San Sebastián Travel Forum

I will be in San Sebastion for two months, August and September, and am trying to figure out how much I need to spend on eating out. I am a 19 year old mostly vegetarian who needs to eat three times a day! I am imagining that I can eat breakfast at home inexpensively. Any suggestions for great for or lively eating environments or just cheap and good holes in the wall would be appreciated.

Hola!

I will spend the whole of next week in San Sebastian (Sunday 24 - Sat 30 June), and wonder if someone can give me some tips on places to visit - like friendly cafes and bars, good restaurants (for one who is vegetarian, in the main) and quaint bookshops, or anything else interesting, or beautiful.

I've been told the beach is pleasant, and my hotel is a five minute walk away. They should be able to tell me about museums and art galleries.

Cheers,
finaldest
St Albans

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone out there has any contacts with a good Inmobiliaria/ estate agency covering Donostia San Sebastian. Would be v useful if had some command of English or French. Looking to buy a flat and wow are they expensive, just need some advice and options beyond searching on the net.

Many thanks in advance,

Jasa

I've made a reservation with Pension San Jeronimo in San Sebastian during the running of the bulls. When I checked hostelworld.com some traveller had written about how he made a reservation here for 2 nights, but when he arrived, the Pension only gave him one night even though he paid for 2, and he had no place to stay the 2nd night!

I e-mailed the Pension using an e-mail address found on my reservation confirmation form, but the e-mail bounced back saying the e-mail address does not exist!

I had to reserve here because there were no other options - all booked because of the Running of the Bulls. But I'm wondering if I might end up showing up and this Pension not having space for me or something like that. So far, the place seems sketchy. Does anyone know anything at all about this Pension or heard anything about it?

Thanks so much!!
Jasmine

Are there any budget airlines covering San Sebastian ? I have seen the Ryann Air routes but do you know of any others ? Most Grateful for some suggestions

we would be so grateful if someone could give us some leads to follow for leaving our hire car at the SS train station and geting by railway to Bordeaux in France. Thanks for any help

we will be in San Sebastian for a week in August and cannot afford Hotel prices for the 4 of us. If anyone has ideas or web addresses for appartments it would really be great.

We are thinking of spending 3 days in San Sebastian in mid July during our visit to Barcelona, and we are planning to take the train . Can someone recommend us a centrally located hotel in San Sebastian with an easy access to major attractions?

I will be in San Sebastian in July 2007 and would like to make a day trip to Lourdes France from San Sebastian. I am having difficulty finding information about direct bus or train connections. Can anyone help with the best way of getting there/back, with details of which bus company or train station?

hey all. i was just wondering if any one could help me out. myself and 2 mates will be in San Sebastian's for 4 nights in mid july, we firstly wanted stay in pamplona to run with the bulls but no accomadation left, is there any ways to get to pamps from san's early enough to run with the bulls??? and wat time do the latest trains/buses leave pamps at night??
cheers any information will be awsome.

Bonjour,
Nous sommes une dizaine d'amis français qui venont fęter la nouvelle année ŕ San Sébastien et je voudrais savoir s'il est nécessaire de réserver une soirée en boîte de nuit pour la nuit du réveillon (et dans quelle boîte) et surtout si vous avez des plans pour cette soirée !
Merci pour votre aide
Maylis
Hello, We are 10 friends and we would like te have a party on the new years'eve but we wanted to know if we have to book a nightclub for this night or if you know good thinhs to do this night.
Thank you for your help
Maylis

We are visiting San Sebastian next week for 3 nights and would like to find a lovely guesthouse to stay in.
We would prefer something small, personable, and not too pricey! And in a good location to explore the city.
Suggestions greatly appreciated.

Thanks
jo

Hello,
We are a bit late, but we need any solution to sleep in Bilbao or S.Sebastian or 20 km circle on this weekend. 2 nights for 6 adult people (3 female, 3 male). If you have any way to help us, please send a mail to me. Sept 17and 18 nights.
We are going to Zamora to the Handicap Children Conference, and we want to stay in 2 days in Bilbao before that.
Thank you

Hola,
Somos un pedacito tarde, pero necesitamos cualquier solución dormir en Bilbao o S.Sebastian o círculo de 20 kilómetros en este fin de semana. 2 noches para 6 personas del adulto (varón 3 hembra, 3). Si usted tiene cualquier manera de ayudarnos, envíeme por favor un correo. De sept. el 17a 18 noches. Vamos a Zamora a la conferencia de los nińos de la desventaja, y deseamos permanecer en 2 días en Bilbao antes eso.
Muchas gracias

I will be in San Sebastian next week and would like to make a day trip to Gernika from San Sebastian. I am having difficulty finding information about direct bus or train connections. Can anyone help with the best way of getting there/back, with details of which bus company or train station?

