Well , it was a good stay, almost perfect if it weren't some issues. Its located in the center of Viseu near the historic places. The staff was great and very helpful. The building is in my opinion beautiful.The design, architecture , the enviroment, the silence, the background music , everything was very peaceful.Just what we needed. The room was good, spacious, the Tv had 70 good channels .The temperature of the room was easy to control with the A/C.
The pool area in my opinion was good although the sun disappears at 16:00 in the summer and all you got is shadow. But when is 30º C outside, this was not a problem.We loved the pool area and the pool.
The restaurant was good but in my opinion expensive for the quality.
The main sitting room/bar was gorgeous, cozy, comfortable, and the background music was very relaxing.Congrats to the architect because the building is beautiful .
The Breakfast was also good but with some not positive issues in our experience.
The orange juice was not good at all, and when all was going great i didnt like the fact that in our last day i wanted like always some scramble eggs and there were any..I asked and the lady told me that it wouldn't be any...!? I thing we were the first in that day having breakfast so why the lack of eggs? In the previous day i had scramble eggs normally .Very strange indeed, since i saw some english guests in the hotel and eggs its a must for them. I had a good impression of everything until that moment....
Another negative thing was the bed.Wasn't to comfortable in my opinion , because it was to hard .But thats a personal taste off course. Other thing was the soundproof of the room that it was not very good.In the night we had no problems but in the morning we heard the cleaners in the room next door.

In conclusion , dispite some negative things, in overall the hotel was very good.We rested and that was what we needed . Looking forward to returning.

The pousada in Viseu is hard to find, there are very little signs in the town, indicating the location of this hotel, an ancient hospital.
Once you are there, the pousada strikes you by his severe, but beautiful architecture.
The rooms are very spacious. So is the whole interior of the hotel.
Only very few employees have sufficient command of the english language, especially in the restaurant.
The pool is modern and stylish.
The view is not very nice, too many old and ruinous buildings are surrounding the hotel.

One of the best hotels of any kind i've stayed in...a very modern sleek design inside the old hospital...very comfortable...dining room was excellent

Pousada de Viseu was the former hospital of this town, which was completely rebuilt to be a hotel (Pousada, more properly). That means that the first impression you have once inside the building is of large space, namely the one of the huge interior "patio".
I made an upgrade for a larger room because I was travelling also with my two children (10 and 13), and the room was enormous and very well appointed, although the air conditioning was a little bit noisy (at least in "full speed").
This Pousada has a Spa, with a fitness centre and a (small) interior swimming pool, as well as a quite large outside swimming pool.
The restaurant is modern and spotless and the menu included severall regional dishes.
The Pousada is a 5-10 minute walking distance to city centre, and is situated in a very quiet part of town, which assures you a good night sleep.
But, the best of it all is the staff. Correct, polite, professional, but always ready and willing to help you, and always with a genuine smile.