Sapientia Boutique Hotel

Wonderful staff, beautiful hotel, great food and the location could not be beat. The rooftop deck view was stunning. Thank you for a wonderful stay!

The overall experience was great. From check in, welcome glass of Port, breakfast, to check out, the service was lovely. There are limited free parking spots at the side of the hotel and the road is very narrow and tight. The hotel is walking distance to the university and restaurants. The double room was surprisingly spacious with a kitchenette, eating area, sofa, double bed and washroom. The bed was comfortable. The decor was beautiful - from the courtyard lighting, rooftop view, bar, to the restaurant, the boutique was beautifully decorated which gave it a nice ambiance and atmosphere. Breakfast was ok. The downsize was quality and selections. Would recommend this hotel when staying in Coimbra.

Nice building, roof top observation deck, wine hour, cooked to order included breakfast, parking isn't as bad as it seems. All is new. Bed is hard, great shower. Google couldn't find the place.

We stayed in very nice hotels on our Portugal trip, the Sapientia Boutique Hotel among them. The "stories" are mostly about how easy they were to reach and how convenient they were for parking. "Reaching" this one involved a 15-minute re-route, but once we took the right turn, parking was a breeze! The hotel sits opposite the retaining wall of the university above it. Guests can park all along the wall on the alley approaching the hotel and then place a parking permit on their dash. Finding the hotel in the first place was trickier! GPS had us approaching it. We were SO close! But we missed the last narrow, alley-like turn. Suddenly we had a 15-minute re-route until we could approach the hotel again. Play very close attention to your GPS!! Nice location. Nice room. Nice breakfast. Helpful staff.

Beautiful hotel right by the university. We lucked out and found a parking spot. Directions on parking were not easy to follow but the instructions on the back of the parking permit were great (photo below). Staff were excellent, dinner was delicious and breakfast was very good. There was happy hour at six which was lovely. The only negative was that the drapes did not close properly and light came in making it too bright at night. We also could hear the people above very clearly!

Spacious and bright room. Delicious dinner and breakfast. Loved the "wine hour" on the rooftop terrace. The staff were super helpful and very friendly.

Wonderful property right next to the university library , with a rooftop terrace, welcoming staff and beautiful outdoor restaurant.

Staff so friendly and welcoming. Clean rooms, beautiful design of bar/lobby/restaurant as well as rooms. Breakfast buffet had many choices and was delicious food. The hotel is located immediately below the historic university buildings. Our room had a spacious balcony on a quiet courtyard (autumn). The rooftop patio offers beautiful views of the city. Staff provided a free drink upon arrival, a free glass of wine at 6pm, and brought chocolate and a bedtime story to the room in the evening. This is our favorite hotel in Portugal, improved only if they would provide a kettle or coffeemaker in the room.

The property and staff are excellent but parking is very difficult !

Excellent location in the old town next to all the university sites. Great views from room and rooftop bar. Lovely dining courtyard. Staff were excellent

The hotel had a great location - walking distance to everything you might want to see.. our room was very spacious and beautiful but it smelled so bad of moist I could not sleep.. also it was two stairs below the lowest floor of the elevator - no one offered any help with the luggage.. My husband schlepped both our suitcases up and down (and we are not young!).. not good..

Very cute boutique hotel. Clean, friendly staff

Super Location, sehr nettes Team, tolles Loft Zimmer, aber die alten Gemäuer sind feucht und das richt man (zumindest in unserem Zimmer im EG).

The hotel is beautiful, great location to the university which was the purpose of our visit. The staff was super friendly and helpful. They helped us with parking our car, which is a big challenge in Coimbra. Our room, which was a one bedroom apartment, was clean, spacious, and nicely decorated. Breakfast was delicious and plenty. Will stay again if back in the area.

The staff is amazing. The rooms are every clean and comfortable. This boutique hotel is super cute.

