San Sebastián Travel Forum

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 niños 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!!!

Me and my friend are going to san sebastian on 10th of august. do you think that we could find a plase to sleep if we go there without booking in advance.
10x

Hello,

I need to find accomodation with easy connection (and travelling time not more than an hour) to Anoeta Stadium - Is there public transport from the old town to the stadium, and how long does it take? It would be great if someone could point me to a website where I can find all the info about buses, stops and travelling time to get there.

Thanks a lot
leo

Hello,

I need to find accomodation with easy connection (and travelling time not more than an hour) to Anoeta Stadium - Is there public transport from the old town to the stadium, and how long does it take? It would be great if someone could point me to a website where I can find all the info about buses, stops and travelling time to get there.

Thanks a lot
leo

Hello,

I need to find accomodation with easy connection (and travelling time not more than an hour) to Anoeta Stadium - Is there public transport from the old town to the stadium, and how long does it take? It would be great if someone could point me to a website where I can find all the info about buses, stops and travelling time to get there.

Thanks a lot
leo

Wondering if someone could give a recommmendation for an inexpensive pension here. Does not need to be close to a beach. Something quiet would be prefered. Arriving next week.
Cheers
K

We'll be in San Sebastian May 17-21, 2005. I am taking my digital camera and will need to unload pictures as, I'm sure, the memory card will be full.
Is there service in town to do that, i.e unload to the CD or other (eg USB drive) storage?

Aso it will be nice to meet some local VT members, for a chat, a walk in town, a meal together or quick Basque language lesson.
Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone,

hopefully you lovely people can help me. My boyfriend and I are going to San Sebastian for 5 days and we need a nice pension or hostel to stay in that's quite cheap. Ideally clean and centrally located near a beach. Does anyone have any experience of ataying here and can recommend somewhere?
Thanks,
Kate

Estoy buscando hospedaje en la parte antigua de San Sebastián.
Llegaré de México a principios de Enero(2005), y me gustaría hospedarme cerca de mi fuente de trabajo.

¿Alguien podría proporcionarme datos sobre las mejores áreas y los precios aproximados para cuartos en renta?

Veo que es difícil encontrar apartamentos: ¿ Resultará también complicado localizar cuartos limpios y bien acondicionados en la zona vieja?.

¿Existe algún sitio en internet en donde se listen hospedajes disponibles en San Sebastián?

Agradeceré mucho cualquier respuesta a mis dudas.

Can someone tell me the best way to travel from Biarritz airport to San Sebastian?

I am arriving next tuesday and only staying for one night.

I won't have much time in San Sebastian, so need to work out how to maximise my time there.

Anyone any idea of the cost of travel?

Hi,

My boyfriend and I are planning on living in San Sebastian for the month of August. We are searching for either a one bedroom apartment or a room to rent....does anyone have any recommedations?

I studied in San Sebastian a few years ago and would prefer to live near Parte Vieja.

The last time that I was in San Sabastian, the little old ladies met me at the train station and solicited my business. It seemed that the going rate was that for about 10 Euro you can have a good place to sleep and even get your laundry washed.

Is that still true, or has the price gone up?

What is the going rate in the summer that the little old ladies are charging?