08 October 2009

As Janelas Verdes, a boutique hotel that belongs to Heritage Hotels, leads the Most Elegant and Traditional Hotel category worldwide for these past 12 months, according to the Tablet Hotels guests ranking.

One more unit, belonging to this 100% Portuguese chain, to earn a distinction from this international site that only represents hotels by invitation and which maintains a high rating level of satisfaction by their clients – www.tablethotels.com

Tablet Hotels was founded in 2000 on the principle that people would prefer the unique and the substantial over the ornate and the ostentatious, if only they had a chance to be exposed to it. This recognition is again an honor to us and it fulfills the Hoteis Heritage Lisboa philosophy, formed by units where charm and tradition are predominant” says Manuel Duarte Fernandes, the Managing Director of this Portuguese Chain.

In addition to As Janelas Verdes, a XVIII century house with a library overlooking the Tagus River, next to Ancient Art Museum; the Heritage Hotels Lisboa are composed by; the Heritage Av Liberdade Hotel, which was designed by the Portuguese architect Miguel Câncio Martins; Hotel Britania, found in a quiet street just of Lisbon’s main avenue, in a 40’s building design by the famous architect Cassiano Branco and recently renovated into its original Art Deco style; the Hotel Lisboa Plaza situated next to Avenida da Liberdade and property of the same family since its construction in 1953 and Solar Do Castelo, situated within the walls of São Jorge Castle, a reconstructed 1765’s Palace.