Pensão Royal

Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré


This petite seven-room guest house has pleasant, colourful rooms, some of which are decorated with azulejos. Friendly service, big breakfasts and excellent local advice add to the value. Spanish and English are spoken.


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Nearby Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré attractions

2. Museu do Dinheiro

0.11 MILES

Pop into Banco do Portugal's money museum to see the stunning €34-million interior renovation of the once-mighty São Julião church (closed in 1933); and…

3. Museu de Design e da Moda

0.12 MILES

This Baixa star, set in a cavernous former bank, contains furniture, industrial design and couture dating from the 1930s. It was closed for renovations at…

5. Elevador de Santa Justa

0.14 MILES

If the lanky, wrought-iron Elevador de Santa Justa seems uncannily familiar, it’s probably because the neo-Gothic marvel is the handiwork of Raul Mésnier,…

6. Arco da Rua Augusta

0.16 MILES

This triumphal arch was built in the wake of the 1755 earthquake. A lift whisks you to the top, where fine views of Praça do Comércio, the Rio Tejo and…

7. Convento do Carmo & Museu Arqueológico

0.17 MILES

Soaring above Lisbon, the skeletal Convento do Carmo was all but devoured by the 1755 earthquake, and that's precisely what makes it so captivating. Its…