Hotels Near Gros in San Sebastian

We stayed recently with our 3 year old twins. It was a fantastic spot, fantastic family room in a great location close to everything. They also organise all the parking close by. What really makes Pension Aida is the staff. I did the initial booking over the phone with Paul who was a pleasure to deal with and helping us with parking where to eat, what beach to go to etc. We we're enjoying our stay so much we stayed another night. Step in Joseph who was also an absolute delight. Again helping us with suggestions and going out of his way to bring us to his favourite cafe. The staff here make this the perfect spot. When in San Sebastian, this a gem. Not to mention the incredible value.

This is a great hostel. It is clean, they provide very nice breakfast choices as part of the booking. The wash rooms are very clean, showers work great too. They emphasise the need to conserve water and use recycled toilet paper. The staff are really excellent. On every occasion I spoke with someone, they were great, even when they are busy. I have stayed here twice. In 2017 after a Camino hike, and in 2020. It remains the one the best places I've stayed. They have a nice patio area, you can buy a beer from the reception if you fancy, and the supermarket is on the corner. The beach is minutes away (as is the Camino). Overall, full marks!!! I would stay again, and likely will.

Our experience unfortunatly didn’t match the comments we could read on Tripadvisor. First of all the hotel is situated next to train rails. Even with the windows closed you can hear the train and they pass by now and then including early in the morning. If you don‘t like to wake up listening to a train passing by, you may reconsider. Just google-map the hotel and pay attention to how close the rails are… The walls inside are pretty thin too. Being a family with 2 small children we were the ones that sometimes were doing some noise even if we were trying to pay attention to be as quiet as possible. One of the other clients, who complained a bit, qualified them of „paper walls“. Our daughter got sick towards the end of our holidays. We asked for advise at the reception for a pediatrician. We were sent to a place that doesn‘t have a pediatric department, since a while it seems, and doesn‘t take emergencies. It was a nice trip to this „hospital“ with a child who was sick… anyway this can happen… One day our room wasn‘t done, just because we were in the room when they passed and they just pass „once“. No luck… What I couldn‘t tolerate was the situation with the parking… the hôtel has an arrangement with some parking… given that we were staying few days (5 nights) they gave us 2 tickets. One for 3 days and one for 2 days. It seems that a single ticket for 5 days didnt exist (max is 3 days). I make it short we ended up paying almost 2x the parking… exactly 57 eur on top of what was initially arranged because of some „not adequate“ handling on my side with the 2 tickets. I got 0 explanation from the hôtel in this regard before and having to move the car during the night for an emergency (my daughter again), I had no choice to pay to use the car and thought I would arrange the obvious with the hôtel the next day. The only thing I got from them is a „Lo siento“, I am sorry… no refund of what I paid extra, although they fully understood what went wrong. Let’s cash in on all fronts… Hey what’s the problem…. That‘s about how much they care about clients… what an experience. This left me in disbelief. They have some coffee and cake in the hall, that’s nice, but it doesn‘t make up for the rest. With this money (price of the room, which is relatively expensive for what you get, not talking about the additional parking rip off…) you will probably find something better in San Sebastián. Big disappointment, and a big waste of precious time and holidays. My advise? Clearly, don‘t stop there… Lo siento

Everything was good, but it wasn't pleasant because of the weather. I repeated it raining all three days, especially if I tried to go out, I wanted to rain and be bad luck. The hotel is good with facilities and cleanliness, and the staff are friendly. It's a bit hard if it rains or it's too hot. Plus, it's hard to catch a taxi

It will be in the Gross area, but the location is good as it will be a 10-minute walk to the old town! When I was tired during the bar tour, I was able to go back to the hotel and take a nap. It was cheaper than the hotel in the old town and I eat a lot, so walking there was also an exercise and it was good for me. There were a lot of restaurants and bars around the hotel, and it was busy even at night, so even a woman alone did not have any security concerns. The hotel was large, clean and really easy to spend. Amenity was toothbrush, comb, paper cup, bottle of water only on the first day. The water pressure in the shower is strong, and the wind power of the dryer is strong, so it is quite high. The only negative point is that there is no refrigerator. .. The receptionist at the hotel also felt good and it was a really good stay. It is a very good hotel with a very good cospa. If you come to San Sebastian again, I will take care of you!

