Universo Romantico

A great location in Lisbon with very friendly staff. The location is less than a 5 minute walk to the blue/yellow metro line. I did find my room not cleaned to a high standard when I arrived, and as I had a shared bathroom with others it was sometimes not very clean but that is not the staffs fault that is the other guests. Nearby you have great restaurants cafes and you are right by the city centre to see some tourism attractions.

I knew what I was getting into when I booked this hotel so my expectations weren't too high. The rooms are small and bathrooms are shared. If I counted properly, there were 10 rooms (mix of singles and doubles) per floor served by two bathrooms per floor. Surprisingly there didn't seem to be any bathroom back-ups during my stay. The room was small and featured an incredibly uncomfortable single bed, but it was what I expected. No fridge or microwave in the room, but there was a shared kitchen on the 1st floor with a fridge and microwave. The location was excellent, perhaps a 10 minute walk from Picoas metro stop; slightly longer to Marques de Pombal or Avenida metro stops. Optional continental breakfast next door at Hello Vietnam restaurant was OK; skip the scrambled eggs from a mix for a hard boiled egg. There are two small grocery stores down the block. It seems that the hotel is located on a quiet side street but looks can be deceiving. While not a major thoroughfare, the street connects two major plazas, so gets a lot of traffic and has two bus routes (luckily, buses seem to stop running around 10pm). My major complaint was the noise--the street is paved with cobblestones (Belgian Blocks), car, truck and bus tires make an incredible racket as they drive over them. Some rooms at the back of the hotel might be marginally quieter. No regrets staying at this affordable hotel--but my ability to sleep definitely suffered!

Location is about 10 mins walk from Marquês. The rooms are basic but clean and the bathroom was quite nice. However the roller blind wouldn't close properly and despite me asking them to fix it, they didn't. It's also winter in Lisboa and some heating is required. That didn't work properly either! As somewhere just to sleep for a few hours, it's OK but I thought it was over priced for what it offered.

L'hôtel Universo Romantico a bien rempli son contrat concernant la qualité/prix. La salle de bain et les toilettes étaient à l'extérieur de la chambre mais nous avons choisi cet hôtel en connaissance de cause. Le personnel a l'accueil était sympathique

This place is all you need. Breakfast was great. The rooms are a bit small and sound travels quite a bit but worth it for the price point.