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Think clean lines, low sofas, clean colours in lush chocolate brown, deep red and cream. Think all the bells and whistles, including WiFi and valet parking. Plus a sunny patio with blocky white chairs and running water, and a trendy bar with a scroll-long wine list and several types of champagne. They boast an organic breakfast, but we're not sure if this is true or not - no sign of anything organic when we visited.

There are 65 rooms, divided sensibly up into 'Small', 'Medium', Large', 'Deck' (with, er, a private deck) and 'Suite', with rack rates running from €125 to €375. All super swish, if a little impersonal compared to Lisbon's smaller boutique hotels. And a bit pricey, if we're honest.

But if you like old buildings, big rivers and fine gardens, you can't get a better location. Apart from the famous Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Jerónimos Monastery, with a spectacular chapel where the famous Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama is buried), Belém is teeming with museums - the Naval Museum, Coach Museum, Monument to the Discoveries, the Belém Cultural Centre for a terrace bar and frequent festivals....and more.

And if you like custard tarts, you can't get a better location either - Belém is the birthplace of Lisbon's iconic Pastel de Belém.

You'll never need to go into the centre of Lisbon itself. And after a few of those custard tarts, you won't be able to move so far either....