Bairro Alto Hotel

8 Praça Luís de Camões

Lisbon , Portugal http://www.bairroaltohotel.com/

351-21-340-8288

Located between the shopping of Chiado and the nightlife and eateries of Bairro Alto, the Bairro Alto Hotel is housed in an ocher, 19th-century baroque building that overlooks the Luis de Camoes square. Restored in 2001, the 55 rooms blend colonial style and modern sensibilities — painted paneled walls, muted blues, grays, and browns, Brazilian hardwood floors, and modern art. The Flores restaurant serves Portuguese cuisine, while Cafe-Bar BA, with its geometric stained glass windows, has live music and light fare. The BA Terrace has views of Rio Tejo and the old Lisbon rooftops.

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From Food & Wine , SEP 2004

The lobby of the 55-room mid-18th-century building, which overlooks Lisbon's Camões Square and the Tagus River, has a terrazzo floor inlaid with a marble globe, a nod to Portugal's great era of exploration. The restaurant's walls are adorned with the familiar local azulejo tiles, but they're updated ones made for GLA, featuring more bottle green and ocher than azul....MORE
– Grace Notes | Grace Leo-Andrieu's High-Design Hotels