Bringing even more colour to the City of Sun.

A black ceiling with chalk graffiti fishes, clashing colours and prints, and table football. This is the scene that greets you as you enter Mama Shelter Lisboa. It’s a fitting welcome to a hotel that brings the fun with a capital ‘F’. It’s also a fitting welcome to a neighbourhood that’s shedding its aristocratic past and moving towards a vibrant and creative future. Mama Shelter and Lisbon are a match made in technicolour heaven.

Making our case (even stronger) about the colourful confluence between old and new are the rooms, which pay homage to the history and culture of Portugal. Televisions are framed in Portuguese cork, lampshades are crafted from Portuguese straw, and walls are decorated with ceramics by the iconic Bordallo Pinheiro brand - The old. They’re finished with signature cartoon masks and ‘You are beautiful’ (aw) messages inked onto bathroom mirrors - The new. There’s also an all-day brasserie-style restaurant that serves classics like burgers, steak tartare, and, of course, plenty of local seafood. Here, the food is great; the innovative cocktails even greater. Order one to kick off every evening of your stay, which we think you should extend to cover off the entire menu.