This hotel was confusing in a few ways. First, we did not receive directions how to access this not so accessible hotel when management knew the GPS instructions are wrong. So we spent 1/2 hour driving in circles before finally driving on a pedestrian walkway, unloading luggage, then parking on the other side of the river.
The hotel appears to pride itself on high tech, but the 20 some switches in the room make for confusion on what controls what lighting and window shades, one of which broke our first day. The bed is supposed to be state of the art, yet it is very soft by most standards. We felt that we were sleeping in a valley. The breakfast was modest. The rugs throughout the hotel, especially in the elevator, should be vacuumed and cleaned more often.
The hotel is fashioned after the university library, and so the decor is concrete sculpted books on the walls of the shower, toilet and hallway areas. Very unique. The staff were professional and friendly.
The area around the hotel is cheerful with many cafes. As in a lot of Portugal, the walk to the university and other restaurants is steep though we learned too late of an elevator.