Muuuuy amable y muuuuy limpio

Very nice place. Staff friendly and accommodating. You can’t get closer to the library and a beautiful roof top view. Comfortable bed and clean room. I would recommend it.

Wonderful staff. Clean. Convenient. Lovely.

Located in university area, close to old town and river. The room us very spacious. Very difficult to park. Breakfast is below average. The heating in our bedroom does not work.

Pessoal na recepção muito amador, talvez fossem estudantes. Não sabiam se o quarto estava pronto ou não e nos oferereceram um welcome drink. Mas enquanto falavamos descobriram que havia um quarto. Fizemos check-in. Porta do armario quebrada, mas nada grave. O chuveiro é muito bom e o quarto limpo. Depois de descermos pedimos o welcome drink e nos disseram que seria apenas naquele momento inicial, que não tinhamos mais direito, o que foi uma atitude desagradável. Outra observação é que não nos deram informações de como chegar de carro ao hotel, mesmo com Waze era impossivel achar o hotel, que fica num beco sem sinalização. Porem a localização é otima e o pessoal simpatico apesar de, como eu dizia, faltar prática no atendimento. Em resumo, vale pela localização, mas quem for deve ter baixa expectativa em geral.

The hotel is in a convenient central location with an easy walk to sights, shops and dining options. The rooms are simple and very functional with excellent breakfast available. Staff were very helpful and informative.

The hotel had a great location - walking distance to everything you might want to see.. our room was very spacious and beautiful but it smelled so bad of moist I could not sleep.. also it was two stairs below the lowest floor of the elevator - no one offered any help with the luggage.. My husband schlepped both our suitcases up and down (and we are not young!).. not good..

O quarto que nos colocaram não tem banheiro fechado. A privada ficava no meio do qua

The room was large and attractive - high ceilings, modern furnishings, comfortable bed. Finding the hotel was a little tricky, as was parking.Staff were friendly and helpful. Very pretty outside area where we had dinner (didn't love the food).

Beautiful room. Great restaurant and breakfast

Nothing to complain about. Breakfast was great and location was even better. Parking can be tricky bc of how narrow the street it but other than that, very nice to have it included. The suite we stayed was amazing with views of the yard and rooftops. Spacious and modern but also well maintained with plenty of old time charm. I would definitely stay again.

Excellent place ! Loved our room

Loved rooftop bar. Great staff. Breakfast ok. Comfy beds but a little noisy (windows faced restaurant and fire pit areas).

Right next to the University, nice hotel. Spacious rooms and amazing view from the rooftop.

Excellent location in the old town next to all the university sites. Great views from room and rooftop bar. Lovely dining courtyard. Staff were excellent

This location is convenient to visiting the University. It is however a long downhill walk with stairs and sloping streets to the main downtown area and other restaurants and obviously the same in reverse uphill to the hotel. If walking (if you’re in shape, it’s not that bad), do not fully trust Google Maps. The shortest route is the steepest with the most stairs. The onsite restaurant is excellent for dinner and the breakfast buffet has a good selection and makings for snack sandwiches. Our room came with breakfast and a glass of wine at 18:00. The hotel location, being further from downtown is quiet, except if the university students are having an event or out drinking, in which case, the rear units facing the road behind the hotel, get noisy at night. The upper floor rear units have great views.

Great location, ambiance and rooms. Let down by: - a paltry breakfast that was not replenished when items finished. - inconsistent front desk service. Initially very friendly, then very off handish. Small hotel that could really benefit from staff really being smiley, happy and friendly. Would recommend for location, accommodation and comfort.

The staff were great. They helped us find a parking spot, told us how to get around, mixed some great Negronis for our night cap, fabulous breakfast and an explained how to navigate out of this beautiful town. The room and bed made for a much needed rest on our road trip through Portugal.

Excellent, friendly and helpful staff. The hotel is very well located for access to the main historic and social attraction in the town. We enjoyed our stay very much.

