New Hotels In Lisbon For 2014

There are ten new hotels about to open or start of construction in 2014 in Lisbon. Almost all are located in the city centre and are restorations of existing buildings. Although most are luxury accommodation with four and five star hotels there are also some more economic categories. The hotels are a combination of Portuguese and international investment. 

The Baixa district as far as Santa Apolonia is experiencing the greatest demand for buildings to convert. Hotel Portugal is in this area and launched at the end of January.  It is a 4* boutique property and this was one of the most anticipated projects in 2014. 

Avenida da Liberdade will also have a new hotel this summer, called the Bessa Hotel Lisbon.  The owners of the four star Bessa Hotel Porto are expanding the brand to the Portuguese capital with the opening of a hotel with 113 bedrooms.

For the first time in the history of Turismo de Lisboa, the hotel sector in the capital’s region has exceeded the threshold of 10 million overnight stays in a single year, according to 2013 data from INE – National Statistics Institute. This performance of 10.067 million overnights represents an increase of 6.6% over the previous year.