The LX Hill

A lot of what Laloosh says is true - there is no elevator or A/C, but I think this is typical for Portugal. Rooms are sp****ly furnished but are reasonably large, and (at least mine was) clean and modern. EXCEPT for the bathroom which I agree is laughably small. The staff were friendly, the breakfast was reasonable, and the “honesty box bar” is something I haven’t seen before. The location is great - near the nightlife but a street back so not quite as noisy. Was it good value for the price? Hard to say as I don’t have anything similar in Lisbon to compare it to. They could certainly improve by adding a bit more character and storage to the rooms.

This establishment does not have the following: An elevator Air conditioning - we tried opening the window for some fresh air, but the noise from the street kept us awake A TV A bedside table A clothes closet Somewhere to put our toiletries in the bathroom The room was miniscule, compromising two single beds and a small chair. The bedding was thin and scratchy. The room and bathroom smelled of mold. There was an odor vaporizer to cover the smell but the combination was bad. When we moved the chair in the corner of the room, there was a lot of damp and mold behind it from the next door bathroom. The bathroom was tiny. When we sat on the toilet our legs and knees were inside the small shower and our arm against the sink. There was no staff on site so we were unable to request a different room. We would have left and gone to a different hotel, but it was late and we were exhausted from our journey from Porto. The consequence was that we didn’t sleep all night.