Pensão Rosinha is close to public transit, shops and delicious restaurants (my favourite was "In Bocca al Lupo"--an organic, local pizzeria just 4 minutes away). It is leisurely 15 minute walk to Baixa-Chiado and a 20 minute walk to Cais do Sodre. It is tucked away on a side-street so it is relatively quiet even though it is so close to Bairro Alto. The neighborhood is also not too touristy and safe--I walked around at night-time and saw kids playing outside until like 11pm!

It is close to the beautiful Basilica da Estrela and the gardens (both are not to be missed, in my opinion) and the Portuguese government buildings which have some beautiful statues on the outside and some old-style guards that do a march every few hours or so.

The decor is truly a treat to enjoy and even my small room (I believe the smallest room in the place) had lovely art inside it.

It has a great value for its affordability: it is clean, beautiful and the hosts and the live-in manager (Nuno) are an absolute delight as human beings-- they have great energy.

There is basic self-serve breakfast (coffee, tea, bread, jam, butter) and a relatively well-equipped kitchen if you plan to do cooking. And the coffee they buy is good!

When I arrived, hot from walking in Lisbon mid-day and exhausted from my overnight flight it was a blessing to find water in a bottle and a glass in my room so I could drink it and nap for a few hours without any care in the world! It was a small but very valued gesture.

I want to recommend this place to everyone, I want to say, go to Portugal, you can stay here!, because it was really a place I was happy to return to at the end of my day, after I had explored the city and its nearby places.

(One note to travelers from 120V countries--if your adapter does not fit a round indented socket--you will need an adapter on top of your voltage adapter. I think most adapters now come with the round socket shape, but if yours does not (as mine did not) you will need something to plug into the round rim socket so you can plug in the voltage adapter. I think most renovated electricity in Europe is now with the round plug shape so please keep that in mind for any of your travels!)