House Sao Bento
Location: Rua Borges Carneiro 38 r/c Esq.., Lisbon, pt
Star Rating: 8.7 Stars
Property Type: Guest houses
About this Property
Historical Building in Lisbon:
House Sao Bento, a recovered historical building in Lisbon, offers a quiet and safe stay with free WiFi access.
Charming Rooms and Shared Facilities:
The rooms feature crafted ceilings and 1960’s frescoes, with the suite offering a private bathroom. Guests can use the shared kitchen and lounge, while enjoying nearby traditional Portuguese restaurants.
Convenient Services and Nearby Attractions:
Services like laundry, car rentals, and grocery deliveries are available. Explore the Chiado shopping area, visit the historic Alfama neighborhood, or take the Tram 28 right outside the entrance. Santos Train Station is a short walk away for easy transportation options.
Book your stay at House Sao Bento for a memorable Lisbon experience!
Important Information
Please note that the reception is open daily from 9:30 to 18:30. Check-in at weekends or before and after reception's open hours, must be requested in advance. Please contact the property for more information.
Please note that daily housekeeping is only provided for the common areas of the property.
Please note that payments by credit/debit card incur an extra cost (up to 3.5%).
Please note that any extra beds are at an additional cost.
Please take note that towel change is free of charge and is upon request.
Cleaning service is available for stays longer than 6 nights. An additional cleaning service can be provided, upon request and at an additional cost.Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Check-out: 11:30 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Lift / Elevator
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- Safety deposit box
- Non-smoking throughout
- Adult only
- Cashless payment available
- First aid kit available
- Face masks for guests available
- Pub crawls
- Express check-in
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
Rooms Available
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Suite, Ensuite
1 Double Bed
177.9 sq feet
Layout - Bedroom
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Cable channels
Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and dishwasher
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - 3.5 bathrooms, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Washing machine, safe, and desk
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and fan
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Fan
- Microwave
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Electric kettle
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Toilet paper
- Daily housekeeping
- Espresso maker
- Free WiFi
- Dryer
- Bedsheets provided
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Suite, Ensuite
1 Double Bed
161 sq feet
Layout - Bedroom
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Cable channels
Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, and dishwasher
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - 3.5 bathrooms, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Washing machine, safe, and desk
Comfort - Daily housekeeping, heating, and fan
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Fan
- Microwave
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Electric kettle
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Toilet paper
- Daily housekeeping
- Espresso maker
- Free WiFi
- Dryer
- Bedsheets provided
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One-Bedroom Suite
This suite has access to a private bathroom. It has a window facing either the balcony or the street.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Sofa
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Tumble dryer
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Fruits
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
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Double Room with Private External Bathroom
This double room features a flat-screen TV and access to a private external bathroom.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Washing machine
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Sofa
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Tumble dryer
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Fruits
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
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Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
This double room features a desk and access to shared bathroom facilities, window facing the street or balcony.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Washing machine
- Heating
- Shared toilet
- Satellite channels
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Tumble dryer
- Linen
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Clothes rack
- Drying rack for clothing
- Toilet paper
- Fruits
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
Guest Reviews
- Tamara (8/5): -
- Thatyane Costa (10/5): - O quarto é limpo e muito bonito. A cama é confortável e as toalhas limpas. A cozinha é equipada e os anfitriões disponibilizam comidinhas saborosas para os hóspedes.
O check-in é muito tranquilo É um pouco distante a pé da estação Rato.
- Cornuel (9/5): Agréable - La chambre est très agréable, la literie est vraiment bonne. Bien situé, tout est à proximité, commerce, bar, restaurant, transport.. L'isolation de la chambre laisse peu d'intimité, propriétaire du dessus bruyant jusqu'à tard.
- Beate P.-V. (10/5): Wohlfühloase mitten in Lissabon - Die Unterkunft vermittelt ein Gefühl von Zuhause bei Freunden. Alles ist super sauber ruhig und an alles gedacht was man benötigt zum wohlfühlen. Das Türschloss ging manchmal nach oben oder nach unten auf.
