"Indian runner ducks are perhaps not the bird most readily associated with Lisbon's leafy Principe Real neighbourhood, where towering palm trees play hide-and-seek with faded facades, but at this peachy-pink palacio they are everywhere. A couple sit on the counter at the appropriately named Duck Bar, another is embossed in gold on the leather key-card holders and some have even been wrought into the iron railings of the large balconies."
"Gail embraced the challenge of restoring and redecorating the 28 bedrooms, drawing on her own personal style. Due respect is paid to the building's heritage with preserved blue-and-white tiles and a colourful arabesque ceiling which soars over one of the beds. But British touches are laid over these details, from the big standalone bathtubs by Drummonds to the Dyson hair dryers."
"Bathrooms are clad in barley-coloured stone from Sintra and have heated floors and Byredo bottles. Bedrooms come with help-yourself mini-bars try the ginger health shots as well as Lisbon-made pink-pepper candles. Breakfast is served in the gardens, in the shade of the jacaranda tree, while the rest of the day can be whiled away beside the huge swimming pool under the cloudless sky."
Palacio Principe Real occupies a restored 19th-century palacio in Lisbon's Principe Real with a decorative mix of preserved heritage and contemporary British touches. British owners Miles and Gail Curley, with past residencies in Singapore and Madrid, use Indian runner ducks as the hotel's logo to reflect Asian ties. Gail led restoration and redecorating of 28 bedrooms, retaining blue-and-white tiles and a colourful arabesque ceiling while adding standalone bathtubs, Dyson hair dryers, and Sintra stone bathrooms with heated floors and Byredo toiletries. Bedrooms feature help-yourself mini-bars and Lisbon-made pink-pepper candles. Breakfast is served in the garden under a jacaranda and guests can relax by a large swimming pool. Service emphasizes spaciousness, generosity of the owners' time, and personalized hospitality.
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