Hotel in zona Livraria Britanic, Lisbona

We booked a week at the Lisbon Serviced Apartments - Bairro Alto based on positive reviews from previous visitors. The (eight room) four story apartments are located in the old hilly section of the city where steep and narrow sidewalks are the norm and are slippery during rain. The main entrance is via a short alleyway. Access to the outer main door entrance and individual apartments are very 21st century in that there is no reception. The outside door has a cypher lock and guests use a reservation number to get in. Once inside the 'lobby' space there is a kiosk/screen to check in and get an assigned room and cypher code for your room. The kiosk has language selections to help with directions. There also a one-way phone to speak with a person/assistance. The machine scans documents, i.e., passports or European ID cards. It took me ten minutes and the final phase was to take a photo of the QR square displayed to keep track of your room number and access code. There are four floors with two apartments on each floor. There is an elevator and stairs. The rooms are spacious and well outfitted with a mini kitchen, including dishes, cooking ware, dishwasher, clothes washer and refrigerator. The clothes washer is great, we used it and dried clothes on a clothes hangar that was stashed in the closet. There is a comfortable queen size bed with a large flat screen hanging on the opposite wall. A closet has a self-use strong box with directions (in English) to set-up a personalized multi-digit code during your stay. The bathroom is roomy with a shower stall instead of a bath. Plenty of windows, including in the bathroom. The cross street is named Rua Do Poco Dos Negros and is a main line for the local trams that pass through the neighborhood, with a tram stop maybe 100 feet from the apartments. Taxis pass through here as well. Small restaurants are plentiful within a 15-minute parameter. The popular Plaza del Comercio is about a twenty-minute walk or a Three Euro Tram ride away. Aside from steep streets, the area is safe, even a night. The apartments are a clean, good bargain for staying in Lisbon.

Per il mio soggiorno a Lisbona ho scelto questo Hotel e mi sono trovata bene. Si trova in Avenida da Liberdade, grande e bella via centrale e vicina al centro storico della città, a pochi passi c'è anche la fermata della metro ”Avenida”. Camera accogliente, arredata con gusto e con la giusta temperatura (regolabile), ottima connessione wi fi, comodità del letto per una buona qualità del sonno. personale gentile, simpatia, pulizie giornaliere - con anche cambio giornaliero degli asciugamani - e possibilità di richiedere il transfer da/per l'aeroporto. Rapporto qualità/prezzo buono.

È stato un buon hotel da scegliere se dovessi visitare nuovamente Lisbona! Ho prenotato una camera doppia, ma poiché ero in visita con un amico, ho chiesto se possibile un letto singolo e sono stato davvero grato per il cambiamento. Prima di tutto, la posizione è davvero buona. Sono entrato nel mezzo, ho messo i bagagli, ho caricato il telefono e sono uscito! La colazione era varia e molto gustosa. Anche le persone che lavorano sono gentili, quindi sono stato grato che abbiano ascoltato le mie richieste. L'unico rammarico è che non hanno cambiato gli asciugamani ogni giorno e hanno appeso gli asciugamani che usavano. Inoltre, il pavimento della stanza non è pulito come l'Europa, dove le persone indossano le scarpe all'interno. Tuttavia, non c'erano pantofole usa e getta separate. La prossima volta che vado, penso che porterò le pantofole.

Non fornire armadietti con chiavi integrate, quindi dovresti tenere lo zaino nel letto. Il letto del 2 ° piano non era completamente separato dal piano superiore, quindi il tuo vicino potrebbe vederti o prendere le tue cose. La colazione era ok per il prezzo, ma la mancanza di uova e salsicce. La connessione Wifi è molto debole nella stanza. Se qualcuno russa forte, per i tappi per le orecchie dovresti pagare 1 €.

Abbiamo soggiornato in questo hotel per una notte usufruendo anche del servizio colazione. La struttura non è al centro ma è ben collegata sia all’aeroporto che a tutte le attrazioni più importanti di Lisbona in quanto si trova sulla linea verde della metropolitana che collega l’aeroporto al centro città (fermata della metro Rossio). Le camere sono silenziose e ben pulite, munite di kit per il bagno. La reception è aperta 24h su 24 e c’è la possibilità di depositare i bagagli senza sovrapprezzo. Il fiore all’occhiello è stata la tanto citata colazione: il servizio infatti viene svolto al settimo piano (tranquilli, c’è l’ascensore 😜), colazione internazionale con vasta scelta e una vista mozzafiato! Super consigliato!

Pur non essendo nel centro storico, lo stesso è raggiungibile facilmente con il metrò la cui stazione è a pochi passi. Le camere sono spaziose, pulite, altrettanto dicasi del bagno che, finalmente, ha una docce spaziosa. Avevamo compreso la prima colazione, a buffet, questa nella normalità. Nonostante i 18 piano dell'hotel non c'era confusione e l'attesa degli ascensori non era lunga. Personale cortese. Due pecche, forse: il frigorifero in camera era sottochiave e il televisore, nonostante i 103 canali, non ne aveva nessuno in Italiano.

