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Reviews of Hôtel Balea Guéthary

3 out of 5
Hôtel Balea Guéthary
106 rue Lahourcade, Guethary

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 225 out of 312 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 77 out of 312 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 312 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 312 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 312 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location close to main route north. Friendly staff, comfortable beds, lovely views over the sea and free parking but an awkward down hill walk for elderly people to get down to the beautiful seaside village where parking is impossible.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Stéphanie on 6 Apr 2024
Hello Stephen, thank you for your nice rating and your constructive feedback! Indeed the village is a little sloping and can be difficult to walk around on foot. We hope to see you again very soon despite this! Stephanie

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great small hotel, walk to Beach and restaurants
Great small hotel within a very well renovated old school building. Nice features if the old school retained and decorated. Our room looked into the old playground area that is now planted. Although the hotel is quite close to the main coast road there was no issue with road noise. Would have appreciated some tea/coffee facilities within the room or at least the ability to get hot water. Good breakfast at extra cost.Parking was available but not 'secure'but on the side of the road or a small car park. 10 minute walk to the bars and restaurants of Guethary and easily able to walk to several small beaches.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff clean unique hotel in old schoolhouse!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Nicolas on 26 Sept 2023
Good morning. Many thanks for your stay and your positif feedback, we will be very happy to see you again in other occasion. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Nicolas on 26 Sept 2023
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie d'avoir séjourné chez nous ainsi que pour votre retour positif et encourageant. Nous serions ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Cordialement,

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was looking for a nice clean place near Biarritz for a single overnight during a road trip. I was perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Nicolas on 5 Sept 2023
Many thanks for your stay and your positive feedback. We will be very happy to see you again in other occasion. Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff. Good breakfast. Easy to find and within easy walking distance of local restaurants
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Nicolas on 20 Jun 2023
Dear Sir, Many thanks for your stay in our "old school" and for your positive feedback. It will be a pleasure for us to see you again in other occasion. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Loved everything about the hotel! 5 stars!! Patrick and his wife are so welcoming and friendly. The hotel is very clean and updated rooms. Wonderful amenities and lovely rose garden to relax in. Convenient location close to bus stop and can walk to beach and restaurants. Breakfast was awesome with lots of variety and excellent coffee highly recommended! Thanks for a wonderful stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Nicolas on 31 May 2023
Hi, many thanks for your stay in our Old School Hôtel and for your feedback. It was a pleasure to meet you and it will be the same to see you in other occasion. Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value and comfortable
Very good value hotel, well appointed but not too convenient for the city and not very nice surroundings
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Nicolas on 1 Nov 2022
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie d'avoir séjourné chez nous et d'avoir pris le temps de nous laisser un commentaire positif et encourageant. Nous serions ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une autre occasion. Cordialement,

8/10 Good

Ingibjorg

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Nicolas on 2 Oct 2022
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie d'avoir séjourné chez nous. Votre retour est très important pour nous améliorer. Cordialement

10/10 Excellent

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Nicolas on 12 Jun 2022
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie pour votre séjour au Balea ainsi que pour votre retour positif et encourageant. Nous serions ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Très cordialement,

8/10 Good

Mrs L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean comfortable room, excellent location, nice friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Nicolas on 11 Mar 2022
Good morning, Many thanks for your stay in the Balea Hôtel. and for your positive feedback. It will be a pleasure for us to see you again in an other occasion. Regards

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Magdalena on 2 Aug 2021
Merci d'avoir séjourné au Balea. Nous sommes très heureux que votre séjour a été réussi dont votre 10/10 témoigne. Au plaisir de vous accueillir de nouveau dans notre maison. Cordialement

10/10 Excellent

FABIEN

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Magda&Jean-Marie on 17 Oct 2020
Merci pour cette excellente note. Au plaisir de vous revoir lors de votre prochaine visite dans notre belle région. Très cordialement,

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Balea is one of our favourite hotels. It's an old school, and this is reflected in the functional, simple design. The hotel offers just the things and features you need, nothing you don't. Location is great with walking distance to the sea and restaurants in Guethary. Free parking which is good. A nice little courtyard for breakfast or a glass of wine in the afternoon. Some rooms also has space for your surfboard. Breakfast is is focused on quality rather than quantity. Service is warm and personal. Perfect home away from home. Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Magda&Jean-Marie on 29 Jul 2020
Thank you so very much for your long and extremely nice feedback and record about your stay at Le Balea. We are pleased you did enjoy it and that you have been very sensitive to so many details. We will be glad to welcome you again.Kindest regards,

8/10 Good

Roy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
xcallent
Good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Magda&Jean-Marie on 28 Jul 2020
We do thank you for visiting us and writing good comment.We already look forward to welcoming you again. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good value for money
A quiet and unassuming treasure. It has easy parking included and a lovely little courtyard to enjoy. The rooms were of a much higher standard than we expected. Bathroom was large and shower was hot. Bedroom was well appointed and bed was comfy. We paid 9 Euros each for breakfast which was a decent version of the Continental buffet style. All in all this was a very good overnight stop which we will go to again if we are in the area again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Edouard on 15 Jan 2020
Thank you so very much for your long and extremely nice feedback and record about your stay at Le Balea. We are pleased you did enjoy it even if it was short and that you have been very sensitive to so many details. We will be glad to welcome you again soon.Best regards.

