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Caraujo Apartments
Caraujo Apartments
Caraujo Apartments
Caraujo Apartments
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Caraujo Apartments

R. Carvalho Araújo 114, Lisbon, Portugal

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Caraujo Apartments is a practical 3-star stay in Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon — good value for exploring the area and its landmarks like Mafra National Palace.

The surrounding Avenida da Liberdade district is one of the most convenient parts of Lisbon to stay in, with restaurants, cafés and transport links close by.

Rates shift with the season and with demand, so the live price on the booking page is always the one to trust — tap through for tonight’s or your dates' real availability.

Key facts

Class
3-star
Area
Avenida da Liberdade
Address
R. Carvalho Araújo 114, Lisbon, Portugal

What’s included

Apartements Balcony Barber/Beauty Salon Bathroom Cleaning Coffee Desk Dishwasher Dvd Express check in Family rooms Fan

Getting around Lisbon: metro, trams, trains and whether you need a car

You do not need a car in Lisbon, and in Alfama, Mouraria and Bairro Alto it is a liability — streets narrower than a car door, resident-only parking, and hotel garages charging €18–25 a night. Get a rechargeable Navegante card for €0.50 and load single rides at about €1.80, or take the 24-hour Carris/Metro pass at roughly €7 if you are doing the funiculars. The metro’s four lines cover the airport, Baixa (Baixa-Chiado, Rossio), Avenida, Parque das Nações and Alcântara’s edge; trams 28E (Martim Moniz–Graça–Alfama–Baixa–Estrela–Campo de Ourique) and 15E (Praça da Figueira–Alcântara–Belém, about 25 minutes) do the rest. Buy tickets before boarding — the onboard fare on the 28E is around €3.20 against €1.80 with a card. The ferry from Cais do Sodré to Cacilhas in Almada takes 10 minutes and costs about €1.55.

For day trips, trains beat driving. Rossio station to Sintra is roughly 40 minutes and about €2.40 each way; Cais do Sodré to Cascais is 33–40 minutes for a similar fare, stopping at Belém, Oeiras, Carcavelos and Estoril along the seafront. Queluz-Belas on the Sintra line puts you 10 minutes' walk from the Palácio Nacional de Queluz. Mafra, Ericeira and Óbidos are bus territory — Mafrense and Rodoviária do Oeste coaches from Campo Grande and Campo Grande/Sete Rios, an hour to Mafra, about an hour and a quarter to Óbidos. A hire car only earns its keep if you are combining Arrábida, Setúbal and the Costa da Caparica beaches, where public transport gets thin.

How many nights in Lisbon, and what to do with them

Four nights is the honest minimum if you want the city and one palace day; five to six if you want Sintra properly. Day one belongs to Baixa and Chiado on foot — Praça do Comércio, Rua Augusta, the Elevador de Santa Justa, then up to Castelo de São Jorge (about €15) and down through Alfama at sunset. Day two is Belém: the 15E tram, Jerónimos and the Torre de Belém, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, and the MAAT on the riverfront, ending with an early evening at LX Factory in Alcântara. Day three is Sintra, and it needs the whole day: first train out of Rossio before 9am, Pena Palace on a timed ticket, then Quinta da Regaleira or Castelo dos Mouros, not both plus Pena.

With a fifth and sixth night, add the coast and a second palace. Cais do Sodré to Cascais takes under 40 minutes, and Estoril’s Tamariz beach or the walk to Boca do Inferno fills an afternoon; Queluz slots into a half day on the way back from Sintra. Mafra’s Palácio Nacional, with its basilica, library and six carillons, is the quietest big monument in the region and rarely queued. Keep one evening free for Príncipe Real and Bairro Alto without a plan, and one for a fado house in Alfama or Mouraria — book the fado, as the rooms hold 30–40 people. Anything under three nights and you will spend your time on the 28E rather than in the places it passes.

What hotels actually cost in Lisbon

In shoulder season, budget the following per double room per night: hostel bed €22–35, simple two- or three-star or a guesthouse in Mouraria, Graça or Alfama €80–140, four-star in Baixa, Chiado or Cais do Sodré €150–230, and five-star on Avenida da Liberdade or in Lapa from €300, commonly €380–500. January and February knock 30–40% off all of those; June and mid-September add roughly the same on top. A budget room here usually means a small interior room in a converted apartment block with a shared stairwell and no lift — normal in Alfama, worth checking if you have a heavy case. Mid-range buys you air conditioning, a lift and breakfast for €12–18 a head; the top end buys space and quiet, which are the two scarcest things in the centre.

