Short answer: GSpot Party Hostel is the loudest and most reliably social party hostel in Lisbon, Sunset Destination Hostel has the rooftop pool and the best view in the city, and Yes! Lisbon is for people who want the party without the grime. Run your dates through Hostelz before you book, because the same bed can cost wildly different amounts depending on which site you land on.
Ahh, Lisbon! Portugal’s capital, its biggest city, and a place where you genuinely do not have to try hard to have a good time. The bars are cheap, the streets are the venue, and the night runs until people give up. So where do you stay when the nightlife is the whole point of the trip?
At one of the party hostels in Lisbon. Duh.
Below we go through 6 party hostels we’d actually send a friend to, plus five more that are worth knowing about, and a pile of tips that will save you money and a bit of dignity.
So, let’s hit it!
This guide is an extension of our handwritten guide to the best hostels in Lisbon for solo travellers.
Your shortcut:
- GSpot Party Hostel – Lisbon – the legendary party hostel in Lisbon
- Yes! Lisbon – social, clean, small dorms
- Sunset Destination Hostel – rooftop pool, best view
- Rossio Hostel – party downstairs, sleep upstairs
- Goodmorning Hostel – best for solo travellers
- Home Lisbon Hostel – Mamma’s dinners, small and warm
Money-saving tip: Compare hostel prices with Hostelz.com. You can even filter specifically for Party hostels on Hostelz.com.
Lisbon is one of the best places to go out in Portugal, and honestly one of the best in Europe. Drinks are cheap by European standards, entry to most bars is free, and the whole thing happens within about a fifteen-minute walk. The other big party spots in the country are Lagos in the south and Porto in the north.
While you’re here, have a look at our handmade guide to the 29 coolest things to do in Lisbon. There are a few things in there you won’t find on the usual lists.
This guide is perfect for YOU, when you want …
- to party!
- a social Hostel to actually meet people!
- a cool hostel with drinking games and such!
- Introduction
- All hostels compared at a glance
- How to pick the right Lisbon party hostel
- best Party hostels in detail
- More Lisbon hostels worth a mention
- Tips for Staying at Party Hostels in Lisbon
- Fun Tips: how to Party at Hostels
- When to visit Lisbon
- How many days do you need?
- Getting there and getting around
- Is Lisbon safe at night?
- cheapest hostels in Lisbon
- discounts and promo codes
- How to book?
- All Hostel and sights on a map
- Our Insider Tips
- FAQs
- More guides for Portugal
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Quick Introduction to Lisbon
Average price for a bed: on average, the price of a hostel in Lisbon costs €35 to €75 per night. Prices always depend on season and holidays, and Lisbon in August is a different city price-wise than Lisbon in February. Please always check exact rates on Hostelz.com.
Tourist tax: Lisbon charges a municipal tourist tax of €4 per person per night, capped at 7 consecutive nights. It is not included in your booking price and you pay it at the hostel, usually at check-out. Guests under 13 are exempt. Budget €28 for a week and you won’t be surprised.
Location: the best party area in Lisbon is Bairro Alto. The streets are packed with tiny bars, most of them holding twenty people, which is why everyone ends up drinking outside. Drinking in public is fine here. Bairro Alto sits on a hill, and Cais do Sodré with its Pink Street sits at the bottom of it, which turns out to matter a lot (see the next point).
Bairro Alto closes at 2am: this is the single most useful thing to know about a night out in Lisbon. Noise rules mean the bars in Bairro Alto shut around 2am, and the entire crowd walks downhill to Cais do Sodré, where the clubs run until 5 or 6am. Lux Frágil, the city’s most famous club, is further east in Santa Apolónia and doesn’t really get going until after 2am either.
Safety: Lisbon has a low crime rate and violent crime is unusual. Pickpocketing is the real issue, especially on tram 28, in Rossio, and in the middle of a packed Bairro Alto street at 1am. You will also get offered drugs roughly every eleven metres around Baixa and Bairro Alto. It’s almost always a scam selling something fake. Just keep walking.
