Sapientia Boutique Hotel

It's a nice little boutique hotel, with a small restaurant and a general cozy feel to it. I liked the room and its cleanliness. I had asked for gluten-free breakfast at the time of booking (3 days ahead) and mentioned it again upon check-in. Unfortunately, they only had a a couple of breads and then said the gluten-free options had finished. That's not a nice thing to happen, when you explicitly advised ahead of time. The very reason the place only received a 3-star rating from me.

Great hotel with an amazing location in Coimbra. Great view! The restaurant served a great dinner (try the fries!). The rooms were just fine. Parking though can be a challenge if you aren't lucky enough to park in front of the hotel. Overall it was a great place to stay in Coimbra!

This was our second time staying here. We chose a larger room overlooking the patio this time. Hotel is clean, staff is friendly, breakfast is excellent. (You need to add breakfast, there’s no where close to eat) We enjoyed the roof top bar with our complimentary happy hour wine. This is our go to in Coimbra..

Great Boutique hotel. Clean. Big sized room but bathroom for our room was a bit awkward. Very creative in its use of space but took too long to refill toilet, and you can hear the water running via the metal frame/casing of the bathroom. And everything echoes. You can hear people from other rooms. Hopefully we were not disruptive with our TV. Staff are excellent and friendly. Location only good if you are visiting the university and a few other sites but Ubers had difficulty navigating through narrow streets. Included breakfast was great. According to my family, best scrambled eggs among all hotel breakfasts.

The hotel is in an excellent location, especially for those interested in the university area. Parking issues should be taken into account, the hotel only has five parking spaces on a free basis. The food at the hotel is excellent, except for the lack of vegetables at breakfast, the hotel staff is courteous and exceptionally helpful. We must mention one of the waiters, Joel, who served us at dinner, which was particularly delicious and his service was extraordinary, kind, humorous and helpful. In conclusion, it is highly recommended!

A very special hotel. Housed in a historic architectural complex, it reveals spacious, well-appointed and very functional rooms. The hotel is located in the upper part of the old town, next to the walls of the famous University. It really does offer some beautiful views, both from the terraces and from the areas in front of the hotel. Very friendly and professional staff

This hotel is not a 4 star hotel. I would describe it as a 3 star. It was difficult dragging our luggage down a rocky pathway as the pathway was not smooth. No one offered to help us from the hotel. The bed/mattress was hard as a stone. Each day ( thankfully we only stayed 2 nights) we woke up with back and neck pain. They need to update the mattresses. We were very disappointed with the breakfast. We would have like to have seen a different variety each day but instead it was the same. Pretty much just scrambled eggs ( for hot food) and there was no meat choices of bacon or sausage. Not much of a breakfast. We did not eat anything else at the hotel as we were not interested in the food choices. When we checked out we asked the young man who was working to have the manager contact us so we could discuss our sub par stay. No one ever contacted us. On a positive note, the hotel was in a great location. We were right behind the Coimbra University. If I ever visited Coimbra again, I would not stay at this hotel.

If you have to be sick in Coimbra, I hope you’re staying at this lovely hotel. My husband fell ill during our brief stay and the staff here went above and beyond to help and take care of us. They thought of everything from offering a late check out, to arranging a “house call” from a doctor, to ensuring we had enough to eat and drink. I hope to return some day to more fully appreciate the town but will always have fond memories of the hospitality shown to us at Sapientia Hotel..