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Reviews of Hotel Palacio de Aiete

4 out of 5
Hotel Palacio de Aiete
Goiko Galtzara-Berri nº 27, San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 218 out of 545 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 237 out of 545 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 54 out of 545 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 545 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 545 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Alberto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The area where the hotel is located is a residential area, so there is no many options for dinning as such not many options for transportation if you are going to the city center and tourist attractions, only option is to take a cab
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Joanne

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel told me (twice) that I had no booking so I made a second one and then they charged me for both. Staff service poor and manager would not meet with me to discuss. Also came back to room one afternoon and room door left wide open by housekeeping who never came back.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buen hotel
Es un hotel ubicado en una zona residencial, a 30 minutos caminando de la bahía. Muy cómodo.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erika

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aissa

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fácil acceso al transporte público.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice to be away from the madding crowd. Very relaxing stay. Lovely staff
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a nice hotel. Good price, big room. Staff was friendly and helpful. It's about a 10 minute taxi ride to the main attractions.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here before. Needed to change my room and staff were very helpful and efficient about it. Main breakfast room a little expensive but good food. There is a nice cafe/bar in the reception where you can get a good snack if you want a lighter breakfast
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 16 Jan 2023
Dear Julian,First of all thank you for taking the time to give us your opinion and for coming back to stay with us.We would also like to thank you for your comments. We value each and every one of our guests' comments and try to improve on what they feel is necessary.Regarding breakfast, in our Hotel, we have different alternatives available to our guests. A buffet breakfast in our restaurant, consisting of a variety of quality products, sweet and savoury, hot and cold, juices, fruit, vegetable drinks, cereals, nuts and dried fruit... A continental breakfast in our cafeteria (orange juice, hot drink and a piece of pastry or toast) or, for those guests who do not want a closed breakfast, in our cafeteria they can also have whatever they want. We try to cover the different needs of our guests with different options to choose from.We send you a warm greeting, thanking you for your comment and your positive evaluation of us and we hope that you will come back to visit us and that we will be able to greet you again.Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

6/10 Okay

Julian

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ubicación lejana del centro, problema con el parking gratuito ya que los puestos son bastante limitados al no haber control.
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 13 Jan 2023
Estimado Julian,Ante todo muchas gracias por el tiempo dedicado a su comentario y por elegirnos para su estancia en San Sebastián-Donostia.Haremos llegar su comentario a todo el equipo del Hotel Palacio de Aiete****para seguir trabajando con ilusión y poder así ofrecer el mejor servicio..Lamentamos que nuestra Ubicación no haya sido de su total agrado. Estamos localizados en una zona residencial alta de la ciudad, a 20 minutos a pie, del centro y las playas, 5 minutos en autobús. Nuestra ubicación permite ofrecer estancias más tranquilas, y facilita las opciones de aparcamiento gratuito, punto a tener en cuenta por la dificultad de aparcar en el centro de la ciudad, y el precio del mismo.El Hotel ofrece plazas de aparcamiento gratuitas, y plazas con un cargo extra, pero todas las plazas están sujetas a disponibilidad a la llegada porque son limitadas, no se pueden ni garantizar ni reservar con anterioridad.Esperamos recibirle en alguna otra ocasión, reciba un cordial saludo.Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

8/10 Good

Sylvia

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 23 Jan 2023
Dear Sylvia,First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to write your comment and for choosing us for your stay in San Sebastian/Donostia. We will pass on your feedback to all the team at Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** to continue working with enthusiasm and to be able to offer the best service. We are pleased to know that we have met your expectations, it is one of our main objectives. We look forward to welcoming you soon. Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 16 Jan 2023
Apreciada Teresa,Le agradecemos la valoración sobre su estancia en nuestro Hotel.Trabajamos a diario para mejorar nuestros servicios y dar el mejor trato a nuestros clientes.Esperamos volver a alojarle y saludarle en su próxima visita a San Sebastián-Donostia.Un saludo Cordial,Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