Unfortunately we’ve had a terrible experience with this hotel. The lack of understanding and communication is extremely disappointing. We were unfortunately in Portugal during the forest fires in September. On the day that we were travelling from Porto to Coimbra and planning on staying at Sapienta all highways were shut down. We were stopped by local authorities and turned around. We looked at every possible way to get there and asked police who advised it was impossible. I contacted the hotel to advise them and cancel explaining the situation and how it was impossible to make it there. The lady I spoke with advised that she would speak with management and would let me know. I had also advised them as soon as we found out to ensure that they had the opportunity to rebook the room. The following day we were advised that they would only offer us a credit for the one night stay good until September 2025. We feel this was an empty offer given they knew we are from Canada and would surely not travel back to Portugal for a one night stay. We attempted to resolve this with them through our Visa however we were advised by visa that the hotel had no intention in trying to resolve this other than their offer of the one night credit knowing it would not be used. I even tried to reason with them with a half refund of the $440 given the fact that this was out of control which they denied. Keep in mind if booking this hotel that they are not reasonable should any issues arise.

Really appreciated the warm welcome and offer of a drink from the staff upon our arrival. Also, the unique and gracious personal welcome letter the staff had written which was in our room. They were most helpful throughout our stay with info regarding restaurants, directions, parking, sights to see, etc.

Outstanding hotel. Perfect distance to the university. Great staff. Joel was exceptionally helpful.

Overall the stay and staff were great. They had a policy to reserve for lunch or dinner ahead of time and we arrived around 2pm and most places were closed at that time so they said we could have lunch there. One lady who was serving us was a bit rude since we didn’t make a reservation which was ridiculous because there was no one else eating at the time. Otherwise, the rest of the staff were great and very personable.

Llegamos en el momento del apagón en toda la peninsula y la gerente en turno no supo manejarlo, cerro comida , ni un oan o algo frio pudo autorizar. Afortunadamente habiamos pagado con antelación la habitación y la entregaron , sino la hubieran cancelado por completo. Y en general el personal joven y sin experiencia para manejar crisis

We had a wonderful stay at the Sapientia Boutique Hotel. We were greeted with a welcome drink upon check-in, dropped off our bags in a beautiful room, then walked across the street to visit the University. The location is perfect, though word to the wise, the walk from the train station is not easy. Take transit or an Uber. We enjoyed wine hour at 6 p.m., a delicious dinner, and then the free breakfast the next day. All of the staff was very helpful and pleasant, and the hotel common areas are gorgeous. I wish we could have stayed longer!

Excelente hotel, atendimento e muito bem localizado. Fica ao lado da Universidade de Coimbra

The hotel had a great location - walking distance to everything you might want to see.. our room was very spacious and beautiful but it smelled so bad of moist I could not sleep.. also it was two stairs below the lowest floor of the elevator - no one offered any help with the luggage.. My husband schlepped both our suitcases up and down (and we are not young!).. not good..

This location is convenient to visiting the University. It is however a long downhill walk with stairs and sloping streets to the main downtown area and other restaurants and obviously the same in reverse uphill to the hotel. If walking (if you’re in shape, it’s not that bad), do not fully trust Google Maps. The shortest route is the steepest with the most stairs. The onsite restaurant is excellent for dinner and the breakfast buffet has a good selection and makings for snack sandwiches. Our room came with breakfast and a glass of wine at 18:00. The hotel location, being further from downtown is quiet, except if the university students are having an event or out drinking, in which case, the rear units facing the road behind the hotel, get noisy at night. The upper floor rear units have great views.

I suspected this property was near the library, but I didn't realize it was 1 minute away. This is a beautiful, but hard to find property that I highly recommend. It is quaint and elegant in a modest way. Our room was beautiful and well appointed. The staff very nice and the breakfast outstanding. If you drive your own car to the property, the main road looks like a two-track alley and easy to miss. Parking is a challenge and you better be able to navigate tight spaces and parallel park on a narrow road. Otherwise, take an Uber or public transportation. I would definitely stay here again.

