Garcia 28 by LovelyStay — Hotel in Lisbon

A gorgeous air-conditioned apartment right in the centre in Lisbon. The place looks as perfect in real life as the promotional photos.

We stayed during the 40+ summer heatwave of 2018 and it was so relaxing coming back to such a large cool well equipped apartment at the end of a hot day. In fact, it was so well located that we could pop back and forth between the apartment and the city centre many times a day.

Get the top floor apartment if you can. You get the whole top floor to yourself, with views to the north and south across the city rooftops.

There's a lift, so we didn't have to haul our suitcases up and down the stairs, and a fully-featured smart TV with Netflix and YouTube.

There's also free fast wi-fi. The reliability was a bit poor at first, but after rebooting (it's in the cupboard behind the door) I managed to test it at 28Mbps!

Checking in was a little bit tortuous. It is all done via a self-service kiosk in the basement, entering details of everyone staying, scanning their passports, and giving your (correct) reservation number. Our reservation number wasn't recognised, but a quick phone call using the integrated handset soon fixed it. The passport scanning can also be a bit fiddly, requiring us to try at least twice before they were recognised. All entry to the building and your room is with a long security code, so don't lose it or forget it!!

For local dining there is R. das Portas de Santo Antão just around the corner with a large number of (tourist) restaurants. Or you can venture just a little further south onto R. dos Correeiros for vast selection of even more touristy restaurants. Heck, there’s even an alfresco McDonalds nearby!

While you’re out and about, try the Ginjinha seller on the corner of Praça da Figueira and Rua da Betesga. The drinks are delicious, from €1 per shot, and have so many different flavours to choose from.

Don’t try to drive here though. The roads are crazy busy, very tight outside the apartments, and with little or no...

Booked through Airbnb and it was a great spot. Place was accurate like the pictures. Bathroom amenities and wine with snack that were provided were a great touch. Communication with host was easy and responsive when we had an issue. Street can make you feel a little uneasy with a lot of people loitering but once you head towards the square it’s better. It can be noisy between 10pm-3am in case you’re a light sleeper. I would recommend to others...

La llegada fue un poco catastrófica, llegamos con el coche ya que estábamos de Road trip. La calle es súper estrecha y no se puede parar fácilmente en la puerta para descargar el equipaje. Aparcar en este barrio es imposible, y el parking más cercano es caro, 40€ el bono de 24h. Mejor alejarse unos minutos con el coche que hay un par de parkings a 20€ las 24h. El check-in con Booking ningún problema porque te envían por correo anticipadamente el código que debes introducir en las puertas para que abran. Estuvimos en la última planta, tiene unas vistas impresionantes, el apartamento es muy moderno en cuanto a decoración pero tiene varios "peros", la encimera de la cocina se veía con marcas de agua, como si no hubieran pasado ni una balleta, el suelo estaba un poco sucio, le faltaba una pasada con el aspirador. En la cocina no hay ni una balleta ni estropajo, ni tp hemos visto escoba. Y es muy necesario no dejarse nada de comida ni migas, ya que se llena de hormigas!!! Por otro lado, solicitamos una cuna, ya que daban la opción y ni nos respondieron ni estaba la cuna. Por lo demás, muy bien, está muy céntrico pudiendo ir a casi todo caminando. Tiene una tele estupenda y como hay wifi puedes ver Netflix o lo te apetezca. La cama de...