Pensão Londres

Really no complaints with this one, for its location is fantastic and the guy at the front desk is super friendly. The hotel sports some old world charm, which means that you’ll share a bathroom with everyone else on the hall… But when you factor in the price, that fact is just a minor issue
Great parks, bars, and authentic restaurants can be goings throughout this neighborhood. I strongly suggest trying the Tapas bar a cross the street. Yeah, for location and price this one is hard to beat.

This place isn’t a bad place, it’s a little difficult to find and even our cab driver, who was a lying scumbag who drove us in circles so he can up the toll, was saying that we wouldn’t have found it by foot. I believe him. We even had a hard time finding it after going out to eat and coming back.
With the windy roads and hills all around, it’s difficult to get around and remember it. However, checking in was nice, we were given the bigger corner rooms with 2 twin beds and a queen size bed. Our bathroom had a bidet in it and my daughter was very confused. The view from our balcony was wonderful, view of the bridge and the houses below. I even forgot for a moment that we were in Lisbon and not San Francisco, CA.
Breakfast the next day was nice, ample to eat, but arrive early since seating is limited. There were selections of breads, croissants, cereals, juices, tea, etc.
P. S. like all European elevators, this elevator is tiny and to get to the elevator, you need to climb up some stairs, definitely not stroller friendly.

Londres. Again. Pensao Londres means London Guest House or London Lodge.
You will find Pensao Londres in the Bairro Alto district in many of the budget conscious travel books. On one visit to Lisbon, I actually stayed here. Like many pensaos or guest houses, they either occupy a towhouse type structure or take up a floor or two in a larger building which are then divided into guest rooms. This is the case with Pensao Londres, and you couldn’t ask for a better location — right on Rua Dom Pedro V, across the street from the upper terminus of Elevador da Gloria and the tiered park which overlooks Lisbon’s Baixa and provides views of Castelo de Sao Jorge, the river, and the harbor.
There was a common bathroom on the hall, which was a first and a last for me. I don’t recall if there are en-​suite bathrooms. One should inquire. However, the room was very bright, comfortable, spacious, tall, and provided a westward glimpse which might have had a peek-​a-​boo view of the harbor bridge. A continental breakfast was served. I was surprised to find young families there, but the guests seemed to come from many countries, based on the different languages I overheard.
The price is appropriate for the level of accommodations. The service is fine. The drawing card here is the stellar location.
Also, that tiered park across the way is signposted as a «miradouro.» That means vista point. My cousins overseas LOVE this word, also having been to Portugal. In English, we have adopted words like «simpatico» (IT), «rendezvous» (FR), and «siesta» (SP). Sorry, but «miradouro» (PT) kicks ass on vista point, and possibly even belvedere. My cousins and I always remark «miradouro» when we approach a view point.
So, that’s another thing in Pensao Londres’s favor. It’s across the street from the city’s balcony, or «miradouro.»