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Press & Awards.
Twenty years of recognition.

World #1 Best Small Hostel and World #2 Best Hostel at the 2011 Hostelworld HOSCAR Awards. Featured in The New York Times, The Telegraph, Lonely Planet, Fodor's, Rough Guide and Rick Steves' Portugal coverage. Twenty years on, still the same building, still the same team.

#1
Best Small Hostel · 2011 HOSCAR
9.4
Hostelworld rating · /10
6,000+
Hostelworld reviews
20
Years in Baixa-Chiado
The Awards

Best Small Hostel in the World — twice.

2011
Hostelworld HOSCARs

#1 Best Small Hostel in the World · #2 Best Hostel in the World

At the 2011 HOSCAR Awards — Hostelworld's annual ranking of the world's top hostels, voted on by guests via millions of post-stay reviews — Lisbon Lounge Hostel was named #1 Best Small Hostel in the World, and #2 Best Hostel in the World overall. That year, Lisbon hostels claimed the top three positions worldwide.

PR Newswire — 2011 HOSCARs press release
Editorial Coverage

Featured in the publications travellers actually read.

The New York Times · 2013
Haute Hostels Put to the Test in Europe

Travel feature comparing premium hostels across European capitals; Lisbon Lounge featured in the Lisbon coverage. Published 28 April 2013.

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Lonely Planet
Top Choice — Baixa-Rossio
These ultrahip Baixa digs have a party vibe. Bed down in immaculate dorms and meet like-minded travellers in the hip lounge watched over by a wacky moose head.
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The Telegraph
8.0 / 10 editorial rating
This was one of the first hostels to open in Lisbon… spread over four floors in an old 18th-century house, with a central location and relaxed atmosphere that make it a popular choice.
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Fodor's
A 'designer hostel' might sound like a contradiction in terms, but that's just what you get at this lodging run by four young artists.
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Rough Guide
Understandably popular independent hostel in a great old Baixa townhouse full of stripped floorboards, comfy sofas and books.
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Rick Steves
Rick Steves Portugal Guidebook
Lisbon Lounge is a relaxed, artsy place midway between Praça da Figueira and Praça do Comércio. 'Mama' Sofia creates a fun vibe, with cooking nights and pub crawls.
Rick Steves Portugal Guidebook
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Hostelworld
9.4 / 10 · over 6,000 reviews
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Hostelz.com
Independent 2026 review
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Oyster.com
"What to REALLY expect"
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Best Hostels in Europe
#4 Best Hostels in Lisbon (2026)
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