Check-In and Check Out: the average check-in time is from 15:00 (3pm), while the check-out time is before 11:00 (11am). Hostels usually offer luggage storage in case you arrive earlier or leave later. Make sure you check if luggage storage is free or if there is an extra cost.
A few tips for party and nightlife in Lisbon: parties start late. Bars don’t feel alive until 22:30 or 23:00, and if you show up at 21:00 you’ll be standing in an empty room wondering what everyone was talking about. Eat first, go out late, and find a couple of people at your hostel to go with. It’s more fun and you’re not walking home alone at 4am.
Pub crawls: nearly every party hostel in Lisbon runs one, usually starting between 21:00 and 22:00 after some kind of free drink. They are the fastest way to meet people on night one, and honestly the crawl itself is often better than the bars it takes you to. Worth doing once. After that you’ll know the streets well enough to run your own.
Get a Lisboa Card: when the morning comes and you’re ready to be a tourist again, the Lisboa Card is a good shout. It covers free entry to a long list of museums and monuments, unlimited public transport while it’s valid, and skip-the-line access at some of the busier sights. It only pays off if you actually use it, so buy the 24h version unless you’ve genuinely got three museum days planned.
The appetizers aren’t free: it’s common in Lisbon for a waiter to drop little snacks on your table before you’ve ordered anything. Bread, olives, a plate of cheese. These are not complimentary. If you eat them, they’re on the bill. You can just say no thanks and hand them back, and nobody will be offended. Nothing sours a meal faster than an unexplained €9.
Hostelgeeks Tip: keep some cash on you for the tourist tax and for the smaller bars in Bairro Alto, where card machines have a habit of mysteriously breaking after midnight.
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The Coolest Party Hostels in Lisbon are …
Let’s jump right into the fun hostels in Lisbon for partying:
- GSpot Party Hostel – Lisbon
- Yes! Lisbon
- Sunset Destination Hostel
- Rossio Hostel
- Goodmorning Hostel
- Home Lisbon Hostel
These are our favorite hostels in Lisbon to party. We put all these hostels on the map, including our own insider tips for bars, clubs, and popular night life areas in Lisbon (and more!).
Best Party Hostels in Lisbon Compared at a Glance
Here is the whole list in one place. If you only read one thing, read this.
| Hostel | Best for | Vibe | Area | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSpot Party Hostel | Going full send | Loud, organised chaos | Off Avenida da Liberdade | Family dinner, then the pub crawl, every night |
| Yes! Lisbon | Partying without the mess | Social but genuinely clean | Baixa, dead central | Small 4 to 6 bed dorms and free shots at the bar |
| Sunset Destination | Rooftop days, DJ nights | Stylish, mixed ages | Inside Cais do Sodré station | Heated rooftop pool over the Tagus |
| Rossio Hostel | Sleeping between nights out | Friendly, medium energy | Baixa, by Rossio | Rooms one floor up, away from the bar |
| Goodmorning Hostel | Solo travellers | Dinner-table sociable | Restauradores | Free beer or sangria at 7pm, crawl at 9pm |
| Home Lisbon Hostel | Meeting people over food | Small, warm, homely | Baixa, Rua de São Nicolau | Mamma’s dinners |
How to Pick the Right Lisbon Party Hostel
Most people book the wrong one because they book the loudest one. Here’s the shorter version:
- You want the biggest night, no compromises: GSpot Party Hostel. It is built for exactly this and nothing else.
- You want to go out but also sleep: Yes! Lisbon or Rossio Hostel. Both keep the beds away from the noise.
- Travelling as a couple: Sunset Destination for the private rooms and the rooftop, or Home Lisbon if you want something smaller and warmer.
- Solo traveller, first time in Lisbon: Goodmorning Hostel. The whole place is designed around not eating dinner alone.
- Female solo traveller: Goodmorning has women-only dorms, Sunset Destination has female dorms with private bathrooms, and LX Hostel has one too if you want somewhere quieter.
