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Moby Dick Lodge Colares

5 Rua Verde Pinho, Sintra, Portugal

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For a cheaper night in Lisbon, Moby Dick Lodge Colares in Sintra keeps costs down while staying within reach of Sintra National Palace.

From here, Lisbon’s main attractions — including Sintra National Palace — are an easy walk or short ride away, so you spend less time in transit and more time exploring.

Key facts

Class
2-star
Area
Sintra
Address
5 Rua Verde Pinho, Sintra, Portugal

What’s included

Balcony Bath Bathroom Beach nearby Bidet Coffee Cot Desk Free Wifi Free car parking Garden Hairdryer

Best time to visit Lisbon, month by month

May, late September and October are the best months: 22–26°C, low rain, and the Sintra palaces bearable to queue for. January and February are the cheapest and wettest — expect 15°C, several grey days a week, and four-star doubles in Baixa dropping to €90–130; the compensation is Pena Palace and Castelo dos Mouros almost to yourself. March and April climb slowly, with Easter and the Óbidos Festival Internacional do Chocolate pushing weekend rates up in the walled town. June is the most expensive month of the year in the city: Festas de Lisboa runs all month, the Santo António street parties on the nights of 12 and 13 June fill Alfama, Mouraria and Graça, and central hotels ask 40–60% above May.

July and August are hot (28–33°C inland, cooler on the Atlantic side) and the demand shifts to the coast — Cascais, Estoril and Ericeira peak, with four-star doubles at €200–300, while some city hotels are marginally softer than in June. September is the strongest all-round month: warm sea, NOS Alive already over, prices near June levels but the light is better. November is the trap — mid-month Web Summit at the Altice Arena in Parque das Nações puts 70,000 people in the city and doubles or triples rates citywide for four or five nights. December is cheap until about the 20th, then New Year at Terreiro do Paço lifts it again; Óbidos Vila Natal runs through the month and books out weekends in that one town.

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.

Questions, answered

Where is Moby Dick Lodge Colares located?
Moby Dick Lodge Colares is in Sintra, Lisbon (5 Rua Verde Pinho, Sintra, Portugal), close to Sintra National Palace.
How much does Moby Dick Lodge Colares 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 Moby Dick Lodge Colares?
Moby Dick Lodge Colares is a 2-star hotel in Lisbon.
Is Lisbon better for families or couples?
It works for both, but the areas differ. Couples do well in Chiado, Príncipe Real and Alfama, where the appeal is small guesthouses, viewpoints and fado rooms holding 30–40 people. Families are usually better in Parque das Nações — flat, modern, next to the Oceanário and about 20 minutes from Baixa on the red line — or in Belém, where the monuments and the riverside park are all on one level. Family rooms and cots are much easier to find in four-star hotels on Avenida da Liberdade and in Parque das Nações than in converted Alfama townhouses with no lift. Expect around €200–280 for a family room in high season.
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.
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