Apartment in Lisbon 55 - Baixa (managed by TravelingToLisbon)

Apartment number 55 is located on the 4th floor (no elevator!) of a typical XIX century building constructed against a XV century fortress wall in the Pena district.

Nearby you have all kinds of traditional commerce, and it is a walking distance from Lisbon's historical centre and some of the best sea food restaurants in the city. It is also a short walking distance to the subway and train stations going to the beaches around Cascais.

There are two public car parks 3 minutes walking.

It has an abundance of natural light, and from the window you have an amazing direct view of the castle and its beautiful surrounding.

It is 80m2 and has been completely renovated and remodelled to include:

• one bedroom with double bed (190cm * 140cm);
• one living room with a sofa bed, dining area, satellite TV, DvD player and a hi-fi stereo;
• a mezzanine with a single bed (not very comfortable : a matress on the floor, low ceiling, light in the morning and low intimacy because it is on top of the living room) ;
• a kitchen complete with washing machine, gas oven and stove, microwave and fridge with frozen compartment; This comunicates with the sitting room;
• a bathroom with an ancient renewed bathtub;
• one terrace, built within on the old fortress wall, with an amazing view over the castle S. Jorge, Lisbon's roofs and the river Tejo, where you can sit and relax;

Wireless broadband access available for those who have their own laptop with Wi-Fi compatible equipment.

It has fans, central heating and a fireplace.

Please bare in mind that the walls at the terrace are quite small, being not suitable for small children.

We will welcome you with a bottle of cold “vinho verde”.

You will also find some CDs with Portuguese music to complete your cultural experience.

  Please see floor plan

Apartments 1, 2, 55 and 203 are at the same building at Calçada Nova do Colégio, which is a charming narrow street in the district of Pena. There are several other apartments at Baixa.

The main feature of Pena is that it is a plateau, from which two main slopes descend, facing Martin Moniz and Avenida da Liberdade. It begins at the north-east of Rossio and extends to Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, commonly known by Campo de Santana. The streets on the two slopes are twisting and irregular, leading to many beautiful alleys and side streets.

Being one of the oldest districts in Lisbon, one is overwhelmed by the diversity of its buildings, constructed in accordance with the successive types of architecture through centuries. Wrought iron balconies from the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries can be seen everywhere. In constant dialogue with the wrought iron are the glazed tiles of the façades - a style reportedly brought from Brazil after the 16th century.

Pena is a quiet neighbourhood where one can find the Italian and German embassies, the birthplace of Amália Rodrigues and the place where Luis de Camões is supposed to have lived his last days (Calçada de Santana, nº 139)

It is very close to the famous Bairro Alto, a nightlife area, which can be reached after walking down Rossio or by taking the Elevador do Lavra, the oldest funicular in Lisbon. This 120 year old elevator goes every 15 minutes down to Rua das Portas de Santo Antão, the location of many excellent fish restaurants as recommended by many city guides (see KLM Lisbon city guide).

Come and enjoy!

You can check the location of the neighborhood and the street in the following links:

• Calçada Nova do Colégio

  See Location in Google Maps technology

  Location Map

Chanez

Personnes de l’accueil très disponibles et sympathiques. Vue magnifique sur Lisbonne. Appartement très bien situé au pied du tramway 28, on  en a bien profité !!!

Garry

We love Lisbon! And especially from apartment 55, the walk down "our" stairs was a lovely daily ritual. Thank you for all your care and attention, adios!
We will definitely come back to Lisbon, what a beautiful city.
Garry, Kate and Olivia

David

Nice apartment and fantastic breakfastin the terrace from the little bakery just down the street . Good location. Nice touch with the wine!

David and Gloria

Emma

I am very happy with my dealings with TTL.  
Very uncomplicated, straightforward.  
Thanks! I will be back!
 

Fue una visita memorable en el mejor sentido.   Estoy muy sorprendida por Lisboa y me quedé muy a gusto en el coqueto apartamento 055! El trato con TravelingToLisbon en todo momento ha sido especialmente bueno.  
Gracias por hacer mi primer visita a Portugal tan agradable! Espero volver pronto. Muito obrigada.
 
