Hotel Botanico - Lisbon, Portugal 

PK
Posted: Thu, Aug 06 2009
I had read all the promising reviews of the hotel and was confident booking. Anyway arriving via a brisk climb to the hotel the staff were as previously stated - fantastic. Full of kindness and knowledge. Location was brilliant with an amazing Veggie restaurant and Jazz Club within 100 metres !! Barrio Alto and the main boulevard/ shopping district within 5 minutes walking too. Breakfast was so-so but mainly because there was no toast and a lot of meat!The room we were given was a fantastic corner room with the sun coming in and a view to relish. All staff day and night were equally lovely and helpful. Only wish i had longer there. Overall - truly a little gem.

Rune Paulsen
Posted: Tue, Jul 28 2009
We had an excellent stay at the Hotel Botanico in June 2009. It's not a high quality hotel, but in terms of price/ quality we were very satisfied. The staff were very friendly and helpful, and the Hotel had a great location. This trip was with the guys, but I would most certainly stay at the same hotel if I were to go with my wife. I can recommend it to other travellers.

GB
Posted: Tue, Jun 09 2009
The room was comfortable, air-conditioned and clean. We especially enjoyed the TV reception because there were several TV channels that were subtitled for Portuguese but broadcast in English (very unusual). The buffet breakfast was generous and included a hot breakfast (scrambled eggs, bacon) as well as cereal, fruit, juice, coffee and cold cuts. The hotel is located uphill and there is no way to get to it without climbing. One evening there was noise outside from a group of people singing or chanting on the street. It went on for over an hour and we never knew why they were there. The metro is located downhill and is a healthy walk away. The streets are confusing and it is important to get clear directions from the desk. However, the reception was very helpful and friendly and we enjoyed our stay.

JF
Posted: Sun, Mar 01 2009
El Hotel est? muy bien ubicado, a 5 minutos de Rossio,a 10 de la plaza de Comercio, y subiendo las escaleras a 5 del famoso cafe chinesse (merece la pena tomar algo en el, pero no tengais prisas) La fachada del Htel desmerece un poco, pero lo que importa es el interior, y al menos, las 2 habitaciones que ocupamos estaban totalmente renovadas y eran espaciosas( permiten abrir las maletas con espacio suficiente como para no tener que saltar por las camas). El ba?o totalmente nuevo solo tiene ducha, lavavo y vater. El desayuno es buffet, pero muy abundante y agradable la comida, con variedad de fruta fresca, ygures, jamon quesos etc (a nivel de un hotel de categoria superior). El Trato excelente por todo el personal, y siempre con la sonrisa en la cara. Una gran ventaja es que tiene varias plazas de aparcamiento grat?s a la entrada. Lo ?nico un poco adverso para el que tenga problemas fisicos es la cuesta arriba que hay que subir cuando se vuelve del centro ( 2-3 minutos), y que se puede salvar facilmente subiendo por el elevador de la Gloria y descendiendo por debajo del mirador de Alcantara. Los ascensores son peque?itos, pero los tiene.

Majlis Andersson-Puig
Posted: Sat, Feb 21 2009
we were very very happy with our stay at hotel botanico, couldn´t have been better, we were welcomed with a glass of portwine in the afternoon, everyone in the recepcion were very helpful to us, the room much biger than a normal hotel room, the heating worked well, important as i had a cold and it was freezing outside, we found lots of interesting restaurant and bars in the surroundings, i think it is the first time we are 100 % happy with a hotel, thank you!!