- Jackson (8/5): -
- Rowena (9/5): A great find in Lisbon - House Sao Bento is a great little find close to the city. The room was great and everything was super clean. We booked the private bathroom but there always seemed to be a communal one available when we passed by. Kitchen was handy for making drinks and light meals. We would definitely return if coming back to Lisbon. The key for the bathroom was a bit tricky and doors a bit noisy but it didn't impact our enjoyment!
- Craig (10/5): -
- Sonia (8/5): Tutto ok consigliato - Tutto Nulla
- Dr, Omar Stefano (2/5): Pessimo - Il soffitto della stanza. Proprietario gentile. Posizione. Tutto. Bagno in comune non sempre pulito (probabilmente erano gli altri ospiti non tanto il proprietario). Letto piccolissimo tant'è che il mio amico ha dovuto dormire per terra. Andava bene per una persona. Stanza molto piccola per il prezzo che abbiamo pagato
- Sara (8/5): -
- Ana Raquel (9/5): - Apesar de ser uma guest house com banheiro compartilhado, a acomodação era super limpa e muito organizada. Quartos confortáveis com bom tamanho. Tinha disponível chá, café e outras coisinhas como cortesia na cozinha. Localização muito boa em um bairro elegante e tradicional!
- Inés (10/5): -
- Angela (9/5): -
- Per (9/5): -
- Prades (8/5): Très agréable. Nous recommanderons l’adresse. - La propreté, la gentillesse du gérant et la localisation sur le trajet du tram 28 qui traverse Lisbonne et va dans l’Alfama. Adresse que je recommande vivement. Une salle de bains proche de notre chambre était fermée. Dommage pour nous qui devions aller dans l’autre partie de la Guest House.
- Diogo (8/5): - Fast internet, clean No light on building entrance. Dark.
- Susan (9/5): Great location, lovely hosts - Our room was lovely. Clean, spacious and comfortable. Our hosts were so friendly and welcoming. There is a little balcony to enjoy some quiet moments. It is a fabulous location with bus and tram stops close by. Highly recommended It was easy to hear other guests through the walls - as expected in an old house
- Sem (6/5): -
- Paula (10/5): - Súper cómodo y limpio. Descansamos genial y la decoración era muy bonita.
- Angelica (10/5): - Very nice location with just walking distance to the central parts of the city. Very clean, nice common areas, lovely staff and a comfortable bed.
- mercedes (5/5): Buen lugar , lástima zona pocos negocios y pocas opciones para comer cerca - La ubicación y las habitaciones El baño
Muy incómodo para personal mayores
- Struijk (8/5): - Kamer, mooi en groot.
Leuke sfeer Badkamer op de gang
- Lidiya (7/5): -
- Omar (8/5): - Good
- Rocio Natalí (10/5): -
- Alberto (6/5): Poteva andare meglio, ma anche peggio - Niente in particolare Finestra sul balcone e quella del bagno sulla strada.
- Tatiana (8/5): -
- María concepción (9/5): Buena ubicación y personal muy amable - Bien ubicado y muy cómodo todo. Incluso fueron muy amables ya que nos dejaron hacer late checking sin coste adicional. No tienen servicio de limpieza diaria en las habitaciones.
- Angele Marie (8/5): A good guest house and excellent value for money. - Spacious room, good location, friendly hosts :) Lack of soundproofing.
- Soy Noelia (10/5): -
- Magdalena (6/5): -
- Hobart (10/5): Excellent facility - THe host, Pedro, was friendly and very helpful. Our room was large, tastefully decorated and adjacent a shared balcony. I know this is hard to believe, but there was nothing we didn't like. If we ever return to Lisboa, we will stay here again.
- elea (1/5): Catastrophique - La literie et l'emplacement, plusieurs arrêts de bus à proximité. Séjour très décevant. La chambre était correcte, mais la propreté laisse à désirer : nous avons trouvé un ongle coupé sous le verre de la salle de bain destiné aux brosses à dents.
L’insonorisation est catastrophique, que ce soit à l’intérieur même de la guest house ou avec les voisins extérieurs. Nous entendions tout ce qui se passait dans la maison (cuisine, salle de bain), et les voisins du dessus ont fait de la musique (piano, harmonica, chants) jusqu’à 2h30 du matin pendant plusieurs nuits. Le troisième soir, j’ai dû monter moi-même leur demander d’arrêter.