4/10 Poor

Mili

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
It's in a quiet locale. The room was decent sized and provided robes and slippers. However the toiletries are lacking in quality (single gel for shower, bath and hair?!) The toilet paper comes in single sheets. They don't have all the pillows when you ask for them and the wifi is atrocious.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 18 Jan 2023
Dear Mili,We welcome your feedback in order to improve our facilities.We continually strive to offert the best quality in our services and to ensure that all our guests return home with a good impression of our establishment. We sincerely regret that you did not like our toiletries and that this is the impression you took away from your stay with us.With regard to pillows, the Hotel offers a Pillow Menu, with special pillows, a free service, which is highly demanded by our guests. It may happen that, when the Hotel is full, as during your stay in August, a guest asks for a pillow of a particular type, and we do not have that particular pillow available, but we can offer you another one. Moreover, this happens very rarely.As for the Wifi, the hotel offers free wifi in all the facilities of the Hotel, and we have many regular guests who work with the Hotel wifi from their rooms, and no one has told us that the wifi worked badly, on the contrary, they always emphasize the speed and good performance of this.We are sorry that you did not inform us of these incidents during your stay at the Hotel, we have a 24 hour reception service, and we would have been able to resolve these incidents, and have made your stay more pleasant.We hope to be able to welcome you again on your next stay in Donostia/San Sebastián and to offer you a better service.Best regards,Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

4/10 Poor

Kaoutar

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amenities & comfort were very disappointing for the price I paid was not comfortable not clean enough, the price was quite high so my expectations were high too but was really disappointed
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 24 Jan 2023
Dear Kaoutar,Thank you for your feedback and comments which help us to improve our service and facilities.We continually strive to offer the best quality in our services and to ensure that all our guests return home with a good impression of our establishment. We sincerely regret that this is the impression you have taken away from your stay with us and that we did not meet your expectations. We are very surprised by your comment about the cleanliness because this is an aspect that we pay special attention to, and it is always highly valued by all our guests.We will talk to the cleaning team to make them even more careful.Regarding the comment about the price, we would like to comment that, as you will have noticed, San Sebastian is not a cheap city, and even less so for summer accommodation, and our prices are in line with or below other hotel establishments in the same category.We are sorry you did not tell us about your discomfort with the cleanliness or the amenities during your stay at the Hotel, we have a 24 hour reception service, and we could have made your stay more comfortable if we had known.We hope to be able to welcome you again during your next stay in Donostia/San Sebastián and to offer you a better service.Best regards,Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

8/10 Good

BIBI

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, staff were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffet unfortunately was underwhelming, I would suggest making you way into city for breakfast. The hot tub is closed so did not get to utilize. The hotel is a 30 mins walk from the city. Or 10 mins bus ride, bus stops are 3 mins walk, which is very convenient. Two suggestions for the hotel is to have a better stocked first aid kit and outdoor chairs for the balcony (so guests can enjoy the outdoor space they are paying extra for). Overall we were pleased with our experience and would return here.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 25 Jan 2023
Dear Bibi,First of all thank you for taking the time to give us your opinion about your experience in our Hotel.We value each and every one of our guests' comments and strive to improve where our guests feel it is necessary..We regret that we did not meet your expectations regarding breakfast, In our Hotel, we have different alternatives available to our guests. A buffet breakfast in our restaurant, consisting of a variety of quality products, sweet and savoury, hot and cold, juices, fruit, vegetable drinks, cereals, nuts and dried fruit... A continental breakfast in our cafeteria (orange juice, hot drink and a piece of pastry or toast) or, for those guests who do not want a closed breakfast, in our cafeteria they can also have whatever they want. We try to cover the different needs of our guests with different options to choose from.As for the first aid kit, we inform you that our first aid kit is normally stocked with the basic necessities, plasters, gauze, cotton wool, disinfectant...We take note of your comments and will pass them on to the relevant departments so that they can make the necessary improvements.We are glad to hear that you were satisfied with your experience at our hotel and that you would come back.We send you a warm greeting, thanking you for your comment and your positive evaluation of us and if you come back to visit us we will be delighted to welcome you.Best Regards,Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 24 Jan 2023
Dear Paul,Thank you very much for the time you took to write your comment and for choosing us for your stay in San Sebastian/Donostia.We will pass on your comment to all the team at Hotel Palacio de Aiete **** to continue working with enthusiasm and to be able to offer the best service and attention to our guests.We look forward to welcoming you soon and we send you our best regards.Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Good Place to Stay
Comfortable Hotel with friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 27 Jan 2023
Dear Kevin,First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to write your comment and for choosing us for your stay in San Sebastian/Donostia.We will pass on your comments to all the team at Hotel Palacio de Aiete **** to continue working with enthusiasm and to be able to offer the best service.We are glad to hear that you found us a comfortable hotel and that you found our staff friendly. We are fortunate to have a great team of professionals, who always try to make our guests feel at home.We look forward to welcoming you soon and We send you our best regards.Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

