On-Location · In Your Room · Martim Moniz
Hair and makeup in your room at Hotel Mundial
Hotel Mundial sits on Praça Martim Moniz at the foot of the castle hill, with a rooftop bar that looks across Baixa to São Jorge and the river.
- Where
- Praça Martim Moniz, at the northern edge of Baixa below the castle
- Known for
- Its rooftop bar, with views over Baixa, the castle and the Tagus
- Getting around
- Ten to fifteen minutes on foot to Rossio and Baixa, less by taxi; the castle is directly uphill
- We bring
- Full kit, hot tools and a mirror light. You provide a plug and a chair
Where it is and what is around it
Martim Moniz is the square at the top of Baixa, below the castle hill, and it is one of the most mixed and busiest parts of central Lisbon. Rossio is a short walk south, the 28 tram passes close by, and Mouraria and Alfama begin immediately uphill.
For an appointment that means the artist reaches you quickly from almost anywhere central. It also means the square outside is loud in the evening, which has no effect at all on the appointment but does affect how much time you want to spend hanging about downstairs before you leave.
The rooftop, and what it does to hair
The hotel's rooftop bar is the reason a lot of people book the property, and it is one of the better-known sunset spots in the city, looking across Baixa to the castle and the river. If your evening starts up there, it is worth knowing that a rooftop above Martim Moniz catches more air than the square below.
A blow-dry finished for a still room will move up there. That is not a reason to avoid it, only a reason to say so when you book, because a style pinned or finished for a breeze behaves very differently from one that is not.
The setup in your room
The appointment happens in your room and needs almost nothing from it: a plug, an upright chair rather than an armchair, and a metre of space beside a window or a lamp. The artist brings a full kit, her own hot tools and her own mirror light, so a room lit for the evening rather than for foundation at ten in the morning is not a problem.
A desk or a dressing table helps and is not required. Nothing is fixed to the walls and the room is left as it was found. If two or three of you are getting ready together, say so when you book, because at that point the size of the room matters more than the schedule does.
Timing it
We work backwards from the hour you need to be ready, not forwards from an arrival time. As a planning figure, a blow-dry is about 45 minutes, makeup about 45 minutes, and hair and makeup together for one person about 90 minutes to two hours depending on the style. An updo takes longer than a blow-dry.
Dinner in Baixa or Chiado is ten to fifteen minutes away on foot, so a late finish is survivable. The airport is a 15 to 25 minute run from here on a normal day, which is one of the shorter transfers in the city.
Hair goes first and makeup second, so hot tools and hairspray never go near a finished face.
We are not affiliated with Hotel Mundial and this page is not endorsed by them. Everything here is drawn from the property's own public information and from how an on-location appointment works in a setting like this one. Confirm access, timings and house rules with the property directly.
Common questions
Do you come to Hotel Mundial?
Yes. It is inside our normal Lisbon travel area, so there is no supplement for the journey. Tell us the date and the hour you need to be ready.
We are going to the rooftop first. Does that change anything?
Only the hair. A rooftop above Martim Moniz catches a breeze, so tell us when you book and the style is finished for it rather than for a still room.
What do you need in the room?
A plug, an upright chair and a little space near a window or a lamp. The artist brings the kit, the hot tools and her own mirror light.
Are you affiliated with the hotel?
No. We are not affiliated with Hotel Mundial and this page is not endorsed by them. Book your room with the hotel and book us separately.
Staying at Hotel Mundial?
Send the date, the hour you need to be ready and whether you want hair, makeup or both. We reply within 24 hours with a time and a price.
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