8/10 Good

Farshad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice people. close to everything. beautiful area. clean and comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Edouard on 20 Nov 2019
We want to thank you for your kindness and your very nice comments on our hotel.We will be glad to welcome you again soon. Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely experience to sleep in a school. Nice staff, rooms are simple and comfortable. Recommended!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Edouard on 20 Nov 2019
We do thank you for visiting us and writing these nice comments. Really pleasant to read you enjoyed Le Balea so much and that you appreciated our services. We already look forward to welcoming soon again. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lively garden in central courtyard. Renovated elementary school done very well.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Edouard on 24 Sept 2019
Thank you so much for visiting us and taking the time to leave your impressions about your stay at Le Balea.Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sweet little hotel in an old Primary School.
You can almost hear the rustle of papers and children at play in this former primary school turned hotel. The rooms are clean and well appointed, breakfast is tasty and the staff are warm and friendly. A shortish walk to the beach and main village - made it the perfect escape for a long weekend.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Edouard on 24 Sept 2019
Thank you so very much for your long and extremely nice feedback and record about your stay at Balea. We are pleased you did enjoy it even if it was short and that you have been very sensitive to so many details.Kindest regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Part of the village history
Very welcoming team, amazing location between old village and the beach great work preserving the old school history.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Response from thierry on 12 Jul 2019
Thank you for your appreciation Thierry recpetion

10/10 Excellent

Bertrand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Balea one more time
Great holidays
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Vincent, Montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel very cool
I loved the overall experience. Location was great for our needs, clean and the European breakfast very nice. The personal was insight full of the local accommodation we were looking for.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

ILIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, recently renovated property. Decent breakfast. 15min walk to the ocean
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Magdalena on 11 Jun 2018
We do thank you for visiting us and writing these nice comments. Already look forward to welcoming soon again. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
superb find
Great hotel, great location. here for work and a 15 min walk from where we needed to be.
Response from Magdalena on 18 Apr 2018
We do thank you for visiting us and writing these nice comments. Really pleasant to read you enjoyed Le Balea so much and that you appreciated our services. We already look forward to welcoming soon again. Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Brian, Chester le Street, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good place to stay in Guethary.
Nice, recently modernised hotel in a lovely little village. Close, 10 minutes walk, to beaches and village centre. Very clean and comfortable. Staff are friendly and multi-lingual. Had a great stay over 5 days. Would recommend this hotel to all.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great boutique hotel. Needs rugs on cold tile floo
Owner really helpful. Everything brand new.

10/10 Excellent

Russell, Denver, CO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Restored elementary school turned modern hotel.
Very charming hotel and extremely gracious staff and owner. Great breakfast! We'd definitely stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Lynne, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Hotel Balea
We loved Hotel Balea. Everything about it is fantastic, staff, location, food, view.

10/10 Excellent

Tanya, Ventura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Night Sleep!
Wonderful new hotel in the beautiful town of Geuthary. The staff is so helpful and nice, I would stay here again. It’s quiet, new, and the bed is wonderful!

10/10 Excellent

MASAHIKO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Marc, Virginia Beach, VA - USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent, cannot be more pleased!
Brand new hotel, with a great atmosphere. It used to be the elementary school of the village, which has been renovated with a contemporary touch. The rooms are very confortable, very spacious with nice bathrooms. They are very well noise isolated. The staff was outstanding, very friendly and helpful. Guethary is a gem in the Basque country.

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Encinitas, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful week!
I Love Guethary and Hotel Balea. Wonderful hosts and a great location for walking down into town or beach (about a 10 minute walk). Definitely going back! The parking was a little tight and could be rearranged.

10/10 Excellent

MICHEL

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Etablissement a recommander, pour tout.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from la Réception on 27 Feb 2024
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie pour votre séjour chez nous ainsi que pour votre commentaire positif et encourageant. Nous serons toujours très heureux de vous accueillir dans notre ancienne école. Bien à vous,

10/10 Excellent

Lois

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cet hôtel créé dans une ancienne école est très agréable avec son patio intérieur, le mobilier et la décoration. Et le personnel véritablement très sympathique.
Response from Stéphanie on 16 Feb 2024
Bonjour Lois, merci beaucoup pour votre très belle note et vos commentaires très positifs qui nous encouragent! en espérant vous recevoir de nouveau très bientôt dans notre établissement! Bien cordialement Stéphanie

