The five-star luxury property has unveiled chic new rooms and a stylish restaurant in the first phase of an ongoing €15m makeover.

The new look Superior rooms (now called Deluxe rooms), Junior Suites (re-named Deluxe Junior Suites) and corridors, are cloaked in a relaxing colour palette of light blues, greys and beiges, with final designs based on a concept by London-based interior designers Goddard Littlefair.

Hot on the heels of Tom Kerridge opening in Corinthia’s flagship London hotel with the best of British food comes world-class, authentic Portuguese cuisine at Erva, a new restaurant at Corinthia Hotel Lisbon. Octopus carpaccio, bacalhau (cod) straight from the Atlantic, sweet pastel de nata and fine ports are highlights of the menu at Erva – meaning grass – and crafted by Chef Carlos Goncalves.

Seating 90, the restaurant has floor to ceiling windows, leather vintage-style chairs, rustic wood dining tables, a natural colour palette of dark greens and browns accented by living walls, and selected artworks from contemporary Portuguese artists.

Diners can also enjoy stylish outside space in the hotel’s new Soul Garden, over 3,000 square metres of verdant garden and terrace offering a haven of peace in the busy city. It’s ideal for after work gatherings or laid-back evenings, helped by irresistible cocktails, light bites, lounge seating and curated music. There are DJ sets each Wednesday and at weekends.

Erva and Soul Garden complement the hotel’s Sete Colinas restaurant, for international buffet food, the Terrace Garden for al fresco breakfast in spring and summer, and the Tempus Lounge.

Phase two of the refurbishment will commence before the year end and redesign the Executive Suites and create the design of new suites. By the end of 2019 all 518 rooms of Corinthia Hotel Lisbon will be completed.