Hotel Mundial is an average hotel in the Baixa district of Lisbon.

Located near public transportation and some good sites. Our stay came with a breakfast buffet (bland) and parking (very narrow spots and tight turns).

The room we received was large with twin beds and a living area. The water pressure was good and there was adequate hot water. The room was clean and had A/C. The beds were stiff and the pillows were flat (common in Portgual).

The immediate area around the hotel was not pleasent. It smelled foul. However, you can walk to some popular squares and shopping areas.

The hotel was not easy to find - the roads in Lisbon are confusing and not clearly marked. Try to get to the hotel early in the morning or late in the evening when there is less traffic.

Non-smokers visiting Portugal: Take note that almost everyone in Portugal smokes and therefore there are hardly any non-smoking hotel rooms or restaurant seats.

My wife and I were happy with the hotel.
The staff were helpful - we got the room we wanted, they answered all queries about how to get around.
The rooms were on the small side but clean and well serviced over the 7 day stay.
Breakfast was well above average - always busy but well managed to keep the trays well supplied and the tables cleared.
The meal in the coffee shop/ bistro on floor 1 was very reasonable - we were offered a free menu there for staying 7 days (without our knowing aboiut this offer).

The first time I stayed there was in 2002, the second time was past july. The hotel stills the same thing, really nice staff, marvelous restaurant, great location - in front of a subway station and a bus atop - and big rooms and bathrooms, with confortable beds.

Nothing fancy but a nice place to stay. In my next trip to Portugal, I'll be there again.

This hotel was OK but nothing to write home about. The best thing was the restaurant on an upper floor, which has spectacular, 3-sided views of the city. Eat there right when it opens to watch the sun go down; it's great. The food was good, they had menus in English, and the wines are good and reasonably priced (the latter being typical of Portugal, we found.) The breakfast was included in the room and was served in a bustling but clean & light-filled room. The food choices were pretty decent and the coffee was great. The room was average, fairly clean, although there was a pile of somebody's cigarette ashes behind the night stand, when it was supposedly a non-smoking room. Even though it was our honeymoon, we were given double beds, made up separately and pushed together. The bellman that took us up very helpfully tried to get this changed, but no other room was available. This happened in both hotels we stayed in in Portugal, so it may be local custom. The elevators are small and crowded. The bar was fairly nice , although always filled w/smokers like most spots in Portugal. We were able to get help in English when we needed it. On balance, the hotel is fine, but not great. We only stayed there 2 nights; if I were staying any more I'd definitely want a room with more to offer.