Baixa House Review

Back in October we did a mini break over Canadian Thanksgiving to Lisbon. Lisbon had been on my must visit list before COVID but like so much about travelling after COVID it took a while to get caught up. Lisbon did not dissapoint. And one of the reasons I think we had such a successful trip was because of where we stayed. This Baixa House review will share the good and the bad about this downtown Lisbon apartment hotel.

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Baixa House Review

Finding accomodation for a family of four in Europe can be tricky, especially if you don’t want to just go with two hotel rooms. Aparthotels and Airbnbs become the default when you want enough space. Baixa House is in the Baixa neighbourhood in Lisbon, the valley between the Alfama and Barrio Alto areas. It is the heart of Lisbon, steps from the port and many of the sights like the Santa Justa Elavator and Rua Agusta. Baixa House is super central without being on one of the most touristy streets.

When I was searching for somewhere for our family to stay I constantly came up against the hotels not having quad family rooms listed. Or the rooms fit 3 max. Or because my kids are teens not toddlers they rooms didn’t accommodate us. I finally had things narrowed down to a few AirBnBs and Baixa House. But for the price Baixa house was much more central. Across the street you could easily catch the popular tram lines. It was a block and a half to the port and in under 10 minutes walking you could be at Rossio Square.

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Baixa House has blue tiled walls and a big green door. It feels very Poutugese. Up a flight of stairs is the main office and there is always someone there to help. We were on the 4th floor and had a 2 bedroom apartment (Campo Grande) with a balcony. Plenty of space for all of us. A nice big table to have breakfast, a decent sized fridge to house left overs or any additional supplies you might need. They even provide breakfast every day with yogurt, fruit, fresh rolls and different sweet cakes like banana bread.

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The beds were very comfortable. The hosts split the bed for our kids to sleep in twins in stead of one bed. We did have to ask for extra towels because as you can see above they had towels in the main room but not the second smaller bedroom but that was no big deal. It was easy because there is always someone in the office.

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The living room had a long couch and a few other chairs. The long table was great for breakfast. The one drawback of the Baixa House is that there is no air conditioning. And I know this is a very North American complaint but keep in mind that even in October when we visited days were 25 to 30 degrees. So without AC this 4th floor room could get quite warm. That said these floor to ceiling windows opened fully like doors. We opened everything up in the evenings for a few hours so that by bed time everything was cooled right down. So while no AC could be an issue in the summer months it is not a big deal in the off season.

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It is quite loud when the windows are open because you are in the thick of it. Street cars, cars, people. Lots of city noise coming through. But when the windows are closed you can hardly hear anything. I would want things closed up for sleeping at night.

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Overall the space was quite lovely. Easy access to restaurants, historical sites, trams and busses. The beds were comfortable for deep sleep. Access to a full kitchen if you are interested in cooking for yourself. And enough breakfast each day to use the left overs to make packed lunches. It was so central you barely needed transit passes as it was easy to walk almost everywhere. My Baixa House review is that I would definitely recommend this property if you are heading to Lisbon soon.