I am staying here each time when I am in Aveiro. The service is very friendly, so checking in and out runs smoothly. Rooms are well sized, usually quiet and clean. The breakfast offers a great selection of food.
I really enjoyed my stay at the Melia Ria Aveiro. This is a lovely hotel and amounts to good value for money: as another recent reviewer puts it, “a gem in a cube” indeed! I had a superior corner room which was spacious, well-appointed, quiet, and comfortable. Superbly (and noticeably) clean throughout. The location is convenient with most places in Aveiro reachable on foot. I thoroughly enjoyed the breakfast and dinner each day in the restaurant - great choice of food and drink, all of high quality, which can be enjoyed while overlooking one of Aveiro’s canals. There is also a spa and an indoor swimming pool. I wish I could give five stars instead of four, but unfortunately a couple of minor things let the hotel down. Why do hotel guests need to pay to use the swimming pool, and also pay for a swimming hat? I’ve never come across this in any other hotel I’ve stayed in. Why are there no sun-loungers for use outside? Surely most guests come to a hotel like this to relax for some of the time in the sun. I also thought the elevators were very small and very slow - surely these need upgrading? Overall, I had a great stay, and would have no hesitation booking again if I’m ever back in Aveiro!
we were waiting 2 hours for check in, while I came afternoon on time. Then they told me I can have my room with no pillows or towels as it is not clean and I have to wait for laundry.
The service was totally not professional and bad, really arrogant. Keep away of this hotel.
For location it is not totally in the center so you have to know it's like 15 minutes walking.
And the worse part is that when I got keys to 'my room', I came up and I opened my room and there was another guest there naked!
I came down and it seems like they allocated the same room for couple of guests.
I had to wait 20 more minutes to another room, again with super bad service. After more waiting the manager complained and gave me another room.
I don't know why I stayed, probably because we were too tired after traveling. Tomorrow we will check out and never come back.
Nice hotel, perfectly adequate for staying if you wish to travel around and not just stay in the room.
About 10 min walking along the river you'll find the shopping center and village style main street.
Free Wi-Fi, decent food, free parking available on outside lot.
Swming pool and spa available.
Suitable for business trips or families/couples.
Very good choice overall.
Dear Guest,
Thank you for having taken the time to share your comments with us concerning your recent stay at Meliã Ria Hotel and Spa.
We highly appreciate your feedback and we are looking forward to your next stay at our Hotel or any other hotel of Meliã Hotels International.
We remain at your disposal for any further queries.
Best regards,
Eliana Alves
Guest Manager
We booked this hotel on the spur of the moment, having decided to stay an extra day in Aveiro. The view from our room over the water was beautiful, as was the view from the restaurant and bar. Our room was clean and had all the amenities that you would expect from a 4 star hotel. Dinner was buffet style, however I would have expected a la carte service as well from a 4 star hotel.
The biggest disappointment for us was the swimming pool. Each time we went to view the pool, there were aqua aerobics classes running in the main pool, leaving only the jacuzzi pool available for use. Our 4 year
Old wasn’t allowed in the jacuzzi pool, making it frustrating for my husband an I as we had specifically looked for a hotel with a pool that we could swim in as a family. I was also surprised to find that despite being hotel guests, we had to pay to use the pool! I find this unacceptable when you are already paying more to stay at the hotel because they advertise these facilities.
Dear Guest,
Thank you for having taken the time to share your comments with us concerning your recent stay at Meliã Ria Hotel and Spa.
We highly appreciate your feedback and we are looking forward to your next stay at our Hotel or any other hotel of Meliã Hotels International.
We remain at your disposal for any further queries.
Best regards,
Eliana Alves
Guest Manager
Hotel is modern and nicely furnished, clean, nice breakfast buffet and a satisfactory spa.
We were staying for one night only (3 single rooms) and requested corner rooms or rooms with a view at least since it’s our first visit to Aveiro (which is somehow an industrial city so you don’t come here everyday). But unfortunately the receptionist gave us back rooms facing the backside parking lot. What a disappointment for such a nice hotel as you can see in the pics uploaded.
Further more, we reserved 3 single rooms to find out the every room has 3 single beds. I called the reception and requested to change my room but they said all rooms are equipped with 2 or 3 beds. They sent someone to come and move one bed out of the room.
Mattress was soft where your body would sink in while sleeping. Some people would like that and others won’t (like me) as I get back pains and prefer more stiff mattresses (also considering that I slept on one of the single beds in the room so no much space to move)
Advise, insist on a corner room facing the water and not the back ones.
Dear Mr. Mohamed E ,
Thank you for having taken the time to share your comments with us concerning your recent stay at Meliã Ria Hotel and Spa.
We would like to inform that the rooms in the corner are only the premium rooms guaranteed with one big bed and view to the river, with an extra cost. The standard rooms can have more than one bed and don't have view to the river (only in case of availability on check in time).
We highly appreciate your feedback and we are looking forward to your next stay at our Hotel or any other hotel of Meliã Hotels International.
We remain at your disposal for any further queries.
Best regards,
Eliana Alves
Guest Manager
