Name: Gran Hotel Sardinero
Address: Plaza De Italia, 1, Santander, 39005, ES

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2026

Susana

Stunning! Building architecture is beautiful, location can’t be better just in front of the beach, and is a long beautiful beach great for walks and swimming. Attention was immaculate for sure if I come back to Santander for sure I will choose this hotel for sure.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2026

Hector Ivan Lira

Very nice hotel with fantastic views and extraordinary location. Walking distance to all city attractions

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2026

JOSE

Gran ubicación

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

laurent

PERFECT STAY

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Vera comfortable beds and clean room.
Hotel in lovely position near the beach ,local cafes and restaurant. Parking available at the hotel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2024

Frederick

Great

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2024

Brian

Hotel was much more elegant than expected. Breakfast was adequate, but coffee service could have been better. One coffee maker was broken. Had to stand in line for coffee.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2024

Maureen

The location and the attention to detail were both great. The breakfast was awesome

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2024

Shauna

Great view & location

Great view of the ocean. Very walkable area. Elegant old hotel, modernized, yet charming. Cafe available, as well as restaurant, for those who like to eat before 8:30pm.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2024

Richard

Fantastic hotel next to beach. Extremely comfortable beds. Great start to holiday.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Aug 2024

Steve

We stayed at Gran Hotel Sardinero on the last night of a 3.5 week driving tour of France and Spain, before catching the ferry back to Portsmouth, UK.

The hotel was tired, the most poorly equipped of all the hotels over 25 nights and it cost the most. At over £300 for one night, I did expect tea and coffee facilities and parking, instead the parking was another 17€ for one night and there were no tea or coffee facilities, not even a kettle.
We were expecting and paid for a family room, which turned out to be a basic room with two kingsize beds, it was the only hotel over 25 nights where we didn’t have separate bedrooms for the children.
There was no breakfast included and when we went down to have dinner, the restaurant apparently only opens at 20:30, which is too late for children to eat. So we found a restaurant down the road to have dinner, where the food was exceptional!

It was all round a disappointment, which all began when we wanted to take our bags up to the room, one of the lifts was broken for several hours, the toilet brush was broken and the mini bar was empty, with exception to a bottle of water.

It almost felt like a posh Faulty Towers, my advice is to steer clear and stay at the Hotel Catalonia in Bilbao, where for the same price, it will absolutely exceeded all your expectations, as it did ours. It’s where we’ll be staying next time.

The only positives were the balconies were lovely, the beds were very comfortable and reception staff polite.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2024

Lorie

Great location, desk staff was excellent, fantastic room. Wish we could stay here forever!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Jul 2024

Judith

Good location

There is something very meager about only allotting a grand total of two very thin pillows for an entire king bed. Not even a blanket in the closet. We had a suite and breakfast, and they were both average. I'm not sure if it's a regional stinginess or what. But the service was a bit lacking. If you don't get a suite, you are out of luck here. No cups, coffee maker, not much of anything. The standard rooms are not generous at all.

On the bright side, wonderful location, free towells for the beach, a restaurant with decent hours. The restaurant seemed pretty good.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2024

Christine

Parking unique! Perfect location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2024

Julie

Beautiful hotel overlooking the beach.

A wonderful hotel overlooking the beach. Lovely room with a side view of the sea. In a fabulous location. Staff were friendly and our room was spacious and immaculate.
In walking distance of the beach, bars and restaurants.
It is nice having a cafe attached to the hotel with outside seating where you can purchase drinks and snacks throughout the day.
Taxi rank right outside to take you easily to the ferry side of Santander as it was a bit of a walk.
Couldn’t fault the hotel and would stay again and recommend.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2024

Julie

Beautiful hotel overlooking the beach.

A wonderful hotel overlooking the beach. Lovely room with a side view of the sea. In a fabulous location. Staff were friendly and our room was spacious and immaculate.
In walking distance of the beach, bars and restaurants.
It is nice having a cafe attached to the hotel. Bar area was very small and lacked atmosphere and therefore we didn’t use.
Taxi rank right outside to take you easily to the ferry side of Santander as it was a bit of a walk.
Couldn’t fault the hotel and would stay again and recommend.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2024

Jesus

Excellent hotel outstanding location, no gym

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2024

Jose

Excellent Hotel Overall

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2024

David

Excellent

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2024

ISABEL

Beautiful location and beach view.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2024