- Group of friends: GSpot if you’re all in, Rossio if you want a private room to yourselves and a bar downstairs.
- Digital nomad who still wants a night out: Sunset Destination has the coworking space and the pool.
- You want the absolute cheapest bed: compare the dates on Hostelz. The gap between platforms on the same room is often bigger than the gap between hostels.
Best Party Hostels in Lisbon
Lisbon’s nightlife is one of the best in Europe, and it isn’t one single scene. There are street bars, fado houses, waterfront clubs, kizomba nights, and a rooftop for every mood. Different corners of the city pull completely different crowds.
These are the hostels that put you in the middle of it. Some of them run the party themselves. Some just put you two minutes from it and let you sleep.
Overview: Best Party Hostels by Traveler Type
| 🥳 Best Party Hostel: | GSpot Party Hostel – Lisbon |
| 📍 Top Location: | Rossio Hostel |
| 🏊 Party Hostel With a Pool in Lisbon: | Sunset Destination Hostel |
| 🎤 For Activities: | Goodmorning Lisbon |
| 🦸♂️ Solo Travellers: | Yes! Lisbon Hostel |
| 😎 Digital Nomads | Home Lisbon Hostel |
We put all accommodations on the map, you will find the map at the end of the article.
1. GSpot Party Hostel – Lisbon
As you can tell by the name, GSpot Party Hostel isn’t playing around. It’s adults only, and the crowd sits firmly in the 18 to 35 bracket. If you’re outside that, check the current age policy on the booking page before you commit, because it has been enforced in the past.
The whole place runs on a rhythm. Family dinner in the evening, happy hour after, then the pub crawl. By the time the group leaves the building you already know six people’s names and where they’re from, which is the entire point of a party hostel and something a surprising number of them fail at.
Dorms are 8 to 12 beds with privacy curtains and lockers. The bathrooms are fine. The common room is big, and in the morning it’s full of people eating free pancakes and reconstructing the night from photos nobody remembers taking.
Is it for everyone? No. If you want a quiet night on day three, you will not get one here. That’s honest rather than a criticism. GSpot knows exactly what it is.
Location: a few minutes from Avenida da Liberdade, right in the centre. Bairro Alto is a walk uphill, and the crawl takes you to a neighbourhood with something like 200 bars in it.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
2. Yes! Lisbon
Party hostels can get grim. You know the type: sticky floors, a bathroom situation nobody wants to discuss, a kitchen that hasn’t been properly cleaned since the last change of management.
Yes! Lisbon Hostel is the opposite of that, and it’s why it holds one of the highest ratings in the city. Communal areas, bathrooms and dorms are all kept properly clean, and the dorms are small: 4 to 6 beds rather than the usual twelve. Guests consistently say the rooms are quiet, which is not a sentence you write about most hostels on this list.
Dinner is served nightly and it’s good. Downstairs there’s a bar with free shots, and the staff run walking tours, pub crawls and events that pull in the kind of people who actually talk to you.
If I had to send one first-time solo traveller to one hostel in Lisbon, it might be this one.
Location: central Baixa, walking distance to everything. Bairro Alto is about 15 minutes uphill, with plenty of places to stop for a beer on the way. Which, let’s be honest, is what happens.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
3. Sunset Destination Hostel
There’s a heated pool on the roof. That’s usually where the conversation about Sunset Destination Hostel ends, and fair enough.
The hostel is built inside the old Cais do Sodré train station, one floor up. The rooftop terrace looks out over the Tagus and across to the bridge, and yes, the sunsets are as good as the name suggests. Guests get a free drink at sunset. Later the same terrace turns into a DJ set with a bar, so you can have a full night without leaving the building if you’re too wrecked to move.
Rooms run from 4-bed dorms (including female-only ones with private bathrooms) up to twin rooms and private doubles, which makes it one of the better picks for couples on this list. There’s a coworking space for the digital nomad crowd, and the chef does BBQ nights on the roof.
