Farol Design Hotel
- Style
- Slick and fashionable
- Setting
- Local to Lisbon
Perched on an outcrop of rock a few feet from the Atlantic Ocean, this contemporary crib marries a traditional Portuguese villa with a modern wing.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 33, including nine rooms styled by different fashion designers and two suites.
- Rates
- €110–€460, including American breakfast buffet.
- Check-out
- Midday, but ask for flexibility.
- Facilities
- Outdoor swimming pool, massages on request in your room. In rooms: TV, minibar hydromassage bath tub. Designer rooms feature Nespresso machines.
- Poolside
- The pool and secluded, minimalist sun terrace overlook the sea.
- Children
- Welcome, but the hotel’s location on a rocky shoreline could be considered hazardous for smaller children.
- Also
- Farol also owns Coconuts, the nightclub next door; you can sometimes hear the noise on Thursday–Saturday nights (just Fridays in low season). A two-night minimum stay is required for 14–15 March and on Easter weekend, 20–22 March.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- For a modern influence, plump for the new wing; for high ceilings and more space, go for the old building. Ask for a balcony overlooking the sea. Room 216, black and gold, is very rock ’n’ roll. Room 215, all-white, is sleek with breathtaking views
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- The Mix is modern and airy, with three distinct dining areas and floor-to-ceiling windows affording you a greedy view out onto the deck, and rocky coast beyond.
- Dress code
- Gloss up for the evening.
- Top table
- Outside on the terrace.
- Last orders
- Food:11pm; drinks 2am.
- Room service
- 07h–23h from the restaurant menu. At other times there’s a snack menu with sandwiches, salads and desserts.
- Hotel bar
- The minimalist On the Rocks lounge bar is cosy, with doors opening on to the terrace, and gives you the feeling of floating on water.
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