Name: Universal Boutique Hotel
Address: Rua Miguel Bombarda, 50, Figueira Da Foz, 3080-159, PT

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2026

Rosemarie

The property has a lot of charm, and the staff were consistently warm, friendly, and helpful, which went a long way toward making our stay enjoyable.

That said, the rooms could benefit from some refreshing. The carpet was stained, and despite being assigned a non-smoking room, there was a noticeable cigarette smoke odor when we arrived. The hair dryer attachment didn’t fit properly, making it difficult to use, and we had to request an iron from reception each time we needed one, as none was available in the room.

The breakfast was adequate, but there is room for improvement. While the basic offerings were available, the coffee was underwhelming, and the bread and pastries lacked the quality you might expect from a boutique hotel.

Overall, the hotel’s character and exceptional staff made a positive impression, but some updates to the rooms and improvements to the breakfast experience would make for a much more enjoyable stay.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2026

Pedro

Nice place to stay

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Feb 2026

Barry

We have been returning customers in this hotel for a few years now, we have to start saying that the staff are always friendly and helpful, so kudos to them..
What I have found out is that due to the terrible storms they have experienced a lot of water damage, the room where I was staying, the water was inside the walls and around the windows, this was covered behind the curtains, there was also mold building up inside the walls which I could smelled it as soon as I have entered the room; the same day I went to the receptionist and she gladly found a room in a lower floor, no water damage but the toilet wasn’t working properly, and only because the hotel was fully booked due to a bicycle race happening in the city that weekend we couldn’t ask for a better room.
The staff was doing their best to pleased everyone, I understand that this is a very difficult times due to the situation but the hotel should have someone check all the rooms and make sure that they are a okay to receive guests.
I hope they get it together here soon and become again the clean and fabulous boutique hotel they used to be.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

Shantel

This was our second stay at this hotel and it was equally wonderful! Great location as well.

4/10

Poor

30 May 2025

Stephen

The room smelled musty and was full of black mold. In the lamp shade and other parts of the room.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2025

Ofer

Nice and comfortable

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Oct 2024

Randall

Nice place. Clean spacious rooms. Ours had a balcony, which was nice. Only problem was at checkout. The front desk said we needed to pay, even though we pre-paid through Expedia. I refused, which caused a small kerfuffle. I opened the expedia app and chatted with a live agent... who called the hotel directly. Seems like the arrangement between the hotel and Expedia was not workin. Expedia refunded the hotel, then i paid the hotel directly.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2024

Fernando

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Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2024

Chris

Great location and a beautiful boutique hotel. A couple of small items like the shower diverter fell off, but the staff were very nice to deal with.

They have a beautiful lounge area where we were able to sit with friends and drink our own wine even though they had a bar to sell their own. Fabulous atmosphere!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2024

Joaquim

Step back in time in modern comfort

Amazing! We booked on the way there. Arrived within 10 minutes and it was so much more than we expected. Super friendly staff, lobby / lounge and rest of common areas were beautifully decorated and comfortable. Rooms were clean and comfortable with all modern amenities

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2024

Roberta

Nice boutique hotel, very clean, the staff are polite and helpful at all times.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2024

Juliet

Very disappointed with the bar menu and cocktail menu, not able to eat in the hotel. Booked 3 double rooms and one room had to be changed due to problem with bath and shower, in another of our rooms we had to get the shower fixed as it did not work at all then the third room was made up as a twin and not a double. A disappointing experience. The hotel rooms need checking in general as we all had at least one problem in our rooms.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

07 Aug 2024

Paul

Too many choices to treat customers poorly.

Overall a nice hotel but I was bike-packing and they didn’t want to let me keep my bicycle in my room. It’s a very expensive bike that would be difficult to replace during a trip if something were to happen. Additionally my on bike baggage is difficult to remove. I insisted I’d be keeping it in my room and they relented but not without the desk clerk acting put out by the request.

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2024

Shantel

Great stay!

Great decor. Beautiful hotel. Beds a bit hard. Service great.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2024

Roberta

It feels like home

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2023

Monica

This is a lovely hotel with great staff. We thoroughly enjoyed it

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2022

Dana

Property and common areas were beautifully appointed. The room was nice but some things were broken and unusable (shower tap)

Breakfast was just ok

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2022

ricardo

Cute hotel in the center of Figueira do Foz. Rooms were clean and confortable.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2022

MARIA

Would definitely stay here again. Parking was difficult but doable

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2021

Vicki

Everyone were very helpful and professional.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Very conveniently located jsut few steps from the beach, marina and local market. Friendly and helpfull staff. Very nicely decorated.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2019

Verified traveler

This hotel was clean and well-designed , with friendly people and good restaurants nearby .
The only negative was an over-abundant use of scent everywhere ; not natural essential oil smell , more hit you over the head piped in perfume smell .
( imo , obvi )
Overall an excellent stay , and we do recommend this hotel highly !

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2019

Tim

One of the most enjoyable hotel stays we have ever

The Universal Boutique is a very friendly and beautifully presented hotel, situated near to many good restaurants and the casino (should you wish to try your luck!) in Figueira da Foz. My wife and I spent many hours walking around this lovely town, and the walking and cycling paths available around the river and beach together more than compensate for the lack of a fitness suite or pool being available at the hotel. All staff members were extremely pleasant and helpful and, overall, we feel that this is probably one of the most enjoyable hotel stays we have ever had. Muito obrigado to all concerned.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2018

Vimla

3GS Staff, location and Hotel itself

It’s bern exceptionally wonderful staying at this wonderful hotel and will definitely visit again soon. Great staff and good customer service ever.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2018

