The Ivens
LISBON / HOTEL / WATCHLIST
Located in the buzzy Chiado neighbourhood, this beautiful new hotel in Portugal’s capital city of Lisbon has more rooms than perhaps a typical Design Escape may boast, (there are 87 in total), yet its character draws in aesthetic aficionados with a unique story centred around the golden age of Portuguese discoveries.
Reviving the historic Rádio Renascença broadcasting building, the name of the hotel is taken from two 19th-century Portuguese explorers who were the first Europeans to cross Central Africa, Roberto Ivens & Hermenegildo Capelo. Inviting Mediterranean colours & exotic patterns inspired by their far-flung travels grace an elegant lobby, long hallways & cosy bedrooms, while sumptuous textures set the scene inside them.
Room Service
Location: Chiado, Lisbon
Price: Suites start at 240€ per night.
Highlights: The bar & restaurant at The Ivens are a hot ticket. Rocco recalls a traditional Italian osteria, while the Crudo bar pays homage to culinary adventure with walls brimming with porcelain, sketches, paintings & illustrations.
Designed by Catalan architect Lázaro Rosa-Violán designed The Iven’s opulent & maximalist public spaces while interior designer Cristina Matos leaned into the site’s history when designing the bedrooms, drawing on the materials & colour palette of the 19th century with a contemporary eye.
Favourite room: All the bedrooms are a delight, but our favourite room can be found in the restaurant downstairs, Rocco, where rattan & marble grace the bar with black-&-white checkerboard tiling underfoot.
Services: Everything you would expect from a luxurious 5* hotel.
Photography by Francisco Nogueira for The Ivens.
The Neighbourhood: The Chiado bairro of Lisbon invites days spent boutique-shopping, gallery-hopping & lingering in literary cafes.
Things to know: The Ivens is one of our only non-independent hotels, so some of the charm is lost to the Marriot Groups’ corporate edge.
The Map
The Ivens is located in the Chiado district of Lisbon where spent boutique-shopping, gallery-hopping & lingering in literary cafes. Fly to Lisbon from most international airports.
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