Name: Las Rocas Playa Hotel
Address: Calle Flaviobriga, 1, Castro Urdiales, 39700, ES

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Elizabeth

Clean room. Friendly staff. Easy paid parking.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Sean

Very Good

This is a great hotel made better by exemplary staff, who were among the most friendly, chatty and helpful we have ever encountered - they are a credit to the hotel and the hospitality industry generally. Breakfast was ok but not extensive. Our room was clean and comfortable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Robert

Awesome location, great room, terrific food in the area and good weather.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

John

D

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2024

brian

The property was perfect for our couple of days. Breakfast buffet was a great and an easy walk to town center and restaurants. Would stay here agai.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2024

brian

The property was perfect for our two nights. Easy walking distance to town center restaurants. Would stay here again.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2024

Anne

Good location, lovely staff.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2024

Cindy

We loved staying in such a classy hotel, near the beach. There were restaurants within easy walking distance.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2024

Alistair

Beautiful views of the beach, bit of a walk into the old town but worth it for the variety of restaurants and bars. Staff are lovely in the hotel and nothing is too much trouble.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2024

Diego Manuel

Nice hotel next to the beach

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

Maureen

Top notch accommodations & service

My stay was short but absolutely amazing. The hotel is beautiful, the rooms are also beautifully done with the most comfortable bed I have had in a hotel in a LONG time! It literally felt like clouds in heaven. The only thing rivaling the beauty and comfort of this hotel was the incredibly kind hospitality of the staff. I am so grateful to have found this stay after another hotel that I booked 6 months before, cancelled my reservation 3 days before arrival literally leaving me stranded on my first trip to Spain. It was actually a blessing in hind sight as I had the honor of spending a very peaceful stay by the sea in total comfort with all the amenities I could possibly need or want. Thank you Hotel Las Rocas!!!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

Maureen

My stay was short but absolutely amazing. The hotel is beautiful, the rooms are also beautifully done with the most comfortable bed I have had in a hotel in a LONG time! It literally felt like clouds in heaven. The only thing rivaling the beauty and comfort of this hotel was the incredibly kind hospitality of the staff. I am so grateful to have found this stay after the hotel in Lezama that I booked 6 months before, cancelled my reservation 3 days before arrival literally leaving me stranded on my first trip to Spain. It was actually a blessing in hind sight as I had the honor of spending a very peaceful stay by the sea in total comfort with all the amenities I could possibly need or want. Thank you Hotel Las Rocas!!!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2024

William

Seaside hotel

Great hotel, friendly staff

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2024

Verified traveler

Great location and friendly staff. Best hotel in Castro

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2024

Adrian

Pleasant hotel and good breakfast, but pricey IMHO

A very well kept hotel with welcoming and helpful staff, but pricey at £130 for B&B for two, in my opinion. Room was a good size and comfortable. Handle loose in bathroom, but a minor complaint.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2024

Roger

One of our favourite hotels

We always stay here when we are travelling- it seems to get better each time.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2024

Verified traveler

Lovely hotel

Second time to stay here.Excellent hotel. Spotlessly clean and ideally located close to Bilbao. Beautiful promenade and beach just across the road. Hotel was amazingly quiet so a really good night’s sleep ensued.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2024

ian

Nice but bring ear plugs

Besutiful, spotlessly clean hotel in a fantastic location across from a beach, but needs doible glazing and sound proofing. Noise from other rooms of babies crying, chairs scraping in the room above and a latge dog barking across from the hotel made sleep very challenging.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2024

William

Great location, upgraded and had a beautiful view of the beach and ocean

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2023

Sarah

The hotel was great, but was charged extra for breakfast and parking when we thought these amenities were included, so it wound up being more expensive than anticipated.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2023

Maria Teresa

clean, comfortable, helpful staff and very good location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2023

Fiona

A nice place to stay

The hotel is close to the beach and an easy walk to the main town centre. The room was spacious and clean. The walls are quite thin, so you can hear voices from the neighbouring rooms but it wasn't too much of a disturbance. The bed was super comfortable and i enjoyed a great night sleep. There was a nice selection at breakfast, all continental - no hot food but the croissants were amazing!! The only down side was nobody at reception spoke any English, fortunately we were travelling with someone who spoke spanish otherwise it may have been a little difficult

