Sheraton Cascais Resort - Hotel & Residences

Life in Lisbon is pretty far from grim, but things somehow get markedly more pleasant just twenty-five miles to the west in Cascais, on the Atlantic coast. What was once simply a fishing village has grown into, depending on your perspective, either an outer suburb of Lisbon or an extremely convenient out-of-town holiday destination. Which goes some way towards explaining why the nearby Sheraton Cascais Resort - Hotel & Residences does a little bit of everything.

It’s a seaside resort for couples and families from Portugal and abroad, it’s a convention center for capital-based businesses, and it’s a spa and golf getaway for overnighters and weekenders from Lisbon. The look in the rooms and suites is quietly contemporary, and the comforts are quite up to the task, fully wired and fully plush — suites come with full kitchens, and the two-bedroom Family Suites spread out like proper residences.

Of course a resort on this scale is more than just a collection of rooms. Thanks to all the en-suite kitchens — and the wealth of fine dining in and around Cascais — the hotel gets by with just one restaurant, serving a variety of fresh Atlantic seafood. For daytime diversions there’s a spa as well as a lagoon-like pool, and the nearest beach and golf course are both minutes away.

How to get there:
Sheraton Cascais Resort - Hotel & Residences is 37 km from Lisbon International Airport.