Melia Ria Hotel & Spa

Property class: 4
Riverfront hotel in Aveiro with spa and indoor pool

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Located near a train station, Melia Ria Hotel & Spa is a great choice for a stay in Aveiro. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant and visit the spa to be pampered with hot stone massages, facials, or mani/pedis. Other highlights include an indoor pool, a bar/lounge, and a health club. Fellow travelers love the helpful staff.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
The current price is $152
$161 total
includes taxes & fees
Nov 1 - Nov 2

Room options

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Melia Individual Room

  • City view
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk, a chair, and a view of the city through the window.

Premium Room (Ria Views)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • River view
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a desk, a chair, and a window with curtains.

Melia Room (2+1)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • City view
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk with a computer, a TV, a chair, a lamp, and a window with curtains.

Deluxe Room, River View

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • Lagoon view
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a desk, a chair, and a window with curtains.

Melia Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(22 reviews)
  • City view
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Cais da Fonte Nova, Lote 5, Aveiro, 3810-200

What's nearby

  • Congressional Center of Aveiro - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Museu de Aveiro - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Aveiro Cathedral - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Praca da Republica - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • University of Aveiro - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Porto Airport (OPO) - 64 min drive
  • Aveiro Station - 11 min walk
  • Estarreja Station - 29 min drive
  • Ovar Station - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ritual Café - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪CQB Hamburgueria - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Dolce Pizzeria Ristorante - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Tasca do Amarelinho - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Ryokō - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Melia Ria Hotel & Spa

  • Located near a train station, Melia Ria Hotel & Spa is a great choice for a stay in Aveiro. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant and visit the spa to be pampered with hot stone massages, facials, or mani/pedis. Other highlights include an indoor pool, a bar/lounge, and a health club. Fellow travelers love the helpful staff.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 128 rooms
    • Arranged over 6 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is noon
    • Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • If you are planning to arrive after midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
    • The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
    • For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
    • The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification.
    • This property does not permit name changes on reservations. The name on the booking must match the name of the guest who is checking in and staying at the property; photo ID is required.
    • This property does not permit name changes on reservations. The name on the booking must match the name of the guest who is checking in and staying at the property; photo ID is required.

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • Pets allowed (dogs and cats only, 1 total, up to 44 lbs per pet)*
    • Service animals welcome
    • Food and water bowls available

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Onsite self parking (EUR 15 per day)
    • Electric vehicle charging point on site
    • Onsite garage

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Melia Ria Hotel & Spa Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.0

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

8.8

Staff & service

8.8

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • Breakfast was a highlight with great food quality, selection, and friendly staff. (19 reviews)
  • The property offers secure and convenient covered parking. (3 reviews)
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Reviews

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10/10 Exceptional

Friendly staff , easy check in and out. Wonderful Spa
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8/10 Very good

Nice staff. Good spa. But to enter the pool you need a head cap….which the hotel sells…
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8/10 Very good

The staff at the hotel desk was great! Room was nice. We selected this hotel because after traveling we wanted a day of relaxation. The property showed a beautiful pool and spa. The person at the spa was not friendly. Also we could not use the pool because you have to reserve it in advance and it was full.. you have to make a reservation to use a pool? Don’t select this hotel if you want to use the pool or spa. Lesson learned.
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10/10 Exceptional

Property was very clean and staff was helpful.
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8/10 Very good

Very good location walkable to main attractions & shopping
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10/10 Exceptional

Hotel is very comfortable, clean and close to city center. Great breakfast and the concierge are nice and very helpful with everything.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel, and thank you for an early check in. Easy to walk into town from here.
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10/10 Exceptional

This property is outstanding ! The location is perfect and the service is impeccable. All the staff is super friendly, the room was great and the breakfast delicious and plenty. I highly recommended this hotel.
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6/10 Good

Room ran down. Time for a Reno, location was really good
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10/10 Exceptional

This hotel is very clean. The free breakfast was awesome. The staff was very friendly. Convenient to shopping and restaurants.
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10/10 Exceptional

Relax

Comfortable at the cannel
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8/10 Very good

