please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2013 this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . october 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources hotel heritage news newspapers books scholar jstor free images september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message heritage lisbon hotels industry hotel founded 1998 founder ant nio duarte martins arm nio galv o fernandes number of locations 5 hotels area served portugal website 2 heritage lisbon hotels 1 are a small charm hotel chain which goal is the recovery and adaptation of ancient houses or historical buildings to hotels located in emblematic areas of lisbon ; portugal s capital city . these hotels give their clients the opportunity to stay in recovered buildings that maintain the typical architecture of portugal . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 hotels 4 references 5 external links overview edit thanks to the grupo s investment on historical and traditional houses in the center of lisbon maintaining a small number of rooms these 5 charm hotels bring to memory historical and traditional buildings of lisbon from the belle poque hotels in new avenues to the 16th century palace . heritage hotels bet hardly on the total recovery of national real estate patrimony in the historical city center giving special attention to decoration and architectural detail that transform each building unique and an ambassador of a cozy and traditional environment . history edit heritage lisbon hotels history starts in 1931 when ant nio duarte martins decided to invest his capital acquired during his life in brazil in the beginning of the 20th century to build an old palace on avenida da liberdade to transform it in a hotel . the recovery project given to architecture norte j nior was the start to today s tivoli hotels . citation needed the tivoli duarte martins partnership would last until 1941 when the firm duarte cardoso e machaz lda . was created acquiring the 185 da avenida da liberdade building to enlarge the tivoli hotel . duarte martins sold his part in the company on 1944 and opened the hotel condest vel lda firm buying and creating the condest vel hotel opened on the april 28 1954 by ant nio duarte martins and arm nio galv o fernandes . this hotel explored a concept of modernity and as architect luc nio cruz stated promotes its guest a tue well being by simple solutions . it was one of the first hotels in the city offering in all its 63 bedrooms a private bathroom . between 1975 and 1978 the company lived difficult moments due to the economical and political reality in the country . its recovery was only possible with the employees dedication that recognized the company efforts in maintaining the hotel running normally . at this same time the hotel changed its name to lisboa plaza . this effort saw results on the 1990s with the creation of the company named hoteis plasa s.a. maintaining lisboa plaza and expanding it . the 90s were decisive to the company s history with the acquisition of three new buildings as janelas verdes of the york house on 1994 ; solar do castelo located in the s o jorge castle in 1995 and the britania hotel in 1996 . this acquisition where accomplished by the cardoso and alves de sousa families . finally in 1998 the heritage hotels brand was created with the mission of offering its clients a stay full of the typical portuguese hospitality history and tradition in small charm hotels ancient houses and or historical buildings located in the center of lisbon . in 1999 the recovery of the ancient palacete das cozinhas 2 located in the s o jorge castle started and became solar do castelo . the last hotel was officially opened on 2007 in the middle of avenida da liberdade in a recovered xviii building . hotels edit as janelas verdes opened in 1995 the as janelas verdes hotel is part of an 18th century palace next to the national museum of ancient art one of the most emblematic places in the city . 3 this small charm hotel which is believed to have been the inspiration for the famous ramalhete from the literary work os maias written by e a de queiroz who is said to have lived here revives the xvii through its objects d art books and family photos . heritage av liberdade hotel the blue fa ade of the heritage av liberdade stands out in an architectonic unit on the prime artery of the capital avenida da liberdade . subject to careful rehabilitation this 18th century building has come back to life by dint of a project of a unique nature . 4 miguel c ncio martins design for the rebuilding is expressed by the diluting of the physical frontiers between the city and the hotel . the purpose of the rehabilitation was to keep as many original elements as possible the 18th century facade the ashlar the veranda railings the wooden main door and the shutters with their original ironwork as well as the pombaline tiles in the interior have been subject to detailed restoration . in the exterior the integrity of the architectonic design was conserved maintaining the elegant features which characterize the pombaline style . hotel britania located near av . da liberdade hotel britania is a building full of small details of genuine art deco a project by cassiano branco . the glamour of the 1940 s is especially visible in the paintings of the portuguese overseas empire that decorate the bar . 5 hotel lisboa plaza located near avenida da liberdade this hotel is a symbol of family since it was designed to conciliate modern traditional and family . 6 the reconstruction of the hotel is the work of gra a viterbo atelier who maintained the main lines of original building made by lucinio cruz . solar do castelo solar do castelo is the only heritage hotel located inside the walls of s o jorge castle in the heart of the one of the most typical areas of lisbon . 7 this ancient palace from the 17th century known has the palacete das cozinhas since it was built in the old kitchen area of pa os da alc ova represents a romantic era and is surrounded by historical gardens . rebuilt by vasco massapina and decorated by gra a viterbo atelier the solar do castelo is dominated by a medieval spirit which includes a museum with numerous items found belonging to the old palace . references edit 1 http www.epoquehotels.com h.php lisbon hotels boutique hotel h solardocastelo l en http www.heritage.pt as janelas verdes home.html http www.heritage.pt av liberdade description.html http www.heritage.pt britania heritage hotel britania gallery.html http www.heritage.pt lisboa plaza description.html http www.heritage.pt solar do castelo solar do castelo description.html external links edit www.heritage.pt retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hotel heritage & oldid 721514841 categories hotels in portugalhidden categories orphaned articles from february 2013all orphaned articlesarticles lacking reliable references from october 2012all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles with a promotional tone from september 2012all articles with a promotional tonearticles with topics of unclear notability from september 2012all articles with topics of unclear notabilityall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2012portugal articles missing geocoordinate dataall articles needing coordinates navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 may 2016 at 10 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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