The Holiday Inn Lisbon is located near Saldanha metro station, but can also be accessed with the Carris city buses from the airport (€2 if paying the driver, but it might be easier to go to the metro stop at the airport and buy a Viagem card (€0.50) and load it up with some credit (min €3), which brings the cost of each ride down to €1.35). The rest of the city can easily be accessed by the regular and efficient buses found near the hotel.

This hotel lived up to my expectations of what a HI should be although I have always had a bit of a soft spot for the Holiday Inn brand even though it is somewhat faded these days. The reception atrium is spacious and the staff were friendly and helpful. There is a nice lounge bar area which adjoins the restaurant which doubles as the breakfast room. On the roof there is a small swimming pool along with a bar (currently closed) which was nice for a sundown swim. With the wind coming in from the Atlantic it was quite chilly when coming out of the pool, despite the sunny summer weather. I was upgraded to a corner room on the 9th floor which resembled a junior suite and was comfortable due to the extra space. I would happily come here again on a future visit to Lisbon.


Exterior of the Holiday Inn Lisbon




View looking down from my room on the 9th floor






View looking down from the swimming pool area. As you can see the shadows are becoming quite long