quinta-feira, 18 de setembro de 2008

Description & amenities

The apartment (70m2) is totally renovated and equiped. It is on the first floor of a building from the 1800´s; and has views over the city and as far as the mountains on the other side of the river Tagus. It is located in the heart of Principe Real, just one street away from Bairro Alto, the busy and loud night spot everyone seeks when wanting the genuine young and trendy Lisbon night life; there are many restaurants, cafes, bars and fashionable stores which stay open until the late hours; people walk the streets and gather till dawn.
Description:
- 1 room with one double bed (2 sleeps)
- 1 room with two single beds (2 sleeps)
- 1 double living room with a sofa and a sofa-bed and kitchen area (2 sleeps)
- 1 dinning area with table and chairs
- 1 bathroom
Amenities:
- Bathroom and bed linen (100% cotton)
- Baby bed
- Internet
- Plasma TV
- Soundsystem: DVD, CD-player, Radio
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Refrigerator with freezer
- Microwave
- Oven with electric plates
- Traditional oven
- Coffee machine
- Kettle
- Toaster
- Ironing board/iron
- Hair dryer
- Juicer
- Cleaning included only on checkout / once a week

quarta-feira, 25 de junho de 2008

Rates & Discounts

€ 80 per night 2 occupants included - Medium Season
€ 70 per night 2 occupants included - Low Season
€90 per night 2 occupants included - High Season
€100 per night 2 occupants included - Christmas to New Year
€ 20 surcharge per extra person / 15€ low season
Children 0-3: € 0,00 / 4-8: €: 10,00
€200 safety deposit, refundable at check out provided the apartment is in good shape
- 10% off for stays exceeding 7 days
- 20% off for stays exceeding 30 days
- 5% returning guests
- Payment: cash on arrival
- Booking: payment of 2 nights by bank transfer
- Check-in: 3PM / Check out: 11AM

Booking & cancellation policy

When booking we kindly ask you for a deposit of 20% of the amount by bank transfer.
To book the apartment, please contact us at
sofia.dinis@yahoo.com You will receive an e-mail with the instructions for the bank transfer and a form to fill in with your personal details, number of people staying at the apartment, checkin and checkout dates. You will receive an e-mail for the ulterior confirmation of the reservation.
- Until 30 days prior to the arrival, 80% of the reservation fee will be reimbursed.
- Less than 30 days prior to the arrival, the reservation fee will not be reimbursed.

Availability & Location





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terça-feira, 17 de junho de 2008

Restauration of a 19th century apartment


The apartmentbuilding dates back from the 19th. century.
When the apartment on the 1st. floor was first bought, it was in terrible shape, many original materials were deteriorated by time and others spoiled by uncorrect works. The new owners carefully restaured the apartment, with the help from an architect and a civil engeneer. The original materials where recovered, and the ones that where unrecoverable, where replaced by new materials, identical to the originals. Some modern adaptations were made, such as bathroom, electrical and plumming system - which didn't exist back in the 1800s. Only natural materials where used, such as wood, stone or glass.


Blueprint of the 1st. floor after the restauration works

Paintings & Books

Since the owner of the apartment is also an artist, the apartment actually works as an artgallery, so every painting here is for sale.

On the shelf there are a few books. You are wellcome to take it with you. Please leave one of your own behind for the next guests.

domingo, 15 de junho de 2008

Just around the corner we recommend:

MUSEUMS: Museu do Chiado (modern art); Museu da Água (The Water Museum); Fundação Arpas-Szènes-Vieira da Silva (paintors Arpad-Szènes and Vieira da Silva);
GARDENS: Jardim do Príncipe Real (Príncipe Real Garden); Jardim Botânico (Botanical Garden); Jardim de São Pedro de Alcântara - Miradouro (S. Pedro de Acântara Garden); Praça das Flores;
RESTAURANTS: Papaçorda; Olivier; Olivier Café; Bonsai; Charcutaria; Brasserie de L'Entrecôte;
VEGANS: Os Tibetanos; O Jardim dos Sentidos; Terra Pura; Oriente;
CAFÉS & TEAHOUSES: Fabric Infinit; A Brasileira; Nicola; Jardim do Príncipe Real; Cinemateca;

Location: in the heart of Lisbon

The apartment is located in the quiet calm elegant old city area of PRÍNCIPE REAL, one street away from the historical, trendy, popular BAIRRO ALTO, where a large part of the cultural and gastronomical nightlife takes place and 5 minutes walk from the shopping fuzzy must-visit CHIADO.
In walking distance are several museums, art galleries, theaters and cinemas, restaurants, bars, Fado houses, little cafés and teahouses, shops, banks, ATM mashines, public transports (bus, trams, subway, 24 hour taxi stand, train, public car parks).
The apartment is excellently located, just a short walking distance from the circundant historical neighbourhoods of S. BENTO, RATO, AV. LIBERDADE, BAIXA, CHIADO, SÉ and ALFAMA, where you can find the historic Castle of S. Jorge and the Cathedral. Nearby there are all kind of traditional commerce and high standard shops. An easy access to the city on foot.

The neighbourhood

The Bairro Alto is a picturesque working class quarter dating from the 16th century that has traditionally been the city's bohemian haunt of artists and writers. Its grid of streets is quiet during the day, but is transformed at night into the city's vibrant nightlife quarter. Behind colorful and graffiti-ridden façades is a variety of excellent traditional and international restaurants, tourist-packed Fado Houses, and a multitude of sleek bars and stylish alternative fashion shops that stay open until late at night. Throughout the week, and especially on weekends you'll find people of all ages, backgrounds, and lifestyles bar-hopping through the cobbled lanes or standing outside with a drink in hand enjoying the city's usual mild nights. The main commercial streets are Rua do Norte, Rua da Atalaia, and Rua do Diário de Noticias, from where it is easy to reach Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara (a garden-terrace with a panoramic view over the city), and two of the city's most interesting churches: São Roque with its magnificent baroque interior and the romantic Gothic ruins of Carmo Church.

Neighboring Chiado is an elegant, sophisticated district of theaters, bookshops, old-style cafes, art nouveau jewelry shops and luxurious international names such as Hermes and Cartier.

Principe Real is known for its antique shops and art galleries on Rua Dom Pedro V and Rua da Escola Politecnica, and also for being the city's gay quarter with a number of gay bars and clubs. Around the Principe Real Garden and down to the riverfront, especially in Rua de São Marçal, are attractive 19th century colorful townhouses.

Notes:
Attractions Beach 15 minutes drive or by train
Neighbourhood Beaches Sintra, Arrábida, Cascais
Airport International (15 minutes drive)
Train Yes, Metro Yes, Bus Tramway Yes, Parking near Yes
Suggestions to Visit
ON FOOT: Monuments & Attractive places: Príncipe Real, Bairro Alto, S. Bento, Chiado, Pastelaria Brasileira, Rossio, Ruínas do Convento do Carmo, Santa Apolónia station, Restauradores, Praça do Comércio, Elevador da Bica, Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara;

BY TRAM: São Jorge Castle, Alfama, Graça, National Panteon, São Vicente de Fora, Jerónimos, Torre de Belém, CCB
BY TRAIN: Costa do Sol Beaches, Cascais
BY CAR: Guincho, Sintra, Costa da Caparica, Arrábida;