This is Lisbon Hostel

Fado Festival in Alfama - September 2016

2016-06-16T16:30:00.000+01:00

There will be again live music in the streets of Lisbon!
This year on 23rd and 24th September, Alfama will be full again with outdoor stages, churches and squares, prepared to receive the best Fado singers from Portugal. It's an amazing experience to walk in Alfama and by the river with live music filling the air!

Since Fado was recognized as a World Heritage "Site" from UNESCO the quality of the offer grown as well as the audience!

Carminho, Gisela João, Raquel Tavares and Ricardo Ribeiro already confirmed.
Check the program at: www.caixaalfama.pt

Here some photos from last year to open the appetite!

Rooftop Yoga In Lisbon - Season opening

2016-04-19T19:54:00.002+01:00

With Spring arriving to Lisbon (oh yes today 22oC with sun), we start our yoga classes in the best terrace in Lisbon!
For greeting the sun we will have yoga classes at 9am every day. Our guests just have to ask!
The every Monday at 5pm there will be a special yoga class with Katrin. Check for updates at: http://www.rooftopyogalisboa.com/

New National Coach Museum - Novo museu dos Coches

2016-04-19T19:37:00.000+01:00

The most visited museum in Lisbon, Museu dos Coches - National Coach Museum, has finally a new building and exhibition! It is definitely two things to visit in Lisbon!
The new museum was design by Paulo Mendes da Costa in Belém in front of the River Tejo not far from the oldest location.

Check the offcial site: http://museudoscoches.pt/pt/

Live Music in our terrace with Balcony TV Lisboa

2016-04-19T19:16:00.000+01:00

Every 3 weeks we have live music in our terrace!
Balcony TV Lisboa brings to our hostel some of the best independent bands in Portugal to record a live music for its youtube channel.
It's wonderful to meet some well known bands and to discover some new one!
You can always see the events and videos in our facebook page: www.facebook.com/thisislisbonhostel/

This Is Lisbon Hostel renovated!

2016-04-19T19:06:00.000+01:00

We done some renovations to keep being one of the best hostels in Lisbon, Portugal, and we took some photos afterwards! For more photos check our new website too: http://thisislisbonhostel.com/en/home/

This Is Lisbon Hostel .. new photos!

2012-06-05T19:00:00.001+01:00

Festas de Lisboa just started and its musics, parties and sardines!
This Is Lisbon Hostel is preparing a special barbecue with DJ music for the Santo António Night : )
Come and join us!

For June our prices are the following:
Suite Saudade (double with private bathroom) - 65 € per room
Azulejo Room (double) - 60 € per room
Pessoa & Tejo Twin - 55 € per room
Fado Dorm (4-beds) - 18€ per person
Miradouro Dorm (6-beds) - 17€ per person
Sardinha Dorm (8-beds) - 16€ per person
Castelo Apartment (for 3 or 4 guests) - 96 € per apartment

We are also organizing Yoga Classes in our terrace as well as Surf Classes with pick-up from the hostel!

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

2012-04-02T15:58:00.006+01:00

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

2012-01-16T15:59:00.010+00:00

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:

This is Lisbon Hostel... Autumn Promotion

2011-09-27T13:50:00.005+01:00

Although it's 29º C, Autumn arrived and This is Lisbon Hostel has a great offer for you:
- Book 3 nights with us and get the 4th for FREE! Just contact us info@thisislisbonhostel.com

We are still organizing Surf classes as well as Yoga at the terrace. Come and try!
See you soon!

amigos e sabores: Sabores ao desafio

2011-09-17T21:56:00.001+01:00

First Day at the Beach

2011-03-21T13:06:00.003+00:00

Spring arrived to Lisbon and with it, great sunny weather!
Who can not be happy with 22º C degrees and a great sun ; )

Our guests are getting crazy, and most of them just run to the beach!
I could not resist, so I also went this weekend to the beach.
It was perfect : ) we stay at the sand until 6pm and then a beer in the bar...

