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include breakfast, but check
the description or the website
to be sure.
The hotels listed cover a
variety of locations and price
categories. They are arranged
by area and then alphabetically
within each price range, with
the type of accommodation
also indicated.
Look out for DK Choice
lodgings which have earned
a special mention for some
exceptional feature, be it scenic
location, impeccable service or
innovative touches.
DIRECTORY
Hotel Chains
The Tivoli Palácio de Seteais, Sintra, now a luxury hotel (see p123)
Heritage Hotels
Continental breakfast. Other For more information on Tel 213 218 200.
meals are charged separately. hotels, see the Portugal ∑ heritage.pt
Cascais and Estoril can be Hotel Guide. Ibis Hotel
expensive, but prices drop ∑ ibis.com
substantially out of season. Travelling with Children
Most hotels charge three rates: Pestana Group
for low (Nov–Mar), mid (Apr– The Portuguese adore children Tel 210 193 029.
late Jul and mid-Sep–Oct) and and will welcome them warmly ∑ pestana.com
high (late Jul–mid-Sep, Carnaval, into hotels and restaurants. Sana Hotels
Easter and New Year) seasons. Travellers who have children with ∑ sanahotels.com
them will find an immediate Tivoli Hotels
point of contact with their hosts.
Booking Tel 213 198 900.
∑ tivolihotels.com
Travellers will need to book in
advance for Estoril and Cascais Disabled Travellers Gradings
in high season, when most Lisbon presents many obstacles
accommodation is taken by for travellers with disabilities, but Turismo de Portugal
tour operators. Book ahead for facilities and services are steadily Rua Ivone Silva 6,
central Lisbon, which can also improving. Tourists with specific 1050-124 Lisbon.
get full. Most hoteliers speak requirements should check Tel 211 140 200.
English so it should not be a with individual hotels before ∑ turismodeportugal.pt
problem to book by phone. booking. For more information, Booking
Deposits are not usually required, check Accessible Portugal.
but a written con firmation by Portugal Hotel Guide
email, including a credit card Recommended Hotels ∑ hotelguide.pt
number, may be requested. Pousadas de Portugal
Pousadas can be booked The accommodation options ∑ pousadas.pt
through Pestana or on the listed in this guide have been
Pousadas de Portugal carefully selected to reflect a Disabled Travellers
website. The Portuguese tourist range of good-value lodgings
authority, Turismo de Portugal, available in and around Lisbon. Accessible Portugal
publishes two official guides Historic establishments include Rua Jorge Barradas, 50–4º F,
which are revised regularly, pousadas and charmingly well- 1500–372 Lisbon.
Tel 351 917 626 726.
and are available in English, preserved historic hotels. Self- ∑ accessibleportugal.com
French and Spanish, as well as catering options have either
Portuguese: Alojamento Turístico shared or private cooking
(Tourist Accommodation) facilities. Modern lodgings are
and Turismo no Espaço Rural generally com fortable and have
(Tourism in the Country). These standard modern conveniences
list all the establishments rated while Design refers to the most
by the authority, but only the fashionable of stylish hotels.
latter contains any descrip tion The B&B category is used for
of individual settings. guesthouses, which usually

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