Hand-picked, the hard way.

We're a small team who live here. We walk every apartment, turn most of them down, and only put our name on the ones we'd live in ourselves. That's the whole promise.

fewer than 1 in 10 homes make the cut

There are thousands of places to stay in Lisbon. We went looking for the ones worth living in — the apartment with the best light in the building, the quiet street you'd never find, the kitchen you'd actually cook in. Most didn't make it. The ones that did become a Varanda.

How we choose

We walk it

Every home is visited in person — morning and evening — before we say yes. Light, noise, water pressure, the chair you'd actually read in. If we wouldn't stay, we don't list.

We name it

A Varanda home isn't a unit number. Each one is named for its character and matched to a personality — so you book the home that fits the way you live.

We stay close

The people who chose the apartment are the people who answer when you write. Concierge, neighbourhood know-how and honest advice included, never upsold.

Talk to us

Concierge · stays · anything Lisbon

Tell us when you're coming and how you like to live — we'll suggest the right home. Or ask the concierge for the table that isn't online.

hello@varandalisboa.pt