Breakfast is good. The bed is very confortable and room is good size with quality amenities. Highly recommend if you plan to visit Averio
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8/10 Very good

The location, breakfast, and staffs.. they were all pleasant. Just the room, it was old than expected from the hotel building appearance.
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8/10 Very good

Good and nice hotel. the breakfast is good, but all the dishes that should be hot are absolutely cold.
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10/10 Exceptional

This is a wonderful hotel directly on the canal. The staff is amazing. Couples massage was wonderful. We were treated like royalty after a bad experience in Porto in the Portus Cale Hotel. Highly recommend this hotel, it was exceptional!
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10/10 Exceptional

Because we were a big group, we had access to sauna, massages, and turkish bath. We loved it
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location for interacting with the city, birdwatching at the salt fields, and collaborating with the university. The rooms are hot at night Note that the windows open to let in cool air.
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10/10 Exceptional

Meliá ría was great! Location and property are really good . Breakfast as well. The only odd thing is that they charge you for the pool use, that having kids it’s a must. This wasn’t clear when booking
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10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful Stay

This is an excellent hotel. Everything from staff to the appearance to cleanliness to breakfast was awesome. We also each had a massage. Wonderful! Only disappointment was the pool was not a single due to construction. It is close to mega shopping and lots of restaurants and of course the river. We had a river view and loved riding in and watching the Gondolas. We will definitely stay there again. Also We arrived on my husband’s birthday and we went out to dinner and when we returned back to our room the staff had left a tray of fruit and parties and a bottle of wine with a birthday card. An excellent touch.
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8/10 Very good

Melia Ria has a perfect location, just a few minutes walk from the main attractions in this small town. The hotel is an excellent option when you are doing a road trip through Portugal, we were doing Porto to Lisbon and chose this stop to enjoy this small but charming town and also Costa Nova, pretty close to there. The facility is good, it has a good restaurant and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The parking of the hotel is very small and annoying, but there are options for free in the neighborhood, honestly, trying to use the underground parking that they will charge daily was a waste of time.
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4/10 Fair

If you want to use pool or gym there is a 15€/hour fee you have to pay. If you want to park you pay 9€/day. There are much better options for the same price, unfortunately I didn’t notice this before booking. Employees were very rude, very different from what I was expecting of a premium service. Rooms are old and not very well cleaned. On the more positive side bed is comfortable and breakfast is amazing.
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8/10 Very good

This seems most like a conference hotel. Perfectly nice, nice breakfast, nice spa and workout room, where we had very nice massages, nice staff. While the canal ends at the hotel, it is not very scenic. If we hadn't needed a king bed, an elevator and a/c, we would have looked for something more traditional near the original canals. Also, we made the mistake of thinking a canal boat ride would take us past the striped boat houses, but it doesn't. (Poor research on our part.) They are in Costa Nova. No real reason to visit Aveiro unless you can do a day trip to Costa Nova.
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8/10 Very good

Location, staff, and property conditions were excellent. My only complaint is that expectations should be set when booking. Great pics of the pool were shown, but they don't tell you the pool must be reserved for you to use it. We were a large party and found it disappointing. Second, let us know water is only free in the room the first day. If I would have known, I would purchase water for the room. We woke up in the middle of the night extremely thirsty, with no water.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great stay, highly recommend!

The location was great, very walkable to shops and restaurants. We appreciate the covered parking which was very secure. The room was clean, spacious and comfortable. The bed was very comfortable and extra pillows were available. There was plenty of closet and storage space. We appreciated having coffee/tea available in the room with the kettle. The bathroom was clean with a very nice shower and good size countertop for storing toiletries. One of the best things was the restaurant and bar in the hotel. We enjoyed a light meal at the bar the night of our arrival; friendly service and excellent food. The breakfast buffet was terrific, great food quality and selection. The full english breakfast was a special treat that we don't get to enjoy very often. Food items were fresh, replenished regularly and staff kept tables clean between guests. Staff members were friendly, polite and helpful.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great location, just a short walk along the water to the town. Nice modern hotel, with easy to access paid parking garage. The buffet breakfast was great with a really extensive choice.