Some photos to let you all jealous ; )

Trip to Sintra

2011-02-09T17:23:00.005+00:00

Sintra it's a wonderful village just outside Lisbon that deserves a day trip.It's a World Heritage Site full of beautiful palaces and misterious gardens. I do recommend Palácio de Monserrate for its gardens and palace as well as Quinta da Regaleira for its gradens and well and symbols.
Writers and artists for many centuries chose Sintra as a place to get inspire; I'm sure you will be too ; )

Christmas at This is Lisbon Hostel

2011-02-09T17:14:00.005+00:00

We join all the staff to celebrate Christmas!
Every one made a traditional dish, so we had Christmas food not only from Portugal but also from Czech Republic, France and Romenia!
And we even had gifts!
It was amazing, thank you all ; )

This is Lisbon ... Christmas

2010-11-30T19:39:00.002+00:00

Christmas is coming soon and again Lisbon wins a new look. It's amazing to see all the squares and street full of light and people : )

Mariza Concert in Lisbon 29th & 30th of November

2010-11-24T19:31:00.006+00:00

Mariza is our most well known Fado singer. She has an amazing voice. You shouldn't miss her concert!

DocLisboa 2010 - Film Festival 14/Oct - 24/Oct

2010-10-06T12:26:00.003+01:00

«Travelling to doclisboa to encounter great masters of the truth has become a very pleasant autumn event.» José Manuel López · Cahiers du Cinema

«What makes a good festival? The atmosphere, which has a lot to do with the physical space and the people who receive us. The information we are given -
– the agenda, site, catalogue, the introductions of the guest directors – and of course, the programme. Taking the documentary art form seriously without pretentiousness. And daring to fight to achieve better conditions for documentary, on the national and international level. Doclisboa has all of this!» Tue Steen Müller · Filmkommentaren.dk

Organised in the second half of October by Apordoc, every year DocLisboa presents previews of the best documentaries of the latest season bringing together a series of out of competition programmes, and includes retrospectives of internationally acclaimed filmmakers.
The festival’s master classes are open to the public and free of charge. Informal get togethers with the directors stimulate dialogue between professionals and the public.
During the festival, participants can also attend and take part in the International Co production Forum, Lisbon Docs (pitching), the docbreakfasts for professionals and the daily Happy Hour, Guest meet Guest.

And the winner is... Lisbon, again

2010-10-05T14:52:00.001+01:00

Lisbon Wins “Europe’s Leading City Break Destination” at the World Travel Awards

Lisbon has just won, for the second consecutive year, the title of “Europe’s Leading City Break Destination” at the World Travel Awards, the so-called “Tourism Oscars.”

The votes come from travel industry executives and agencies who apparently feel that currently Lisbon is an unbeatable destination in Europe.

Lisbon chosen again for World Travel Awards 2010

2010-09-27T17:15:00.006+01:00

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!

This is Lisbon... Horror Festival MOTELx

2010-09-27T16:54:00.003+01:00

MOTELx, Where Horror is Welcome - from 29/September until 3/October/2010

Since its 1st edition in 2007, MOTELx - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival has been an event for fraternizing and discovery, set-up for all those that are permanently looking for new auteurs, new films, new looks into the genre, and new experiences.

Without any kind of dogma or preconceptions, the program offers to the audience a selection of the films that have generated the most enthusiastic reactions all around the world in the last couple of years, in all possible variations of the genre – from supernatural to gore, from psychological horror to the monster movie, from blockbuster to indie, from classic to experimental, from cult to new tendencies.

Inside MOTELx the horror experience is full, and besides offering the opportunity to watch films unreleased in Portugal, it is the place to get to know the directors in person, to participate in masterclasses presented by living masters, and to follow the exciting competition of the only Prize for the Best Portuguese Horror Short Film.

This is Lisbon Hostel ... Winter Prices

2010-09-18T13:24:00.006+01:00

For Winter Season we made some changes in our rooms. So, from October on, we will have beside 2 double-rooms, 2 twin rooms, with two single beds, as well as new prices, which for dorms will be different during the week and during weekends.

