Hotel Oslo

The room was small but the bed was big and comfy. The hotel is also close to the bus and train station and also very close to the city centre. The staff were so friendly and helpful and outlined exactly what to do and where to go. The rooftop had a great view of the city at night.

Location is perfect. Breakfast was superb. Staff was very friendly.

The location is really excellent - at the foot of the hill on the edge of the old town, it's only about 4 minutes walk to the main street with all the restaurants, and the start of the stairs going up to the university. It's a new-ish hotel, fully modernized. We booked a standard room and it was really small with 2 single beds, but when the staff checked there was a somewhat larger room that they moved us to. Not a large room, but OK. Bathroom was a bit small, but had all the modern amenities. It's on a main street, so bring earplugs for the morning truck traffic below. The staff were exceptionally helpful and attentive, and spoke excellent english. They have a free-parking arrangement (in/out privileges) at a garage just across the road. That's excellent, but it is a very challenging ramp system between the floors: up and down traffic use the same ramp (which is extrememly tight, and has several very awkwardly-placed columns)) so there can be some difficult backing-up...one day, we encountered 3 cars coming up as we were trying to go down. Bonus: the rooftop terrace is a wonderful place to wind down the day with a glass of wine, with a full-on view of the old town and the university, Breakfast was standard offerings, but freshly prepared and tasty.

The location was its best feature, which I now realise might sound harsh when you say that the best thing about a hotel is how handy it is to leave it. But it's true! You are at walking distance from just about everything of interest, including great restaurants. It made our short trip much easier. The rooftop had the most amazing view over the city. (I notice a trend here... The outside seems to matter a lot.) The front desk staff was super friendly, the rooms are of a fair size and, most importantly, they were clean (the rooms, I mean, although I would imagine the staff are too). Oh, and there was a reading light! You won my heart with that one. Thank you!

The hotel is very well located in the old town area by the river. There are a tremendous amount of very nice restaurants close by and it is easy access from there to the college or the surrounding churches that are amazing to see. The staff at the hotel was extremely helpful and knowledgeable of the area and took a tremendous amount of time outlining a map and circling things that we should see in a specific order to help us with our day. The parking situation was great with the underground free parking with a hotel stay and we were able to leave our car there the entire next day . The hotel also offers a free breakfast in their restaurant/bar, and it is a very exceptional breakfast for a hotel like this. There is a really nice rooftop patio to sit on where you can also bring drinks up from the bar below. The views are absolutely phenomenal in the evening as you look up the hill towards the college . I would definitely recommend staying here for the location access to all the incredible sites that Coimbra has to offer. It is also great to have a staff that is so welcoming and helpful to foreigners.