"Having stayed at many hotels in different locations in Europe, the SANA Metropolitan Hotel has come up the best for many, many reasons.
By taxi, conveniently only about ten minutes from the main Lisbon Airport.
This hotel is placed conveniently located to access many of the sites of interest in Lisbon with transport and / or taxi in a moment.
The standard - Definitely Four star, no less.
A really good welcome from the Reception staff and always a porter there to help with luggage if wished.
My room had a fabulous high up view, yes on the flight path to the Airport, but honestly the window glazing was very good, could hardly hear a thing - in fact I wanted to take a few photos of the planes flying past, but they were so quiet I kept missing the moment.
Cleanliness, no question - the staff were there to clean your room, etc everyday if you wished. But equally you could hang the 'Do not disturb' sign on your door and know that you and your belongings were safe and would not be disturbed.
My bed was huge and allowed me a really comfortable night's sleep.
The food, both in the main restaurant and the bar gave a good range of choice and of course, the breakfast could not be faulted!
The atmosphere changes slightly depending on when you stay there, sometimes busy but wonderfully calm and this recent time really vibrant.
Just off the reception area is a gift shop with all your gift needs - a must!
But the MOST IMPORTANT thing to note - the Staff Teams.
Every member of staff - Domestic; Restaurant; Bar; Reception and Guest Service are to be commended on their dedication to their service. Yes, of course you can be left alone to have privacy, private meetings with friends, etc., but every member of staff gives you at least, a smile, a warm word or two - and if you have stayed there before, they show they have really good memories - all so welcome when you are a solo traveller!
A HUGE Thank you to Everybody!"