10/10 Excellent

Alec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel within easy walk to city centre
Very friendly staff, nice clean room. Comfortable bed. A small refrigerator and coffee making facilities would be a welcome addition. Public transport to and from the city centre.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 31 Jan 2023
Dear Alec,Thank you for your feedback and comments which help us to improve our service and facilities.It is a satisfaction and a joy that our customers have had the experience they expected with us. It is our main objective and keeps us excited to continue providing the best service and attention possible. We are glad to hear that you found our Hotel very comfortable and that you liked our location, in a residential area of the city, 20 minutes walk from the city centre and the beaches, and 8 minutes by bus. Our location allows us to offer quiet stays, proximity to points of historical interest, and facilitates free parking options.We take note of your remarks about the fridge and the coffee machine, and we will forward them to the relevant department, so that they can assess the actions to be taken. In any case, we would like to inform you that although there is no fridge in the rooms, if our guests need to keep medicines, food or drinks cold, they can do so at reception, as we offer a free service, available 24 hours a day.If you come back to visit our wonderful city of San Sebastián/ Donostia we hope you will stay with us again and that we will be able to welcome you in our Hotel.Best Regards,Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

2/10 Terrible

Ethan

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Rooms and Great Restaurant and Cefe
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable room. Soundproofing with adjoining rooms not great. Good breakfast spread. Free on-site parking. Easy 20 mins downhill walk to the seafront. Helpful staff
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Markku

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For us all worked pretty well. We got exercise while walking through the steps to old city where beautiful and nice food/shopping. Great beach. Outdoor bath tube was unfortunately off. Breakfast expensive but okay.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Heddy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Excellent service. Staff very helpfull.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet out of town
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay in San Sebastian
Great for a stay in San Sebastian if you are driving and need easy parking! Really nice hotel staff (very helpful and friendly check in). Location for us was ideal as needed parking and didn't mind the 25min walk into old town. Recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Zydra, Castellón de la Plana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a nice hotel in a quiet area of San Sebastian. It's a walkable distance until the beach (around half an hour) but you need to remember that the hotel is on the hill so it will require efforts to return :) You would also need to keep in mind that there is a limited number of parking places so you might need to order a paid parking or spend some time for looking for a parking slot around.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
We arrived around 6.30 pm, time some go out and need taxi or infos and others check in with added time needed due to covid and there was just one person taking care of all this!!! Created waiting time, should not be the case.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Atención al cliente on 5 Oct 2020
Buenos días: Muchas gracias por su valoración, esperamos vuelvan en una próxima ocasión. Le enviamos un cordial saludo, Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Aiete
Nice place not too far from town. Very clean and comfortable. Helpful staff. Only downside was the tub on the terrace wasn't open.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Atención al cliente on 28 Jul 2020
Dear guest: Thank you for your time reviewing your stay at Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** It is a pleasure to see that you felt homely and comfortable in our hotel. Our jacuzzi is closed for the sanitary security of our clients due to the current situation. Looking forward to welcoming you again, Best regards, Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

