Selina “Secret Garden”
Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 and 5 other locations
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The largest network of hip spaces across the globe, most being hostels with shared or private rooms for shorter stays. Some offer dedicated coworking (extra cost) and other facilities such as pool and restaurant.
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Such a beautiful place to stay in Lisbon! You only have to be as social as you want but if you’re looking to meet fellow travelers this is a great place to start. The beds have very private curtains if you choose the bunks. They’ll hold your luggage for you if you’re in town before check in or if you need to explore before it’s time to leave. The pool and rooftop bar are absolutely stunning. Very safe and close to everything. With tourism increasing in Lisbon this is a great and sustainable way to explore the city. Highly recommend!
Selina in Lisbon is a great co-working space. I stayed in a female only dorm space that had 2 rooms connected by a large bathroom space with 2 shared toilets/showers. This set up worked well. The rooms were good size. Storage space in each bunk with drawers under. Lockers available - but too slim to use. No one used them. Co-working space is great! My favorite was yoga in the morning 🩷🩷 the women in the dorms were in their late twenties through thirties and all were really wonderful women!
Pro:
- comfy beds with storage space
- great layout of female dorm + bathroom
- close to laundry service (€10 to drop off and pick up when ready)
- yoga in the AM
- coworking space
Cons:
- lockers pointless
- pricier option
- restaurant hours were not great
I purchased a private room with private bathroom. Very decent room for the price and the overall appearance of the hostel/hotel is charming. Although, at night, it is extremely noisy with music and people laughing and chatting and singing. It makes it extremely difficult to relax without earplugs; even with earplugs it’s bad.
The location in general is not my personal preference as I don’t think it is safe to walk outside during the night and in general the area is very dirty and the buildings are run down. It’s about a 45-50 minute walk to the main neighborhoods (Alfama, Graca, etc.)
In addition, there is NO AC (air conditioning) so the window must stay open to ventilate air making the noise more aggravating.
I really like Selina, but the location is terrible and was not clarified in the description that the area during the night is excruciatingly painful to the ears. I paid extra to get a private room to have privacy and tranquility but the tranquil aspect is not here.
I wish the establishment offered double paneled windows and AC (ventilation systems).
A well cultivated space with a lot of charm and character. Yoga classes each morning, a nice breakfast, friendly staff and a bar on the roof serving food and cocktails till late.
Nice to have the option to swim and use some basic gym equipment.
Rooms were adequate size and cleaned daily. The only criticism was that the temperature of the showers fluctuated regularly and the shampoo and body wash wasn’t ideal for those with sensitive skin.
Would totally recommend this hostel. Super relaxed vibe and great people. The roof top bar has an amazing view and if you want to have the most unforgettable night, chat to Tommy or Will - if I could give ten stars, I would!
The rooms are clean, beds are comfortable and cosy; the only negative is the lack of air conditioning. A must in the summer time, unfortunately… but you can always have a dip in the pool. ;)
Would definitely stay again!
Absolutely amazing vibe. I loved everything, EXCEPT no airconditioning. It was incredibly hot, some evenings I couldn’t sleep. Other than that, Tommy who works at the bar was the best tour guide! Had a blast with him and Will. Will recommend this hostel to everyone I know!
We really enjoyed our time at Selina and would recommend it! It was really clean and common amenities were great. The rooftop bar was really nice and we used the pool daily which we enjoyed. It felt somewhat crowded at times though so you may struggle to find a seat by the pool so we often just left the towel at the side and jumped straight in. One minor issue we had was that our door was left open presumably after cleaning staff made up our room. Nothing was missing from our room, but it did create unnecessary worry. A safe or locker would be nice (we were in a private room, not a hostel shared room).
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