Lisbon City stay

Need to stay downtown (plenty of hotels in the city center area) than in the suburbs. I would rather stay at a 3 star hotel and be downtown than a 4 star place where we were (Sana Metropolitan). It really would have made this trip a 4.5 star attraction.

Great trip

I loved the pace, relaxing, my tour director was great RAFAEL.

City Stay in Lisbon

I liked that the travel to neighboring cities was very convenient , by Metro, Train or Bus. And Lisbon was a beautiful and exciting city at night to walk the City, explore fantastic restaurants and felt safe traveling by taxi. The city was one of the cleanest that I've seen in my travels and had a nice mix of history and modern attractions.

Could have been better

A "City stay" hotel location should be in the city - the downtown city center -- not removed to a mediocre business area. Of 7 trips this was the worst for hotel location and proximity to attractions. We traveled on the Nov.5, 2011, tour. We did walk to and from a wonderful museum (Museu Calouste Gulbenkiam) the first day and the hotel staff thought we should not have done that. Later, a taxi driver told us not to walk to and from our hotel especially after dusk. The bus tours were too short -- should have been expanded to full days (to allow for eating, shopping and sightseeing) for all trips except for the Lisbon City tour. However, the Castle St. George should have been included or at least pointed out to us during the "paid" City tour. We had to back track that afternoon to visit the castle and lost valuable time. Our guide did not introduce each day to our bus driver, nor did he tell us if we would or would not see the driver the next day. Consequently, the bus driver was not well compensated for his driving. Our tour guide, Rafael, could have done better and he did suggest other activities when we were not on the bus but he could have offered to take us around on his own (other guides on other trips have done this). We would have gladly paid him even to take us to his favorite spots and maybe for a special Lisboa dinner. He did, on his own, provide us with very fresh Pasteis de Belem while on the City tour and we ALL really enjoyed this wonderful treat. The little pies were warm from the ovens! The hotel should have had them to sell each day! They were not on the hotel pastry/bread breakfast offering. The tours of Sintra, Cascais, and Evora were great. Evora was the best because we had more time. The two-day extra tour extension option could have been an overnight in Evora and an overnight in Sintra. Then you would have had more people taking the Extension! Lisbon is a beautiful old city and well worth another visit and for a longer time. We should NOT have to take a taxi to see the City when on a "City-Stay" tour. I would not recommend this particular tour. Next time, stay in the City Center!

Disappointing Lisbon City Stay

Hotel was very nice but located too far from the city. Had to take cabs to get back and forth, even to enjoy another place besides the hotel for dinner as there were no restaurants in the area. Very noisy, sounded like the planes were directed right at the hotel. Also, the city tour should have been included in the price, not an extra charge. On our city stays in Paris, Rome and Venice, the city tour was part of the package. Not sure why Go Ahead didn't include this with the trip package. Didn't consider this a city stay!

Lisbon City Tour

Lisbon is a beautiful city with breath taking views! The hotel accoommodations in Lisbon were first rate. Rafella, our tour guide was excellent, The optional Lisbon Sightseeing, the Fado Dinner as well as the day tours to Sintra, Evora and Fatima were a great value.

Lisbon

Very nice trip and for the price I could not have asked for anything more.

Very interesting and educational tour

The tour director, FRAN, was very knowledgeable and the tours were very informative. We now know Portugal.