This is Lisbon Newest Public Elevator, and it's in our street!

Finally there's an elevator (public and for free!) that connects down-town with Lisbon Castle!

This lift takes you from Rua da Madalena to Rua Costa do Castelo and it even has a supermarket Pingo Doce on the ground floor! So only good news for our guests!

See you soon! In one of the best hostels in Lisbon!
Just check our Rating in Hostelbookers: 98% : ⁾ thanks to our lovely guests!

Castelo Apartment at This Is Lisbon Hostel

2012 has arrived and we have great news!

Until 31st of March you can book with us for 3 nights, or more, and get one night for FREE : )

And you can stay in our new Apartment, named Castelo, which is just next to the hostel, and have more privacy with same fun!
Castelo Apartment has 2 rooms, one with double-bed, a private kitchen and a private bathroom, and at the same time, have breakfast at the hostel, join all activities we arrange and use all facilities from the main building.
Here some photos:

Lisbon chosen again for World Travel Awards 2010

After being chosen in 2009 as The Best European Destination and The Best European City-Break, Lisbon was again nominated for the Tourism Oscars in 2010!

The winners of World Travel Awards are elected through online voting – open to 183,000 travel agency and hospitality professionals throughout 160 countries from all continents. What else can we say: you should definitely visit Lisbon!

This is Lisbon Hostel ... waiting for you!

30th of July - Official Opening

This is Lisbon Hostel will open officially next Friday, 30th of July, and we are waiting for you!

Address:
Escadinhas Marquês Ponte de Lima 1
(corner of Rua Costa do Castelo 63)
1100-335 Lisboa
Portugal

Prices for Summer 2010:
Suite Saudade (private bathroom) - 32,5€ pax
Azulejo Room (double) - 30€ pax
Pessoa Room (4-beds) - 22€ pax
Miradouro Dorm (6-beds) - 20€ pax
Tejo Dorm (6-beds) - 20€ pax
Fado Dorm (6-beds just for girls) - 20€
Sardinha Dorm (8-beds) - 18€

Reservations:
email. info@thisislisbonhostel.com
tel. 00351 218 014 549

This is Lisbon Hostel

This is Lisbon Hostel is located in a full restored and redecorated XIX century building, in the old-town district of Mouraria, just outside the wall of Lisbon’s Castle, with an amazing view over Lisbon’s rooftops. Our hostel is a true Portuguese house full of charm, where tradition and comfort meet perfectly, with a huge terrace, wonderful to relax while sunbathing. You will feel the Lisbon touch!

This is Lisbon hostel is a charm hostel with seven rooms, for a total of 34 guests. To give you the best choice, our rooms are all totally renovated and newly refurbished, with new top quality mattresses, central heating and enough space to make your stay a pleasant one.






Suite Saudade is a double-room, with private bathroom, perfect for a romantic stay. We’re sure you will miss it and you will come back; that’s Saudade. The Azulejo Room is also a double-room, very spacious, with direct access to the terrace, perfect for a long stay. We have three 6-bed dorms, Miradouro Dorm and Tejo Dorm, which are mixed dorms, with a great view of Lisbon, and Fado Dorm, which is a female dorm, especially thought for women travelling alone. Pessoa Dorm, named after our greatest poet, is a 4-bed room, ideal for a quite stay. The Sardinha Dorm is an 8-bed dorm specially arranged for guests who want to stay in a special place but spend less money. Bed linen and duvets are included in the bed price.

For more information check our website www.thisislisbonhostel.com.
We are also at facebook.

Cheapest way to visit Lisbon Monuments and Museums

If you are interested in visiting Monuments Museums or Monuments in Lisbon and you don't want to spend much money, here are some great tips for you:

- Jerónimo Monastery and Tower of Belém (both World Heritage by UNESCO) as well as Azulejo Museum and National Coach Museum are FREE on Sunday (between 10am and 2pm), and on the other days, if you are a student or a Youth Card holder you have a 60% discount;

- São Jorge Castle and Fado Museum - gives you a 50% discount if you are a student or you have a Youth Card;

- Gulbenkian Museum as well as Modern Art Center are for FREE the whole Sunday;

- Oriente Museum is FREE every Friday between 6pm and 10pm.

- Exhibitions at Bélem Cultural Center (Museu Berardo) are for FREE everyday!

Have a good time in Lisbon!

Mundo Mix

Starting today, at Castelo de S. Jorge, you can expect music, art, fashion, events and new talents. Go to http://www.mercadomundomix.com.pt/ (if you click on "Flyer" you'll find some (little) english content) for more info.

See you there!

This is Lisbon...partying!

Starting next Friday, the 14th of May, Lisbon will be hosting major events under the "Festas de Lisboa" (Lisbon's Parties) umbrella! Expect music, art, street performances - including the very portuguese Fado in Eléctrico 28 (really!) - theatre, art exhibitions, cinema, workshops, public wedings (26 to be precise and live broadcasted on portuguese TV!), more music, and, did I already mention music?

Also included on "Festas de Lisboa" the popular "Arraiais"! Picture grilled sardines on good portuguese bread (yes, that's OUR pizza!) and wine and beer and more Fado and lights and colors and people and laughing and kissing and talking out loud and staying up 'till dawn and more, deep, thrilling, hot kissing (it's easy to find goods alleys in the "old" Lisbon).

Detailed info will be posted the next coming days OR! if you really can't wait, quickly learn portuguese and go to http://www.festasdelisboa.com/!

Talking about the best views!

If we are talking about the best views from Lisbon, I have to share with you one of the bests: from Chapitô, the Circus School in Lisbon.
It's located in Rua Costa do Castelo 1, by the castle, and from there the river Tejo feels like a frame of Praça do Comércio, with the Bridge 25 of April and the Cristo-Rei statue as its limits.




During weekends or holidays, you can just walk in, enjoy the view, and drink a bier (food could be beter...). During the week since students are having classes, you can take a quick pick but if you want to calmly enjoy the view, I recommend the restaurant on the first floor. After 7pm the Bar and the Café are open without restrictions! And in the basement there's even a Jazz Café with live music!

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Back Home

We are a group of friends from Lisbon, who end up living abroad for different reasons: some for just few months to study, others for some years to study or work, others still way from this special city...
After living abroad, returning to Lisbon has a different feeling, which we want to share with you. We start to appreciate every little thing about her, to notice why tourist love her, to understand why so many foreigners choose to make here a place to live! It's not only the long History and numerous monuments but the narrow streets that make you get lost, but end up showing you the traditional Lisbon life, where there is still washed clothes hagging outside the windows and children playing on the church yard; it's not only Fado and Sardines but also the new artistic spots and vibrating nightlife places, where you can enjoy not only great music but also great Portuguese food and wine.

We are sure you will want to visit us and experience everything Lisbon has to offer you! So we will see you around!