Hotel Astória

Very good staff, perfect location, good value for money

The building, location, breakfast ,staff and ambience of the hotel was first class,we will be back on our next visit ti Coimbra. The proximity to the train station was a bonus to our budget(no taxi fares).

Lack of designated smoking rooms.

Probably the most characteristic hotel in Coimbra. Perfect location, just next to the train station and one of the main squares of the city. Nice views to the river Mondego and the square.

This hotel has an excellent location, perhaps the best in town. It is very convenient if you arrive by train (perhaps 3 minutes walk from the train station), and just a few steps from the main square; excellent river view too.

Very helpful staff, lovely view from spacious room. Great breakfast.

Furnishings, carpets, etc. are now quite worn. Frommer described hotel as "faded grandeur" and there is a charm to the architecture and decor. But everything is now too worn out.

The 1920s ambiance of the Astoria seeped through all aspects of our stay, starting with the lift!!!. The decor and furnishings were even more delightful than expected in that regard. The location was fantastic. The staff were extremely helpful and good natured. Things will not always go to plan regardless of the hotel rating or the country...Astoria had fewer than its fair share of problems!! And what value for money......I Look forward to visiting Coimbra again....but only if there is room at the Astoria....by the way, forget the corner rooms.....1st floor river side for people watching! As for those who complain about the decor, the mustiness, the 'old furnishings', the sometimes excentric service....THAT'S The point of staying there!!!!

One small suggestion...I Was there for 2 weeks and needed some laundry done...unfortunately the staff didn't give us a firm idea of when it could be done, and indeed it eventually proved impossible due to staff shortages. Perhaps an arrangement with the nearby public laundry may provide a useful service to guests.

location is great !!!

Oldfashioned, nice hotel, great location close to city ceneter,easy to find, very good breakfast!

We didn't like smell of the hotel... it wasnt fresh... maybe because of old equipment

The Hotel was centrally situated in the town near all the amenities and easy to find near the station.

The Bar was closed.

Hotel Astoria is an art deco hotel and the owners have maintained the ambience and the detail of the period. The have paid real attention to maintaining the art deco detail when uprating the facilities, the lift for instance, to modern requirements. One soaks up the ambience of the period.

The pressure in the shower (floor 4) was inadequate.

The breakfast was very good. the staff were nice and freindly. the room was clean as was the bathroom.

The lobby did not have a pleasant smell (perhaps from the resturant that is no longer there). The hotel needs to have to carpets cleaned really well I think. The room smelled fine though.

The hotel looks very nice and is at a very good location right in the center of Coimbra.

No wireless in the rooms

Perfect location to old town and train. Very nice breakfast. Nice big room and bath. Large window overlooking river.

Seriously stained carpet. They need to freshen up the facilities. Street-side rooms are traffic noisy at night.