A simple question. I've found these pictures of San Sebastián:

http://viswiz.imk.fhg.de/~foursa/photos/29-san-sebastian/crw_7020_rj_web.jpg
http://viswiz.imk.fhg.de/~foursa/photos/29-san-sebastian/crw_7022_rj_web.jpg
http://viswiz.imk.fhg.de/~foursa/photos/29-san-sebastian/crw_7023_rj_web.jpg
http://viswiz.imk.fhg.de/~foursa/photos/29-san-sebastian/crw_7026_rj_web.jpg

This is a very interesting place. Does it have a name? How can I reach it? It would be great if you could locate it for me on a map.

Thank you

Hi everyone!
I'm looking for accomodation in San sebastian between 25 and 28 of June.
Does anyone know if there are any hostels in San Sebastian and if there are how i can get in contact with them in order to book?

Hi, everyone!
I am at last travelling around Spain and i would like some advice about my trip.
More specifically, i will fly to BARCELONA around the middle of June and end up in BILBAO where i will fly back. During a period of 15 days i want to visit also BURGOS and SAN SEBASTIAN and I would like some sugestions about what's the best way and best order to travel from one city to another, how many days to stay in each one and places i shouldnt miss.
If you also have any ideas for cheap accommodation or any other cities i should visit, please dont hesitate to say.
Gracias AMIGOS!!!

I've been looking at some options for accommodations in San Sebastian and Bilbao and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend one particular area over another, and also under what names are they normally listed.

What would you recommend for someone looking to stay in a busy /but not overwhelming/ place in close proximity to some of the main streets and/or point of interest. Half an hour of walkind would be close enough for me. :)

Thank you very much !

Hi there!

I will be flying from Toronto to Bilbao in a month. The purpose of my trip is to explore the Basque region, learn Spanish, get to know the people and to investigate some possibilities for legal stay and employment. So far my on-line search for accommodation and additional information for my stay hasn't been so successful, and I begin to feel a little bit worried. Last year I did fly-and-drive throughout the Costas, but there was so much information in English and the rest was easy.
I would be extremely grateful for your feedback, please share your thoughts, recommendations and maybe some first hand experiences.

Thanks in advance !

Firstly - does anyone know which train station in San Sebastian the Surex overnight train leaves from - it has thrown me because there are 2! - and - worst case scenario - does anyone know the rough cost of a taxi from Irun to San Sebastian!
thanx

Hi,
I'm planning to hire a car from Donostia to Barcelona on 23-27th June, along French & Spanish Pyreness, for the first time.
Am thinking of stopping in Lourdes,Cirque de Gavarnie, Espot, Andorra.
Any recommendation for 'must see' path, sites, off the beaten paths ??
Thanx in advance,
Avi

Hi,
Ive been given a job working in a language school in Donostia but it doesnt pay all that much - about 600 euros a month and Im worried that I wont be able to afford to live in the city. Does anyone know how to find cheap accomodation there? Or would it be better to live in a nearby village?
Also, a friend of mine has got a job in Vitoria. We were hoping to get a flat together, but it seems like the public transport between the two cities is expensive and slow, so if anyone knows of a village thats roughly the same distance between the two cities, that would help a lot! Or, would it be easy for my friend to find a job in Donostia working in a tourist office or a bar or something??
Sorry about the bombardment of questions! Thanks/ Gracias/ Eskerrik asko!

I would love try out some basque language when i take my trip to donostia next month, but it seems so impenetrable... will the locals mind my bad pronunciation, or should i stick to my (equally bad) spanish?

When i look at restaurant menus (when not eating pintxos) what langauge will they be written in?

Is this holiday going to be difficult for me with my poor language skills?

Me and a couple of mates are going to be in Barcelona August 1 and want to go to san sebastian for a week.

What is the best way to get there? plane or train? And is barcelona the best way to leave from or should we go to another city to leave from?

cheers,
Raff

Dear all,

could anyone let me know when is the week of party this year in San Sebastian? Thanks in advance

Hello somebody ...
We are organising a festival near Bergerac, France in july 2006. We are planning on taking people on a journey from Plymouth (GB)to Santander(Spain). And we are wondering what would be the best way to get a group of people from Santander to Bergerac. Cheap, Cheerful and Experimental!
ANY IDEAS ?
Cargo lorries? Places to stay on the way ? Anything you think might help !!

Do you know about any other festivals in the North of Spain or south of France mid-july ? PLEASE HELP US !!! Thank you very much !!

hi everyone
I am going soon to San Sebastian and I would like to know if you know how to get to Bordeaux from San Sebastian? Isn't there a bus which goes there directly?
Thank you

Hi,
I'll be in San Sebastian tomorrow so I'm just wondering whether it's a Bank Holiday like it is in France?

Thanks.

Am going to San Sebastian next weekend (16th) and have been told the best discotheques/clubs will be booked for the film festival. Is this right? Where do you suggest we go instead?

Hi all
we are 3 friends that for the first time, we are going to San Sebastian during the period 16-23 august. In order to not lose time in the search of the "right" places, is there anyone that could kindly suggest us names of most relevant discos, pubs, beaches... where it is easier to know local people and get new friends??? ;-)

thx!!!