Escape the bustling centre and swap noisy crowds for the opulent decor and incredible views at five-star Hyatt Regency Lisbon, located in the tree-lined streets of Lisbon’s Belem district.
Perched by the river (making it ideal for a scenic morning run or walk) this new hotel is just a short twenty minute taxi ride from the main airport. Just remember to bring cash as well as curiosity, as very few traditional taxis offer card transaction payments.
The new kid on the block (quite literally) Hyatt Regency Lisbon opened in 2022 as the first Hyatt hotel in Portugal, kitted out with 204 spacious guestrooms and suites. Expect luxurious interiors galore, calm ambience and hints of decadence woven into everything from the crisp white bed linen to an extravagant breakfast buffet.
The Room
Rooms are large and luxurious, featuring a wide range of categories and sizes to choose from. If you’re planning a slightly longer stay or simply enjoy home comforts, the Deluxe Suite River View 1 Queen Bed is perfect.
Featuring a vast 51 to 69 m² space with a private balcony facing the Tagus River, swipe a keycard to enjoy a suite that feels more like a lavish apartment. Featuring a separate living room complete with dining table, there’s also a fully equipped kitchenette for whipping up your own Lisbon-inspired feasts (or midnight snacks).
Pull open the sliding doors and step onto the balcony to admire the surrounding scenery or head back inside to see the glossy contemporary bathroom kitted out with glass doors galore and full-sized toiletries.
Contemporary in design with plenty of comfortable places to lounge, it’s the view of nearby Ponte 25 de Abril bridge that truly steals the show here. Request a room with this view if you can, otherwise drink up the vista at breakfast, lunch or dinner from the downstairs VISEVERSA restaurant and bar. It doesn’t matter how many times you gaze across the water, it never gets dull.
The Food and Drink
Matching the contemporary style of the hotel, VISEVERSA restaurant and bar is a sleek space decked out with state-of-the-art furnishings and artwork. Serving dishes from dawn to dusk, meals here are served with a side of poise. At breakfast time, grab a plate and make your way around the different buffet stations until your arms fall off or your stomach gives in. The mini-sized pastries are adorable, the hot items are delicious and there’s still an a la carte menu you can order from if you fancy feeling, well, fancy.
Dinnertime is a more formal affair, with a menu offering both carnivorous and vegetarian options. Sticking true to the seasons, winter dishes currently consist of a highly sharable Burrata, Veggies and Seeds as well as hefty mounds of risotto and truly scrumptious oven-roasted Pumpkin, Cashew and Watercress. The portions are plentiful, and the presentation is beautiful.
In the warmer months, ICON rooftop and bar and its ample luxe lounging areas at Hyatt Regency Lisbon is THE place to flock to, offering panoramic views of the Tagus River as well as April 25th Bridge and Cristo Rei. Cocktail in hand, it’ll be hard to drag yourself away from the truly stunning backdrop.
For those who like to fill their holidays with healthy bites, there’s also the saintly option of Zest Mind, Body and Soul. Located in the hotel’s verdant garden, the juice bar offers an abundance of nutritious plates – including superfood salads, homemade dressings and smoothies galore. A pastry in the morning, a plate of veggies in the afternoon? Sounds like my kind of holiday.
The Wellness
Wellness is also at the forefront of this property. There’s undeniably so much to see and absorb in the city of Lisbon, but it’s highly worth clearing a morning to make a mecca to the downstairs Serenity Spa.
A design dream in its own right, the secluded Serenity Spa features more than a whopping 1000 m² of wellness areas to wander through, complete with nine different treatment rooms and a team of highly-trained staff on-hand to help sculpt and soothe tired muscles. Treatments range from massages and facials through to more inspired body treatment offerings, including the Senses of Lisbon which incorporates local ingredients and expert technique to create the ultimate relaxing scrub meets massage.
Available to hotel guests for a small daily surcharge (which means it still exudes exclusivity instead of overcrowded ‘Centre Parcs on tour’ vibes) the Serenity Thermal Oasis features a super modern array of sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, indoor swimming pool, experience showers, ice fountain and relaxation area. Don your robe and go all in for the relaxation – leaving this glossy wellness paradise and heading back to reality will be the toughest part of your day.
The Wordrobe Verdict
Escape the bustling centre and swap noisy crowds for the opulent decor and incredible views at the new five-star Hyatt Regency Lisbon. The size of the rooms might be large, the staff might be friendly and the food is fabulous – but it’s the nearby skyline that steals the show here, offering a cinematic eyeful every time you pull the curtains or look across the water.
Make it happen
How: Prices start from €180.00 per night (excluding breakfast), based on two adults sharing a standard Queen Bedroom. Price is based on November 2023 travel and subject to availability.
How: Find out more and make a booking via hyatt.com
Words by Sophie Ritchie, editor