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2022

Elizabeth

Lovely hotel very centrally located.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2022

John

The hotel is very well situated, close to the seafront and an excellent beach. The staff are all very friendly and efficient. I very much appreciated the secure car park which is just across the street from the hotel. The only disappointment with our stay is that the lack of public toilets in the area resulted in a bad smell throughout the seafront area. This is, of course, not the fault of the hotel.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2022

Lucia

A little disappointing for that price

I know the city well and I know the hotel can charge those prices because of limited availability of options during the summer, but still it was disappointing to check into the room and see very obviously the cleaning was subpar (make up stains in the sink and hairs in the bathtub) and the amenities are so low standard. At that price, they could have some complimentary real coffee in the room and not nescafe and definitely I would have expected a real hair dryer and iron in the room.
Aside from that, good location and correct room

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2022

Robert

Good location

Convenient for beach and easy walk into town. Secure parking useful but very expensive… some of the staff were great others very offhand..,

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2022

Jacob

What a gem. The hotel has wonderful location, food, and staff. And the town is charming.

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2022

stephen

Besides the sea.

A beautiful hotel in a beautiful place.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2022

Kha

Quiet, convenient hotel .

Great location, near the beach and a short walk along the. Seafront to town.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2022

Cherry

Beautiful room with very helpful staff, lovely location overlooking the sea. Very good food

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2021

Elizabeth

Excellent location Great service

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2020

Bogdan

Good hotel!

Comfy beds, Clean room. Breakfast and dinner included option available.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2020

Lucian

Excelent.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2020

Claire

Delightful hotel in a great setting

We passed through on our way to Bilbao, and had a great half day on the beach, (great place to swim) and evening wandering around the town. The hotel had great views over the bay, parking was easy and the evening meal delicious. Highly recommend corner of loveliness

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

A poor check in process. Miserable staff sat some distance from the desk
Then the room was not ready when we got to it. Told to leave our bags and come back later. We had urgent e-mails to deal with and had to do this down in reception. No apology

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2019

Bruce

The hotel is right across the street from the boardwalk and the beach. It is located at the opposite end of the boardwalk from the harbor, lighthouse and church, which gave us many opportunities to stroll the boardwalk and relax. The staff was most helpful.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Good hotel, worth visiting.

Lovely hotel. Stayed for 2 nights prior to getting ferry from Bilboa.
Room very spacious. Sea view. Kettle in room.Had dinner in hotel and it was excellent.
20 mins to ferry.
Very pleasant seaside town.
Would stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2019

Jill

Some staff chose to ignore us, or became angry if we spoke poor Spanish. Otherwise the room is clean and spacious, and the complimentary breakfast is wonderful. The property is 50 m from the beach.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful room comfortable beds and modern ensuite bathroom. Fridge in room stocked up daily with water and bottles of orange.
Only negative was breakfast expensive so walked on sea front to one of many cafeteria's were Spanish breakfast for 2 was cheaper than hotel breakfast for 1.
Garage parking available but plenty of parking in front of hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely clean hotel, a few minutes to the promenade where you could walk around the harbour or into the town. Parking garage available at a cost.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 May 2019

Verified traveler

The room looked bigger on the picture and the bathroom was not very big .

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

A good quality hotel in seaside resort

The hotel was just right for us as we needed to take a ferry the next morning and it’s a 30 minute drive away. From our room we could see and hear the sea.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

The room was clean and spacious. Lovely hotel in good location

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2018

Alvaro

Las Rocas The Best location,food and service!!

The Hotel Sarcotel Las Rocas is located just in front of the beach in Castro Rubiales . With an excellent service and very clean room it is is the best horel to stay in such beautiful place. The breakfast was delicious, the room has a lot of space and the hotel provide the bikes to ride throu the beach from side walk.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely hotel very close to the beach. Restaurant was excellent and we’ll priced.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2018

Magali

Great experience, again!

