In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Begin at the beginning and plump for Apartment One, which offers spectacular views over bustling Baixa and the rippling River Tagus. Soft violet hues, a majestic wooden sideboard with ornate carvings, the sitting room’s thick, fluffy carpet, and a white and grey marble-topped tulip table add up to a comfortably stylish stay. If violet isn’t your colour, opt for Apartment Two, which has a crème-caramel colour palette punctuated with vivid orange accents.
- Packing tips
- Make like a nosy neighbour and bring your binoculars for Baixa-Tagus spying. Remember your iPod, too – the suite’s docks mean the party is wherever you’re at. If you’re going the car-rental route, stock up on coins for the street-parking meters.
- Also
- Book some in-room spa and beauty treatments for optimum, no-effort pampering and preening.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- Flowers, plus a bottle of slightly sparkling Vinho Verde wine and a chorizo sausage
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Chiado 16
Lisbon, Portugal[view map]
- Style
- Historic hilltop high jinks
- Setting
- Chic Chiado
Perched atop a heavenly hill, Chiado 16 is luxury guesthouse in the chic Chiado district of Lisbon. The apartments’ modern sophistication contrasts elegantly with the listed building’s 17th-century charm. Chiado’s shops, cafes and cultural curiosities are a stroll away, but with Heleen, the owner, on hand to pamper and pander, you may be loth to leave.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Four apartment suites.
- Rates
- €190–€250. This includes a daily breakfast hamper containing pastries, bread, organic fruit in season, yoghurt, jams and honey, fresh orange juice, coffee, tea or hot chocolate.
- Check-out
- Midday, though this is flexible subject to availability and a €10 charge. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
- Facilities
- Free WiFi, laundry, parking (including valet) and concierge. In rooms: flatscreen TV, CD player, iPod dock, minibar, free bottled water, Carven toiletries, beauty and spa treatments (must be booked).
- Also
- Leave your four-legged friends behind – the hotel has a no-pets policy. Cigarettes are equally unwelcome, so wait till you’re outside to light up.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Delicious dining comes courtesy of the hotel’s next-door restaurant, Tagid, which serves up international and Portuguese cuisine in pretty tearoom surrounds. Delectable delights include Confité codfish in olive oil and bell peppers, Mozambique shrimp in a curry cream and black pork tenderloin with clams in a bolhão pato sauce.
- Dress code
- Match your outfit to the hotel: think relaxed sophistication.
- Top table
- Ask for a table overlooking the River Tagus; like Chiado16, the restaurant offers spectacular views.
- Last orders
- Food is served in the restaurant from midday to 7pm (Tuesday to Thursday) and from midday to 8pm on Friday and Saturday.
- Room service
- Room service is available at the times above, in parallel with the hotel’s restaurant. The choices also mirror Tagid’s menu.
- Hotel bar
- There is no bar at Chiado 16.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- Kids are welcome at Chiado 16. Cots are provided free of charge, extra beds are free for under 12s (€35 otherwise) and babysitting is available courtesy of a local nanny (€8 an hour, plus €10 for the taxi home).
Smith Members offer
Flowers, plus a bottle of slightly sparkling Vinho Verde wine and a chorizo sausage
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Chiado 16
Largo da Academia das Belas Artes 16
1200-005 Lisboa
