Luxury Hotels Atlas / Places / Portugal / Lisbon / Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal · Four Seasons · Apex Luxury
António de Oliveira Salazar personally pushed a first-class Lisbon hotel for foreign visitors; Porfírio Pardal Monteiro's ten-story Ritz opened in 1959 beside Eduardo VII Park as the dictator's modernity showcase. Artists filled it with tapestries and tile until staff called it a living museum of mid-century Portuguese art, including Almada Negreiros works in the lobby lounge. Monteiro died in 1957; Jorge Ferreira Chaves finished the build. Four Seasons now runs the hilltop landmark above Avenida da Liberdade.
- 282 rooms
- Opened 1959
- Neighborhood: Parque Eduardo VII
- Rooms from 452 sq ft (42 m²)
- Architect: Porfírio Pardal Monteiro
About Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
- Earlier schemes for a Casa do Império timed to the 1940 Portuguese World Exhibition all collapsed before Salazar revived the project in 1950.
- Paris Ritz advisors rejected a 1954 scheme as insufficiently modern, forcing the 1955 single-block balcony design.
- SODIM financing partners included banker Ricardo Espírito Santo, who died in 1955 before furniture from his foundation arrived.
- CURA under Rodolfo Lavrador has held one Michelin star since 2021; Forbes Five-Star runs through 2026.
- The hotel counts 290 rooms, including twenty suites, on one of Lisbon’s seven hills.
History
Originally built as Lisbon's first luxury hotel under the Estado Novo regime, the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon opened in 1959 as a symbol of Portugal's modernity, designed by architect Porfírio Pardal Monteiro with interiors blending Art Deco and Louis XVI styles. It features one of the largest privately owned collections of mid-20th-century Portuguese art, turning the hotel into a museum-like space. Perched atop one of Lisbon's seven hills beside Eduardo VII Park, it offers sweeping views of the city and Tagus River.
The setting
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon commands Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca 88, flanking Parque Eduardo VII at the summit of Avenida da Liberdade. Commissioned in 1959 and designed by architect Porfírio Pardal Monteiro, the ten-storey building houses one of Portugal's largest private art collections — works by Almada Negreiros and Vieira da Silva across corridors of Portuguese marble. The hilltop position yields rooftop views from the Tagus to the Alfama hills, while the Marquês de Pombal roundabout — Lisbon's central nexus linking all arterial routes — sits moments away. Embassies and grand mansions line the surrounding streets, reinforcing the benchmark luxury address Lisbon has recognised since the hotel opened. 2 km from Rossio Square.
Restaurants and bars
- CURA — Restaurant · One MICHELIN Star
- Varanda Restaurant — Restaurant
- Ritz Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Azulejo tile painting workshop — Personalised Portuguese tile (azulejo) painting workshop and visit to the Viúva Lamego tile-making factory, arranged with the hotel.
- Ritzy Program — Treasure hunt for younger guests with clues spread across the hotel.
Amenities
- spa
- indoor pool
- outdoor pool
- hammam
- fitness centre
- rooftop running track
- concierge
- Sauna
- Fine dining
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- CURA 1 Michelin star (2021–2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026, 4th consecutive year)
- Two MICHELIN Keys
Open Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon in the atlas for live weekend rates, photos, and the full folio.
More Four Seasons hotels
- Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens — Vouliagmeni, Greece · Apex Luxury
- Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club, Surfside — Surfside, United States · Apex Luxury
- Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva — Geneva, Switzerland · Apex Luxury
- Four Seasons Hotel Firenze — Florence, Italy · Apex Luxury
- Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris — Paris, France · Apex Luxury
- Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet — Istanbul, Turkey · Apex Luxury
More hotels in Lisbon
- Sublime Lisboa — Sublime · Grand Luxury
- Andaz Lisbon — Andaz · High Luxury
- Bairro Alto Hotel — Independent · High Luxury
- Convent Square Lisbon, Vignette Collection — Vignette Collection · High Luxury
- Corinthia Lisbon — Corinthia · High Luxury
- Pousada Lisboa Praça do Comércio — Pousadas de Portugal · High Luxury
Four Seasons in The Maison: the brand's idea, history and every house on the atlas.