À force, nous n’avions même plus envie de rentrer le soir à la guesthouse en pensant au vacarme que les voisins allaient faire.
Nous n’avons quasiment pas dormi et sommes rentrés de vacances fatigués. Je ne recommande pas du tout cette maison d’hôtes.
- AleksaDjor (10/5): Great hosts and a great guesthouse - The host was great, the apartment was really clean and we felt welcome.
- Jan (10/5): -
- Susan (10/5): - Comfortable place very clean.. tea, toast, coffee available Nothing really
- Sarah (9/5): - The owners were really friendly and helpful. It was super clean and comfortable. Beautiful room/love the decor, we didn't take full advantage but communal supplies/kitchen very generous, nice social vibe. Close to some good breakfast spots and good transport links. The shower head was not stable in the holder, had to hold it.
- Chiara (8/5): We had a pleasant experience, it became our favourite place after all the walking in Lisbon - It was comfortable and everything was easy to access I don’t have negative things to say so I would say nothing
- Alexia (1/5): - Bien situé La poignée de porte était défectueuse pour entrer et la poignée de notre chambre ne se barre pas de l'intérieur donc pas en sécurité la nuit .. extrêmement bruyant jusqu'àu milieu de la nuit .
Très sombre dans les corridors et dans l'entrée nous avons du prendre nos lumières de téléphone
- Christin (8/5): - Cozy guesthouse with window into the courtyard with singing birds and morning sun.
Everything there to cook a meal. Cleaning team was there every day to clean common areas! The room and bed was smaller than in the original booking. The neighbors above were playing the piano after 10pm on a Tuesday. You could even hear them talking.
- Bethan (8/5): -
- Clement (10/5): - Accueil, excellent endroit, très propre et bien situé, je recommande fortement
- Ruta (9/5): -
- raissa (10/5): -
- marion (10/5): - Casa pleine de charme, très calme. Chambre spacieuse avec une belle décoration. Accès à la cuisine avec ce qu'il faut pour le petit dejeuner. Personnel réactif et hyper sympa.
Localisation idéale pour sortir et visiter la ville.
Très bon rapport qualité/prix au vu des prestations.
On reviendra!
- Jacek (10/5): -
- Joao (10/5): - Decoração, cama. Limpeza, gentileza, bom receber
- O'Hara (10/5): Fabulous - Greeted by Pedro, the owner, on Saturday, who was extremely helpful and upbeat. He gave us a recommendation for a fabulous Fado restaurant. The accommodation is comfortable, with beautifully decorated rooms, extremely clean, and has everything you need, including 2 well stocked kitchens.There's a supermarket and cafés nearby, along with a bus stop and a beautiful park.. You can walk to Pink Streer In 20 mins (downhill). I would stay here again and recommend to others 👌 Nothing really., it's lovely accommodation at a good price.
- Lorry (8/5): Bon séjour - Chambre agréable et bien équipée. Proche du centre et des points d'intérêts. Parking facile dans la rue. Un peu cher.
- Cristian (10/5): -
- David (9/5): Esprit B&B, décoration mignone - Chambre mignonne et bien meublée.
Situation idéale pour découvrir la ville , proche sans être trop central. Cuisine commune avec fruits et biscuits à disposition, on s’y sent accueillis ; ) L’endroit est adorable ! L’acoustique entre chambres pourrait être améliorée
- Marcos (9/5): -
- Ariadna (9/5): -
- Marianne (10/5): - Le logement est accueillant. La literie est bonne et l'emplacement est bien situé. La mise à disposition d'une cuisine. Le manque de discrétion de certains hôtes. Les chambres n'étant pas insonorisées les occupantes de la chambre d’́à côté nous ont réveillées en pleine nuit en se disputant entre elles
- Michela (9/5): -
- Gerd Malin (8/5): Trivsamt och smidigt med äldre charm i en lugn del av Lissabon. - Bra kommunikationer med lokaltrafik och i ett lugnt och trevligt område. Jag gillade den personliga och hemtrevliga inredningen och den smidiga incheckningen. Välutrustat kök för självhushåll och fräscha badrum. Saknade en sänglampa, men det går ju bra att läsa med takbelysningen på.
