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Palácio Príncipe Real
A restored 19th-century residence with a 1,400 m² garden, mature trees and a heated pool.
Independent hotel · Príncipe Real, Lisbon
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Montecarmo12 Lisbon
Ten spacious adults-only rooms and a vegetarian breakfast prepared to order.
Verified details
Essentials
- Area
- Príncipe Real
- Registered capacity
- 20 people
- Registration
- RNET 11811
Information verified against the official register and other public sources on 1 September 2026. View the official register
The hotel
Ten rooms and a breakfast worth lingering over
Montecarmo12 is an adults-only hotel with just ten rooms, tucked into a short lane west of the Príncipe Real garden. Bedrooms range from about 29 to 37 m², giving even the smallest more space than many rooms in central Lisbon. Each has a minibar, safe and television set up for streaming, while selected rooms add a terrace or broader views across the city and towards the Tagus. A sitting room and patio provide somewhere to read, work or have a drink beyond the bedroom.
Breakfast is prepared to order at The Table and is entirely vegetarian. Later in the day, the same space serves afternoon tea and sharing boards, but it does not operate as a full-service restaurant. Check-in is digital and guests enter their rooms without a physical key. Complete the process before travelling so that access is ready when you arrive. This is a quiet, design-led place centred on spacious bedrooms and personal attention, not a long list of facilities. Children are not accepted, and tea and coffee making facilities are not provided in every room, so check what is included with the room before booking.
Planning your stay
Rooms, beds and practical details.
- Registration
- RNET 11811; registered capacity 20
- Classification
- Two-star hotel
- Address
- Travessa do Monte do Carmo 12
- Current offer
- Ten adults-only rooms, approximately 29 to 37 m²
- Rooms
- Minibar, safe and television prepared for streaming; terraces or views in selected categories
- Breakfast
- Made to order and vegetarian
- Access
- Digital check-in and keyless room access
- Before booking
- No children; compare terrace and view categories
Montecarmo12 is registered as a two-star hotel for up to 20 guests. Its ten adults-only rooms range from about 29 to 37 m². A vegetarian breakfast is prepared to order, with afternoon food served later at The Table. Check-in is digital, entry is keyless and selected rooms have a terrace or a wider city or river view.
Details checked on 1 September 2026. Times and house rules can change.
Before you book
What recent guests consistently mention.
Guests talk most about the made-to-order breakfast, spacious bedrooms and calm interiors. With only ten rooms, the team can offer close personal attention. This remains a very small hotel: it accepts adults only, has no full-service restaurant and relies on digital access. Terraces and wide city or river views belong to selected rooms, while tea and coffee making facilities are not standard throughout. Read the room details before deciding whether an upgrade is worthwhile.
This summary draws on guest reviews published between June and August 2026. We last reviewed it in September 2026.
The area
Travessa do Monte do Carmo
Travessa do Monte do Carmo is a short residential lane west of the Príncipe Real garden. Restaurants and shops are close, but there is no metro entrance nearby and journeys from the river or lower city end with an uphill walk.
Travessa do Monte do Carmo 121200-244 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Travessa do Monte do Carmo, Príncipe Real Photograph by Gabriel de Andrade Fernandes on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0