Our stay at this hotel was wonderful. Behind the simple walls you will find a beautiful and modern hotel. The included breakfast was great and the common areas were lovely. We stayed in a one bedroom apartment that was amazing. Margarida at the reception area was very helpful and provided us with tips and even helped us make dining reservations. She went above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed our stay. The location of this hotel was perfect to explore this magical city. It’s located right next to the university and a short walk to the city center, dining, and attractions. My husband and I wished we could have stayed at this hotel and in Coimbra longer. We highly recommend this hotel when visiting Coimbra.

Amazing location, a bit hard parking.

We stayed in very nice hotels on our Portugal trip, the Sapientia Boutique Hotel among them. The "stories" are mostly about how easy they were to reach and how convenient they were for parking. "Reaching" this one involved a 15-minute re-route, but once we took the right turn, parking was a breeze! The hotel sits opposite the retaining wall of the university above it. Guests can park all along the wall on the alley approaching the hotel and then place a parking permit on their dash. Finding the hotel in the first place was trickier! GPS had us approaching it. We were SO close! But we missed the last narrow, alley-like turn. Suddenly we had a 15-minute re-route until we could approach the hotel again. Play very close attention to your GPS!! Nice location. Nice room. Nice breakfast. Helpful staff.

Great place when you're visiting University of Coimbra!

Wonderful property right next to the university library , with a rooftop terrace, welcoming staff and beautiful outdoor restaurant.

Excellent location in the old town next to all the university sites. Great views from room and rooftop bar. Lovely dining courtyard. Staff were excellent

Very hilly to get down into town then back up, but what an incredible view. Right near the University. Great stay. Great breakfast, and a great dinner was had in the restaurant.

We didnt like the dining options, not enough variety, average quality and to expensive for Portugal. In our three days in Coimbra, the dinner at the hotel was the most expensive one (even if we take out the bottle of wine we ordered, because it was cheaper to buy the bottle than by the glass) and by far the lowest quality. Otherwise the Hotel was nice.

Beautiful room. Great restaurant and breakfast

Great stay and great location. Staff were warm and friendly. I did not have a chance to visit some local restaurants because of all the steps and steep hills but, luckily for me and my family, the onsite restaurant was A+. Delicious food offered for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This is the place to stay at in Coimbra.

This is an incredible place to stay in Coimbra , everything about the hotel is full of details and great taste, food was incredible, we have a great dinner, staff is very friendly. Highly recommended

Very nice hotel located centrally in the best part of the city (next to the Castle and Uni). Very good service, and excellent breakfast and restaurant.

Beautiful hotel and vibe! Good location, right next to the university. Breakfast is carefully curated with home made cake etc but there wasn’t a lot of variety. Parking was a pain given the hotel is situated on top of the hill surrounded by narrow roads that are parked with cars, but one can manage with help.

Great location for exploring Combria. Onsite restaurant was excellent. Staff were very helpful with parking our car and making sure we were comfortable. Met and enjoyed great conversations with other guests in the lounge.

Staff so friendly and welcoming. Clean rooms, beautiful design of bar/lobby/restaurant as well as rooms. Breakfast buffet had many choices and was delicious food. The hotel is located immediately below the historic university buildings. Our room had a spacious balcony on a quiet courtyard (autumn). The rooftop patio offers beautiful views of the city. Staff provided a free drink upon arrival, a free glass of wine at 6pm, and brought chocolate and a bedtime story to the room in the evening. This is our favorite hotel in Portugal, improved only if they would provide a kettle or coffeemaker in the room.

El hotel muy bien situado, a pocos metros de la universidad y la famosa biblioteca. Aparcamiento gratis en la puerta. La habitación grande, moderna y cómoda, con balcón y bonitas vistas. El patio encantador para tomar una copita. El personal muy amable. El servicio del desayuno y la cena un poco lento.