Living in Alcântara - if you're looking for a cool place to live in Lisbon, with great restaurants and cool bars, close to the river and with convenient transportation - Alcântara might be a good bet.
Alcantâra is an old part of town, with plenty of abandoned warehouses and factories that is all being reconverted into some of the coolest restaurants, bars and shops in town. It has a fresh, irreverent atmosphere. It is a busy part of town, with several large, important roads and so there is always a bit of traffic.
Alcântara is one of the trendiest, hippest neighbourhoods in Lisbon. Lisbon's iconic red bridge (very similar to San Francisco's) runs over Alcântara's riverside area. That part of town is one of the nicest places in Lisbon to go jogging or to have a meal or drinks by the river.
Transport-wise, Alcântara doesn't have any underground stations. It does make up for that with 2 trainstations (Alcântara-mar and Alcântara-terra), the 15 tram (which goes straight to the city centre) and several buses. You can easily get from Alcântara to the city centre (Cais do Sodré or Bairro Alto) in 20-30 minutes.
There are many student apartments, but also families and young couples around. There also seems to be a friendly old lady who lives alone in every building in this neighbourhood.
The cool riverside area with Padel courts, pubs, restaurants and a jogging lane. Great for slow, sunny weekends.
LX factory: a factory area that has been turned into the heart of hipster Alcântara. Restaurants here are heaven for foodies and check out Ler Devagar - one of the coolest bookshops in Lisbon.
Young hipsters, music students and plenty of designers are moving into the neighbourhood for it's atmosphere (and reasonable rent prices!)
At Uniplaces we make the process of booking an apartment as easy as possible for both tenant and landlord.
That's why we have our own team of professional photographers that verify our properties and pick our landlords carefully in order to save time on viewings: we think it’s old-fashioned and time-consuming.
You can look at forty different apartments on our platform in the same amount of time that it takes to see a room.
The pictures you see here haven’t been photoshopped, so they’ll be really accurate.
If you’ve still got any doubts, we’ll keep the money that you transfer us until 24h after your move-in date.
If something’s not exactly what you saw online, we’ll help you move somewhere else and return your money.
We can only give you the contact details of your landlord after your booking is accepted. But we can guarantee that Uniplaces chooses the landlords it works with very carefully.
Besides, we’ve had students whose favourite part was living with a local!
Landlords and host families can be great city guides, help you out with translations and even become your friends.
As soon as your booking is accepted, you're given the landlord’s contact details. Then, you can discuss all details directly with them, such as when you’ll be moving-in.
Students move in and out at different times, so your flatmates might change during your stay.
It’s a great opportunity to make new friends!
We personally speak to students who we place in Uniplaces apartments and are sure we will find the right place for you as well!
At the bottom of the property page, you have a calendar where you can see the availability of that room/apartment, according to the landlord.
But if you’re still unsure about that we’re happy to help.
Tell us your move-in and move-out dates and we will double-check if the place is available for you!
There are two different types of deposits: the Holding and Security deposits.
By clicking on “Deposit” at the bottom of the offer page you will get more information about each type of deposit.
In general, the deposit is paid to cover for any potential damages that may occur during your period of stay or will be used as rent compensation in case you leave earlier than originally planned.
If no damages occur and you leave on the agreed move-out date, your deposit should be refunded by the landlord in a way you both agree on.
