Sercotel Arenal Bilbao

Clean hotel in the center of Bilbao. Walking distance to most attractions in Bilbao. Nice front desk staff. They give you a discount card to use a parking 1 block from the hotel.

This small hotel is handily located in the old town part of Bilbao, close to many shops, bars and restaurants. It is also only 100m or so from San Memes Metro station, which is itself only 4 stops from the Intermodal Bus and Train station. The room was clean, spacious, and importantly air conditioned. The breakfast room, located on the 1st floor had a good selection of fruits, yoghurt, cheeses, ham, bread, pastries, and cakes, together with hot food. Everything you could really need. If you haven't already booked breakfast, it's well worth the €10,90.

A wonderful hotel in the old town and close to the river. The staff were lovely and extremely helpful. The room was spacious and spotlessly clean. We found the air conditioning a bit underpowered - more of an air cooler than an air conditioner - but we did visit in a 40 degree heatwave! There’s a lift to the 5th floor but we were on 6th so if stairs are a problem I’d advise you to contact the hotel before your stay and ask not to be on floor 6. There is no parking at the hotel, but there is a large underground carpark less than 5 mins walk away. And the hotel will give you 10% discount on the cost. However if you have heavy luggage, it’s not an ideal place to stay because the entrance is in a pedestrian area so you can’t really drop luggage off before you park. The surrounding area is beautiful and full of bars and restaurants as well as stunning architecture. The Guggenheim Museum is a very pleasant 20 min stroll along the river. I will definitely book here if I visit Bilbao again.