About this hotel
General information
Olissippo Lapa Palace occupies a 19th-century palace built as a private residence on a hill in Lapa, Lisbon’s quiet diplomatic quarter. The terrace and upper floors look out over the city’s rooftops and the Tagus, while a subtropical garden of ornamental fountains and streams wraps around the building and turns it into an oasis in the middle of the capital.
The interiors keep their palatial grandeur. Each of the 95 rooms is decorated differently — art deco, colonial, neoclassical or Algarve style — with Portuguese fabrics, furniture and Vista Alegre porcelain, and they are split between the historic Palace Wing and the Garden Wing. The hotel has the Lapa restaurant, a summer pavilion by the pool, a river-view bar, an ELEMIS spa with an indoor pool, an outdoor pool in the garden, eight event rooms for up to 250 guests and a 120-seat auditorium. It is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
Location
The hotel stands in Lapa, the embassy quarter on the western slope of central Lisbon above the Tagus. Lisbon Airport is 20–30 minutes away by car.
Spa
Lapa Palace SPA by ELEMIS uses products from the British brand. Guests have an indoor pool kept at 28 °C, a sauna with aromatic oils, a eucalyptus-scented Turkish bath, a cardio gym and treatment rooms offering anti-stress and muscle-tension massage, aromatherapy, shiatsu, reflexology, hot-stone therapy, lymphatic drainage and couples’ massage. The pools, sauna, bath and gym are complimentary for guests.
Sports & leisure
The garden holds an outdoor pool heated to 25 °C in the warm season, and the spa has an indoor pool open all year. There is a fully equipped cardio gym, a sauna and a Turkish bath, and the concierge arranges city excursions and car hire.
For children
A children’s pool sits beside the outdoor pool, the garden has a playground, and babysitting is available on request.
Restaurants & bars
Dining centres on the garden and the views over the Tagus.
- Lapa — Mediterranean restaurant in an elegant dining room with a tasting menu; open all year, dinner only in summer
- Le Pavillon — seasonal poolside restaurant and bar: fish, seafood, tapas, salads, cocktails and fresh juices
- Rio Tejo Bar — bar with tall windows and a terrace above the river, serving cocktails and an afternoon tea of more than 30 teas from India, China, Vietnam and Japan
Room service runs around the clock.
Rooms
The 95 rooms and suites are spread over two wings: the historic Palace Wing, with painted tiles, antiques and its own tower, and the Garden Wing, looking over the garden, the pool and the river. No two rooms are decorated alike.
Air conditioning, cable TV, a DVD player with access to the film library, free Wi-Fi, a safe, a minibar, a desk, and a marble bathroom with double basins, bathrobes and slippers.
Superior Palace Room
A room on the sixth floor of the old palace with a king, queen or twin beds and a balcony or terrace overlooking the garden, the city or the Tagus. The marble bathroom has double basins and a separate shower; for two guests.
Deluxe Palace Room
An individually decorated king room on the palace’s fifth to seventh floors, facing the garden, the city or the river; upper floors add a balcony or veranda, and most have a jacuzzi or hydromassage bath. For two guests, with connecting options.
Tower Room
A seventh-floor room dressed in hand-painted Portuguese azulejo tiles, with a king bedroom, a living area, a hydromassage bath and two balconies, one set in the palace’s original turret with a panorama of Lisbon. For two guests.
Royal Suite
A fifth-floor suite in 19th-century style with a king bedroom, a separate living room, a dressing room, a bathroom with jacuzzi and separate shower, and a grand terrace over the garden, the river and the city. It can be extended to two or three bedrooms.
Pool & Garden Room
A room on the first to third floors of the Garden Wing with a king, queen or twin beds and a balcony overlooking the garden and pool. For two guests; connects to the Garden Suite.
River View Room
A room on the fourth to sixth floors of the Garden Wing with a king, queen or twin beds and a balcony looking over the city, the Tagus and the garden. For two guests, with connecting options.
Garden Suite
A king suite with a separate living room, a dressing area and a large balcony facing the garden or pool; some have two bathrooms and a jacuzzi. For two guests; connects to a Pool & Garden Room.
Junior Suite River View
A suite on the upper floors of the Garden Wing with a king bed, a sitting area, a marble bathroom with separate shower and a balcony over the river and the garden. For two guests; connects to a River View Room.
Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Actual room layout, furnishings, décor, views and amenities may differ from those shown and may vary between rooms of the same category. Hotel and room descriptions are based on information provided by the property and are believed to be accurate at the time of publication, but are not guaranteed. The hotel may renovate or change its rooms, facilities, restaurants and services at any time without notice. The final details of your stay are confirmed at the time of booking. See our Terms of Use.