2 Best Hotels in Aveiro, Coimbra and Central Portugal

In an impressive historic building overlooking the main canal, this grand hotel offers slick and comfortable accommodations. You can opt for a city or canal view, the latter punctuated by colorful moliceiro boats. There are some charming features, such as the panel of traditional painted tiles in the breakfast room that date back to 1937, when the hotel first opened. The hotel doesn't accept large group bookings, or children aged six or younger. 

You'll find the pleasant, well-run Veneza Hotel, a classic 1930s Art Deco mansion with a red-tile roof, near the railway station. The building has a lovely sunny yellow-and-white exterior. A fat palm tree sits in front, and you enter through an old wooden door. Inside, the rooms are spacious with tasteful furnishings and well-equipped bathrooms (several rooms are named after European cities and have distinctive color schemes).