The Grand Pelican, Lisbon — 3 nights, room 1204
· edited 03.10.2026
booked this because it was €40 cheaper than the place i actually wanted and the photos had a nice tiled bathroom. the tiled bathroom is real. a lot of other things are also real.
Check-in
arrived 14:52, check-in is “from 15:00” and they made me wait until 15:00 exactly. sat in the lobby for 8 minutes watching the clock. the lady was nice about it but she also very clearly wasn’t going to do it early.
- key cards: 2, both worked first time (rare)
- welcome drink: a voucher for a welcome drink, redeemable only 18:00–19:00. didn’t make it.
- lift: one lift for 14 floors. on day two it had a handwritten “slow today” sign.
The room
the view from 1204 at about 19:10. this was genuinely worth the €40 i saved
12th floor, corner room, two windows. the windows open properly, not the 4cm hotel tilt thing. huge win.
The bed
firm. like actually firm. four pillows, all the same, none of them were the good kind. i slept fine but i want it on the record that a menu of pillows would cost them nothing.
The bathroom
the tiles. about 1 in 12 of them is dark blue and i could not find a pattern
the shower has a rainfall head AND a handheld but they share one tap and the switch between them is a mystery knob. i got cold water on my back every morning. water pressure 10/10 once you figure it out.
Breakfast
day 1 plate. the eggs were from a tray
07:00–10:30, included. the pastéis de nata were good, the scrambled eggs were sitting in a tray under a heat lamp at 07:05 which means they were made at like 06:30. coffee machine was the push-button kind with a queue of six people.
day 3 i skipped it and got a nata and a bica from the place downstairs for €2.40 and it was better.
Scores
Would i go back
yes, but i’d ask for the same room. the non-corner rooms on the booking site looked half the size.