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Lisbon Day 2 - A must go city

On Monday we woke up at 7.30am at Residencia Nazareth, who kindly gave us accommodation for the length of our stay, and made us feel right at home. We had a great breakfast there (coffee, bread and butter, cheese, ham, croissants…) and then we moved to our first appointment:

Dom Sancho I is a Residencial like most of them in Lisbon (a Residencial is kind of like a hotel but based on one floor of a building only). Dom Sancho has a good reception area and good rooms; all of them private. Its location is great as well, located on Avenida Da Liberdade, one of the main roads in Lisbon. We spoke for a while with Paulo, the manager, about Hostelbookers.com, and we left as soon as the Hotel got busy with check ins. Our first impression of a Residencial in Lisbon was really good.

At the other side of the road we went to Danubio Residencial, our next appointment. They have two floors in an antique building close to the centre. All their rooms are private, and they’ve got a lovely patio, that looks like it would be really enjoyable in the summer. When we visited, they were refurbishing and when they are finished it is going to improve it a lot. All in all it is a good cheap option in a good location.

After “Danubio”, we went to Hotel Internacional, also undergoing some renovations and implementing some really interesting changes in the pipeline. Before they were a normal Hotel, but they’re turning into a Design Hotel, with thematic floors (Urban, Zen, Pop Art…). The rooms are decorated to the highest standard, and a modern restaurant will surely be a reason for booking there. Alex talked to us about his exciting project, and we can say that it looks wonderful, and a good alternative to the classic Hotel. This hostel also has a good location in Rossio, the main square of Lisbon.

The last appointments of the day were Pensao Monumental and Pensao Modelo, which belong to the same group as our hosts, Residencia Nazareth. We had a look at both “Pensaos”, with plenty of cheap rooms in great locations (especially “Modelo”). They’re a good choice for a private room with a price of a bed in a dorm. We spoke with all the staff about Hostelbookers, their group of properties, and life in Lisbon. Mahomed (the owner of these properties) and Aboobakar (his son) recently came to London and visited us in our office.

That was it for our first day of visiting. The balance is that Lisbon is one of the most charming cities in Europe, and it’s got a good range of accommodation. A must go!