Sublime Comporta has been one of the most talked-about hotels in Portugal for some time now, so its Lisbon opening in early summer 2022 was eagerly awaited. The brand wanted to create an urban version of their Alentejo retreat and has succeeded where many other properties have failed in making a 20th-century mansion building feel like a home away from home. The success is in the small touches here; the pastel de natas and bottle of ginjinha (sour cherry liqueur) greeting you in your room, the personal welcome from the reception staff as you enter the building, the endless design books and magazines scattered around the hotel and the slightly-wonky staircases that retain their decade-old charm.

That’s not to say that luxury isn’t key in your stay at Sublime. With beds so sumptuous you’ll be snoozing for hours, showers bigger than most en-suites and ceilings so high you can almost hear an echo, it feels like the palace you dreamed about living in as a child. Even dinner, in the hotel’s Italian restaurant Davvero, is a special affair in beautiful surroundings; be sure to finish the evening with a glass of Sublime’s Moscato, before retiring to your very own princess suite.