Looking for centrally located hotels, inns in Lisbon, Porto. We are in our 60s, early 70s and travel fairly light luggage wise-- medium size roller bags and backpacks. But that being said can't do lots of skinny stairs on an ongoing basis up and down as in a hotel so ones with at least a small elevator/lift or ones that may have some ground or lower flor availability would rank higher in consideration.
Posted by
Elmwood, IL, USA
362 posts
In September I traveled with two seniors both using a cane. We stayed at Turim Marquês a block away from the Blue & yellow metro lines at Marquês de Pombal. There are a number of hotels in this area. It is a bit out of the tourist area, in a banking financial district. The metros all have escalators & elevators. We never found getting around on the metro, buses, trains a problem. Just be extra careful if the beautiful mosaic sidewalks are wet as they are as slippery like black ice. If it were the rainy season I would pack my yac tracks for my shoes.
Posted by
Utah
446 posts
We just stayed at Casa Balthazar in Lisbon for 3 nights. Ground floor suite. In the Chiado neighborhood near the Convento do Carmo. It was great. It's a recommended hotel in the RS guidebook.
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Vernon, Canada
32198 posts
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Have a look at http://www.mystoryhotels.com/mystorytejo/en/home in Lisbon and https://en.hoteldabolsa.com/ in Porto. Both have elevators, both very comfortable and located in very convenient areas.
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Cascais, Portugal
1663 posts
Most hotels will have elevators, and using a booking site like booking.com will tell you if there is a lift/elevator. The Baixa area of Lisbon is flat, so need to climb a hill every time you walk out the door.
In Porto, the Rebeira area is by the river and very nice. There is a funicular under the bridge that will get you up the hill to other parts of the city.
An earlier poster wrote all metro stations in Lisbon have elevators or escalators. That isn’t true, so be aware. If you look at the metro map for Lisbon, it will indicate handicap accessibility with a wheelchair pic. The large stations do have lifts or escalators but some do not. The Montim Moniz metro stop has only stairs, for one.
And, they are renovating the escalators in the Chiado metro stop, so there will likely be at least one set of stairs you will need to navigate. The last time I was there, it looked as though they are only having people walk down - not up. But, you might want to avoid staying in Chiado for that reason.