República Guest House

The owner’s daughter in law was so sweet. She even helped my husband park in a tight spot on the street. Room was clean and had all my favorite colors- teal! Breakfast was yummy. Fresh squeezed orange juice and owner’s daughter in law made a lemon cake and I had 2 slices it was so good and I’m not a lemon desert person. Eggs anyway you liked it. Liked being in an older home. Felt safe with the locks and key pad in the front door.

We had a wonderful stay! The owners are lovely and helpful. Our room was very comfortable, very clean, beautifully decorated and well equipped. Breakfast was delicious and choices were generous. The location was perfect for our stay. This place is a gem and we will be back!

Outstanding hospitality! Above and beyond in so many ways. Safe and comfortable. We felt very cared for. Only down side is the doors and hallways carry sound, so you tend to hear other guests easily. Despite that, our stay was quite lovely.

República Guest House is a gem at the base of the university. Beautiful and fun decor that is well maintained. Graca and Joao were phenomenal hosts making us feel like family from the minute we arrived. Breakfast was excellent and more than we could eat. We arrived the day of the great Spain-Portugal-France power outage and Graca immediately made us comfortable after a challenging day traveling. Loved this B&B!! Will definitely return and recommend to anyone planning a visit to Coimbra.

We can not say enough positive things about our stay with Graçe and João. We usually stay in an AirBnB for kitchen but you have use of well stocked and clean kitchen here. Graça set us up each morning with an extensive, varied, generous and delicious breakfast each morning with eggs to order and fresh squeezed orange juice. The listing says 4 star hotel but we disagree. The accomodations, cleanliness, design, graciousness, attentiveness surpass any top 5 star hotel. Having trained in microbiology, I'm especially sensitive to food handling and having worked in hospitality and food safety training know what to look for behind the scenes. We were so impressed with the hotel standards and Graça's careful preparation. Kitchen exceeds any compliance. But more than any of that is República House is a home and after 7 nights we were sad with saudade to leave our new family. If your travel schedule does not fit a stay in one of the lovely individually decorated rooms here, you need to rearrange your schedule so you do not miss this special opportunity to experience Portuguese hospitality and meet Graça and João. Your life will be enriched for having done so.