Verride Palacio Santa Catarina Hotel

And thanks to the house’s history as a palace, it’s also full of fine public and semi-public spaces, including a fine-dining restaurant called SUBA Gastro Bar, a more casual rooftop bar with a 360-degree view, and a winter garden (where breakfast is served) that opens onto the most unexpected space of them all: a delightful little rooftop swimming pool.

The two royal suites are the hotel's trump cards, though, with over-the-top wood-carved or stucco ceilings, 18th-century bathroom tiles, and custom-made, silk de Gournay wallpaper.

This elegant 18th-century palace, painstakingly restored, houses 18 luxurious rooms including two sumptuous suites, lavishly adorned with original stucco work. The hotel's rooftop, swimming pool and Suba Restaurant offer unrivalled 360-degree views of Lisbon's skyline and the River Tagus beyond.