One honest note: the kitchen is limited. Microwave, kettle, toaster, that’s about it. If your budget depends on cooking pasta every night, factor that in.
Location: genuinely hard to beat. Pink Street is a one-minute walk, Bairro Alto is about ten minutes uphill, and the station downstairs runs trains along the coast to Carcavelos, Estoril and Cascais in around half an hour. Beach hangover cure, sorted.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com | Full Review
4. Rossio Hostel
Here’s the thing nobody tells you about party hostels: the party is only half the trip. The other half is whether you can function the next day.
Rossio Hostel solves this with a floorplan. All the noise (bar, kitchen, wine and tapas nights, pre-crawl chaos) happens downstairs. All the beds are on the floor above. It sounds small. It changes everything.
Dorms are 4 and 6 beds, and there are private rooms if you want them. Lockers, locks and towels are included, and breakfast is free. The bar downstairs has cheap drinks, and there’s a supermarket right behind the building for the classic hostel move of buying €3 wine and calling it pre-drinks.
The staff are young and go out themselves, so ask them what’s on. They’ll know about the club night that isn’t on any list.
Location: downtown in Baixa, the grid-planned historic part of the city. Metro and buses are a short walk, and so is almost everything you came to see.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
5. Goodmorning Hostel
Solo travellers, this one’s for you. Goodmorning Hostel is built around the problem of arriving somewhere alone, and it solves it with food.
Themed dinners most nights, a proper kitchen, communal tables, and an all-inclusive room option with three meals a day if you want to stop making decisions entirely. Vegetarian options are there too.
Then there’s the schedule that matters: free beer or sangria from 7pm to 8pm, pub crawl at 9pm. Three bars, discounted and free drinks along the way. After a free drink and an hour of talking to strangers, saying no to the crawl takes more willpower than most people have.
Dorms have privacy curtains and free earplugs, and there’s a women-only dorm if you’d rather not be in a mixed room. Small things, but they’re the ones that decide whether you sleep.
Location: right on Restauradores Square, which puts you at the bottom of Avenida da Liberdade with the metro, the funicular up to Bairro Alto and most of the sights within a few minutes. Location-wise it’s about as good as Lisbon gets.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
6. Home Lisbon Hostel
The owner’s mother cooks dinner. That is not a marketing line, it is the actual arrangement, and Mamma’s dinners are the most consistently praised meal in Lisbon hostel reviews for a reason.
Home Lisbon Hostel is small, and the whole place works the way small hostels do at their best. You sit down at a long table with people you’ve never met, eat too much, drink a bit, and by 10pm someone has decided you’re all going out together.
The building is 200 years old, classic Pombaline, and it has kept the character: high ceilings, balconies, a patio, a living room that feels like someone’s actual living room. There’s a little bar in the dining room. Dorms come with curtains on the lower bunks, big lockers, and there are private rooms too.
It’s not a rave. It’s the hostel you pick when you want to meet people properly rather than shout at them over music.
Location: Rua de São Nicolau in Baixa, about a hundred metres from Baixa-Chiado metro and a four-minute walk into Chiado. Bairro Alto is a bit over a kilometre away, uphill, which is exactly the kind of walk you don’t notice at midnight and very much notice at 4am.
Hostelgeeks Tip: the nearest real beaches are along the Cascais line. Take the train from Cais do Sodré and get off at Carcavelos, about half an hour, and it costs less than a coffee in most European capitals.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
More Hostels worth a mention
Backpacking in Lisbon? The city knows how to go out, and on a Friday night the twisting lanes of Bairro Alto get properly wild.
But not every night has to be that. If you want something lower key, or you’re travelling with someone who wants to sleep, these five are worth a look.
- Selina Secret Garden Lisbon (now Secret Patio Lisbon)
- Lisbon Destination Hostel
- Lisboa Central Hostel
- Urban Garden Hostel
- LX Hostel Lisbon Portugal
Selina Secret Garden Lisbon (now Secret Patio Lisbon)
Heads up before you book this one: the property has been rebranded. It ran as Selina Secret Garden Lisbon, then passed to another operator, and now trades as Secret Patio Lisbon. Some booking sites still list the old name, which is confusing but not a problem in itself.
