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Casa Balthazar Lisbon
Seventeen rooms and suites around a quiet garden and pool above Rossio.
Verified details
Essentials
- Area
- Chiado
- Registered capacity
- 28 people
- Registration
- RNAL 70917/AL
Information verified against the official register and other public sources on 31 August 2026. View the official register
The property
A private garden hidden in central Lisbon
Casa Balthazar feels improbably private for an address above Rossio. Seventeen rooms, suites and one large apartment open onto a garden with a pool and views across the lower city. Breakfast comes from Confeitaria Nacional, the historic pastry shop connected to the same family, and is delivered with a sense of domestic ease rather than served in a large dining room.
Categories range from 27-square-metre rooms to a 110-square-metre apartment. Some add terraces, castle views or private hot tubs; others are simpler and face inward. The garden and pool create genuine calm, but the streets around Rua do Duque are stepped and sloping. This is an excellent place to retreat from central Lisbon, provided the exact room and approach suit the traveller.
Planning your stay
Rooms, beds and practical details.
- Registrations
- RNAL 4077/AL, 70917/AL, 81606/AL and 77905/AL; combined registered capacity 28
- Public address
- Rua do Duque 26
- Current offer
- 17 rooms and suites, including a 110 m² apartment
- Room range
- Standard rooms from about 27 m²; larger superior rooms and suites
- Selected categories
- Terrace, castle view or private hot tub
- Shared facilities
- Garden, outdoor pool and spa facilities
- Breakfast
- Supplied by Confeitaria Nacional
- Approach
- Sloping and stepped streets between Rossio and Chiado
Casa Balthazar operates as one property across four linked RNAL registrations, with a combined official capacity of 28. The current offer comprises 17 rooms and suites, including an apartment of about 110 square metres. Selected categories have terraces, castle views or private hot tubs. All advertised rooms include air conditioning, Wi-Fi and a coffee machine; the shared garden has a pool and spa facilities.
Details checked on 31 August 2026. Times and house rules can change.
Before you book
What recent guests consistently mention.
The surprise of finding a garden, pool and open views so close to Rossio defines many stays. Service is discreet and warm, and breakfast from Confeitaria Nacional gives the morning a strong sense of place. Rooms are not identical: mattress feel, humidity, Wi-Fi strength and breakfast variety draw occasional reservations, while terraces and hot tubs belong only to specific categories. Compare the exact room, particularly if outdoor space is the reason for booking.
This summary draws on guest reviews published between July 2025 and May 2026. We last reviewed it in August 2026.
The area
Rua do Duque, between Rossio and Chiado
Rua do Duque climbs from Rossio towards Chiado through sloping and stepped streets. The address is central, but the approach is awkward with luggage and unsuitable for some travellers with reduced mobility.
Rua do Duque 261200-159 Lisbon, Portugal
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Photography credits
- Calçada do Duque, Chiado Photograph by Jorge Franganillo on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0