Hotel Britânia

Frommer's Review

This boutique hotel is the only surviving original Art Deco inn in Lisbon. It was designed in 1942 by the well-known Portuguese architect Vassiano Branco. Located about a block from the Liberdade, it boasts a loyal clientele and much of its original decor, including murals in the bar and candelabra in the public lounge.

The six-story hotel hasn't been renovated in quite a while, but there is yearly maintenance and upgrading on an as-need basis. A former town house, it originally housed studio apartments, which explains why the bedrooms are much larger than most other competitors in Lisbon. Many of the old Art Deco touches are still intact, including a lavish use of marble and "porthole" windows as on a ship. The hotel has something of a clubby feeling, and the staff is the friendliest and most helpful we've encountered in central Lisbon.

Facilities:
Bar; lounge; room service; laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms

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