Lely

This was my second time staying at this place, the staff has always been super nice and attentive. Rooms are comfortable, although it would be great to have a full size mirror in there. And just a tad more space in the room so you can open the suitcase and still be able to walk around the bed. There were just a few things i wasnt so happy with at breakfast buffet, there were some chiped plates, as well as not so clean glasses, there were some day old pastries displayed and saw a couple of bugs walking around the cabinet (not the food) where the food is displayed.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2024

Alfonso

great hotel.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2023

Manuel

Location is exceptional. Hotel is a landmark of Santander.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2023

Enrique

Excelente en todos los aspectos

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2023

Alejandro

Very good place

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2023

Carmen

Wonderful hotel in every way. Friendly and helpful staff. Comfortable rooms. Location is ideal—steps away from the beach and ice cream shops! Gorgeous lobby. Picturesque views.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2023

Amanda

Lovely hotel, we would stay again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2023

MARIA

Super nice!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2023

andrea

Amazing location,best shower , great bed.?
Could be a 5 star!
Highly recommend, especially the junior suite, beautiful view.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2023

ARTURO

Great property and location beach front
Very modern and new designs architecture and spaces
Will come back in a near future

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2023

CRISTIAN

Excelente hotel, in front of beach, nice staff

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2023

Marcia

The architecture n ambiance was elegant n bedding was comfortable n soft. Great sleep! Loooved it!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2023

pablo

Very professional

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2023

Martin

Lovely hotel in a perfect location.

We have stayed here many times. It is so convenient for the beach and restaurants and only a 6 euro taxi drive into Santander. Everyone is really friendly and the hotel restaurant and cafe bar are great. The resort is really Spanish which we love.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2023

Martin

An excellent stopover on our way to take the Santander - Plymouth ferry. A great location on an area with good restaurants. The hotel staff were welcoming and the room was comfortable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2023

Dominic

Wonderful stay

Lovely room, wonderful clean hotel in a good location and great food in the restaurant.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2023

Francisco

Good location, excellent food and good view

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2023

Dailyn

Very nice place with a beautiful view

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2023

Philippa

Friendly welcome

We had a lovely 2 days in Hotel Sardinero, we were given a sea view room which was spacious and very clean and comfy. Reception was very friendly and knowledgeable and we had a very pleasant stay

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2023

DAVID

Very nice hotel, I always stay in santander on this hotel. Had a room with ocean view very nice place to stay. Love it

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2022

Maximiliano

Very nice hotel close in front of the beach and 25 min walking to the main district in Santander.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2022

Waleed

A

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2022

David

Everything was very clean and our suite was lovely, facing the sea with little balconies.
The bar area and restaurant let the hotel down… both being functional rather than inviting. The bar area outside the front of the hotel was better, but only in fine weather. The breakfasts were perfectly adequate, but a little more imagination could be used… some salad items added beside the charcuterie, and the fried eggs usually looked like they had been around for a long time!! Having said that, the fresh orange juice and the Spanish omelettes were delicious.
All the staff were friendly and helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2022

Joy

Outstanding location, overlooking the beach. Very knowledgeable staff, always ready to answer questions and willing to take the time to research if they don't know. Loved it enough to stay an extra day!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2022

Clyde

Comfortable large room

Hotel was OK. It has a good location right by the beach.
Restaurant closed very early around 20:30 which seemed a bit strange but so did some of the restaurants nearby. It may have been related to the bank holiday the following day.
Car park is accessed by a car lift.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2022

Sarah

Modern 4* in the best location in Santander

Very nice hotel, modern, clean and great location. Probably one of the only hotels in Santander which is is modernised. The price and 4* rating are appropriately aligned. The only criticism I have about my stay is that the pillows in the room are absolutely awful, thin, poor quality and not comfortable. Breakfast buffet is nice with a large selection.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2022

JAMES

Great location and wonderful experience.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2022

Francisco

Nice, confortable hotel. Great Location.
The bar/cafeteria noisy. The terrace outside could use more protection from wind

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2022

Siddhartha

The photos on expedia don’t do justice to the property. It’s very clean and classy. The quality of linen et all is high end and gives a feel of luxury.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2022

Maria

This is a great hotel. We will be back

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2022

Chase

One of my favorite places I've stayed. For the price, feels special. Loved the power blinds and how dark they made the room. Can't beat it's proximity to Sardinero beach. This is where rich Spaniards stay, but it didn't seem overpriced.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 May 2022

Ana

Muy poca empatia!!