I’d personally recommend this amazing hotel for anyone that’s visiting San Sebastian. The location of the hotel is amazing since it’s very close to the beach, and to the centre. The staff are very pleasant, young and very friendly personnel, they took their time to explain some places to see and how to get there. I also have to say the rooms are big, very clean and modern! We also had breakfast and due to the Covid situation there isn’t a buffet however you order a la carte and the food was very nice. I hadn’t been in Spain for a while, as I live in Dubai now and I have to say that it felt so nice to go back and be able to stay at such a cozy yet modern hotel! It has recently been renovated and the job put in is so worthy. In a overall of this hotel I have to say I was very pleased with every detail and all the effort the staff has provided to us during our stay! Also, don’t forget to visit the rooftop if you’re staying at this beautiful hotel because the views are purely amazing, they also have a chill out area there. Definitely coming back when I have the opportunity

We have rented two rooms for one week in July 2023. Both apartments were very nice and spacious enough. The bed was very comfortable, the bathroom and shower very nice, the hairdryer of good quality. The kitchen was equipped with everything you need (even a dishwasher, iron, drying racket for clothes). Great holiday home feeling! Definitely a 3-4 star experience. The city and the beach are in walking distance, so are numerous restaurants, bars, super markets, etc. And San Sebastian is a great city, for sure worth a return. Also very handy is the washing machine and dryer in the basement (4 Euro). What I would improve: 1. The idea of self cleaning the apartment is ok (the receptionist explained it clearly), but there is no groom available to wipe away the sand when coming from the beach, no cloth to clean the bathroom. So you either need to bring your own basic cleaning equipment for vacation or go and buy stuff. 2. We enjoyed having a toaster, but power outlets are on weird places (see pic). 3. We did not realize that parking facilities are super limited and did not reserve a spot in advance, so we ended up parking in a park house which was very expensive (Txofre, which is close by). 4. The apartment was clean, but not the balcony (bread crumbs and stains of coffee on the table), I would include the balcony to the cleaning routine.

Unfortunately the hotel was a little underwhelming for me. We stayed for 3 nights at the City room, which says it can come with two Twin beds, a double bed, Queen, or King-size. I must have been unlucky because we had a double bed and room was tiny (there is no way a queen or king size bed can be included in the room). The layout was very odd: room was very small but it had a wide entrance and sizeable showers and toilet which was as big as the room. The only positive was the balcony which was quite nice (and big!). The breakfast was quite nice with plenty of choices so we enjoyed that. The other positive was the nice rooftop pool and lounge which would be nice during a hot summer. The gym is pretty good for the hotel, you can get a good workout here. And the indoor pool/sauna is delightful. We spent a few hours here relaxing (and inclusive of hotel price). However,i would also say the location is not ideal for us. We only had 3 days and most of the attractions are located and tours in the old town which was 15-20min walk away, so as we spent a lot of time there with rests in between day and night, we spent a lot of time walking back and forth which became tedious after a few days. When I come back to SS i would likely find a hotel closer to the old town. This is just my recommendation though.

Let me start with the good news first. This is a wondeful place: A newly renovated and stylefully decorated hotel in a lively neighborhood of San Sebastian. Part of the hotel are also a cafe and wine bar. So why not a best possible recommendation? This is because the management cannot keep up with the expectations set by the place as such. I had booked the hotel in a stressful week with four different countries on my plate. I had hoped to get a bit of rest when I arrived. This is also why I asked whether I could check in early, but I received no reply. It turned out it was not possible when I later arrived. When I then later checked in and tried to have a nap, 15 minutes after I had entered the room, the room service knocked at the door and woke me up. There was also no doorsign to prevent this from happening. What is there to be done 15 minutes after handing over the hotel room? My rest was ruined. Also, the card did not work twice, and the assistant at the reception hardly spoke any English. This is unacceptable for a hotel room that costs over 200 Euros per night. I will not come back.

L’accueil a été très long, plus d’une demi-heure pour traiter la réservation des personnes arrivées avant nous. L’hôtesse d'accueil, avec un t-shirt fortement taché, ne parle presque pas français, elle ne sait pas traiter les vouchers (abonnement B&B), elle semble perdue, souffle, elle est dépassée. Une fois sur place on nous annonce qu’il n’est pas possible de prendre le petit déjeuner sur place et la salle semble être en travaux (ce dont nous n’avons jamais été informé, ni en amont par mail ou lors de la réservation, ni sur place à l’arrivée). La chambre est très spacieuse, le lit très grand, il y a même des lumières d’ambiances et c'est assez agréable. Cependant cela ne permet pas d'oublier l’usure générale de la chambre. Quant à la salle de bain : la douche est très spacieuse mais il n’y a aucune pression dans le pommeau de douche, qui est lui même dans un état déplorable (tous les pics d'arrivée d'eau en plastique sont cassés et/ou moisis). Tout cela c’est sans parler de l’isolation des chambres qui est quasiment inexistante. Nous sommes déçus par notre nuitée.