Portugal Accommodation

We booked to go to Lisbon at the last minute for a short getaway and deliberated a lot over which hotel to stay in as it's obviously difficult from Tripadvisor reviews (with lots of hotels having largely positive comments with the odd negative one) to work out where we were best to be based. We couldn't have chosen a better location. Bang in the centre of the city with really friendly staff, a great selection of breakfast foods, fast WIFI and a late checkout until 12 on our last day. Would definitely stay at the Internacional Design Hotel again while we're tempted to try out some of the other Small Luxury Hotels in their group to see if they're as welcoming!

Enjoyed our experience in Lisbon..a super city with lots of interesting places to visit. The local people were friendly and helpful. Public transport very accessible.

Mundial turned out to be everything we required for 5 days in Lisbon. Nothing about the Hotel caused us reason to be unhappy about our choice and it's location for going anywhere in the city or surrounding area was even better than expected. Taxi transfer from the airport is about 4 miles and is cheap at around 10-12 euros. We bought a 3 day "Lisboa Card" each and would recommend it for anyone who wants to cram in as much sightseeing as possible (and there's plenty of that to do around the city). The card gives unlimited use of all the excellent and safe public transport systems and removes the need for any other tickets to travel around. The Metro system is modern, fast and so easy to use and a must for getting around or interchanging with trains and trams. Must see attractions within the city are the Castle, Belim, and the spectacular Oceanarium all of which get discounted entry prices on the Lisboa Card. In the surrounding area another "must do" is a visit to Sintra, a world heritage site, where the Royal Palace and Moorish Castle are located. Allow a full day for this. The Lisboa Card is valid for trains to Sintra from Rossio station and departures are regular. The journey takes about 40 minutes. A hop-on hop-off public service bus does a very long and steep circular route around the palaces and castles from Sintra centre for 5 euros per person (much cheaper than local tour operators). We found Lisboans to be friendly, helpful people and English is understood everywhere.

The staff and facilities met all of my expectations and will return for a third time.

We had a fantastic experience here in January 2015. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful and everyone spoke English very well. The comfortable and clean room includes breakfast buffet with a rooftop view and access to a health club (all complimentary).

Very nice stay , staff were attentive and helpful. Bed was comfortable and room was a good size with a nice view over the marina. Breakfast was superb with a good choice, and the breakfast waiters were forthcoming with the coffee.

The Pestana is an excellent hotel facing the ocean. From our room we had an excellent view to the hotel pools and gardens and to the ocean. It was like being in the middle of the sea. Service was excellent and the staff incredibly helpful and nice. We had breakfast included and, leaving at 3:00 a.m., they offered to bring tea or coffee to our room. We accepted and we had a complete continental breakfast brought to our room at 2:00 a.m. at no charge. The hotel has beautiful outdoors/indoors pools, sauna, steam and a small gym. Rooms are clean, spacious and very comfortable. The hotel is not close to downtown but the hotel offers a shuttle service which works until 7:00 pm.

We booked this hotel for a four night stay. It was in a great location close to the port, within walking distance to the town, ideal when you've only got a couple of days to explore. The breakfast buffet was really good. we hired a car for a couple of days, the hotel only has about 5 free spaces outside so if your lucky you can park here if not you need to park in the casino carpark which is only 50 metres away but you will need to pay. I think the maximum charge for 24 hours is €6.40. We would stay here again but if you are looking for ultra modern it's not for you. For us the position and views are fab!