The Ritz is the full machine, spa, rooftop track and staff at every turn; Verride is 19 rooms in a palace above the river. Choose the Ritz for a big service-led trip and Verride for a romantic weekend.
The grand oneThe grand hotel of Lisbon: full service, a serious spa and a rooftop running track.
€€€€From about €650 a night
Choose Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon if
The catch
The location is grand rather than atmospheric; old Lisbon is a walk or a taxi away.
The romantic oneNineteen rooms in a palace above the river, with a rooftop that settles the argument.
€€€From about €350 a night
Choose Verride Palácio Santa Catarina if
The catch
The miradouro crowd below is loud on summer evenings; ask about room position.
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz LisbonVerride Palácio Santa Catarina
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
Verride Palácio Santa Catarina
The verdict
The Ritz is the full machine, spa, rooftop track and staff at every turn; Verride is 19 rooms in a palace above the river. Choose the Ritz for a big service-led trip and Verride for a romantic weekend.
Questions people ask
The Ritz is the full machine, spa, rooftop track and staff at every turn; Verride is 19 rooms in a palace above the river. Choose the Ritz for a big service-led trip and Verride for a romantic weekend.
When only the full grand-hotel experience will do, this is the only choice in Lisbon. Pay for the park view. The only full grand hotel in the city: nearly 300 rooms, a serious spa, a starred restaurant and service that runs like a machine. It is above the park rather than in old Lisbon, and priced at the top of the market.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
The romantic booking in Lisbon. Take the river side, book the rooftop for sunset and let the palace do the rest. A real palace with 19 rooms and a rooftop pool and bar straight over the river, beside the sunset viewpoint the whole city uses. The hotel is the occasion here, and the river side is the hotel.
It has a rooftop pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.