Di questa struttura fatiscente salvo solo la buona posizione (vicina alla fermata dell’autobus per Lisbona e a una bella zona commerciale utile in caso di necessitá) e la buona qualità del cibo servito a colazione. Il resto è da mettersi le mani nei capelli. Stanze grandi come un ditale, non molto pulite, la sala della colazione era sporca da fare schifo, con 4 addetti a guardare lo sporco e farsi gli affari loro. Personale disinteressato, disinformato e indolente, al limite della maleducazione: non sapevano dirmi Il numero dell’autobus da prendere per il centro, non parlavano bene inglese, io dicevo una cosa e loro ne capivano un altra. Da impazzire! Ho chiesto via mail se fosse attivo il servizio lavanderia, mi hanno risposto di si e che mi avrebbero dato info una volta arrivata in reception. Arrivo e? “No signora la lavanderia non è attiva nel week end”…… ed era venerdì mattina…. A Lisbona il week end inizia a discrezione dei receptionist! Mi lamento via mail tramite la piattaforma di prenotazione, cosa rispondono? “Signora lei ha chiesto la lavanderia 24h gratis, per forza le abbiamo detto di no”. Ma siamo matti? Ai limiti dell’assurdo. Se non volete rovinarvi parte della vacanza evitate come la peste questa struttura!

This is a rather elegant Pousada which is managed by the Pestana Hotel chain. Checking in at Reception was painless and swift. The staff generally were pleasant and friendly. Our bedroom was on the ground floor overlooking the car park. We needed to keep the windows closed for security and the curtains closed for privacy. The bedroom was pleasantly furnished and in good condition. The bed was king size and very comfy. There was plenty of hanging space for clothing The size of the room left very little space to conveniently store suitcases. The room was equipped with a refrigerator but no mini bar. There was also a television which as far as I could tell only had Portuguese programs. I could not find any English language programs. This did not really a problem because I was staying at this hotel for a limited time and did not want to watch TV. The bathroom was en suite with both a bath and a shower. The bath was useless because it did not have a bath plug and the hotel staff were unable to find a bath plug for me. There was plenty of tepid warm water for washing. However you need to have patience to have hot water. Hot water took a lifetime before it reached our room Our bedroom must have been some distance from the boiler because other guests did not suffer the same problem. A lot of water was wasted while waiting for the hot water. This was not a good way to “Save the Planet” as instructed by a sign / notice on display in the bathroom from the hotel management. The plug in the wash hand basin did not work properly. As you will realise having a wash in this hotel was a bit of an ordeal. Buffet breakfast had lots to chose from with a choice hot and cold dishes. The Lounge bar is comfortable and pleasantly furnished. Apart from the lack of bath plugs, the hotel is in good condition and decorative order.

We stayed there in September, for 6 days, as we had our wedding in costa caparica. We had a happy week in Portugal, but the quality of the service in the hotel was poor. The building itself is clean, and has a kind of desing, thats a plus. But the staff was not kind or nice at all. We literally felt bad whenever we went to the reception to discuss something (basic things, like reserving a table etc). They looked pretty grumpy and when we approached them, we felt uncomfortable, they just wanted to get rid of us. Applies for the Reception and the breakfast and bar staff. Only the cleaning ladies were nice and smiling. It was pretty difficult to order or ask in English durint launch or breakfast. Our parents arrived one day later, around 1 am in the morning, after a 14hours trip, and after check-in we had to do all the paying in this late hour, even though we asked and promised that we will come down first thing in the morning to pay, as they are exteremely exhausted after the trip. They didnt care at all. At other hotels we always paid upon leaving but even if they want to make sure and have it in advance, i truly believe they should be more emphatic and not keeping exhasuted people at the front desk for an extra 30 minutes in the middle of the night. My father has diabetes and high hart rate, he was really suffering after this trip and just wanted to go to bed. All the parents are above 65, it was unpleasent welcome. At this hotel you have to book the breakfast table in advance, doesnt matter how late you arrived,and even if this is the last thing you want to do on your holiday, to follow a schedule. When we ate at the bar, it took literally an hour to get some snack. The 3person room is not really a 3 person room, it is a normal room with an extra bed which is only suitable for smaller children. (It is not like a must, but a good indicator: we had our wedding there, walking out from the hotel, and no one from the staff had a kind word - even all the flight attandendts were nices that anyone in the hotel.) We choose the hotel as it is close to the beach by car, so it fulfilled the purpose, but we would not go back. For the price you can get better.

The hotel is very nice and new looking. Very clean. Andre is so helpful at the front desk as are all of the staff. Loved it here. But for a long stay I would want more amenities but for the price and 2 nights, it was perfect. Lidl Grocery store across the street.