2/10 Terrible

Dorothy

Disliked: Staff & service
Sleepless in San Sebastian
It is 1.15 am. The people in the toom above are banging and shouting. There is nobody on duty to complain to. The website was misleading. The hotel is much further away from the beaches and restaurants than described. We could not get a drink at 10 pm as the hotel bar was closed. The roof terrace and other public areas were closed and our room was very basic. I have never left a negative review on hotels.com but this is not good enough.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 23 Jul 2020
Good morning: Thanki you very much for your time and for you comment. Our front desk service is 24/7 available. If you have any inconvenience you can call or go to our reception. Our hotel is located in the residential area/ neighborhood of Aiete, which allows you to enjoy a quiet environment, surrounded by nature, ideal for resting and disconnecting. An advantage of our location is the ease of free parking, a point to consider due to the difficulty and cost of parking in the downtown area. Likewise, by public transport we are well connected with the downtown area of the city. The panoramic solárium has a schedule from 11 to 20 hrs because near of it there are rooms and the guests of this rooms need rest without noises . Best regards, Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

10/10 Excellent

ROSARIO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 24 Feb 2020
Buenos días: Muchas gracias por su valoración de 10, el agradecemeos el tiempo dedicado a compartir su valoración hacia nosotros. Esperamos vuelvan en una próxima ocasión. Saludos cordiales,

6/10 Okay

Perttu

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 9 Jan 2020
Muchas gracias por su valoración, esperamos verle en una próxima ocasión. Saludos cordiales,

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 9 Jan 2020
Muchas gracias por valorarnos tan positivamente, esperamos verle en una próxima ocasión. Saludos cordiales

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Hotel Palacio de Aiete**** on 9 Jan 2020
Le agradecemos haya dedicado su tiempo en valorarnos tan positivamente, un saludo.

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay
We wanted a hotel not right in the city centre, but easily able to walk to the city centre. This was perfect. The reception, bar and restaurant staff made our stay in this beautiful city even more special. Dinner in the hotel restaurant was outstanding
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Atención al cliente on 9 Dec 2019
Dear guest: We are so happy that your stay with us was pleasant and you have enjoyed your holidays with us. We hope to see you again in our Hotel in a future opportunity. Sincerely, Hotel Palacio de Aiete****

8/10 Good

Andrew

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Overall a positive experience. The rooms are clean and comfortable, though they have no fridge or coffee making facilities. Great shower and good bed. The TV only offers local channels. The front desk was understaffed for check-in time and we had to wait for some time. Great staff though. The hotel is located up a hill and it is about a 30 min walk from the casco viejo. There are regular buses too. I would stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Not in a great location and the room was very minimally decorated with old furniture, but relatively clean and very quick to get a taxi to the better part of downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

WAI HON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Romana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
NOT A ' 4 STAR ' HOTEL
I have stayed at many 4 star hotels & this is more of a '2' or '3' STAR!!! No carpet in the room...vinyl and fake wooden floors. No tea or coffee facilities in room....the basic requirements for any 4 star! No bar fridge or any type of fridge! Inroom toilet has single sheet tiolet paper dispenser... like what you find in a public toilet. Bed is hard and uncomfortable. Very basic room in every sense! The only 'good' the hotel has to offer is friendly staff. Very disappointing!! Would not stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Ellie

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and well maintained hotel. About 20 minutes form old town
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Adolf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very pleasent and convenient stop-over.
Excellent standard, location outside the center of town is an advantage since there is very good public transport and taxis and no problem with parking.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Affordable Business-type hotek
We thoroughly enjoyed this hotel. It’s not fancy, more like a business hotel but incredibly priced and with free parking. A major hike down & up to old town but you get to walk off your pinxos that way. Biggest selling point-incredibly helpful bilingual front desk. Before we could even ask, she pulled out a map, perfectly mapped out the walk and couldn’t have been lovelier. Much appreciated
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Eai Nean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Palacio de Aiete
Nice hotel tucked away from the bustle of the main area
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Offer free parking though limited space. Receptionists were very accommodating & professional. Room & bathroom were very clean. Bed was very comfortable, pillows & linens were very clean. Public transport is available every 15min or you can walk to the beach & old town.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Robert, U.K.

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
They are dog friendly but do not take cars. We turned up with a dog and a cat. They helped us out .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

HELEN, PICKERING ON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
For a 4 star, No coffe or tea in the room. 2.5 km sesy fron the center. Parking eas limited. The too. We stayed in. The bidet placed in an awkward spot. So vanged into it. Had s restaursnt which offeted a nice menu.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018