Winter 2010 - Prices per night, including free breakfast and wireless internet:

Double-room with Private Bathroom 60€ per room
Double-room with Shared Bathroom 55€ per room
Twin-room with Shared Bathroom 50€ per room

4-bed dorm with Shared Bathroom 18€ / 20€ per person
6-bed dorm with Shared Bathroom 16€ / 18€ per person
8-bed dorm with Shared Bathroom 14€ / 16€ per person

For reservation just send us an email to info@thisislisbonhostel.com or call us at 00351 218 014 549.

Check out our website at www.thisislisbonhostel.com or just come and visit us, we are at Rua da Costa do castelo 63 (Entrance by Escadinhas Marquês de Ponte de Lima 1), Mouraria, 1100-335 Lisboa, Portugal.

See you soon!

Deolinda at Festa do Avante - 4th of September

2010-08-27T11:20:00.005+01:00

Deolinda is still a young Portuguese band (they just edited their 2nd album), but already recognized as one of the best!
They sing Lisbon's spirit, mixing traditional sounds and instruments with lyrics which talk about present reality.

They will be on the 4th of September in Festa do Avante, a 3-days Festival organized by the Portuguese Communist Party, but opened to everybody. http://www.festadoavante.pcp.pt/2010/
Every year people come from everywhere in Portugal for this festival, which also offers traditional food from each region in Portugal, free camping and different stages with not only Portuguese Music as well as World Music.

30th of July - Official Opening

2010-07-26T12:53:00.008+01:00

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

2010-07-25T13:03:00.000+01:00

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.

This is Lisbon Top 5 Beaches

2010-06-08T15:35:00.005+01:00

With the Summer arriving, I cannot stop thinking about which beaches in Lisbon I would recommend. So here goes my Top 5:

- Praia da Morena in Costa da Caparica
It's well-know by young people mostly because it has a very nice restaurante-bar called Borda d'Água. It's perfect to stay until late and enjoy the beautiful sunset!
http://www.guiadacidade.pt/portugal/poi/14094/15/praia-da-morena-costa-da-caparica

- Praia da Ponte in Costa da Caparica
Costa da Caparica has 15 km of sand and sea, so you can walk or catch the beach-train that takes you along the coast until you reach the right beach. So if you arrive by bus, don't stay in the beaches by the village, catch the beach-train, which runs until 7.30pm, and go at least until Praia da Ponte.
http://www.guiadacidade.pt/portugal/poi/14086/15/praia-da-ponte-costa-da-caparica
http://transportesalmada.ageneal.pt/content.asp?startAt=2&categoryID=907

- Praia do Creiro at Portinho da Arrábida
Not only the beach, with clear water, but also the mountain, which surrounds it, are gorgeous. The view from the mountain-road it's breathtaking.
http://www.guiadacidade.pt/portugal/poi/14032/15/praia-do-portinho-da-arrabida

- Praia de Carcavelos
This is the easiest and the nearest beach to reach from Lisbon by public transports. It's only 20 minutes by train from Station Cais do Sodré (but avoid it on weekends during July and August, too crowded).
http://www.guiadacidade.pt/portugal/poi/2289/11/praia-de-carcavelos

- Praia do Guincho
Very beautiful beach with dunes and big waves, perfect for surf and windsurf.
You can catch the train until Cascais and than rent a byke or take a bus.
http://www.strawberryworld-lisbon.com/lisboa/places/praia-do-guincho.html

And for you, what are your favourites beaches?

This is the newest Museum from Paula Rego

2010-06-04T17:29:00.004+01:00

If you like contemporary art and architecture, you shouldn't miss "Casa das Histórias - Paula Rego Museum", in Cascais.

Paula Rego is one of the Portuguese artists recognize worldwide, with a vast and controversy work. Her work will for sure strike you... either positive or negatively. And the exhibition is for free!

One the other hand, the building itself is worth a visit. I loved it! It was designed by the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto Moura and the photos talk by themselves!

On the same day, you can enjoy Cascais old center and even go to the beach! It is only 30 minutes distance from Lisbon by train.

www.casadashistoriaspaularego.com