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Be pampered like a soccer mum at Lisbon's most palatial hotel

Be pampered like a soccer mum at Lisbon's most palatial hotel

Check in to the Pestana Palace, where Madonna took four royal suites while her son attended the prestigious Benfica Football Academy.

The Renaissance Room at the Pestana Palace, built by a 19th-century cocoa magnate. 

Steve MeachamFreelance writer

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In the lobby of Lisbon’s five-star Pestana Palace hotel, there’s a photo gallery of celebrity guests who have slept here. Some are so famous they’re known by a single name: Prince, Valentino, Beckham.

Yet one name stands out.

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Steve MeachamFreelance writerSteve Meacham is a freelance writer.

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