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Luca Ferreira

Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

Updated 1 September 2026 · 11 Lisbon hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Lisbon, out of the 11 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 3.2.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $59.

MàHouse GuestHouse

Highest rated of the five

MàHouse GuestHouse

★★★★★4.3 from 164 reviews

MàHouse GuestHouse comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 164 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under city centre and around $59 a night on the dates we checked.

11 hotels in Lisbon qualified for this list and five made it. Encarnação Home is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. MàHouse GuestHouse1

    MàHouse GuestHouse

    ★★★★★4.3 from 164 reviews

    • Spa
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  2. Encarnação Home2

    Encarnação Home

    ★★★★★4 from 106 reviews

    • Kitchen

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  3. Residencial Sky Lounge3

    Residencial Sky Lounge

    ★★★★★3.7 from 48 reviews

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    • 4U Lisbon VI Guesthouse4

      4U Lisbon VI Guesthouse

      ★★★★★3.9 from 357 reviews

      • Parking
      • Air conditioning
      • Airport shuttle

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    • Relax and Explore Lisbon Suites and Rooms5

      Relax and Explore Lisbon Suites and Rooms

      ★★★★★3.2 from 46 reviews

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      How this list was put together

      11 Lisbon hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

      Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

      The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

      What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

      Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

      Luca Ferreira

      Luca Ferreira Spain and Portugal

      Shuts the workshop two weeks every summer and rides. The Pyrenees, the Danube route and most of Portugal on frames he built himself, camping most nights.

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