What has changed is the programme. In its Selina days this was a backpacker, nomad and local crossover spot with a rooftop bar, a pool and a full events calendar. Recent guests report the rooftop and pool have been closed and the social programming has largely wound down, and the review scores have dropped accordingly.
The location is still good: the Cais do Sodré side of town, walkable to Pink Street and up to Bairro Alto. And the patio is still lovely. But we’d read the most recent reviews before booking rather than trusting the old photos.
Sorry to be the bearer of that. Better you know now than at check-in.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
Lisbon Destination Hostel
You sleep inside Rossio railway station. That’s the headline, and Lisbon Destination Hostel earns it. The common area sits under a glass roof with plants everywhere, and it’s big enough that you can be sociable in one corner and completely left alone in another.
Same group as Sunset Destination, and it shows in the standard of the place. Privacy curtains on every bunk, 24-hour reception, and enough going on that solo travellers find people without having to work for it.
It’s not a party hostel in the GSpot sense. It’s the one you book when you want good sleep, good space, and a five-minute walk to wherever the night is happening.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
Lisboa Central Hostel
Lisboa Central Hostel sits between Marquês de Pombal and Avenida da Liberdade, which is a slightly less obvious base than Baixa and a bit cheaper for it. You’re still walking to most things, and you’re saving the taxi fare.
Continental breakfast every morning. Free milkshakes on Mondays from the bar, which is a small and completely unnecessary thing that somehow makes people love the place.
Rooms are bright, with parquet floors, bunks in the shared rooms and twin beds with wardrobes in the privates. There’s a lounge with a TV, laundry, luggage storage and 24-hour reception. Young crowd, cheerful, not a hard-partying hostel but perfectly happy to send you out to one.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
Urban Garden Hostel
Lisbon’s first eco-hostel, and Urban Garden takes the label seriously rather than just putting a plant in reception. The green initiatives are practical ones aimed at cutting the day-to-day waste a hostel generates.
The common area and garden are the heart of it, and there are daily activities, free breakfast, muffins and coffee. It’s a calmer, greener alternative if you want a base with a garden to sit in rather than a bar to lean on.
Now the honest part. We’ve seen a run of poor reviews about cleanliness here, and that’s not something to shrug off. Read the recent ones yourself on Hostelz.com before you book, and if the last few months look rough, pick something else off this list.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
LX Hostel
Let’s be upfront: LX Hostel is not a party hostel and doesn’t pretend to be. It’s in the west of the city, out past Alcântara and the LX Factory, which means you’re away from the Bairro Alto noise and a longer walk or a short ride from it.
What you get instead is a quiet, cheap bed. There’s a kitchen, luggage storage, a lounge, a patio, free wifi and continental breakfast. There’s also a bar, so you can have a beer and meet a few people without committing to a five-hour crawl. Rooms come with linens and access to shared bathrooms, and there’s a female-only dorm.
Worth knowing: you’re about ten to eleven kilometres from the airport, and the big sights (Jerónimos, Belém) are actually closer to you here than they are from Baixa. If you’re doing a Belém day, this is a smart base.
Compare prices at: Booking.com | Hostelworld | Hostelz.com
Tips for Staying at Party Hostels in Lisbon
Don’t forget rubbers: look, we all know what drinking and mingling lead to, so be responsible. Pack some before your trip or grab some when you arrive. Travelling is about making memories, not babies.
Know the 2am rule: Bairro Alto shuts around 2am and the crowd walks downhill to Cais do Sodré. If you don’t know this, you’ll think the night is over. It isn’t. It’s just moved.
The metro stops at 1am: which is right when your night is peaking. Either budget for an Uber or Bolt home, or pick a hostel you can stagger back to. This is a genuinely underrated reason to stay central.
