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Historic University Small City Renovated Family Friendly Apartment in Central Portugal (Coimbra)

Apartment • Coimbra Portugal

    5 Guests  
    3 Bedrooms  
    2 Bathrooms  
  Primary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  
  Non-Reciprocal & Globe  

Statistics

Listed  March 2024
Views  1019

General overview

Our home is a three bedroom and two bathroom apartment on the first floor of a quiet three story building. It has recently been fully renovated with modern finishes and air conditioning in all the bedrooms and living room. The bedrooms face East, while the living room and kitchen face West, providing a beautiful view towards the river and great natural light throughout the home. It's not quite river front, but it's close :) There's plenty of street parking in front of the building and we also have a garage.

The space

The master bedroom with suite has a comfortable 160x200cm bed. The second bedroom has a trundle bed that rolls out into a 160x200cm bed, or can be kept rolled in as a 80x200cm bed. This bedroom also has a sit/stand desk with 28" monitor, keyboard, mouse, and ethernet connection for remote work. The third bedroom has a 90x200cm bed and toddler closet. Both bathrooms have rainfall showers and handheld shower heads. The apartment is setup for remote work with high-speed fiber internet (500mbps). All the windows are thick aluminum double pane glass that block out noise well when closed and can be tilted open to let in a breeze. The bedrooms have acoustic insulation in the ceilings and neighboring walls to ensure restful sleep. While we moved in here recently (March 2024), the apartment is well stocked for a family. All the cookware you'd want to whip up meals, comfortable bedding, dining table for 6, and toys for young (2-4 year old) kids. Most of the furniture, like beds and mattresses, were bought new in January 2024.

Guest access

The apartment is on the first floor. There is no elevator in the building.

Notes

We don't own a television at the moment. We don't wear outside shoes in the apartment. https://centerofportugal.com/ Things to do in the area: 1. Coimbra old town - Coimbra University tour, Machado museum, Pedro and Inês bridge, Santa Cruz church, Fado music, kayak trip on the river 2. Roman history - Conimbriga 3. River beaches - Rebolim, Zorro, and countless others 4. Choupal national forest 5. Xisto villages - Talasnal 6. Beach 50 mins away - my personal favorites are Costa de Lavos and Quiaios 7. I can give you an excellent list of all the traditional Portuguese food and pastel de nata your heart desires plus some fun Coimbra gems like world class gelato and surprisingly great Korean food.

Features


Washer
Washer
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Clothes dryer
Oven
Oven
Microwave
Microwave
Fridge
Fridge
Iron
Iron
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
Heating
Heating
Air conditioning
Air conditioning
WiFi
WiFi
High Speed Internet
High Speed Internet
First aid kit
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Bed sheets
Towels
Towels
Workspace
Workspace
Fireplace
Fireplace
Toys
Toys
Balcony
Balcony
Bikes
Bikes

House rules

    Unsuitable for infants under 2
    Suitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets not allowed
    No smoking

Allergens

    Cat free
    Dog free
    Smoke free

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

The apartment is very well located with a protected cycling trail nearby that leads to Old Town, all the restaurants, and Choupal National Forest. It's also well connected by public transit (bus). Walking to the river front park and restaurants is a 30 minute walk, 8 minute bike ride, or 3-4 Euro Bolt ride. The closest hypermarket, Continente, is a 17 minute walk away.

Getting to my home

Air - Porto airport is 1 hour and 45 minutes away by car, train or bus. Lisbon airport is about 2 hours away. Private shuttle option: https://www.airportshuttle.pt/ There is a easy FlixBus to Coimbra from either airports Coimbra is on the high speed train line https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en From the train or bus station you can call Bolt or Uber or get a taxi.

Nearest airport

Porto airport is 1 hour and 45 minutes away by car, train or bus. Lisbon airport is about 2 hours away.

Getting around

Supermarket and shopping center - 17 min walk or 4 min drive 1.6 km Bus stop 6 min walk - 12-15 min bus ride to the historic city center You can get by in the city with bus and Bolt/Uber but a car is best to appreciate the attractions in the region. We can discuss a car swap.

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Fatematuz

We are Fate, Mohit, and Sahil. Sahil recently joined the party. We grew up in the US and in 2022 decided to make a move to Portugal! In between, we've tried to explore the world as much as we could from visiting Sikkim, India to scuba diving in the Azores. We'd love to keep exploring with our son. Mohit is a technology professional with a passion for DIY projects, tennis, all things outdoors, and the reddit funny page. Fate is a former technology professional who is obsessed with anything related to food, enjoys books, hiking, and the reddit travel page. Sahil loves his green car, ice cream, and bicycle rides. Let's chat!
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