Ibis Coimbra Centro

The hotel is quite good but some personnel’s were not kind.

Nice receptionist!

The area was under construction and I guess it was grad weekend, but that’s not the fault of the hotel itself - the only real problem with the hotel was very thin walls. The customer service was awesome and the rooms were good for the price!

Centrally located, has all needed for a one stay and sightseeing of this beautiful city. Staff friendly and helpful

We loved the location, just a few minute walk to the main part of old town and just under the university. Part of the road and park in front were under construction so that limited convenient access to the riverfront park (nothing to do with the hotel). We had a Citroen 9 pax van and getting it in/out of the parking garage was VERY nerve racking and do not recommend trying to get a van in or out. Small/medium cars should be no problem. Rooms are very small and difficult to get comfortable with 2 travelers and luggage. Breakfast was typical of the other 6 hotels we stayed in on this trip, not bad, just the same.

A very standard, albeit dated, Ibis property. Do not expect any magic and you won’t be disappointed. The room was very basic but functional; rather clean (though there were crumbs left under the bed and the shower had some old stains). We had a room turned away from the river (with a view of the city), and it was very quiet at night. Wifi works like a charm. My only qualm is the shower - water pressure was very weak.

The lady at the front desk was able to fix my phone while the carrier did zip. The road construction was a real annoying and made coming and going difficult.

I can review 2 rooms since I changed room and both rooms have a TERRIBLE problem with their air conditioning system: it does not work. On a very hot day you are better off sitting outside, literally. Room 112 was the worst of the 2 (the air con was making only noise but no cooling) although it was a little larger. Also they need to stop using bleach to clean the toilets because the bleach smell, given that there is no air conditioning, is choking. The beds were comfortable but they were extremely pathetic in giving only 2 skimpy pillows. Room 112 had smelly pillows (you know, when many have slept on them with sweat which needs to be properly washed away) but room 402 did not. Room 112 was also a little dirty (bathroom). Room 402 was all clean. Both rooms gave paper cups (for what? There was no kettle nor coffee maker) but they were NOT sealed, so they looked used. Yuk. In the bathroom you only have 2 thin and small towels, really unacceptable. Room 402 is too small for 2 people while room 112 is slightly larger, but both small. The lady at reception was extremely nice and tried to help, but she could not make miracles of course. Coimbra has several low quality hotels and even the better ones are not as good as in other Portugal towns, considering the price. I stayed in 2 rooms. 402 and 112. 402 was right by their roof cell tower, so I asked to be moved and was given (the following day) room 112, which is below the cell tower (but they both gave me a headache).