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SANA Malhoa Hotel

★★★★☆4.3 out of 5 · 1,127 reviews

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SANA Malhoa Hotel is a 4.5-star hotel in Lisbon with 100 rooms rated 4.3/5 by 1,127 TripAdvisor reviewers; typical rates from about $180 a night.

About

SANA Malhoa sits on Avenida José Malhoa in Lisbon's business district, north of the historic center—not exactly tourist central, but useful if you're here for work or want to skip the crowds. The rooms and cleanliness ratings are the standouts, both above 4.4, and the hotel pulls a 4.6 for cleanliness, which matters if you're particular about that sort of thing. Service scores similarly high. The location rating is noticeably lower at 3.8, which tracks—you're not walking to Alfama from here, but the metro connects you to the main tourist zones in fifteen minutes. The value rating at 4.3 suggests decent pricing for what you get, and with over a thousand reviews holding steady at 4.3 overall, it's clearly doing something right for the business traveler or budget-conscious visitor who doesn't need to be in Baixa. If you're flying out early or arriving late and want something clean and efficient near the airport axis, this works.

At a glance

Area: Lisbon
Star rating: ★★★★½
Typical nightly: $180
Beach access: shuttle
Kid-friendly: ●●●○○
Party score: ●○○○○
Walkability: ●●○○○
Rooms: 100
Casino: –
Swim-up: –
Kids' club: –
All inclusive: –
Vibe: business
quiet
clean

Sargassum: not a factor

Not a sargassum coast.

Photos

Mediterrâneo Restaurant at the SANA Malhoa Hotel

The Double Room at the SANA Malhoa Hotel

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