Lisbon, Portugal

The Verse

Price per night from$264.49

Price information

If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (inclusive of taxes and fees) available in the next 60 days.

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR256.00), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

Style

Rose-tinted residences

Setting

Estrela’s epicurean heart

After a day of city-scoping, you’ll want to put your cobble-weary feet up for some preprandial downtime. At The Verse — a collection of private apartments where cosseting comes in the form of garden terraces, marble-clad kitchens and mid-century-style furnishings — home-from-home comforts are laced with luxury. A well-versed concierge is at your beck and call, but with this crashpad’s daily breakfast boxes and vaulted cocktail bar, you might not see much of Lisbon after all…

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

15 apartments.

Check–Out

11am; check-in, 3pm. Both are flexible, subject to availability and an extra charge.

More details

Rates at The Verse include breakfast served in your apartment and your first minibar free.

Also

A Superior Apartment with Balcony is suitable if you have reduced mobility.

At the hotel

In apartments: free WiFi throughout, TV, air-conditioning, Nespresso coffee machine, tea-making kit, minibar, free bottled water, bathrobes, slippers and organic bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Each of The Verse’s residences is an ode to Portuguese craftsmanship: metalwork was forged by a silversmith near Porto; Lisbon-based Tosco Studios designed the marbled counters; and hand-painted Azulima tiles adorn the bathrooms. Lofty ideals come true in a pastel-pink Deluxe Loft, where the historic building’s high ceilings have been retained and you can survey the city’s rooftops from its floor-to-ceiling windows. Alfresco is the MO in a Premium Garden Apartment, where a private walled garden comes with a dining area, retro sunloungers and a fringed parasol.

Packing tips

No need to pack any Pessoa: you’ll find a selection of works by Portuguese authors in your pad.

Children

Welcome. Little Smiths can stay on a sofa-bed in all apartments for an extra charge; free baby cots for under-threes are available, too. The Premium Two-Bedroom with Terrace sleeps six across two bedrooms (one has twin beds) and a double sofa-bed.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Breakfast in bed sounds pretty appealing, but if you have a terrace, you could take your breakfast in the sunshine.

Dress Code

You’ll be dining in your own place, so come as you are.

Hotel restaurant

There’s no formal restaurant, but each morning a breakfast box is delivered to your door, and vegan and gluten-free variations are available on request. If you’re more of the get-up-and-go type, start your day at the café next door, which the hotel has partnered with.

Hotel bar

You won’t have to travel far for date night: the lobby bar is a romance-kindling spot for a night cap. It’s a carefully curated space with high stone archways, terrazzo tiling and burnt-orange accents, where locals and guests gather for Pisco-sour-fuelled evenings and live DJ sets.

Last orders

Breakfast is served daily in your apartment at 7.30am or 9.30am — your choice.

Location

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Address
The Verse
Rua de São Bento 39
Lisboa
1200-189
Portugal

You’ll find The Verse along boutique-lined São Bento, in Lisbon’s charming Estrela neighbourhood.

Planes

Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport is a 30-minute drive from the hotel and staff can arrange transfers on request.

Trains

Rail routes from Porto and Coimbra call at the capital’s Santa Apolónia train station, which is 15 minutes’ drive away.

Automobiles

There’s no need for your own wheels in Lisbon: the characterful, cobbled streets are best explored by foot. Should you drive, there are public car parks near the hotel; the closest two are Estacionamento São Bento and Parque Largo de Jesus (from €15 each a day).

Worth getting out of bed for

You’ll cosplay being a local at The Verse, whose Estrela ‘hood setting has long been the home of storied artists, musicians and writers (Fernando Pessoa and Amália Rodrigues, if we’re namedropping). After mooching in its cafés and ceramic workshops, find further cultural inspiration at contemporary Underdogs Gallery or the riverside Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology; the monastery-set National Tile Museum is a visual feast.

Staying in an apartment doesn’t mean you’re left to fend for yourself: the concierge can arrange private chefs to whip up polished plates in your all-frills kitchen; off-the-beaten-track private tours, and sunset cruises along the river Tagus. And like a true Lisboeta, escape on the weekends for surf-haven Cascais or fairytale-like Sintra.

Local restaurants

Putting an Iberian spin on Portuguese cooking, sleek Canalha is a standout with seared-to-perfection steaks and innovative seafood dishes. It’s all play no work at Ofício, an elegant take on a tasca with its beautiful small plates and refined flavours. Seek out an all-senses local experience at Fado No Convento with its traditional folk music, history-steeped setting and regional produce.

Local cafés

Brunch at Batz isn’t for the faint-hearted: generous plates of morning favourites, such as avocado toast and fluffy pancakes, include pastéis de nata (when in Rome…). The Hello, Kristof in Bica draws a crowd, hungry for speciality coffee, buttery pastries and breakfast bowls.

Local bars

Drink like a king at the Monarch, a lesser-known cocktail bar where expert mixologists shake up noble twists on all the classics. At cool-kid Parra Wine Bistro, seasonal sharing plates pair perfectly with the esoteric wine list, and if you like what you try, you can buy bottles to take away.

Reviews

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Anonymous review

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this apartment-style hotel in the Estrela neighbourhood and unpacked their Portuguese literature and ceramic trinkets, a full account of their live-like-a-local break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside The Verse in Lisbon…

Portuguese and proud, The Verse takes a close-to-home approach. The building’s historic façade was refreshed by architect Carrilho da Graça, who collaborated with nearby Studio Astolfi on the pristine, pastel-hued interiors. Each private residence is a love letter to all things local: the colour palette is inspired by the regional landscape, and bespoke marble countertops and handmade tiles were crafted by the city’s artisans.

Its Estrela setting has long been loved by the country’s creatives. Swing by the former abode of literary legend Fernando Pessoa, near the Jardim da Estrela; the barrio is packed with galleries, boutiques and cafés. 

And if you’re anything like us, food and drink will be your preferred form of cultural immersion: at The Verse, your free minibar, daily breakfast box and bar tipples spotlight snacks, baked goods and wine from talented, small suppliers.

All that’s left is to practise your Portuguese pronunciation — we suggest starting with saúde (cheers).

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