1908 Lisboa Hotel

Lisboa welcomes daily people from all over the world. In the past 10 years it turned to be a vibrant but still authentic city. We hope, it will remain like that. One important player in keeping the old and bringing it closer to the people are hotels. It’s a pity to see old buildings being completely destroyed and new ones being built with no connection to the ancient one.

Lisboa 1908 Hotel appreciates the past as well as its legacy for the present. The neighborhood was selected on that purpose. Mouraria is, without a doubt, one of the most traditional and multicultural neighborhoods in Lisbon. After all, it was to this area of the city that the Moors came to live after the conquest of Lisbon by D. Afonso Henriques, in the year 1147, until they were finally expelled from Portuguese territory four centuries later. Today, more than six centuries later, this beautiful area of the Portuguese capital continues to be the choice of more than 50 different nationalities, with most of them coming from China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Mozambique, just to name some of the largest communities in this neighborhood. But at heart, Mouraria is still a typical Lisbon neighborhood.

Lisboa 1908 Hotel is a hotel, restaurant and bar. We stayed at the hotel and enjoyed discovering a new area in Lisboa. It’s also perfectly located if you want to discover the city by foot and experience a still rather not touristic area.

Winning the Valmor Prize in 1908, when its construction was finally completed, the building which currently houses the 1908 Lisboa Hotel was designed in the early 20th century by the architect Adães Bermudes in the Art Nouveau style. Although arriving late in Portugal, the style is similar to that which proliferated in Europe, revealing clear French influences, especially in the décor and look of the facades.

After falling into disuse and dereliction for many years, the building has regained the dignity and hegemony it once possessed through the design of Pardal Monteiro, 108 years after it first opened. Despite the contemporary style of the interior, the architect strove to preserve the original look, respecting both the facades and inner structure and adapting it to the demands of its new role.

While the hotel’s exterior is chiefly Art Nouveau in style, references to the original design are reflected inside in works by contemporary Portuguese artists like Bordalo II, SuperVan (Vanessa Teodoro), David Oliveira and Irmãos Marques. The artists were challenged to use their unconventional methods to reinterpret Adães Bermudes’ naturalist theme, interweaving it with the recent past of the building and reflecting the non-conformism and infamy of the Intendente area.

Rooms

1908 Lisboa Hotel has 36 rooms spread over its four floors with names varying according to size and view. While “The Square Rooms” enjoy a view of lively Largo do Intendente, “The Avenue Rooms” face Avenida Almirante Reis, one of Lisbon’s key thoroughfares.

Located on the top floor, “The Attic Rooms” are a set of three rooms and an exclusive lobby which can be either booked individually or together. “The King Rooms”, with around 50m2, and “The King of Dome”, the main suite with roughly 52m2 of space and access to the hotel’s emblematic dome, are the best option for groups, large families or for holding small events.

More: 1908lisboahotel.com

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