The Concept
THE COFFEE EXPERIENCE
Palácio do Visconde – The Coffee Experience takes place in two palaces
of the century XIX that were carefully restored to provide a sensorial journey through the history and art of artisanal coffee, from the factory to the
cup, passing through the pillow.
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It is in this historical environment that we want to provide those who visit us with a
truly picturesque experience in which everyone feels invited by the
“Viscount of Coffee”, lord of the palaces, on a journey through time to the
19th century bourgeois Lisbon, where the coffee industry was bubbling and cultural life unfolded in the noble halls under its aroma.
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Whether you come to sleep or take a guided tour of the block, you can enjoy our freshly roasted coffee.
We are sure that this will be an unforgettable experience.
Viscondessa Suite
Lady of the palaces, the first suite is hers.
Irreverent yet feminine, this suite is a representation of the roaring 20's, which dictate the emancipation of women, the end of neoclassicism and the beginning of art-nouveau.
The newest trends of Paris are mirrored in the elements of the most iconic suite in the entire property.
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Suite
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King Size Bed
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Bathtub
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Garden view
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Balcony
Visconde Suite
Reading the newspaper warmed by the flames of the fireplace, the Viscount smokes his pipe and drinks his coffee in his armchair.
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Being a man of high distinction, get ready to sleep in the noblest suite in the entire property.
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Suite
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King Size Bed
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Garden view
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Tram 28 view
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Balcony
Fidalgo Burguês
Junior Suite
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He married the Damsel, daughter of the Viscounts. He is a gallant bourgeois gentleman with a neat mustache and a Parker pen in his tailcoat pocket.
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With the end of the Monarchy, he was forced to find a way to subsidize his expensive tastes, which is why he helped the Viscount to found the Negrita Factory in 1923 in the stables of the palaces.
Coffee was in vogue and so was he!
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Junior Suite with Bathtub
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Twins or King Size Bed(s)
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Bathtub
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Garden view
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Balcony
Rainha D.Amélia
Junior Suite*
A feminine, classic and very private room, keeping up with the exquisite taste of our Queen D. Amélia, whose pastel tones refer to her Palácio da Pena.
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Get ready to sleep in the most classic room of the property.
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Junior Suite
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King Size Bed
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Neoclassical plaster ceiling
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Walk-in Closet
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City view
D. Manuel
Double Room
With a simple but refined taste, this room offers a classic, comfortable and cozy atmosphere with a balcony that allows you to wave to Tram 28.
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Double Room
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Double Bed
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Art-nouveau plaster ceilings
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Tram 28 view
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Balcony
Rei D. Carlos
Junior Suite
Be amazed! Our Viscount was intimate with King D. Carlos and it was known that they went hunting together in the Alentejo plains where the former was born.
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A classic suite of carved ceilings and wide balconies was an obligatory ode to what the Viscount calls his King and his friend.
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Junior Suite
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Twin or Double Bed
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View Tram 28
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Balcony
Superior Double Bedroom
Superior Double Bedroom
Donzela
Superior Room
The sunniest room in the Maria Andrade Palace was reserved for the Viscounts' heir daughter, our dreamy Damsel with a romantic and feminine taste.
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Gifted with a wooden arch and three windows that bring in southern light, this room also has a balcony where you can see Tram 28 passing by.
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Superior Room
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Queen Bed
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Original carved wooden arch from the 19th century
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Tram 28 view
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Balcony
Negrita
Double Room
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It is said that in one of his expeditions to Africa to select the best coffee beans, Fidalgo Burguês was enchanted by the beauty of the African woman.
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He promised himself that he would take the beauty of Africa to Lisbon and thus gave the name Negrita to the emblematic coffee factory.
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Double Room
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Double Bed
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Neoclassical plaster ceiling
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Tram 28 view
Sargento-Mor
Superior Room
According to the legend, the first coffee plants arrived in Brazil at the hands of Sergeant Major Francisco Palheta at the behest of King D. João V and the Portuguese Governor in Brazil.
The Sergeant Major was sent to French Guiana with a secret order to hide with “all disguise and caution” local coffee seeds to take them to Brazil.​
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Superior Room
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King Size Double Bed
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Garden view
Double Bedroom
Double Bedroom
Governador Francês
Double Room
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The French Governor who was responsible for taking care of French interests in the French Guiana region took all measures to ensure that the coffee secret remained within France's sphere of power, not giving the Sergeant Major any chance to fulfill his mission.
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Double Room
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Double Bed
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City View
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Tram 28 view
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Balcony
Madame D'Orvilliers Superior Room
However, the wife of the French Governor in the French Guiana, Madame Claude D'Orvilliers, somewhat in love with Palheta, discreetly placed “a handful” of coffee seeds in a bunch of flowers given to Francisco and from these came the first coffee plantations in the world. Brazil.
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Superior Room
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Twins or Double Bed
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Plastered ceilings
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Garden view
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Balcony
Desembargador
Superior Room
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Between 1760 and 1762, the Judge João Alberto Castelo Branco planted some coffee seeds in Rio de Janeiro from the first plantations of Pára. From there, the coffee plantations started cutting down the bush, opening roads, establishing settlements and creating wealth, exploiting the virgin soil rich in nutrients, reaching the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais.
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Superior Room
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Twins or Double Bed
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Neoclassical plasterwork ceilings
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Original wooden arch from the 19th century
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Garden View
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City View
Senhor Pina
Superior Room
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The history of Senhor Pina is intertwined with the history of Fábrica Negrita as he is responsible for bringing the Negrita and Carioca brands from the time of the Fidalgo Burguês to the present day.
Talking to Senhor Pina is like opening an old book and giving life to the Queirozian description of the people who were at the origin of the factory.
All conversations are, above all, a privilege and an immense joy that fascinates us with every word.
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Superior Room
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Double Bed
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Neoclassical plasterwork ceilings
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City view
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Balcony
Double Bedroom
Double Bedroom
Double Bedroom
Escritor
Double Room
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Assiduous visit to the palaces, the Writer hid behind his spyglass a passionate look and a shy smile.
He always said that the garden inspired him, but we know that it was the Damsel's presence that made the pen advance on the paper. Find in this room an intimate and romantic atmosphere that embodies the Writer and his platonic passion for the Maiden.
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Double Room
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Double Bed
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Original 19th century stone wall
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Tram 28 view
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* In the presentation of the rooms still under renovation, project images were used.
** Most of the characters correspond to real people who were part of the formation of the mansions and/or the history of the café. However, we warn against the fact that the description of the characters is romanticized.
