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day; well-located on a quiet street off busy Avenida da Liberdade, a block from Metro:
Avenida, Travessa do Salitre 7; tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.heritage.pt ,
[e-mail] ). Hotel Lisboa Plaza and its sister, Hotel Britania (listed below), offer
a deal in July and August: free entrance to Lisbon's museums for guests who stay at least
three nights.
$$HotelBotânico, in a blocky, modern building on a characteristic street a steep five-
minute walk above Avenida da Liberdade, is quiet—unless there's a demonstration at the
Planned Parenthood clinic across the street. The hotel rents 30 modern, business-class
rooms; street-side rooms on the top floor have a view of São Jorge Castle (Sb-€45-90,
Db-€50-95, Tb-€60-95, air-con, elevator, free Wi-Fi, parking, Rua Mãe d'Água 16, tel.
213-420-392, fax [phone], www.hotelbotanico.pt , [e-mail] ) .
$$ResidêncialRoma, a stark little place, rents 40 simple rooms. It's tucked away on a
side street, 50 yards off the big Avenida da Liberdade (Sb-€45-60, Db-€50-70, extra bed-
€10-15, air-con, no elevator, Travessa da Glória 22, tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.residenciaroma.com , [e-mail] ). They also rent apartments (Db-€75,
€10/extra person).
$$ Hotel Alegria, a fine old establishment with 35 rooms, faces a quiet, inviting
park in a peaceful neighborhood 200 yards from the Avenida Metro station. Varnished
like a ship, it has sloping hardwood floors and solid furniture (Db-€60-70, third person-
€15 extra, breakfast-€6, air-con, elevator, Praca da Alegria 12, tel. [phone],
www.alegrianet.com , [e-mail] ) .
Others near Avenida da Liberdade
$$$ Hotel Britania maintains its 1940s Art Deco charm throughout its 33 spacious
rooms, offering a clean and professional haven on a tranquil street one block off Avenida
da Liberdade. Three new top-floor suites are decorated in a luxurious Mod Deco style.
Run by the Hotel Lisboa Plaza folks (listed earlier), it offers the same four-star standards
for the same prices (air-con, elevator, laundry service, non-smoking floor, Wi-Fi, free
street parking or €10/day in next-door garage; from Metro: Avenida stop, walk uphill
on boulevard, turn right on Rua Manuel de Jesus Coelho and take first left to Rua
Rodrigues Sampaio 17; tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.heritage.pt , brit-
[e-mail] ).
$ Lisbon Dreams Guesthouse has 18 fresh, relaxing, Ikeaesque rooms, occupying
three apartments and sharing seven bathrooms (S-€50, D-€60, T-€80, includes breakfast,
discounts often available on their website, free Wi-Fi and loaner laptops, laundry service-
€6, two shared terraces, kitchen for guest use; Metro: Marquês de Pombal, take Rua
Alexandre Herculano uphill a few blocks, then left on Rua Rodrigo da Fonesca to