Hotels
Hotels in Baixa
The flat commercial lower town between the hill and the river. Most of the city’s restaurant addresses, its main shopping spine, and no climb to get home.
Our picks

CBR Boutique Hotel
A mid-range boutique hotel in the lower town whose design reportedly draws on the Joanina Library. That single fact is the entire published record.

Hotel Astória
The flat-iron landmark on the riverfront avenue, designed in 1919 by Adães Bermudes and opened in 1926. Art Nouveau, not art deco, and flat ground all round.

Hotel Mondego
A modernised mid-range hotel in the lower town with a rooftop terrace. One named writer is the entire published record, and no address or rate is available.

Pharmacia GuestHouse
A lower-town guesthouse in a former chemist’s shop, with the original pharmacy fittings kept. One named writer is the entire published record.