Sublime Lisboa

Style

Luvvie’s lair

Setting

Bourgeois bairro

Once home to a restaurant owned by prized Portuguese actress and singer (and Eurovision entrant) Simone de Oliveira, Sublime Lisboa is as jazz-hands as ever today. There’s a restaurant that wouldn’t look out of place in NYC (plus a chef imported from the Big Apple for authenticity), infinite geometric patterns on the wallpaper and breakfasts at a film-star-worthy hour of whenever you get out of bed. The bohemian bolthole is a little away from the Bairro Alto buzz, in a northern neighbourhood called Amoreiras, which means fewer tourists and more of this cosmopolitan corner all to yourselves.

Facilities

Rooms

15, including six suites.

Checkout

Noon, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More Details

Rates usually include breakfast.

Also

Some of the rooms can be reached by the lift, for wheelchair users.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pet Friendly

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout. In rooms: air-conditioning, minibar, coffee machine and Bluetooth sound-system.

Our Favourite Rooms

For more space, go for an aptly named Sublime Suite – choose between the one on the corner with a balcony that feels like a petite palace, or the two higher up in the old building with a sunny terrace each (on which the team can arrange romantic dinners).

Spa

The hotel may not have a spa, pool or gym of its own, but that’s what neighbours are for: guests can buy discounted day passes for the nearby Sayanna Spa and Club VII, which has a gym, pool, tennis and padel courts, a kids club and a restaurant.

Packing Tips

Bring sensible shoes for strolling down to and around Bairro Alto – the clue’s in the name: Lisbon’s Upper District sits at the top of the hill, with a grid of narrow streets set out in a pre-stiletto 1513.

Children

Families should book a Marquês or Sublime Suite, which has space for an extra bed (€90), or the set of connecting rooms. Babysitting is available with 48 hours’ notice; prices start from €20 an hour.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

The surprisingly stylish meeting room has a big communal table, or sit near the kitchen to watch the chefs at work. The outdoor seats are perfect for cooling cocktails in the afternoon.

Dress Code

As smart as the lunching suits (the area is home to lots of law firms).

Hotel Restaurant

Davvero poached its chef from Cipriani in New York and the decor bears more than a passing resemblance to a slick Big Apple brasserie: navy velvet banquettes, crisp white tablecloths and impeccably polished hanging flutes for fizz. Produce from the seaside sister property’s organic Comporta garden is put to good use in Italian-Portuguese dishes, which include beef carpaccio with parmesan cream, cuttlefish risotto and whipped salt cod with crispy polenta. Breakfast involves bread made on site and baked goods courtesy of the Italian pastry chef – and you can have it any time you like (literally).

Hotel Bar

Work your way through the great cocktails of the world, from the Bellini to the Garibaldi via a Paloma, at Davvero’s bar.

Last Orders

Breakfast can be at 4pm if that’s when you want it, but the croissants eventually stop flowing at 7pm. Lunch hours are a more orthodox 12.30pm to 3pm, and dinner is from 7.30pm to 10.30pm.

Room Service

Food can be delivered to your room 24 hours a day, but between 10.30pm and 7am, it’s a reduced menu.

Planes

The drive from Humberto Delgado Airport should take a quarter of an hour; the hotel can arrange transfers, or you can hop in a cab or summon a ride via an app.

Trains

To the north of the city centre, Sete Rios is the nearest rail station. Taxis from here to the hotel should take less than 10 minutes and cost around €10.

Automobiles

The easiest way to get to Lisbon’s other neighbourhoods is by taxi or on foot – it’s a 30-minute walk to the cobblestones of Bairro Alto. If you have come by car, there’s public parking available and a valet service on request.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The main selling point of Amoreiras is its shiny, glass-encased shopping mall, which has a viewing platform to see the Lisbon skyline from, too. It’s a quick (15-minute) cab ride to Bairro Alto, or you can walk it in around half an hour. The team can arrange activities including tennis (or padel if you want to impress the locals) lessons and yoga.

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