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We've gushed about the Duas Nações Residence for years. During our last visit to the hotel, our love and affection were reconfirmed: It still sports no-nonsense rooms at low prices in the center of Baixa's grid. We're sold—and blushing.
With 57 rooms, the hotel is a big place. It anchors the corner of Rua August and Rua da Vitoria in the heart of Baixa, which makes it super convenient for coming and going anywhere. Rooms are simple and low budget, sporting green and yellow color schemes, thin carpets, and furniture that's been bumped and scuffed once or twice (haven't we all?). Cable television and telephones come in all rooms, and most private baths are equipped with bathtubs. However, that about exhausts the list of amenities.
Rooms do not have air-conditioning or soundproofing, meaning that hot summer nights, with windows open will, acquaint you with the happenings in the center of Baixa. Earplugs to the rescue.
A sun-drenched second-floor breakfast room next to a small TV lounge overlooks Rua Augusta and is impressively expansive. (We loved the gothic chandeliers.)
We also appreciate the friendly atmosphere of the Duas Nações. Most guests appear to be of the young and unbothered-by-no-air-con variety and contribute to an easy-going and upbeat vibe.
Every time we've visited, the receptionists and managers have been quick with a joke and a laugh. And we're still crazy, after all these years?
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