This is a gorgeous hotel next to the castle. The breakfast room/loungeroom and outdoor areas are beautiful. Loved watching the many peacocks wandering around. The breakfast was adequate and available all morning so you can have a good sleep in 😴 The evening drinks, bubbly supplied by the hotel, are a great idea. Definitely go to this! We met lots of lovely people and exchanged contact details. There are plenty of shops and restaurants in the neighbourhood. Lisbon isn't easy to walk with the hills so make sure you find where the elevators are and use them... brilliant idea. Great hotel and love the city!

Our bedroom was small, no room for cases, and next to the cleaners cupboard so it was noisy early every morning. We could also hear all the coming and going in reception. Our only window was onto the street at the castle so we had to keep the curtains closed making the room always dark. I wish we'd asked for a different room.

Gorgeous hotel in the heart of the castle grounds. Molton Brown toiletries (so I needn't have brought my own!), Gorgeous peacocks wandering the courtyard, clean and comfortable bed, warm white lighting throughout, evening drinks organised by the hotel, and just a calming place all round.

This is obviously a much more quiet part of town by night, but we go to Lisbon every year so didn't mind that at all. It is also an uphill walk so a tad tedious when tired! But all in all, these points aren't about the hotel itself, which was excellent. The only other improvement point is that the quality of some of the breakfast items (and the containers that it is served in) could be improved. Portugal is the land of beautiful ceramics, so seeing plastic containers for smoked salmon or salad was a bit naff. Just a minor point.

We loved the Solar do Castelo! Our room was comfortable, the staff incredibly helpful and we enjoyed the tranquility of the hotel despite its being in the thick of the castle traffic. The little touches were wonderful including an amazing breakfast, champagne each night, tea and coffee all day, and high end soaps and lotions. The roaming castle peacocks were entertaining too.

While we didn’t mind it, this hotel is at the top of the castle hill so guests will want to be happy walking up and down the cobbled narrow streets. It’s VERY busy out the door during the days but empties out at night.

The hotel, Solar do Castelo - Lisbon hotel, Rua das Cozinhas 2, 1100-181 Lisboa, Portugal - is superbly situated in the castle grounds, with a lovey comfortable bedroom, downstairs there is a lounge with tea/coffee and cakes available all day, breakfast is amazing choice of traditional bacon, sausages,eggs etc cold continental meats and cheeses, smoked salmon and sardines, cereals of all types, cakes, croissants, different kinds of bread, fruit, plus if you wanted it (we didn’t!) sparkling Portuguese wine for a Buck’s Fizz! Then for a sundowner at 6pm they bring out a lovely Portuguese sparkling wine which you can help yourself to plus mixed nuts by the bowlful. And, there is also a complimentary decanter of port in the bedroom which gets topped up every day! Peacocks and peahens are everywhere, in the hotel garden, in the castle grounds and wandering around in the streets, there are lots, and lots of them all making really loud crowing noises, quite beautiful to look at but quite noisy.

It was all good for us, great location and lovely helpful staff

The property is close to a lot of viewpoints and obviously the castle, so you can easily reach a lot of touristic spots. The hotel offers a great breakfast and they also offer coffee/tea along with pastel de nata and other cakes throughout the entire day. In the evenings, they also have sparkling wine available for free in the dining area. At the beginning of our stay we received a bottle of wine in the room. I haven’t seen such a generous food offer from other hotels. The inner garden has 7-10 peacocks around and they make for an exotic experience. The staff was helpful and paid attention to my upcoming birthday and surprised me with a bottle of sparkling wine. The room was clean but relatively small and the bathroom was well sized and included a bath tub.

The peacocks could be noisy and have the potential to wake people up early in the morning. I believe the hotel offers ear plugs to guests that have trouble sleeping. The access to the hotel requires a lot of uphill walking.

It was a lovely old building beautifully furnished in a quiet location at the top of a steep cobbled hill next to the famous castle. The staff were friendly and helpful and every small detail thought through. Complimentary sparkling wine in the evening for everyone and hot drinks and snacks available all day. Excellent breakfast with a big choice of fresh fruit, cheeses, pastries , bacon and eggs etc.it was my birthday while we stayed there and the staff must have noticed this on my ID and we found a bottle of sparkling wine on ice when we returned to our room after dinner. One of the nicest hotels we’ve ever stayed in. The peacocks made it too!

