I stayed at Pousada da Ria for 2 nights during a weekend in October and I must say it was a very pleasant stay.
We booked a double superior room which was absolutely delightful! Big room, huge bed and the cutest decoration. Modern but still in touch with the "navy" theme.
The best thing about our room was the private balcony. It sits right above the Ria waters and you just fill like taking a dive! And there is a nice table and chairs where we had a lovely breakfast overlooking Aveiro on the other side of the river.
The only downside to the room was the bathroom. It's nice to keep the antique flavour but getting rid of those tiles sounds like a good idea.
Overall it's well worth the upgrade from the standard rooms (which I believe don't have the Ria view nor the balcony).

The Pousasda is located almost within a natural reserve so the scenery around it is just amazing. Great for nature/beach/brid-watching lovers. It's a good place to get away from it all but you have to keep that in mind before going since it sits pretty much in the middle of nowhere! You have to use the car for everything!

Access is not easy. It's kind of an island (look up Torreira on Google Maps) and the easies way to get there is through the ferry boat leaving from Aveiro.
The alternative is the highway but it forces you to an approximately 20km detour. Ferry boats stop during the night so you better call the hotel and ask them what is the best way to get there.
We were travelling pretty late and if it wasn't for the help of the night staff over the phone we would have never found the place!!

We didn't tried the restaurant but the breakfast is excellent. Top quality products and very nice view from the every table.
The people in the staff are generally very nice. Particularly the gentleman at the reception.

Overall, it was an excellent stay! Recommended for those who just want to getway to a quiet place for good and comfortable rest! (if you'r looking for movement and excitement, this is not the place!)

if you look for nature contact and a relaxed stay, it's the perfect location. rooms are decorated with sealife motives, and if you have the "ria" view you can expect a great landscape. although, if you have a tomtom gps, don't trust it - it will take you to the other side of the "ria", a compleetely different location. you better call the reception directely.

We love travelling using the Pousadas and have used quite a number now. We were quite looking forward to this particular one because of it's location. That it the only thing going for it. It is terribly dated in decor thought the rooms are clean. The bar service is non existent, you have to chase a receptionist who is usually to busy chatting to her friend and all she does is glare at you and phone for one of the two waitresses who are serving dinner and haven't got a clue about bar service. A 45 minute wait and three requests for a Bloody Mary with no vodka and a G&T with no gin??!!?? This happened every evening of the 3 nights we stayed. The food is appalling and processed. Frozen and tinned vegetables, hash browns with lamb cutlets, raw chicken and the same deserts just put on a table night after night until they are gone or so stale they are unpalatable. From here we went on the the fantastic Belmonte with it's 5* service and food to die for. Both stays were for the same number of nights, same people, same food arrangements and the Torreira Pousada was over 200 euro more expensive. If you like good hotels DO NOT BOOK THIS ONE!

For some time we were looking to stay at one of the Pousadas spread around Portugal. Although pricey everyone said wonders about them. Well... we finally decide to spend a weekend at Pousada da Ria. We checked the official website, and using a voucher we booked 2 nights: 1st night on regular rom and 2nd on a superiror room. The view is amazing and the place is absolutely quiet. It has a nice pool area, the breakfast is quite good and there's an amazing 5-10 min car drive beach absolutely fantastic. But then there the very bad things: they nnounce a tenis court and what we get is an area where among holes, roots, leafs and a lot of dirt we find what was a court tennis where it seems there was a war game; the rooms have no sound protection and they the one we stayed for the first night looked at most a 2 star hotel room. The employes though most of them were friendly were amazingly slow and the receptioonist was , at most, a cold person. For the price they charge there are a lot of better options. Next month we will check another Pousada. Maybe we get better luck :)