Great location in the Barrio Alto neighborhood of Lisbon! Great staff! Great experience! We felt…read moreright at home in Lisboa. Very safe, very accommodating, and I can't wait to return to see more!
Casa do Pátio is a courtyard-style hotel with guest rooms, and also adjacent apartments. It has a very Bohemian feel, with a city-sophisticated staff, who are also extremely down-to-earth and friendly. I definitely got a taste of the best of old and new Lisbon staying here, which is exactly what I wanted. Casa do Pátio's buildings are full of charm, with the quintessential look of old Portugal, but the interiors are updated with all the modern conveniences and comforts you need.
We had one of the apartments, which are located between the 2nd and 4th floors of a traditional building next to Casa do Pátio. While the hotel rooms are at ground level, the apartments are accessible only via stairs. Each apartment comes with a TV, DVD player, air-conditioning, and a kitchenette. Our apartment had a washing machine, and some come with a dishwasher. It was spacious, with a kitchen/living common room, sizable bedroom, and bath with shower stall. We had some nice views of Lisbon from our 3rd story room. Daily maid service was included. Breakfast is offered, but served through a different hotel (about 4min walk) for 8€.
For those in guest rooms in the hotel part, there is a common room with kitchen in the hotel office/reception area. They sometimes serve complimentary snacks there. Free WIFI is great, very strong, and available wherever your room or apartment is.
The staff is WONDERFUL! We found them to be super courteous and helpful. Perfect English! They have all kinds of info and tips about the city, and are very eager to help upon request. They helped us with local calls to TAP Air Portugal when we had trouble checking in online before we left (both by calling for us from their land line, AND speaking to them on our behalf to ease language barriers). They also booked us a table at a local restaurant, and scheduled us a taxi at 5am, for our departure day, which we could pre-pay on our c-card right there in the office. Absolutely wonderful of them to think of every need and help at a 4- or 5-star hotel level!
We were in Lisbon at Casa do Pátio for 3 nights, during Carnival / Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday), so rooms were sparse and prices were jacked. On Shrove Tuesday itself, some businesses were closed, but Casa was super-accommodating about our multiple inquiries asking what was open, and what we could do (most places were still open, including museums, though some had Sunday hours in effect).
We had a great stay and hope to return!
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MUST SEE - Miradouro de Santa Catarina is very close by, as is Ascensor da Bica.
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Metro to the airport is cheap and fairly quick. If you prefer, the hotel will call a taxi for you, and they can charge the 15€ taxi fee to your credit card, so you are all reserved/paid in advance. Taxi is a 20min ride from hotel to airport.
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They are on resident-access-only streets, so if you are taking a taxi, call them ahead, or ask your driver, to assure access into the neighborhood, to prevent having to walk a distance. If you have a rental car, the nearest garage is still a healthy walk with luggage (on cobblestones) from the hotel.
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Great view from upper floor apartments.
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For APARTMENTS -- No elevator / narrow staircase. Must climb flights with luggage.
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If staying in an apartment, bring dollar store items for dish soap, detergent, veggie peeler, etc., which you can leave behind when you go. We were glad to have had these things with us, so we didn't have to waste vacation time trying to find them in stores. They are all more costly in Lisbon.