Wonderful, small historic boutique hotel. Great location at the very top of the old charming, Alfama neighborhood with its windy cobblestone streets, just outside the castle walls of Castelo de Sao Jorge. The hotel is tastefully decorated. Rooms are varied, but the highest floor ones have beautiful, exposed wood ceilings with nice partial views of the castle and river. Great air conditioning. Some rooms have showers only. Charming private courtyard to enjoy very good buffet breakfasts. I enjoyed the complementary Port wine in the room, free champagne in the eves, and cool or hot drinks, snacks, and pastries available all day. Rooms also featured robes and slippers. I especially loved the birds... Peacocks from the castle next door coo and strut the grounds. Swallows dart around at dawn and dusk. Helpful, friendly staff. As a single traveler, I was treated very well. Highly recommend. Notes: Do not drive here. Take a taxi. Uber can not come all the way to the hotel, but taxis can. From the airport, taxi is about $20 - hotel can arrange a taxi for you and might even include one-way fare in some rates. Given the location at the very top of the Alfama plus Lisbon's many hills, if you are going to walk to/from here to downtown Baixa area for sightseeing, make sure to ask for locations of the Alfama neighborhood elevators. They save many steps and make it much easier to walk from downtown back up to the Alfama. Also, make sure to visit the Castelo de Sao Jorge next door. It's views of the entire city are spectacular! Buy tickets online to bypass the lines.

Nothing! Note... I loved the sounds of the peacocks, but if you don't, the front desk has earplugs. Their occasional sounds didn't affect my sleep at all.

The location of the hotel is exceptional, right outside of the Castelo de Sao Jorge entrance. It is a beautiful, historic building with very friendly and helpful staff, clean rooms, and a beautiful patio. Inside the room are complimentary converters for electronics, port wine, and wireless chargers on the nightstand, so it's super easy to charge all of your devices at once if you need to. They offer a great breakfast selection and even a glass of sparkling wine at 6pm every day! It was an amazing place to stay that didn't break the bank!

Since it is at the top of the hill, it can be difficult to get to. If you want to walk, be prepared to walk uphill. Taxis will take you straight to the front door of the hotel and Ubers will get you close if you don't mind a few more blocks of walking. Totally worth it to stay in this beautiful place, though!

The hotel itself is beautiful with breathtaking decor and peacocks roaming in the grounds. The staff were very welcoming and we felt comfortable straight away. The breakfast was perfect with good coffee, fresh juice and lots of options and there were complimentary tea, coffee and cakes available all day, plus sparkling wine in the evenings and a bottle of port in our room. So generous. We had a view of the castle from our bedroom which was lit up at night. It was a truly magical stay.

We loved everything. Just be prepared for the hilly cobbled road leading up to the hotel and the castle. You can catch a tram or bus or take a taxi most of the way and then you need to walk a little or the hotel can pick you up in a tuk-tuk.

I loved my stay at Solar do Castelo! One thing to note is that this hotel is pretty much inside/within the Sao Jorge hotel. It is pretty high up on a hill on Alfama. Uber/Bolt will stop about 7 min away on the hill, taxis will take you to the door, and there is the 737 bus that runs around 8a - 8p that stops at Sao Jorge, and will require a bit of walking up the hill. The rooms themselves are extremely beautiful and spacious. I lucked out and got one of the king rooms on the 2nd floor over looking the courtyard. The rooms are well equipped with robes and slippers, water to drink, and some port as well. There's a cute little museum with artifacts in the cistern. Additionally, there are several non harmful peacocks roaming the grounds too. Breakfast is a buffet with standard deli meats, cheese, yogurt, bread, cereal, coffee, etc. in the afternoon there's tea and pastries and at night there's sparkling wine. There's also an honesty bar, and 24/7 room service. Staff is extremely helpful and friendly, and will assist with helping you get a taxi. Overall I had a great time, and will be returning here when I come back to Lisbon!

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