Hotel precioso y bien situado, muy confortable y silencioso, situado en primera linea de playa pero con muy mal servicio.
Viajaba por trabajo y me levanté a las 6.30 porque supuestamente la cafeteria abría a las 7. Nadie fue capaz de hacerme un café ni en el bufete ni en la cafeteria porque las 7.30 son las 7.30, ni mas ni menos!!
Una pena, no volveré!!!

Business

6/10

Pleasant

02 May 2022

Laura

The rooms and comunal areas were good. I didn't like being told if I wanted dinner I had to take it in the café and not the dining room. Consequently I didn't have dinner there.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2022

Michael

Staff at the hotel wete outstanding. Very helpful.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2022

Ana Isabel

The hotel was excellent and so were the staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2022

Sarah

Great stay as always

We always love staying at this hotel. It is in the perfect situation, the rooms are clean and comfortable and the team welcoming. Restaurant and cafe excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2022

Alicja

Wonderful hotel with front ocean view

Fantastic hotel located by the Santander beach with very helpful and friendly staff. Hotel room has modern interior and comfortable bed. Area near the hotel is very quiet at night, so I had good quality sleep. Internet is not that strong if you need to work or attend video conferences like me, I ended up using my mobile data. Additionally, I was missing a kettle to make myself a coffee in the room, other than that, I enjoyed my staying and would definitely return.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2022

ian

Got to visit, you really must.

The young ladies at Reception were really exceptional and this was one of the best hotels we have stayed at in Spain. Beautifully updated without losing any of its charm or originality. And the location was awesome too with those surfing beaches a two minute walk away. And Santander was fascinating and worth every minute.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2022

Cathrine

Lovely hotel. Friendly and helpful staff. Very clean, high quality furnishings. Really fabulous😊

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2022

Fernando

This is the second time I was in the Sardinero, and confirmed all of my excellent impressions of the first time.
Great hotel, very good and comfortable rooms, great neighbourhood, and excellent deal for the price.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2022

Nigel

Nice place and very convenient for Brittany Ferries travellers. Disappointed there was no main restaurant open for evening meal - only cafe/bar and and car parking at 17 euros a night seems a bit excessive - other hotels are free.
However, pleasant, comfortable stay and very nice friendly and helpful staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2021

Cathrine

Loved this hotel and I would stay there again if I was visiting Santander. Staff were very professional. Reception staff printed out my boarding pass and passenger locator forms. Rooms were cleaned daily, lots of toiletries and provided in rooms including soap, shampoo, shower gel, hairbrush, cotton buds, tissues, disposable razor, sponge, shoe cleaner, sewing kit, face masks, body lotion, shower cap.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2021

Cathrine

Great location, hotel felt luxurious, staff very friendly and helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2021

Neil

Fab room and hotel

Fab room with views of the beach.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2021

Richard

Very nice hotel

Very clean and comfortable. Excellent location.

Business

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2021

Michael

Mediocre but practical

This was a rather bland, boring and tired hotel without charm. There was no valet parking on offer, no bellhop, and it almost felt like an AirBnB experience at times. The room was modern and uninspiring - like the business hotel it is. The location is fantastic though. Would try another hotel next time.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2021

ISRAEL

Nice location, clean and very well equipped.

The hotel it is very well located, I consider it very expensive according to the conditions, services and dates booked.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

18 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Air conditioning didn't work and needed to switch rooms. Internet was extremely slow and unreliable. Spent hours trying to use instead of enjoying the beach. Great location but the facilities are lacking.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2020

Fernando

Excellent hotel, right in front of the Sardinero beach in Santander. The room was large, clean, looking new or recently renovated. Parking is available on the hotel itself, also spacious (no risk of scratching your car at all). Good cafe for breakfast (better to avoid the \"breakfast included\" option in all European hotels, at least until normal buffets are back after Covid-19 -- the breakfast options are very poor).

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2020

Michael

Construction!

The road leading up to the hotel portico is closed. There is construction on the west side of the hotel that starts at 7am everyday. It was a terrible way to wake up. The hotel was kind enough to give me an upgraded room on the east side for my last night there. However, they still have not published these two major inconveniences. I’m back in Santander at a different hotel this time!

Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2020

WLADIMIR

Very clean and well-maintained property. Nice spacious bathroom with a good shower. We had a room on the 3rd floor with a nice view of the beach but a small window. Try to get a room on the 1st or 2nd floor. These floors have big window doors. I realize it is low season but the breakfast area was closed on Monday. You could get a breakfast in the cafe but that is not a buffet. The staff is ok. They are friendly but they still can learn something in hospitality. I am not saying they do not do their best but it is missing the touch that you might expect from such a nice property.

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2020

Robin

Location was incredible - right next to the beach. The room, breakfast and service were exceptional. Definitely will stay again and recommend it whole heartedly.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2019

Jose

Great hotel in a great location

This hotel is located in front of the beach with several restaurants around. The service was professional and high level from the check in to checkout. The room also very comfortable. We loved this hotel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2019

PatrickCQ

Beautiful property by the beach and close to the beach and the casino at a great price.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Very convenient, Excelente rooms, location and parking,I will come back

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Quiet in room despite overlooking noisy cafeteria. Too much use of single use plastic wrappings in bathroom amenities

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2019

Amanda

Great location.

Really lovely hotel in a great location, but staff not very friendly or helpful. And no conditioner with the minatures!

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent location, in front of beach. Good room size

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Location, view, decor, well-designed room, free water in mini bar, parking, valet

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2019

Manuel

Great hotel an location. Climate did not help cause of rain, but it was a great experience overall

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2019

Jose

Everything was outstanding. Frnt desk personnel were very kind as well as bellman. Night desk guy was outstanding.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Everything was wonderful. Special mention for a late checkout when I had an urgent piece of work I needed to take care of.

Rooms pristine!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Location,appearance,service,amenities were excellent

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2019

Lynne

amazing hotel

The only thing that would've improved the stay would be better pillows on the bed, they were a little uncomfortable, otherwise I cannot fault the hotel or our stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2019

Sally

Happy stay

We loved our stay - thank you so much - can highly recommend

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

It was on the beach, close to restaurants. There was no bar in the hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Excellent hotel in a wonderful location. Warm, welcoming staff within a pleasant and prestine environment

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2018

Raymond

Clean, large and mostly comfortable accommodation.

Clean spacious room. Noisy early in the morning as the room overlooks a supermarket and noise as a result of goods being unloaded. Very quiet at other times. Overall we were happy with this hotel and would visit again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2018

Mitra

We loved yo stay at your hotel. It was clean. The view is beautiful and it is close to the ocean and the center of the twin. The staff were very nice and pkkite.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2018

Marko

A few steps away from the beach. Cafe has outstanding food! Rooms are gorgeous.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2018

Pancho

beautiful property, ample rooms and that is all I want to say about that.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Gran Hotel Sandinero

The hotel is a little out of the centre of Santander but right across from the Sandinero beach.
It’s a very nice hotel - well maintained. Thd restaurant provides a great fixed price menu, 3 courses plus wine & coffee for €24 per person.
The friendly staff & restauranteurs around speak (some) English - but do try to speak even a little Spanish to show willing as it’s appreciated.
The centre of town is easy to get to, walk, taxi, sightseeig bus or there is a cycle path.
Enjoyed my team here.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2018

gladys

Excellent

Beautiful hotel. Great location.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Very convenient location, near the beach,

This hotel has a very grand old exterior with modern very nice rooms.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2018

Jenaro

Best hotelin Cantabria...

Awesome place!

Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2018

Peter

Could do a better breakfast

Wonderful location nice cafe as part of the hotel, but the hotel breakfast was a little disappointing as all the hot elements were cold at 09.00!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2018

ROBIN

Great Hotel in Salamander.

Great hotel in the best area of Santander. The only problem I had was the hotel wifi. My ipad would not work in the hotel thus I had to use the cafe or the sister hotel across the road, which was a great inconvenience. Non apple devices, phones work ok.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2018

LOUIS

Great place to stay

We have stayed at Hotel Sardinaro three straight years. The location is quite good near the beach and walkable to town (albeit a long walk). The rooms are very nice and the service exceptional. If we go back to Santander next year, we’re sure to stay there.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2018

Verified traveler

Beautiful views; super clean and great staff.

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2018

mariana

Lovely hotel and views. Improve breakfast service.

Beautiful hotel, superb views of the bay and the casino, nice people. The only downside was the breakfast buffet. They had disposable table covers on top of the linen ones, which were not changed after every customer anyway. The hot food looked dry and tired as it was sitting on open trays instead of covered containers, and the coffe was pretty bad.
Otherwise lovely room, big bathroom, beautiful hotel.

Partner