- Alma (7/5): - The room layout and furniture No soundproofing! It was very hard to sleep as you could hear everything from the noise in the kitchen, to people flushing toilets or coughing in the adjacent room.
The keypad to enter the flat was wonky and it took us several minutes to make it work at times
- Manuel (10/5): -
- Nikolai (9/5): Muy buena - Muy cómodo, la habitación muy linda
- Max (7/5): A cut above the average hostel - The staff checking us in were genuinely warm and welcoming. The place doesn't feel crowded or chaotic like many hostels do, and it's nicely decorated with real charm to it. Generally clean throughout, and there's free toast in the morning which is always a welcome touch. The rooms are on the smaller side, and unless you book the largest room you'll be sharing a bathroom with other guests — but to be fair, that's just the nature of a hostel and handled fine here. Not really a complaint, more something to be aware of before booking.
- Jose Manuel (9/5): -
- Francesco (10/5): House Sao Bento si trova in una posizione perfetta per visitare Lisbona, a piedi o in tram dato che è vicinissimo a una - L’accoglienza e la cura dei dettagli Nulla
- Vanessa (10/5): Beautiful stay - Beautiful room and self check in was easy
There is also a fully equipped kitchen and some snacks available to guests which was lovely to have available.
- Girts (10/5): -
- Mariano (4/5): No lo recomiendo en absoluto - Nos dijeron que había dos baños compartidos con otras tres habitaciones y no fue así, había más habitaciones para muy pocos baños. Era una zona toda en obras de las cuales no nos avisaron con prioridad y la puerta de la habitación se nos rompió el primer día dejándonos encerrados durante un buen rato.
- Chakravarti (10/5): A nice place to stay - Stylish rooms, good location away in a slightly quieter part of Lisbon.
We enjoyed our stay.
- Ari (7/5): - Aamiaista ei varsinaisesti ollut, mutta kahvia sai keittää ja paahtoleipää tuotiin aamuksi. Sänky oli hyvä.
- Chiara Raffaella (9/5): -
- Madalena Maria (10/5): -
- Tina (6/5): Beautiful rooms, but unfortunately VERY noisy - The room I booked (with own bathroom) was really nicely decorated as seen on the pictures beforehand. I also got the information on how to self check-in in time and everything worked smoothly. The kitchen was well equipped as far as I can tell without cooking there myself. It was also really nice, that there was coffee, tea, cereal, a bit of bread and apples the guests could take!
I also appreciated the area around the house, I always felt safe in the surroundings as a solo traveller. There are also some good restaurants nearby.
Most of the communication was really easy and fast.
Concerning cleanliness I was also happy! Unfortunately, there was one major problem for me, that made the stay not relaxing: noise. There are two factors to this in my opinion:
1) The noise you can hear from the other guests on the floor – which of course, is to be expected to a certain degree. But the walls are really extremely thin and the doors to the hallway are not well sealed at all. The first two days I basically had the feeling someone was in my room everytime someone went to have a shower in the communal bathrooms or were talking in the hallway cause the sounds travel extremely well. The locks on the doors to the room are also kinda wonky and not the quietest (they work though), which is another noise factor that could be prevented in my opinion.
2) The noise you can hear from the neighbours upstairs. This might only be so bad in the room I stayed in ("Óbidos"). It was very unsettling to hear basically everything the neighbours upstairs did in the room above me at night – from walking with stilettos (??), to playing the piano (that was the only nice thing), having loud discussions (if I could understand Portuguese, I would have understood what they are saying, that's how well I could hear them), some conflict with a shouting guy or more shouting guys (?!). At some point I was so concerned that I googled who to call about potential domestic violence, cause it was so unclear what was going on up there. Very not relaxing.
Another thing that was weird to me was that I never saw anyone from the team there. As another traveller also wrote, it was not possible to find the "reception", I don't think there is one. Which is not a problem per se, but I found it irritating that it was communicated beforehand that there is one and that they need to register my passport (which never happened after I asked where I can find the reception). I don't need to show my passport if they don't need it, but the confusing communication left me with a weird feeling overall.
