Streamlined rooms in a stylish guesthouse offering a shared kitchen & a relaxed lounge.
Address: Praça República Nº8/11, Coimbra
Phone: 912 830 385
Website: http://despertarsaudade.com/pt/home
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I stayed at Despertar Saudade and it was a nightmare. From 22:00 until 5 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays nights there were loud music from neighboring club and shouting inside the guesthouse, making it impossible to sleep. We had to check out early because another sleepless night was unbearable. Management only apologized and admitted the problem comes from the bar and other guests, which means they know about it but can’t control it. Totally unacceptable for a place that claims to offer comfort. If you value your rest — avoid this place. One can't enjoy really nice location and being tortured by sleepless nights. Not worth it
One of the most wonderful guesthouses i ve ever been to: clean, service-oriented, and beautiful wrt old town Portuguese charme combined with state of the art equipment (functionality and usability of private and common places). Muito obrigada Crizna & Ricardo
Unfortunately we did not have the best experience staying here. There is a club next door that was playing loud music all night until the early hours of the morning which kept us awake. The club goers were also loitering outside the entrance and blocking it when we left around 10am. While the rooms appeared nice we had issues with a broken door and limited hot water in the shower. The breakfast options were great though. Although we know the noise issues are probably out of the owners control, we thought it's best for people to know and I imagine without the noise it may have been a more restful place to stay.
Ma and a friend thought we´d experience Coimbra´s night life and got us two rooms in this place, which turned out to ba a warm, cosy, pleasant surprise. Anly caveat was hauling a 28kg suticase up to th ethird floor, but that actually gave me that days excercise, so have nothing but positive superlatives redarding this place, totally anonymous from the outside, and amazing on the inside. Nightlife? Havent had so much fun out for a long time! Was like old school, happy kinda athmosphere, thouroughly enjoyed myself. Slept well too. Thanks Guys! Best, Anders
I hated almost everything about this hotel. First off, no one is there; everything is handled remotely by WhatsApp. So if you get there early, you can’t leave your luggage. They only text you a door code at 4 PM. My room door wasn’t open like they promised, so I had to text them, and they told me where the master key was, just sitting in an unlocked drawer at the front desk that no one ever is at. So basically that meant my room was entirely unsecured. They don’t do breakfast, they just leave some snacks in your room, and it wasn’t enough for my whole visit. They don’t refill snacks or change out towels. There was only enough hot water for five minutes of shower, and then it got freezing. Oh, and the dance music from the bar next door is loud all night long. Definitely do not stay here!