This was our third time at Las Rocas. It was wonderful! Location couldn’t be better. All staff was courteous and helpful, and going to sleep with the sounds of waves, AMAZING!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2018

John

Good one nighter

This was a good overnight stay on our way west. Arrived late in Bilbao so first place of any size.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2018

Shirley

Comfortable and perfect location for ferries.

Handy location for 2 nights prior to getting ferry from Santander to Portsmouth. Reception staff and waiters were very helpful and friendly. Our room was very clean, quiet and comfortable with a large bathroom and we were on the top floor with a lovely view of the sea. An added bonus was secure garage parking. We were happy with the quiet location, slightly out of the main town, and the old part of the town, with restaurants and bars, was a 15 - 20 minutes stroll along the beach promenade. The breakfast buffet selection was good - especially the do-it-yourself orange juice machine with tumbling oranges! Very highly recommend and would definitely book here again on our next trip.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2018

skippy

Nice hotel close to beach and restaurants

Location of hotel in pretty coastal town close to beach and restaurants and ferry ports of Bilbao and Santander

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2018

John

Enjoyable stay.

Nice room, good facilities. Good breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2018

Catherine

Convenient for the Bilbao Ferry Port

This was a one-night stay, as we were catching the ferry to Portsmouth in the morning. Castro Urdiales is a nice little town, with a small beach and promenade. The hotel room was large and comfortable, with lots of hot water. We had our dog with us and had requested a dog-friendly room, but the confirmation email did not include this. When I phoned to check, I was told that they only accepted dogs up to 12kg. The booking process had not mentioned this, however when I told them the dog is a Labrador, they were fine about it. I had to sign an agreement about the dog, but it was all reasonable, like not barking or going on the bed. It only took around 20 minutes to get to the Ferry Port and it was well signposted. I would definitely use this hotel again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2018

Dog lover

Great location

Very clean and comfortable with all the facilities you could wish for. But a little on the sterile side for my taste.
Not as dog friendly as I would like.
The lady in the bar was absolutely delightful and went out of her way to help me with breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

We stayed 3 nights and were very pleased with all aspects of the hotel, we would certainly recommend this hotel👍

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Perfect Seaside Stopover

An excellent hotel in all respects. Clean, comfortable room. Very helpful and friendly staff. Good food in the restaurant. Secure garage parking. Top marks.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2018

Benjamin

Great hotel with very friendly and helpful staff. Location was just what we needed for an overnight stopover with 3 dogs.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2017

Diane

Great Hotel and Location

Excellent hotel in a very good location to visit Castro Urdiales and for the Bilbao Ferry. We only stayed for one night but we have visited before. The room was very comfortable and warm and the reception staff were excellent.
We did not have dinner but did have breakfast which was very good. We will certainly stay again when we are next in the area.

Partner

2/10

Poor

17 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Hotel overcharged me for my stay

The hotel itself is ok, but they forced me to pay two nights for the reservation even though I changed it to one night within the penalty time-frame allowed. They pretended that they did not get my reservation change in their records. I do not like dishonest people and will not stay there again.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2017

Karen

Real Spain Experience.

We chose this hotel at random because we wanted a pet friendly hotel, and would 100% go back. Castro Urdiales was a gem, a small town bursting with character. Great value for money bars with real Spanish tapas on offer everywhere. Dancing in the town square, salsa on the streets. If you want real Spain, this is it. The breakfast we had was top quality with lots of choice. Well worth a visit.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2017

ANDREA

Excelente

Just love this place the hotel wandrefull once of mu favoritos in this trip

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2017

Verified traveler

You must stay here (near Bilbao)

Excellent location, easy parking on the street (safe), close to shops, restaurants, across the street to the beach. Absolutely superb hotel!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2017

Nicole

Second time staying at this hotel and this experience was far better than the first. We had a lovely sea view and the room was clean and well appointed. Our first time, the room was dark, dated and depressing...not sure whether the hotel had had a complete refurb or whether we were just lucky on this occasion but a big thumbs up!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2016

David

Lovely Castro.

Great view of the beach and sea from windows overlooking street. Good breakfast. Well placed for access to beach and town.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Beautiful seaside town, hotel well located close t

A very nice Cambrian town close to, but away from the hassles of Bilbao. A good base for exploring the area. Hotel efficient, friendly and attentive - close to beach and fishing harbour with many restaurants etc

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2016

Verified traveler

Great hotel

Great hotel. Slightly out of old town but lovely walk to the town. Spectacular views and location. Staff were great.

