Lisbon is one of the cheapest places to take a city break in Europe in 2016. And Inspira Santa Marta Hotel (+351 210 440 900; www.inspirahotels.com) is offering visitors the chance to save even more cash with promotional rates starting at €99 (£73) per room per night, including breakfast for two.

Lisbon vies with Athens as the best-value city to visit in western Europe, according to Post Office Holiday's Travel Barometer (www.postofficeholiday.co.uk/travel-barometer). A cup of coffee costs an average of 92p in Lisbon, compared with £3.60 in London. The bill for a three-course meal for two with a bottle of wine is about £37 in the Portuguese capital as opposed to £67 in Paris. Meanwhile, entrance to a top heritage attraction will cost in the region of £7.50 in Lisbon, which would cost  £11 in Barcelona.

Visitors to Lisbon will also benefit from Monarch's new low-cost route from London Gatwick, which launches in May with fares starting at £30 one way.

Meanwhile, Inspira Santa Marta, a chic 89-room urban retreat, is offering rates from as little as €99 (£73) per room per night in its Early Booking Offer, for reservations made 30 days in advance. The deal includes bed and breakfast for two, internet access, in-room coffee and tea, toiletries, bathrobe and slippers, and access to the wellness centre.

Guests staying for four or more days receive a 15 per cent discount for the whole booking, with rates from €107 (£79) per room per night through the Stay Longer Pay Less promotion. They enjoy the same benefits as above, plus access to an online multi-lingual global newspaper service.

More about Inspira Santa Marta Hotel

Inspira Santa Marta Hotel is set in a quiet quarter close to the centre of Lisbon, just off the Avenida da Liberdade. Beyond the hotel's sympathetically restored 18th-century façade, a radical reinterpretation of four buildings has resulted in a cool, contemporary interior with a soaring atrium at its heart. The vast open-plan space, home to the hotel's reception, restaurant, bar, and lounge areas, is set against the backdrop of a sweeping staircase, which leads to the spa. 

The hotel is inspired by the Chinese philosophy of feng shui, which informs the design of the common areas, bedrooms and suites; guests can request a room that reflects their birth sign. The styling also beautifully accords with the five elements – water, earth, wood, fire and metal – through the tasteful choice of colours, patterns and materials for the modish décor, fabrics and furniture.

The cleverly designed 89 bedrooms and suites enable guests to move seamlessly through their day. The rooms centre on supremely comfortable beds, with eye-catching integrated shower rooms in the bedrooms and more luxurious open-plan spa bathrooms in some suites. Generous storage areas, smart task- and mood-lighting options, ergonomic desks, and comfy armchairs to relax in all come as standard, as do flat-screen TVs, plug-and-play technology, free WiFi, online newspapers, complimentary toiletries, bathrobes and Fairtrade tea and coffee.

In the hotel's light and airy 80-seat restaurant, Open Brasserie, chef João Silva's team creates Portuguese cuisine with a Mediterranean twist. Fresh, seasonal ingredients – organic and sustainably sourced where possible – are transformed into dishes such as codfish loin from the Portuguese coast served with asparagus, fried egg, potato sticks and sun-dried tomato. Open Brasserie is also certified gluten-free and menus include both vegetarian and vegan options. The Urban Bar provides a convivial space, with an open fire in winter, for sipping the country's fine ports and wines as well as other drinks. There's an adjacent games room, too, where guests can shoot some pool.

Rare among its four-star competitors in the city, Inspira Santa Marta also has a sleek spa, The ReTreat, managed by Ritualspa. Also designed according to feng shui philosophy, this peaceful place has a wellness area with six individual and double rooms for treatments and beauty therapies, plus a tea room for post-treatment relaxation. Features include Vichy water and colour therapies and Elemis is the product of choice. Guests also have access to a well-equipped gym.

Inspira Santa Marta has outstanding green credentials, from its energy-saving systems to its rigorously audited supply chain and its support of several community projects at home and abroad. Consequently, it has won many accolades, including Best Sustainable Hotel in Portugal in the 2013/14 International Hotel Awards.

Contact: www.inspirahotels.com, +351 210 440 900. Follow: Twitter @inspira_hotels; facebook.com/InspiraHotels, pinterest.com/inspirahotel, YouTube, and Google+.

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