It was a memorable visit in the best sense of the word. I'm truely surprised by Lisbon and I was really cosy in the comfortable apartment 055. My dealings at every moment with TravelingToLisbon were especially good. 
Thank you so much for making my first visit to Portugal so agreable! I hope to return soon. Muito obrigada.

Robert

We had a great time in Lisbon; wonderful terrace in apartment 55.

Elena y Benjamín

A todos los que tengáis ganas de salir corriendo cuando lleguéis a la calle, haced caso a las chicas de la agencia...
Está claro que el apartamento está genial. Para unos días, que las escaleras se hacen muy duras.

Mado, Cecilia, Seb et Carla

Magnifique séjour à Lisbonne avec Mado, Cecilia et Seb... Carla était toutes contentes de ses vacances.
Bon plan voiture avec l'agence, n'hésitez pas ils sont super gentil.
Passez d'aussi bonne vacances que nous.
Beaucoup de choses à faire mais Lisbonne est une ville parfaite. Nous partons avec beaucoup de souvenirs!!!

Encarna

Nuestra estancia ha sido muy buena nos han ayudado incluso a subir las maletas porque la escalera está muy enpinada.
Lisboa es muy bonita y hemos ido a un mogollón de sitios: a sintra y a cascais, al barrio alto y a subir al tranvía 28, etc.

Andy and Marie

- Helpful, friendly staff on hand to solve any problems.
- Sintra + the palace a great day out.
- Belém and Oceanarium brilliant.
- Umbrella on terrace keeps blowing over. Be careful!
- Beware of pickpockets on the 28 Tram!!
- Go to Tourist Info for advice.

Enjoy!

Eimear and Elaine

Magical and charming spot - Lisbon is wonderful and appt. 55 is great!
Had a fabulous time!

Tony and Carmel

Lisbon is a great city to walk around and enjoy - sites and the wonderful friendly people.
The apartment was a lovely 'home' for us for a few days.
Thanks for all your help.

Liz, Bex and Clem

We had a fantastic four nights here in Lisbon. The apartment being a great place to return to and chill out after a long day walking in the sun!
Terrace great for enjoying a glass of wine and taking in the views.
We'd recommend the Oceanarium on a rainy day and El Gordo for great Tapas.
Would love to return and see everything we haven't managed to squeeze in this time round.
Being here for a big festival was great too - the locals definitely know how to party!

Andrea and Joyce

A wonderful base for exploring Lisbon - the longer we stayed the more we discovered... what was a real treat land; street music meant we had to have earplugs quite a few nights. The thieves market was great for finding old treasures. Loved Sintra. Also a great antique market at Belém on Sunday.
Brilliant staff who will run up the 54 stairs in our building to come to any rescue you need - eg. blowing the fuse!
We should fitter than we arrived (hopefully) although the wine, cheese, biscuits and chocolated needed when we arrived home may cancel that out!
It was a great stay. Thank you.

Ancel, Annabella, Adelina and Joshua

We enjoyed our time very much in Lisbon. The city is so lovely with its tiled walls and floors that the entire place is like a picturesque postcard.
This apartment is cozy and confortable and we feel really at home here.
Thanks for all the hospitality and good advice given. We will miss this place for sure!

Ruud en Willy

Except for a pigeon which has unloaded his shit over my wife (what a stench!) we had a very pleasant stay in Lisboa. Most of the rain fell at night, it was good weather to walk. So we did!
We enjoyed the city, the food, the people and the fado, and we must come back to see the rest... But only in apartment 55! It is (almost) perfect, especially his own "miradouro", the terrace. Very clean also.
Thank you for your services and your hospitality!
We will back sometime, already we have "saudade" for Lisboa...

Josina and Jim

We stayed ten days in this great apartment. The reception by Vanessa of the Salovani-Travelingtolisbon team was great. She made us feel very welcome right away and gave us a great tip for a good restaurant (ask her!).
We found the apartment very comfortable: quite spacious, fully equipped, a good bed and wonderful views from the terrace.
We loved the morning breakfasts on the terrace in the sun looking at the Tejo and the castle San Jorge. Stunning every time.
The location of the apartment is great, just a ten minutes walk from Rossio and Praça Figueira where you can find the bus stops, a metro station and even a trainstation. Lisbon is very good to walk around, we had no problem at all with the slopes or the steps.
If you've got some time we highly recommend taking the train to visit places outside Lissabon.
We loved Setúbal with great shops in lovely narrow streets and boot trips to go dolphin spotting (take the ferry to Barreiro, then the train. Takes about 1,5 hours in total).
So, all in all: we loved the apartment and would definitely recommend the company Travelingtolisbon!
And to all future guests: enjoy your stay!