Pack earplugs: some nights you’ll want to sleep and the rest of the hostel won’t. A €2 pair of earplugs has saved more trips than any packing hack.
Eat before you go out: dinner in Lisbon is at 21:00 and bars don’t fill until 23:00. That’s a long gap on an empty stomach. Most of the hostels here do a cheap dinner for a reason.
Hostelgeeks Tip: Bairro Alto is a maze and it all looks the same at 3am. Drop a pin on your hostel before your first night out. Nobody has ever regretted this.
How to ask someone out in Portuguese: when you meet a local, a bit of Portuguese goes a long way. A few phrases that might be the key to your success:
- Você é bonita – You’re beautiful.
- Tens um-a namorado/a? – Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
- Posso pegar seu número? – Can I have your number?
Fun Tips for Party Hostels in Lisbon
As you have come to realize, staying at a party hostel is a little different than staying at a regular hostel. Here are some tips to make your stay go a little smoother, and how to be prepared:
How to identify a party Hostel? 4 Simple indicators:
- Is there an age limit? 18+ and an upper age-limit are indicators
- Do they offer Pub Crawls and Drinking Games in the hostel?
- Check for party pictures
- Filter the Reviews on Hostelz.com for keywords like "Party", "nightlife" or "social"
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Things to Bring & Pack
There are a few things backpackers should be sure to bring when staying at a party hostel specifically. These items include earplugs (for early mornings and loud roomates), a padlock (lock up your valuables BEFORE going out), headache medicine (always usefful!), and condoms.
Especially for the bigger European cities where pickpocketing is common we recommend wearing trousers with zippers. This limits the chances of stealing from your pockets.
Read: 23 best items to pack for staying in a hostel
Be Sociable
One of the best things about a hostel is being able to meet new people from every corner of the world. Be sure to talk to people and mingle. Travelling solo is great and life-changing, yet enjoying it with new friends can be even better. Locals especially, can show you hidden secret and some of the best spots in the city.
Read: 18 Rules for Hostels and how to build life-time friendships in Hostels
When to Visit Lisbon
Lisbon works year-round, which is one of its best features. But the nights are different depending on when you show up.
June is the peak. The Festas de Lisboa run all month, and on the night of 12 June the streets of Alfama fill with grilled sardines, cheap wine and a party that goes until sunrise. If you’re coming for one thing, come for this. Book early, though, because everyone else has the same idea.
July and August are hot, busy and the most expensive. The nightlife is at full volume and so are the prices.
May, September and October are the sweet spot. Warm enough for the rooftops, beaches still swimmable in September, and the city is noticeably less packed.
November to March is quiet, grey at times and genuinely rainy. Beds are cheapest, the bars are full of locals rather than tourists, and honestly some of the best nights we’ve had in Lisbon were in February.
How Many Days Do You Need in Lisbon?
Three nights is the honest minimum. That gives you two proper nights out and one day to see the city with functioning eyes.
Four or five is better, because it lets you do a day trip. Sintra is 40 minutes by train from Rossio and is worth the whole day. Cascais and Carcavelos are half an hour along the coast from Cais do Sodré.
A week is not too long. Just don’t plan a week of nights out, because your body will file a complaint around day four.
Getting There and Getting Around
From the airport: Humberto Delgado is only about 7km north of the centre, which makes it one of the closest big-city airports in Europe. The metro red line starts at the Aeroporto station right outside Terminal 1 arrivals. A single fare is €1.90 loaded onto a reusable Navegante card that costs €0.50 once, and that fare covers the whole trip even when you change lines. For Baixa and Chiado you change at Alameda for the green line, for Avenida and Marquês de Pombal you change at São Sebastião for the blue. Reckon on 25 to 35 minutes.
A taxi or Bolt to the centre runs roughly €15 to €20 and takes about 20 minutes without traffic. Worth it if you land after 1am, when the metro has stopped.
