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Tb-€60, breakfast-€5, air-con, elevator, a block from Station A at Rua da Sota 9, tel.
239-824-049, fax [phone], www.residencialvitoria.net , [e-mail] ).
$ Residência Lusa Atenas, which rents 20 rooms and has a fine TV room, is on
a big noisy street but is reasonably quiet (Sb-€20-25, Db-€30-40, third person-€10,
cash only, cheaper rooms in annex, breakfast extra, air-con, two blocks from Station
A at Avenida Fernão de Magalhães 68, tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.residencialusatenas.com , [e-mail] , no English spoken).
$HotelDomus, tucked away in a corner, rents 20 decent rooms in a cozy atmosphere
(Sb-€28, Ds-€30, Db with air-con-€40-45, double beds €5 cheaper than twins, Tb-€45,
10 percent discount with this topic, includes breakfast, Wi-Fi, Rua Adelino Veiga 62, tel.
239-828-584, fax [phone], www.hoteldomus.com.pt , [e-mail] , Sra. and
Sr. Santos). They rent five small, basic, cheaper rooms in the simpler Annex Manuela
across the street (Ds-€28-35, twin beds-€3 extra, WC on floor, 10 percent discount with
book).
$ Hotel Larbelo, with Old World character, mixes frumpiness and former elegance
in its 17 rooms. The old-fashioned staircase, classic breakfast room, and gentle non-
English-speaking management take you to another age (Sb-€25-30, Db-€35-45, Tb-€50,
cheaper Oct-March, breakfast-€2.50, air-con, Wi-Fi, in front of the Santa Clara Bridge
at Largo da Portagem 33, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.larbelo.net , residen-
[e-mail] ).
Modern High-Rise Hotels
$$$ Hotel Tivoli Coimbra, a classy, Houston-esque skyscraper, is the handiest place
offering contemporary luxury, such as flat-screen TVs and a swimming pool. It rents
80 big rooms with all the modern amenities, but it's a 10-minute walk from Station
A and any Coimbra charm (Db-€85-160 depending on season and Web specials, book
on their website for best deal, Rua João Machado, tel. [phone], fax [phone],
www.tivolicoimbra.com , [e-mail] ) .
$ Ibis Hotel, a modern high-rise, has 110 orderly little rooms that come with all the
comforts. Well-located near the riverside Parque Dr. Manuel Braga, this impersonal but
reliable chain hotel is three blocks past the Santa Clara Bridge and the old town (Sb/Db-
€35-55, breakfast-€6, two smoke-free floors, elevator, easy €6/day parking in basement,
Avenida Emídio Navarro 70, tel. [phone], fax [phone], www.ibishotel.com ,
[e-mail] ).
Hostel
$ Pousada de Juventude, the youth hostel, offers 71 rooms on the other side of town
in the student area past Praça da República. It's friendly, clean, and well-run, but is no