Knud and Susanne

Perfect vacation in Lisbon, it is a very beautiful town and it has a lot to offer.
We had a great time in Lisboa. It's a charming city with wonderful people.
The apartment was well placed for reaching everything and we loved the terrace.
We will definitely be back. For the next visitors: don't miss the Fado!

D + B

La terrasse ensoleillé restera l'un des grands souvenirs de Lisbonne! La lecture du chapitre sur l'Alfama du guide du Routard aussi.

Malla and Jussi

Nice vacation in Lisbon!

Isabelle

Accueil très sympathique et appartement chaleureux.
La terrasse est vraiment géniale et la vue est superbe.
Merci pour ce beau séjour!

Richie

55 has some of the best views of the city. There's 4 flights of stairs plus a lot of steps and steep hill beforehand but totally worth it and would recommend to all! Having been to Lisbon several times this is the apartment I'd return to! Besides the great balcony it's roomy, bright, cool and has everything you need with the staff of TravellingToLisbon only 2 doors down who were excellent, friendly and helpful!

Isabelle

La terrasse est magnifique, la vue est superbe! L’appartement sublime, rien à dire.
Très belles vacances et l’accueil adorable.
Super vacances avec mes amis et mon amour!
Merci.

Anders

Hi! We had a very nice stay in Lisbon, and we were very much satisfied with the apartment!
We were all in all very satisfied with the way we were handled, both during the booking, and the service you gave us!
Thank you for everything, and we will return to you next time we are going to Lisbon!
Best regards.

James and Yvonne

We had a great stay in Lisbon!
The view from the terrace was spectacular.
We loved the staff they were very helpful and friendly!
Great design, love the furniture colors.
Fun, pretty city!!!

Davide

Lisbonna l'unica cittá in cui ad ogni salita non corrisponde una discesa (ma un'altra salita).
Scale, baccalá, scale, un sole bellissimo, tram, scale, ginginha, scale, salite, una vista magnifica, una vacanza da ricordarsi, poi ancora scale!!!

Anonymous

We were very happy in this house! Thank you very much!
4 friends from Hamburg and Zurich.

Jos

Great place, a pity it is so high up.

Jan

Loved the balcony. Didn't love the ants who came out in large numbers if even a small piece of food was left on kitchen counters.
Very helpful staff. Very much enjoyed our stay - thank you.

Niel

Lisboa is a great city, with many attractive activities. This apartment just added to the trip. The views from the terrace is breathtaking and the whole atmosphere of the apartment was extremely warm... :)

Richard

The apartment is located very well and has a wonderful view especially from the roof-terrasse!
We enjoyed it really very much!

R+R

Apartment 55 is an excellent place to stay in Lisbon, and the entire Salovani staff was friendly and helpful. For us, the lighlights of the apartment are the outstanding terrace balcony with its views of the Tejo, castle and central Lisbon.
Should we return to Lisbon, we will try to stay in apartment 55 again.
Thanks take care.

Caitlin, Sharon, Gary

Lisbon is a magical city but our trip was made that much more special by this apartment.
The decoration was wonderful and having morning coffee or afternoon drinks was amazing on the balcony.
We felt at home in this cozy place.
Thank you so much!

Philip

I love this apartment. It is stylish, well equipped with a great terrace. Also very quiet. Rest to keep bathroom door closed and windows open (Lisbon showers!).
Perfect internet connection and confortable bed. I spent a month here and loved it. All staff very helpful.
Any questions just ask them.
10/10 PERFECT!

Jenn, Katie and Mika

We had a lovely time discovering Lisbon, Sesimbra and Sintra.
The apartment, especially the terrace, made for a great retreat from the busy city.
We had a great time.