Good location, very central although there is a big hill to climb, good facilities and goid restaurants nearby but the best part was dealing with Ismael who picked us up and dropped us off at the train station.

Ishmael was fantastic! Right from the start when he met us at the train station he was just wonderful. He gave us a nice tour of the city before we even got to our destination. He offered to do thoughtful, helpful things like going back to the train station to buy our return trip train tickets which we had forgotten to do and also taking us to a location he knew was important to us. When it was time for us to leave he took us back to the train station at an early hour. 7:15 am! From A to Z he was the best he could be!

Are you kidding? NOTHING!

Ismael was a great host! He genuinely did all he could to assure our stay in Coimbra was wonderful, and it was! His place was in a very good location, the efficiency room has everything we needed, the bed was comfortable, etc. He picked us up at the train station and drove us back.

Shower might be a little tight for a large person. Heads up on Coimbra, there are lots of hills (just like Lisbon, Porto) and may not be an ideal destination for people who aren’t able to walk hills. We enjoyed the exercise!

Nous avons tout aimé. Notre hôte était super gentil, le logement extraordinaire (confortable et calme). Délicate attention avec les Pasteis de Nata et le Porto blanc. Les capsules de café qui allaient avec la machine à café dans l'appartement. Les équipements ménagers était super ( lave linge, séche linge, grille pain, four, plaque). Nous y retournerons avec plaisir.

Le frigo un peu petit, c'est la seule chose un '' poil '' négative.

The owner met us at a parking near the property and we went with his car to the accommodation. We stayed on the ground floor apartment. There was no balcony but that was not a problem to us. The owner gave a lot of information about Coimbra and pointed out his favorite restaurants. Most of the restaurants, shops and museum are nearby. The apartment was very clean and spacious. There is a kitchen with all appliances and a washing machine. We only stayed for 4 nights and even the towels in the bathroom have been changed after 2 nights. The bed was very comfortable. There is a huge parking across the river where you can park your car whole day for only 3 EUR/day (from 7 am till 8 pm).

It is a bit of a climb but Coimbra is in fact very hilly.

This was my second time staying at Casas da Alegria. Carlos is a great host. He picked me up at the bus station and took me back at the end of my stay. He or his son were always available by phone or text if I needed anything. The room is lovely.—clean and well appointed. It even had a washer/ dryer and kitchen facilities, although I used neither. The front of the building has two sets of windows, so noise is not an issue, and shutters keep the room dark for sleeping. It was a perfect location for me. Every morning I took a fairly steep, but short (7-8 min.) walk to the University for a conference (there's a less steep, but longer route, too), but that also meant a pleasant downhill walk at the end of the day, and it's but a five minute stroll to the old (lower, Baixa) part of town with restaurants. If I return to Coimbra, I will definitely try to make a reservation here. (Friends stayed and the nearby Sapientia boutique hotel and their experience was not nearly as good.)

Everything was great. The hosts were super nice and helpful.

The only reason I don’t give a 10 is because we only found out about 12 euros a night

The hosts, Carlos and his son Ismael were very attentive, kind and gracious. They picked us up from the bus terminal, helped us with our luggage and showed us around the apartment before leaving us for our stay. Everything was wonderful.

Everything was perfect!