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2016

Agricola

Comfortable Hotel for our overnight stay.

This is the second time we have stayed here before joining the Ferry at Bilbao.
The hotel is well appointed, clean & comfortable, and the staff friendly & efficient.
The shower, although very luxurious, needs a degree in engineering to sort it out.
The low point was dinner. A Cafe style menu which was not inspiring in a 4-star hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2016

philip

Bilbao alternative hotel location

Hotel is right by the beach and room we had, gave a great sea view. First time in the town and it was a lovely place for a visit out of season. It is a busy hotel, very popular with Spanish visitors and diners. Hotel is very comfortable, but get to breakfast early as items seemingly not replenished! Room service very good. Parking in the street is safe. Worth a trip to the resort and this hotel is a good place to stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2015

John and Jean

On road trip through Spain and needed a hotel prior to getting an early morning ferry from Zierbena!
My wife and were extremely pleased with the hotel's accommodation and the friendliness of the staff!
The location was excellent and the local emenities superb!
Also only 20 minutes easy drive to the ferry terminal!
Would definitely stay again for two night not one!

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2015

Janet

One night stay on the way back to ferry.

The hotel staff were friendly and helpful, especially the reception staff. We were upgraded to a superior room which had double aspect windows overlooking the sea.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jul 2015

Robert

Clean but old fashioned

If you like slick modern hotels this place is not for you. Old fashioned but well located just off the motorway so convenient for an overnight stop. It was clean with no frills. Did not eat there except breakfast which was fine.

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2015

JC

Overall enjoyed they stay but...

We were very please at the ease of locating the hotel. There are plenty of signs to pint you in the right direction. Check in was smooth and the desk staff was friendly.

When we entered our room it reeked of cigarettes, it was a non smoking room so I assume it's from many years of lots of smokers from the past. The room windows opened out and we could enjoy the fresh ocean views and breeze. This helped with the stale cigarette smell as well.

Lunch and dinner hours are very strictly adhered to so we weren't able to eat lunch the first day so we had some, pinchos, the local bars food/snack. They were tasty and the wait staff was super helpful. The prices for the pinchos was very economical. Breakfast both days was super yummy and plentiful.

However - we had a disappointing experience with lips choir second day. We arrived 15 minutes after the start of the lunch service. We asked for a two top and the guy rolled his eyes at us like we were a bother. We told him we could come back later if we needed to make reservation but he hesitantly sat us. We felt like we were a bother for the entire meal.

The food was way over pricesd for the portions and the service. 27.00E/30US for the menu and I ordered a salad for 20E/22US that was the same size as a dinner salad. This was the most disappointing part of this hotel.

I would recommend it to others but be aware of the lunch \"rules\" and find somewhere else to eat lunch/dinner.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2015

martin

relaxing stop, convenient for Bilbao ferry

we stayed for two nights before catching the ferry back to UK from Bilbao. It was a relaxing way to travel. The town is good for a short stay (especially if you like beaches). The hotel was a 10 minute walk along the seafront to the centre of town and there were also bars/restaurants nearby. The parking is secure and the drive into Bilbao was easy.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2015

Stephen

Stopover for Bilbao ferry

Lovely hotel overlooking the beach.Castro Urdiales is a lovely little resort.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2015

Norman

Norman & Sue

Excellent hotel staff and location. On our list to stay again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2015

Pat & Mandy

One night stay

We enjoyed our relaxing stay in this quiet hotel. On the road parking was free outside the hotel.
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10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2015

Howard

whenever possible we always stay there excellent hotel

6/10

Pleasant

21 May 2015

ROY

One night pre-ferry stay

Hotel is convenient for ferry either Santander or Bilbao nothing special
On check in receptionist appeared a little bemused - firstly unable to find
booking then asked for my name 4 times!! - not impressed

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2015

Andrea

Nice location in Castro Urdiales

Very nice location - close to the sea; great breakfast.

