Bairro Alto Hotel

About this place Bairro Alto Hotel

The Bairro Alto Hotel is consistently cited as Lisbon's most desirable gay-friendly hotel — a five-star property occupying a meticulously restored eighteenth-century palace on Praça Luís de Camões, at the junction of the Chiado and Bairro Alto neighbourhoods and a short walk from the core of the Príncipe Real gay scene. The hotel's roof terrace is one of the finest in the city: panoramic views over the rooftops to the Tagus, a bar programme that makes it a social destination in its own right, and access that is limited to guests and those who make a table reservation for dinner. The rooms are designed to an exceptionally high standard, with the quiet luxury aesthetic that distinguishes the best Portuguese hotel design — natural materials, handcrafted details, azulejo tile work woven into the décor. The hotel's restaurant, BAHR, is among the better hotel restaurants in Lisbon. For visitors for whom the Bairro Alto Hotel's rates are within range, it is unambiguously the correct choice for a gay-friendly Lisbon stay. The location, the quality, and the discreet welcome combine to make it the reference point against which other Lisbon hotels are measured.