Shane

Amazing

Amazing, Amazing, Amazing....this is a must stay in hotel in an amazing town with a spectacular beach. The service and understated efficiency of the staff was a pleasure to experience. Our room was perfectly proportioned with wrap around balconies with a sea view.(Room 402). The bed was the most comfortable that I have slept on during this trip. The breakfast was incredible and excellent value for money. During this stay a quite violent tropical storm made landfall here at Figuera da Foz which caused quite extensive damage to the town. The hotel staff remained attentive and responded well during the crisis and made extra efforts to allow us to make our connections to Lisbon the next day. Had an amazing meal locally.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2018

Suzann

Best view

Fantastic hotel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2018

Mark Dina

Excellent hotel

The hotel was beautiful, clean comfortable excellent located and the service was amazing. I really enjoyed my stay here and will recommend it to my friends

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2018

Carla

Quiet Sophistication

This is a very sophisticated hotel in a surprising city by the sea. We enjoyed the hotel and appreciate the kind, thoughtful staff. I tripped on the lobby stairs on the way into the hotel with my bags. It might be helpful if the beige stairs were denoted with a stripe to make them more visible. Or, perhaps I should have asked for help in carrying my bags. We appreciated the help from the staff in finding us parking near the hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Nice and central

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Very Quiet, with a parking space!

Very friendly staff, room is little small but very comfortable.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Great hotel

Great stay and good location. Friendly staff and great breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Passing by and resting!

Well sitated, quiet and very friendly staff with all the ameneties needed of a two restful and comfortable nights stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2017

Darrell

Very nice, excellent area

Very nice hotel. Excellent staff, friendly and accommodating.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2017

Jurgen

Nice hotel close to the beach

we arrived late afternoon by car. there is really no room at the entrance to stop and at least unload the luggage. we had to stop right at the corner, half on the sidewalk (very small so basically blocking it for pedestrians) and half on the pedestrian crossing. fortunately we did not get any complaints and the hotel owner informed that the police does write tickets in the area.
after unloading i had to drive around the block to find a parking spot for the night. it is a bit a surprise when you arrive, but at the end everything seems to work out.
anything else and overall a nice place.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

We had a lovely stay. The staff were very helpful and friendly. The hotel was also well situated for accessing both the beach and the restaurants. Our only negative was that the bed was extremely hard which made it an uncomfortable component of our otherwise lovely room.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Wonderful Hotel

Ticks all the boxes. Cant fault this place.

Located only 30 seconds walk from the beach and close to all restaurants and shops.

Luxury hotel at great value. Would highly recommend requesting a room with a balcony, huge balcony perfect for sunsets with a glass of wine.

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2017

Carly

Nice boutique hotel close to the beach

Very nice hotel with unique, clean, lovely room. I liked the personal touches- books on the nightstand, Nescafe machine for coffee and tea, robes, etc.

We were only there for one night, but if you were staying longer, I would just note that the bathroom's roof slants down so you have to bend over in places to avoid hitting your head. I liked that it had some personality, and didn't mind it, but if we had been staying 3-4 nights it may have gotten annoying.

Parking was convenient and safe, very happy to have that, and hotel was easy to find and get to.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Home away from home

Really nice place and full of caracter. The rooms are comfortable, large beds and quiet. All very well maintained to a high standard. Central location, 5 min from the beach and waterfront. We were three couples meeting up in Figueira, the hotel comfortable living area allowed a good night of conversation, and it almost felt we were at home.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Great stay!
Overall , excellent!
Had a wonderful stay!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2016

Bonnie

Everything you want in a hotel!

We highly recommend the Universal Boutique hotel. It has everything you need for your visit to Figueira da Foz. It's minutes from the beach, shopping and restaurants. We stayed in a room with a balcony. We enjoyed having our morning coffee on the balcony. The rooms were clean and I liked how firm the bed was. The price is great compared to other 4 star hotels in the area.

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2016

Simon

A very pleasant stay in a lovely hotel

We had a lovely 1 night stay in the Universal Hotel. The hotel is only a 5 minute taxi from the train station and a 3 minute walk to the beach front. The hotel is also only a 5 minute walk to the restaurants, bars and casino of Figueira da Foz. The breakfast was superb with an array of cold meats, breads, juices, cereals, hot food and more. The hotel staff were friendly and helpful. The bedroom and bathroom were very comfortable and clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Fig. da Foz -- secret must stay place.

Fantastic beach! Love the futvolleyball!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2016

Sierra

Very well located, modern and clean hotel

We came to Figuera for a long weekend and loved this hotel. It was well located, right in the centre of town near everything, but just a block from the beach. Staff were helpful and attentive. The hotel itself is in very good condition, tastefully decorated and very clean. We highly enjoyed our stay and would stay here again if we were to return to Figuera.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2016

Lisa

Great Boutique Hotel!

We only stayed here for one night but we were impressed with everything - the room was a little on the small size but it the hotel has been designed beautifully so there was a place for everything. Srevice was excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2015

Miguel

Luxury overnight stay can be inexpensive

New hotel. Extremely good value for money. Nice service. Excellent room. Big and spacious. Fine breakfast. Attentive and affectouous stall. Highly recommend!

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

great hotel and couldn't be more helpful

lovely mix of old and uber modern style - we really loved it and car parking was so convenient- its great in all aspects and v good value

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2015

William

Not what I expected from a boutique hotel

This hotel was difficult to find. Parking was almost non-existent. Breakfast was mediocre and not served on time. The staff were not helpful in finding restaurants nearby and we cannot fault them for speaking only Portuguese since this is Portugal, but every other lodging we stayed the reception and staff were conversant in English. The decor is modern. They have a good bar and it is a block from the beach.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2026

Jair

Hotel impecável atendimento excepcional, recomendo

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2025

Fernando A

Maravilhoso adoro esse hotel ! Já ficamos pela segunda vez .