Around the city: walk. Almost everything on this list is within a 20-minute radius, and Lisbon is a city you understand better on foot. The catch is the hills, so bring shoes you can actually climb in and accept that flip-flops and these cobblestones are not friends.
For the longer hops, the metro runs 06:30 to 01:00 and a 24-hour Navegante pass covers metro, buses, trams and funiculars. Tram 28 is the famous one and it is also a rolling pickpocket convention. Ride it early morning or skip it and walk the same route.
Is Lisbon Safe at Night?
Yes, and it’s one of the safer capitals in Europe for a night out. Bairro Alto and Cais do Sodré are busy and well lit until very late, and there’s a visible but relaxed police presence in the nightlife areas.
The realistic risks are pickpocketing in crowds, the constant fake-drug sellers around Baixa and Bairro Alto, and the usual stuff that happens when people drink too much. Keep your phone in a front pocket, don’t leave a bag hanging on a chair, and if you’re walking home alone, stick to the main routes with people on them rather than the shortcut through an empty stairway.
Female solo travellers generally report feeling comfortable in Lisbon. Several hostels on this list run women-only dorms, and the pub crawls are a straightforward way to have a group around you on your first night.
What about the cheapest hostels in Lisbon?
Of course, there are always cheap hostels. But how do you actually find them? When you are traveling on a shoe-string budget and you want to save every dollar, there are ways to find the cheapest places in Lisbon.
- Open Hostelz.com with a full list of all hostels in Lisbon
- add your dates
- Order the listings by price
Simple as that.
Hostelz.com is a price comparison site for hostels. They list every single one in the world and tells you exactly which website is cheaper to use.
Another smart Tip: Check what is actually included, and what is excluded. Take a closer look at the location, too. A further location might mean more costs in transport.
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How to book?
The most popular booking platforms are Booking.com and Hostelworld.com. On both platforms, your credit card is 100% protected and the booking 100% confirmed.
We included some handy links to each of the recommended hostel. Just click on the hostel name. The link will lead you to check prices and availability.
Read: Step-by-Step guide on how to book with Hostelworld
We recommend booking your hostel as early as possible! All of Lisbon best hostels are popular; especially in high-season. To make sure you end up in those stylish and good hostels, secure your room/bed as soon as you have your travel dates fix.
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Our Favorite Hostels in Lisbon put on a map + sights
Let us have a look at the handmade map we have created for you. As promised, below we list all party hostels and best hostels in Lisbon, as well as sights and our own travel tips.
Personally, we love to plan our trips with a map. It’s just easier. We thought this map will help you with planning your trip too.
We’ve marked them as follows:
- Sights: Blue
- Backpacker Hostels: Purple
- Fun Hostels in Lisbon: Orange
- Best Hostels in Lisbon: Pink
- COOL Party Hostels: Green
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Our Insider Tips
There you have it. If you’re after a proper night out in Lisbon, any of the hostels above will get you there, and a couple of them will drag you there whether you planned it or not.
As mentioned at the start, this guide is an extension of our article on the best hostels in Lisbon.
One last honest thought: the hostel matters less than the first night. Say yes to the crawl on day one, even if you’re tired from the flight. Everything else follows from that.
Your Shortcut:
- Sunset Destination, 5 Star Hostel
- Selina Secret Garden, great for female and male solo travellers
- Lisbon Calling, awesome for couples
We have another guide you’ll like if you’re looking for fun things to do in Lisbon.
FAQ
What is the best party hostel in Lisbon?
GSpot Party Hostel is the most committed party hostel in Lisbon, with a family dinner, happy hour and pub crawl running every night. If you want the social side without the wreckage, Yes! Lisbon and Sunset Destination Hostel are the better picks.
How much does a hostel in Lisbon cost?
Beds typically run from around €35 to €75 a night depending on season, dorm size and how far ahead you book, with June and August at the top of that range. Compare your exact dates on Hostelz, because the same room often has different prices on different platforms.
What is the best area to stay in Lisbon for nightlife?
