10 Best Hotels in Alfama, Lisbon (2027): Castle Hill, Mouraria and Graça

Our pick is Santiago de Alfama, a five-star boutique hotel in a pre-1755 building on Rua de Santiago, between the cathedral and the castle: 9.8/10 from 693 reviews, and its 40 most recent reviews averaged 9.7, the strongest recent record on this page. It is the most expensive hotel here (€258 to €377 a night on our sample nights), and it had rates in every month.

For a flat walk to the Baixa and the river, Emporium Lisbon Suites (9.6/10, suites with kitchenettes) and AlmaLusa Alfama (9.6/10) sit side by side on Rua dos Bacalhoeiros in lower Alfama. To sleep inside the castle walls, Solar do Castelo is unique, but adults only. On a budget, Hotel Convento do Salvador and Tings Lisbon in Graça stayed under €130 on every night we sampled.

Not sure Alfama is right for you? Our guide to where to stay in Lisbon compares it with the Baixa, Príncipe Real, Cais do Sodré and the other areas, and our best hotels in Baixa and Chiado covers the flat streets just below. For the ten best-reviewed hotels across the whole city, see our ranking of the best hotels in Lisbon.

Walking times to Rossio square are rough estimates from each hotel's location; the hill makes the walk back longer than the walk out. The last two columns are the cheapest rate for two on our January and July 2027 sample nights, before the tourist tax.

Santiago de Alfama

5★, 9.8/10 from 693 reviews. A small boutique hotel in a building that survived the 1755 earthquake, on Rua de Santiago between the cathedral and the castle. Guests describe it as quiet, the rooms as sumptuous and the staff as attentive, and its 40 most recent reviews averaged 9.7. €258 a night for two in January, €292 in April and July, and €377 in September and October. Watch out for: the street isn't accessible to ride-hailing cars, so one guest carried their bags over the cobbles, and another found breakfast service muddled.

Emporium Lisbon Suites

4★, 9.6/10 from 1,233 reviews. Suites and apartments with kitchenettes on Rua dos Bacalhoeiros in lower Alfama, near the river and the cathedral tram stop, and one of the two hotels on this page with a flat walk to Praça do Comércio and the Baixa. Guests mention very large rooms and a host who meets them on arrival; one couple walked over with their luggage from a cruise ship. €126 in January and €185 on every night from April to September except May (€261). It had no rates on our November and October nights. Watch out for: one guest heard the next room snoring through the wall, and some units have a bath with a shower curtain rather than a walk-in shower.

AlmaLusa Alfama

4★, 9.6/10 from 313 reviews. A small hotel next door to Emporium, renovated in 2023 according to its Expedia listing, with warm, personal service that guests single out. €136 in January, €168 in July and €291 in September, its dearest month. Watch out for: one guest found a sewage smell in their bathroom and a window onto an inner courtyard, and rooms have little storage.

Vincci Alfama

4★, 9.5/10 from 1,418 reviews, the most-reviewed hotel scoring 9.5 or more here. On Calçada de São Vicente near the São Vicente de Fora monastery, at the top of Alfama on the edge of Graça, with a terrace, restaurant and bar; it also appears as São Vicente Alfama Hotel on some sites. Guests praise the breakfast and the staff. €122 in January, €209 in April and €269 in July; it had no rates for September or October. Watch out for: it is the furthest hotel here from the Baixa, about a quarter of an hour on foot, mostly uphill on the way back, and one family found the open shower layout awkward with a child.

Pousada Alfama

4★, 9.5/10 from 338 reviews. On Rua de São Tomé a few minutes from the castle and the Portas do Sol viewpoint. Guests describe it as quiet, clean and well located. €113 in January, €193 in July and €204 in September, though it reached €368 on our October night. Watch out for: rooms are very small; one tall guest hit their head twice, and others found no drawers for clothes.

Solar do Castelo

4★, 9.4/10 from 1,329 reviews. An 18th-century mansion inside the walls of São Jorge Castle, around a quiet courtyard, with evening drinks included in the rate according to guests. €120 in January and a flat €235 to €243 from April to October. Watch out for: it doesn't take children and has no parking, and ride-hailing cars can't enter the castle zone, so guests recommend the hotel's own taxi or transfer; at the top of the hill, every return trip is a climb.

Solar dos Mouros

4★, 9.2/10 from 956 reviews. Below the castle on Rua do Milagre de Santo António, with bright rooms looking over the city and the river, and a free public lift nearby that cuts out part of the climb. €143 in January, €195 in April and €174 in July; it had no rates for September or October, and it was cheapest in November (€111). Watch out for: ride-hailing cars stop about two minutes away, one guest found rooms hot on summer afternoons, and Expedia lists it as adults-only, so families should check before booking.

