, quirky boutique in a quiet residential area a little out of the way of major attractions." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Most visitors to Lisbon stay in the delightful but busy Bairro Alto, Lapa, or Alfama districts, but no one is disappointed when they choose one of the quieter, more intimate neighborhoods." Full review
Star Service "The fact that the hotel is a proving ground for many of the students next door is indicative of the service you can expect here: thoughtful, smiling and sophomoric." Full review
Afar Magazine "Those cooking and serving are students, and that’s why at this restaurant you can choose your price (within a range)—basically you will be evaluating the students, so the price you decide..." Full review
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Those cooking and serving are students, and that’s why at this restaurant you can choose your price (within a range)—basically you will be evaluating the students, so the price you decide to pay will affect the student’s grade.
On the Grid "This is a small boutique hotel, member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, located in a palace that was, until a few decades ago, a school." Full review
Pestana Palace Lisboa
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide Star Service
Fodor's Oyster
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Forbes Travel Guide Show All Reviews
Rua Jau 54, Lisbon 1300-314, Portugal
From $168/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Michelin Guide "A beautiful 19C palace... featuring an array of decorative detail."
Frommer's "The hotel's core is one of the best examples of Romantic Revival architecture in Portugal." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Occupying a marvellously restored 19th-century palace with views of the Tagus, this grand hotel has extensions framing a garden. It is located between central Lisbon and Belém."
Rough Guide "Set in an early twentieth-century palace full of priceless works of art, most beds at this five-star hotel are in tasteful modern wings that stretch either side of lush gardens."
Star Service "In an affluent residential neighborhood high above the Tagus River, this hotel sits 2 kilometers west of, and has views of, the 25 de Abril bridge." Full review
Fodor's "This hotel's palatial main building, the former home of the Marquis of Valle Flôr, is a national monument that harbors a collection of fine 19th-century art." Full review
OysterLuxury
"The opulent Pestana Palace is a luxury hotel in a gorgeous 19th-century palace." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The decorative details are ravishing: Original frescoes, antique paintings, precious stained glass, and rare exotic woods dot the 189-room property in Santo Amaro." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"This grand palace, with parquet flooring and frescoed ceilings, was built in 1904 by a cocoa baron, who surrounded it with a garden of subtropical trees." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"The Portuguese-owned Pestana Group has a knack for melding tourism and history, and Pestana Palace Lisboa Hotel & National Monument is clearly the pinnacle of that passion." Full review