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2014

Edward

Stopover

Enjoyed very much our stopover en route to our sailing from Bilboa. Staff and service at the hotel were first class.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2014

Rick

great location

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2014

Jane McC

Great location

Professional but cool service. Excellent breakfast.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2014

Sandie R

Fab - would higly recommend

Great location, staff very friendly, stones throw from the beach, would highly recommend.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2014

John

Tour of Northern Spain

Fantastic suites on the 4th floor overlooking the beach. Friendly helpful staff and a excellent choice at breakfast. Again beware of the car park, not designed for anything bigger than a fiat 500.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2014

Bob

excellent hotel virtually on seafront

Stayed at las rocas for 1 night prior to getting the ferry back to Portsmouth.It was a great decision as the hotel is only a 20 minute drive to the Bilbao port.

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2014

Guy

A great destination after a hard day's walking.

An extremely well run hotel where the staff couldn't do enough for you. A comfortable bed and a quiet location ensured a good night's sleep.

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2014

Yvonne

travels with my dog

On arrival it was obvious that we were expected and the T´s and C´s for my dog were very reasonable. The staff were very polite and helpful. The room had all reasonable amenities, TV, Radio, Tea and Coffee making, refrigerator, all the toiletries you could possibly ask for.

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

ideal location

Ideal place for break before taking the Bilbao/Portsmouth ferry.

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2013

bernard

great hotel

very good hotel in town close to all things great sea veiws and great for walkers

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2013

Anthony

Well pleased

Really very good. 5 out of five, but as its a four star hotel perhaps 4 out of four is a proper mark.

We'd definitely stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2012

Tim

Always a reliable standard

We have stayed at this hotel many times while en route to and from Santander and Bilbao. It always maintains an excellent standard and we would and have recommended it without reservation.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Apr 2012

Peter

Las Rocas - close to Bilbao

Comfortable hotel an easy drive to the ferry for the morning crossing to UK.
Not much in the surrounding area and the hotel restaurant was closed so spent the evening in the hotel bar. No atmosphere but basic food at a reasonable price made for an OK evening.
Will use the hotel again.

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2011

Verified traveler

Las Rocas, Spain

Hotel very nice and clean and convenient to Bilbao Port. Only criticism was the food. We didnt want a large meal on the night, I had an Omlette which was raw in the centre, I did mention this but nothing was done. I ended up having an upset stomach for 2 days. Would stay here again but would not eat in the Hotel.

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2011

Owen

Sercotel Hotel Las Rocas - Castro Urdiales

Good, clean facilities. Polite and helpful staff. The location is ideal; at the end of the promenade in a really picturescue village. I found the secure garage parking (daily charge) really useful. The one area I thought could be improved is that the hotel displays a prominent illuminated \"Hotel\" sign - it would be easier to find the hotel if this included the \"Las Rocas\" hotel name.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2011

Daniel

Great location, not easy to find

The location of the hotel was excellent. However, we were driving in from the Rioja area and found the signage at the hotel lacking. It simply said \"Hotel\" the name of the hotel was on the front door which doesn't help when driving around with other hotels in the area. Otherwise we had a very positive experience

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2011

Tracy

Loved everything about it.

Lovely location - Castro Urdiales is beautiful with lots of charm and great walks. Very comfortable and well furnished room (rooms 501 and 2 have great terraces overlooking the beach). Lovely bathroom with quick filling bath and strong shower. Slippers and dressing gowns were nice. Restaurant good and not overly expensive for the quality of food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2026

Berit

Deilig havluft og fin strandutsikt. Avslappende middag i restauranten for en billig penge. Velsmakende frokost der kjøkkenet ordnet alle ting vi hadde lyst på, servert av hyggelig betjening

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2025

goldwaser

Bien placé... très propre mais déco surannee

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2025

Armin

Top

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2025

Stephani

C’était parfait !

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2025

Leandro Cesar

Muy bueno

Habitación súper cómoda, muy buena ducha. Personal muy atento. Restaurante de comida muy sabrosa. Se puede aparcar fuera si encuentras lugar, o deberás pagar (parquímetro urbano limitado)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

María Antonia

Ya he venido varias veces, y para mi es estupenda la estancia. También hice una celebración de un bautizo y fue todo petfecyo.

Self