Residência Imperador

“Excellent and well located small hitel”

Hotel was located a few minutes from Metro with quick links to the main station and airport and a short walk to the Hop on Hop off bus stop. Rooms were a decent size, clean and with a reasonable shower. Breakfast was included and was a decent quality. The staff we met were friendly and helpful. T… more

Hotel was located a few minutes from Metro with quick links to the main station and airport and a short walk to the Hop on Hop off bus stop. Rooms were a decent size, clean and with a reasonable shower. Breakfast was included and was a decent quality. The staff we met were friendly and helpful. This was a great value hotel.

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“Breakfast could be better.”

Location is great. There are supermarkets close to the hotel. A halal food restaurant is the neighbor. Clean rooms and comfortable beds are great. Only some rooms have the balcony. Breakfast is continental. Fruit salad, yoghurt, butter and jam. Some cheese. No eggs. Limited buffet. It could be bett… more

Location is great. There are supermarkets close to the hotel. A halal food restaurant is the neighbor. Clean rooms and comfortable beds are great. Only some rooms have the balcony. Breakfast is continental. Fruit salad, yoghurt, butter and jam. Some cheese. No eggs. Limited buffet. It could be better.

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“Not Fit for an Imperator!”

An Imperator wouldn't want to stay here! The room is very small, with barely enough space for luggage. The beds are quite narrow, and there is essentially no view from the room. The bathroom is adequate. The walls are too thin, so you can easily hear people talking in neighboring rooms. The breakfa… more

An Imperator wouldn't want to stay here! The room is very small, with barely enough space for luggage. The beds are quite narrow, and there is essentially no view from the room. The bathroom is adequate. The walls are too thin, so you can easily hear people talking in neighboring rooms. The breakfast selection is limited and includes tomatoes, cucumbers, cold cuts, fruit salad, and pastries.

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“Decently priced accommodation.”

OK, if all one needs is a place to sleep at relatively low Lisbon prices then this hotel is a good fit. Hotel had an elevator. It is an older hotel and our first room faced the rear of the hotel and had a tub shower, somewhat of a trip hazard for us older folks. Sink drained extremely slow. Plent… more

OK, if all one needs is a place to sleep at relatively low Lisbon prices then this hotel is a good fit. Hotel had an elevator. It is an older hotel and our first room faced the rear of the hotel and had a tub shower, somewhat of a trip hazard for us older folks. Sink drained extremely slow. Plenty of clean towels were provided along with shower gel and bathroom. Beds (2 x twin) were somewhat hard and very uncomfortable to sit up in with the supplied pillows. Room had an extra single bed, with the 3rd bed taking up precious space. Room did have a safe and a small refrigerator. Found out that not all safes were fixed in place. Safe could actually be removed by hand. Room had an A/C. Breakfast was, in my humble opinion, not up to EU standards. Limited bread selection, only salted butter, a couple of jams, cheese, and a somewhat mysterious cold cut. Typical hotel coffee machine serving various coffee selections. Our 2nd room only had 2 twin size beds (approximates a US king), but the room was still very small, difficult to find space for 2 standard size suit cases. Beds were still rather firm. Bath was a bit more modern in that it had a standard shower and upgraded sink with standard gels and soaps. Room faced the street but area was very quiet at night. This room had a tea kettle, a couple of tea bags and cups. They will store luggage (at no cost) if making a side trip to Porto with less gear and returning to the hotel at a later date. There are normally taxis lined up at the curb, costing about 6 Euro to get to the airport, usually give the chap a 10 to include lifting the heavy luggage into the back. It is within a block of the Saldanha metro station (which will get you to both the Oriente train station and the airport using ticket machines that take both credit cards and cash) and surrounded by many restaurants (Udon recommended, decent food and good price). There are also plenty of Pastelerias nearby serving good bakery items and coffee. Never did figure out how to get a mug size coffee though. Beer in most restaurants is reasonably priced (by US standards) at approx. 3-4 Euro for 1/2 liter 'caneca' (draft), which includes 23% IVA !, bottles go for 2.50 Euro or so. Hotel is somewhat removed from the main sights, especially Belem Tower, so Metro and Bus travel is required. Note, metro does not reach Belem Tower, only buses. The queue for the tower and Jeronimos Monastery can be extremely long ( 2 hrs plus).

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