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While you’re vacationing in Lisbon, you’ll need a place to lay your head. Following are the most popular hotels from three different price ranges:

Value: Under $100 per night

Hotel Mundial – The Hotel Mundial is located in downtown Lisbon, near the theaters and Rossio Square. Each of the 262 rooms is soundproofed and includes a safe, hair dryer, mini-bar, satellite television, bathrobe, and radio. The Varanda de Lisboa Restaurant is onsite, offering a panoramic view of the city, and is open for lunch and dinner. Jardim Mundial coffee shop is also onsite and features a buffet-style lunch Monday through Friday. S. Jorge Bar is also part of the hotel.

Amenities include conference rooms, babysitting or child care, laundry and dry cleaning services, car rental, concierge services, currency exchange, gift shop, 24-hour room service, and a multi-lingual staff.

Moderate: $100 to $200 per night

Le Meridien Park Atlantic Lisboa – The Le Meridien is close to the Lisbon airport, next to Marques de Pombal Square, and across from Eduardo VII Park. Other close attractions include the Sao Jorge Castle, Parque das Nacoes, and the Jeronimos Monastery and Oceanarium. L’Appart, the hotel’s restaurant, serves Portuguese cuisine as well as seafood and fine wines. The hotel also has a bar, Le Ganesh. Guests at Le Meridien can enjoy special benefits at the local health club, Clube VII, including a gym, an indoor pool, tennis courts, a sauna and whirlpool, and a steam bath. Each room features a marble bathroom, a hair dryer, a bathrobe and slippers, turn-down service, voicemail, a CD player, a mini-bar, an iron and ironing board, and cable television.

Amenities include babysitting or child care, uniformed security guards on site, laundry and dry cleaning services, car rental, concierge services, currency exchange, gift shop, meeting facilities, electronic keys, A-V equipment rental, room service, and a multi-lingual staff.

Big Spender: Over $200 per night

Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon – The Four Seasons Hotel Ritz is considered to be Lisbon’s finest hotel. The décor emulates historic Portugal, and the hotel boasts views of Eduardo VII Park, St. George’s Moorish castle, and Old Town, and the Tagus River. Each room offers a free newspaper, a refrigerator, cable television, a microwave oven, a DVD or VCR player, high-speed Internet access, a safe, voicemail, a kitchen or kitchenette, a balcony or terrace, fitness equipment, and a mini-bar. The Four Seasons allows pets.

Amenities include an indoor pool, a health spa, a shopping area, babysitting or child care, uniformed security guards on site, laundry and dry cleaning services, car rental, concierge services, a barber or hair stylist, currency exchange, available computer use, gift shop, children’s programs, meeting facilities, electronic keys, A-V equipment rental, room service, and a multi-lingual staff.

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