- Pinchuk (9/5): - very stylish and comfortable room. good location and nice staff.
- Stefan (8/5): Gut gelegen und sauber - Sauberkeit war sehr gut. Teilweise sehr hellhörig
- Marie (8/5): -
- Marie (8/5): - Bien situé, très propre, Pedro et Tiago sont à l’écoute et donnent de très bons renseignements pour profiter pleinement de Lisbonne !
- Mareike (10/5): Klare Empfehlung :) - Alles super Nichts
- francesca (7/5): -
- Cecchi (6/5): -
- Diego (9/5): -
- Linda (8/5): Až na zimu v koupelně hodnotím kladně, ubytování super vybavené, v blízkosti zastávky tramvaje i autobusu. - Zahrnovalo možnost malé snídaně, o které jsme předem nevěděly, takže hezké překvapení. Hezké, čisté vybavení, plně vybavená kuchyň. Zima v koupelně, v umyvadle netekla pořádně teplá voda a jeden večer později ani ve sprše.
- Antonio (10/5): Estancia perfecta. - La habitación era perfecta para lo que necesitaba. Me gustó mucho el poder utilizar la cocina y poder desayunar tranquilamente. Es un sitio muy tranquilo. No puedo decir nada, estan rehabilitando la fachada y hay unos andamios, pero no me molestaron en absoluto, considero que será algo que quiten en breve.
- StuartIsaac66 (10/5): - Beautiful guest house in the heart of Lisbon. Lovely bright and clean room. Arrived late so the free nibbles in kitchen, bread, eggs, butter etc were most welcome! Thanks so much for a comfy stay :)
- Maria (8/5): - Nice option to stay for a few nights
- Sarah (10/5): -
- Tina (7/5): - Το κρεβατι ηταν πολυ ανετο ,απολαμβανες υπνο Οτι το κτιριο ειχε εργασιες βαψιματος και η κεντρικη πορτα πολυ παλια και δεν ηταν ασφαλειας
- Fatou (10/5): J’ai aimé mon séjour du début à la fin. - La chambre était parfaite
- CHB (8/5): Great stay in Lisbon - Location was excellent, within walking distance of most of the major attractions. It was very clean, the bed was comfortable and the room was nicely decorated. I liked that there is a kitchen and drying rack for clothes.
- Christina (9/5): - Alles war sauber und ordentlich, sämtliche Abläufe waren reibungslos, von der Ankunft bis zu aus check. In der Küche war alles vorhanden, was man braucht.
- Alessandra (8/5): -
- Klaas (10/5): A delightful stay ♥️ - A lot ! Nothing
- Audrey (8/5): -
- Sara (10/5): - J'ai adore le Suite Room. Parfait !
- Nilanjana Shasmal (10/5): - Location, rooms, cleanliness, facilities- everything was perfect. No complaints at all. Very affordable price in such a good location.
- Anna (9/5): -
- Electrochick (9/5): - L'emplacement, les équipements, la propreté, les attentions pour le petit-déjeuner Immeuble ancien donc mal isolé, on entend beaucoup les voisins.
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- Małgorzata (10/5): - Lokalizacja była super, kontakt z właścicielem super, kuchnia dobrze wyposażona. nie było takiej rzeczy.
- Fernando (9/5): -
- Rasheed (9/5): Great value for money - The responsiveness, location and access. Property was very clean and the owner was very responsive no particular dislikes
- Christopher (9/5): Comfortable stay in Estrela. Everything within walking distance - Room was comfortable and quiet. The communal kitchen was a nice bonus for morning coffee Nothing
- Ugdyzhekov (9/5): -
- Asja (10/5): - Very comfortable room; had a good night's sleep every night. The bathrooms were also incredibly clean, and there were plenty of them for the number of people that stayed in the complex. Cute decoration, and the kitchen was well equipped. The balcony might have been a highlight of the stay. A few minutes away from the city center, so a great location. Both entrances work through codes but the doors did not close properly a few times, so safety was a small concern but all was fine.
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