10/10 Excellent

MATHIEU

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Heleine on 7 Feb 2024
Bonjour MathieuNous tenons à vous remercier pour avoir laissé ces excellentes notes lors de votre séjour dans notre hôtel.Votre satisfaction est notre priorité. Nous travaillons sans relâche pour améliorer nos prestations et services.Nous serons heureux de vous accueillir de nouveau dans notre EtablissementBien cordialementHeleine

10/10 Excellent

Cécile

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Heleine on 7 Feb 2024
Bonjour Cécile,Merci d'avoir laissé un avis sur votre séjour chez nous. Nous sommes heureux de lire que nous avons été à la hauteur de vos attente.Notre équipe se tient à votre disposition pour vous accueillir de nouveau.Bien cordialementHeleine

8/10 Good

JEAN PIERRE

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Nicolas on 18 Dec 2023
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie pour votre séjour chez nous ainsi que pour votre retour positif. Nous serions ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Cordialement,

10/10 Excellent

Julien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Nicolas on 18 Dec 2023
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie pour votre séjour chez nous ainsi que pour votre retour positif. Nous serions ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Cordialement,

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice local hotel
Very charming hotel. We stayed for one night and had dinner there. Super sweet staff, comfy bed and good food made from locally sourced ingredients.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Nicolas on 18 Dec 2023
Good morning, many thanks for your your stay and your positive feedback. We will be very happy to see you again in the BALEA HOTEL in other occasion. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Esta muy bien
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Nicolas on 2 Nov 2023
Buenos dias, muchas gracias por su estancia en el BLAEA Hôtel y por comentario/feedback positivo. Ha sido un placer para nosotros acorgerle y seria un placer volver a repitir ese encuentro. Un cordial saludo

10/10 Excellent

Didier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend au soleil à la côte basque
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from THIERRY on 1 Oct 2023
Merci pour votre note, à très bientot.Cordialement Thierry

8/10 Good

MARLENE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Établissement très sympa dans une ancienne école très bon accueil
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Nicolas on 26 Sept 2023
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie d'avoir séjourné chez nous ainsi que pour votre retour positif et encourageant. Nous serions ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Cordialement,

8/10 Good

Sylvia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Très bon accueil Chambres propres
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Nicolas on 24 Aug 2023
Bonjour Sylvia, toute notre équipe vous remercie d'avoir séjourné chez nous ainsi que d'avoir pris le temps de nous laisser un commentaire positif. Nous serions ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Bien à vous,

10/10 Excellent

CLEMENT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top !
Accueil très chaleureux (merci Hélène) ! Bien placé (parking gratuit à côté de l’hôtel) chambre impeccable et vue mer pour notre chambre. Top !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Nicolas on 10 Aug 2023
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie pour votre séjour chez nous ainsi que pour votre retour positif et encourageant. Nous serons ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Cordialement,

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Nicolas on 1 Aug 2023
Bonjour, nous vous remercions pour votre séjour chez nous ainsi que pour votre retour positif et encourageant. Nous serions ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Cordialement,

8/10 Good

Jean-Sebastien

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Un hôtel dans un lieu original ça change, avec tous les marqueurs de l’école ! On s’y sent plutôt bien. Un emplacement idéal en particulier pour les transports sans voiture. Dommage, la literie n’est pas des meilleures.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Nicolas on 21 Jul 2023
Bonjour, nous vous remercions d'avoir séjourné chez nous et d'avoir pris le temps de nous laisser votre retour. Même si la literie, au final, est vraiment très subjective et dépend de chacun par rapport à ses attentes, nous accordons une grande importance à votre retour sur ce sujet et nous ferons le maximum pour améliorer ce point. En vous remerciant encore pour ce retour, nous serons ravis de vous revoir chez nous. Cordialement,

10/10 Excellent

Eliseo

Travelled with family
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from THIERRY on 29 Jun 2023
Madame, monsieur,Un grand merci pour votre note, nous espérons vous revoir prochainement dans notre établissement.Très cordialement Thierry.

8/10 Good

Huguette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Nicolas on 20 Jun 2023
Bonjour, toute notre équipe vous remercie pour votre séjour chez nous ainsi que pour votre retour. Nous regrettons de ne pas vous avoir satisfait à 100% cette fois-ci mais nous serions ravis de vous recevoir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Ce serait l'occasion d'échanger sur les points qui vous ont déçu et ainsi améliorer nos services. Nous vous souhaitons une agréable journée. Cordialement,

10/10 Excellent

Yann

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Je le conseille
J’avais réservé plusieurs chambres pour des clients et moi même Très bien reçu… Quand nous avons besoin de taxi ou de renseignements le patron c’est plié en quatre pour nous trouver des solutions Le cadre est superbe Je vous le conseille vous passerez un bon moment
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Nicolas on 20 Jun 2023
Bonjour, nous vous remercions d'avoir séjourné à "l'école" et d'avoir pris le temps de nous laisser un commentaire positif et encourageant. Nous serions ravis de vous accueillir à nouveau lors d'une prochaine occasion. Cordialement,