Bairro Alto for the street-bar scene and Cais do Sodré for the late clubs, including Pink Street. Baixa sits between them and is the easiest compromise if you also want to sightsee.
Are hostels in Lisbon safe?
Yes. Lisbon has a low violent crime rate and hostels here generally have lockers, 24-hour reception and key-code doors. Pickpocketing in crowds is the main thing to watch, especially on tram 28 and in busy nightlife streets.
Which is the best hostel in Lisbon for solo travellers?
Goodmorning Hostel is built around solo travellers, with communal dinners, a free drink at 7pm and a pub crawl at 9pm. Home Lisbon Hostel is the smaller, warmer alternative if you'd rather meet people over a long dinner table.
Which hostel in Lisbon is best for female solo travellers?
Goodmorning Hostel has women-only dorms with privacy curtains and free earplugs, Sunset Destination has female dorms with private bathrooms, and LX Hostel has a female-only dorm in a quieter part of the city.
Do Lisbon party hostels have age limits?
Some do. GSpot is adults-only and has enforced an upper age limit in the past, so check the age policy on the booking page before you pay. Most other hostels in Lisbon have no upper limit.
How many days do you need in Lisbon?
Three nights is the realistic minimum for two nights out and one full day of sightseeing. Four or five lets you add a day trip to Sintra or the Cascais beaches.
When is the best time to visit Lisbon for nightlife?
June is the peak, thanks to the Festas de Lisboa and the all-night street party in Alfama on 12 June. May, September and October give you warm weather with smaller crowds and lower prices.
How do I get from Lisbon airport to the city centre?
Take the metro red line from Aeroporto station outside Terminal 1. A single is €1.90 on a €0.50 Navegante card, and you change once at Alameda or São Sebastião depending on where you're staying. A taxi or Bolt costs about €15 to €20 and takes around 20 minutes.
Do I have to pay a tourist tax in Lisbon?
Yes. Lisbon charges €4 per person per night, capped at 7 consecutive nights, and guests under 13 are exempt. It's usually not included in your booking price and you pay it at the hostel.
What time does nightlife start in Lisbon?
Late. Dinner is around 21:00, bars fill up from 22:30 or 23:00, and Bairro Alto peaks between midnight and 2am. After 2am the bars there close and everyone moves down to Cais do Sodré, where clubs run until 5 or 6am.
Are there quiet hostels in Lisbon if I don't want to party?
Yes. LX Hostel out west and Urban Garden are the calmest options here, and Lisbon Destination Hostel inside Rossio station is social without being loud. Rossio Hostel is a good middle ground because the beds are on a separate floor from the bar.
More guides
Alright, that’s your answer to where to stay in Lisbon for nightlife and partying.
Here are more hostel guides to check out in Portugal:
- best hostels in Portugal – with a map and secret tips
- best hostels in Lisbon
- best hostels in Lagos
- best hostels in Porto
- best hostels in Faro
- best hostels in Ponta Delgada
- best hostels In Peniche
- best hostels in Albufeira
- best hostels in Madeira
- best hostels in Azores
- best hostels in the Algarve
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- Surf Camps in Portugal for All Levels
- best surf hostels in the Algarve
- best surf hostels in Ericeira
- best surf hostels in Lisbon
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This is a genuine article to help you travel a bit smarter, and find the best place on a budget! We will never recommend you any place we haven’t evaluated or are not convinced by. We are constantly updating all our guides to keep them as fresh and accurate as possible.
Safe travels,
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CLOSED: Oasis Backpackers Hostel Lisbon
Update: Sadly, this hostel has closed its doors. We’ve kept this review for your information.
Oasis Backpackers Hostel Lisbon was a coliving hostel in the Santa Catarina neighbourhood, aimed at remote workers, with coworking space and daily events that mixed Lisbon’s startup crowd with travellers passing through.
They only offered mixed dorms, so there was no female-only option here.
The building itself was close to ideal. The recurring complaint we heard, though, was about unfriendly staff.
