Pousada da Ria - Charming Hotel

We had a Superior Room with view and balcony onto the the Ria de Aveiro lagoon. Whilst the room was generously sized and offering comfortable accommodation the decorative condition was poor and in need of maintenance. This was particularly acute in the bathroom with bare plaster and pealing paint showing through. This was pointed out to hotel management who explained that they were aware and that maintenance was planned at the property in the off-season. We found bar prices very high - much cheaper to go down the road to one of the local beach-side bars. Ditto the restaurant - good, but expensive. The breakfast buffet was very good with a good selection of fresh food provided. Perhaps more of the local Portuguese produces, such as cheese and meats could be provided? Overall we enjoyed our stay.

Really clean and comfortable room. The food was amazing, and the staff was friendly and helpful at all times. Soft sofas to sit and gaze out at the sea. The views were lovely and watching the boats go by was lovely.

The Pestana Group has normally a very high standard and excellent hotels. They have an historic background and are managed well. The RIA is not. It urgently needs better management and an investment in the hotel. The restaurant is bad and far below Pestana Group level in cooking and service. The team is friendly but on amateur level. They need training. The hotel has potential. The Team wants to deliver and achieve good results. Pestana Group should invest in upgrading it - if not it damages the brand level of the Group.

It was a spectacular experience all 5 star staff Beautiful place wonderful food Beautiful area very close to Aveiro We can cross the estuary by boat taking our carExperience to repeat and recommend In summer then it will be better as there is an excellent pool in the garden.

The personel was very kind, the food was excellent and the view from our room was amazing. We love our stay there because we took a chance of reminding 50 years ago.... From our room we could see a lot of birds and small fishing boats.

We had a wonderful stay. The views from the room and restaurant are beautiful. We saw flamingo’s fly by and colorful fishing boats go by. The room was clean and very comfortable. This is a historic building and the rooms are dated. All the team members from reception to restaurant were exceptional.