Three things move rates sharply. Web Summit week in November can turn a €150 four-star into €400 across Parque das Nações, Avenida and Baixa alike. The nights of 12 and 13 June around Santo António, plus New Year at Terreiro do Paço, do something similar on a smaller scale. Coastal pricing runs on a different calendar: Cascais, Estoril and Ericeira peak from mid-July to late August at €200–300 for a four-star, then halve in November. Add €4 per person per night in municipal tourist tax inside Lisbon, capped at seven nights, usually charged at the property and not included in the rate you see.

Questions, answered

Where is Caraujo Apartments located?
Caraujo Apartments is in Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon (R. Carvalho Araújo 114, Lisbon, Portugal), close to Mafra National Palace.
How much does Caraujo Apartments cost per night?
Prices are set live by the hotel — check the booking page for a real rate for your dates.
How many stars is Caraujo Apartments?
Caraujo Apartments is a 3-star hotel in Lisbon.
What should I book early for a Lisbon trip?
Pena Palace timed entry slots first — the morning windows in Sintra sell out several days ahead from June to September, and your train time should follow the ticket, not the other way round. Then hotels for mid-November if your dates touch Web Summit week, and for 12–13 June, when Santo António fills Alfama, Mouraria and Graça. Fado houses in Alfama and Mouraria take reservations and the rooms are small, so book two or three days out. Quinta da Regaleira and Castelo de São Jorge, at about €15, can normally be bought on the day outside July and August. New Year’s Eve at Terreiro do Paço also tightens rooms from around 27 December.
What is a typical nightly hotel rate in Lisbon?
A mid-range four-star double in Baixa, Chiado or Cais do Sodré typically runs €150–230 a night in May, September and October. Guesthouses in Alfama, Graça and Mouraria sit around €80–140, and five-star rooms on Avenida da Liberdade or in Lapa start near €300 and often reach €450–500 in June. January and February can take 30–40% off those figures. Remember to add the municipal tourist tax of €4 per person per night, capped at seven nights, which is usually collected at the hotel rather than included in the rate.
Is Lisbon walkable?
Yes, but it is a hill city, not a flat one — Baixa is level, and everything around it is not. Baixa to Chiado is five minutes but includes a climb or the Elevador de Santa Justa; Baixa to Castelo de São Jorge is about 20 minutes uphill through Alfama. Belém is 6 km west and needs the 15E tram, around 25 minutes from Praça da Figueira. The funiculars — Glória to Bairro Alto, Bica to Cais do Sodré, Lavra to Campo Mártires da Pátria — exist precisely because the slopes defeat most people, and they are covered by a 24-hour Carris pass at roughly €7. Wear shoes with grip: the calçada portuguesa pavement is slick when wet.
Should I stay overnight in Sintra or visit the palaces as a day trip from Lisbon?
Day-trip from Lisbon unless you want to see three or more palaces, in which case one night in Sintra is worth it. The train from Rossio takes about 40 minutes and costs around €2.40 each way, so a 08:30 departure gets you to Pena Palace ahead of the coach groups. Staying in Sintra itself costs €100–170 for a mid-range double and buys you the historic centre after 6pm, when the day crowds have gone and Quinta da Regaleira’s grounds are empty. Two nights lets you add Monserrate, Cabo da Roca and Mafra’s palace with its library and six carillons without rushing. If you are basing yourself outside the city for the heritage sites, Óbidos and its walled centre and Queluz on the Sintra line are the other two that reward an overnight.
What is the best area to stay in Lisbon for a first visit?
Baixa or Chiado, because both are flat, central and within 15 minutes' walk of Rossio, Praça do Comércio and the Baixa-Chiado metro. Baixa is slightly cheaper, at roughly €150–230 for a four-star double in shoulder season, and puts you on the grid where the trams and metro converge. Chiado costs €30–60 more per night but is quieter after midnight and closer to Bairro Alto’s bars without being inside them. If you want the castle-hill atmosphere instead, Alfama and Graça are more memorable and cheaper at €90–140, with stairs as the price. Avoid booking Bairro Alto itself unless you plan to be out until 2am.
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