4 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. 

Named for the gondola-style boats that glide along Aveiro's waterways, Hotel Moliceiro has boutique charm and a prime location on the banks of the city's main canal, right in the heart of downtown. The elegant exterior hints at the slick Art Nouveau touches inside, and the grandeur of the breakfast room is a fitting space for lavish buffet spreads each morning. Reception staff are friendly and attentive, and guests are able to use hotel bicycles free of charge. 

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).