Memmo Alfama

4★, 9.2/10 from 1,365 reviews. A design hotel steps from the cathedral, with a terrace and small pool looking over the rooftops to the river. Guests love the view and the breakfast. €163 in January, €196 in July and €239 in September and October. Watch out for: it is adults only, the pool is more of a plunge pool, and the terrace gets crowded at sunset.

Tings Lisbon

Not star-rated, 9.0/10 from 1,697 reviews. A small hotel on Rua da Senhora do Monte in Graça, near one of Lisbon's highest viewpoints and away from the tour crowds. Guests praise the neighbourhood and a breakfast with bread baked in-house. One of the steadiest prices in Lisbon: €97 in January and €129 on every night from April to October. Watch out for: it is high up and not close to a bus, so guests use the tram or a taxi; one found the bed very hard, another noticed a musty bathroom smell. It is not listed on Expedia, so its Expedia button opens a Lisbon search.

Hotel Convento do Salvador

3★, 8.8/10 from 4,586 reviews, the most-reviewed hotel in the area and the cheapest: €78 in January and €106 to €120 from April to October. It scores below our usual 9.0 cut, but we include it as Alfama's best budget option with a steady recent record. A converted convent in the lanes of upper Alfama. Watch out for: rooms are small, one guest described a steep walk down from the taxi drop-off, and the "pool" is a wading pool.

The cheapest available rate for two adults for one night, checked on 30 October 2026, on four Wednesday sample nights in 2027. Each figure is the lowest price on offer that night, whatever the room type, meal plan or cancellation terms, so it is usually non-refundable. A dash means the hotel had no published rate for that night.

Alfama's prices move less through the year than the Baixa's. Several hotels here hold one flat rate from spring to autumn: Emporium at €185 (apart from one dearer May night), Tings at €129 and Solar do Castelo at €235 to €243. January is still the cheapest month at most of them, but Solar dos Mouros was cheapest in November. For the weather that goes with these prices, see Lisbon in January; and before booking mid-June, read Lisbon in June, when the Santo António festivities fill these streets.

• Choose your height. Lower Alfama, by the river, is flat to the Baixa. The castle and Graça are steep, and the lanes are smooth stone that is slippery when wet. The free public lifts signed Elevador Castelo cut out part of the climb from the Baixa.
• Plan your arrival. Ride-hailing cars and many taxis can't reach doors in the castle zone or the narrowest lanes. Ask the hotel where to be dropped, or book its transfer; our Lisbon airport transfer guide compares the options.
• Check the child policy. Memmo Alfama and Solar do Castelo don't accept children, and Expedia lists Solar dos Mouros as adults-only. Emporium's suites with kitchenettes are the most practical for families here.
• Mid-June is a street party. Santo António on the night of 12 to 13 June fills Alfama and Mouraria with music and grilled sardines until the early hours. Great if you want it, sleepless if you don't.
• Add the tourist tax. Lisbon charges €4 per person per night, up to seven nights, on top of every rate on this page.
• Use the location. The fado houses are on your doorstep, tram 28 climbs through the quarter, and a tuk tuk tour saves your legs on the hills.

We started from every hotel in Alfama, Mouraria, the castle hill and Graça in our hotel reservation system with a guest score of 9.0 or more out of 10 and at least 200 reviews (12 hotels), plus two well-reviewed budget hotels just below that score, and priced all of them on our sample nights.

• Availability: each hotel here had bookable rates on at least 10 of 12 monthly sample nights between 25 November 2026 and 13 October 2027 (one night, two adults, one Wednesday per month). We left out Áurea Museum and House Petit Lusa, which returned no rates at all, and Casa dell'Arte, which had rates on only seven nights.
• Prices: the cheapest available rate for two adults for one night, in euros, as returned on 30 October 2026, before Lisbon's tourist tax and other fees. It is the lowest price on offer regardless of room type, meal plan or cancellation terms, so flexible rates and breakfast usually cost more. The live grid prices a three-night stay about 30 days ahead instead. The final price is always set by Expedia or Booking.com, whichever you book on.
• Ratings and reviews: guest scores out of 10 and review counts come from our hotel data partner, Nuitée, and were checked on 30 October 2026. We read the 40 most recent reviews for each hotel (the newest from October 2026) and checked them for theft, safety, pest, mould and closure reports; none of the ten had any. Where recent reviews raise a recurring issue, we say so.
• The final ten: we chose a spread of luxury, mid-range and budget hotels across lower Alfama, the castle hill and Graça, favouring high scores with steady recent reviews. Hotel Convento do Salvador (8.8) is the one exception to our 9.0 cut, as the area's best-reviewed budget hotel. We left out Olissippo Castelo (8.8) because its recent reviews averaged lower.
• Order: our pick comes first; the rest are ordered by guest score, then review volume.

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