Hotel Parma

Perfect location near the old part of town. The receptionist was very friendly and helpful.

The scaffolding on the outside of the building.

Location

Cost for a basic hotel.

Personnel super et souriant. Hôtel propre et chouette. Très bon emplacement dans le vieux quartier. Parking à proximité. Attention toutefois à la zone de restriction, bien enregistrer votre voiture.

The location was great, overlooking one of the main beaches and the river. Parking was a bit of a faff, but the staff were really helpful on that front. You are a few minutes easy walking to the old town with a gazillion Pintxos bars, shops and sweet treats, if you like a craft beer there is a great bar literally on the doorstep "Etxeberria Beer Bar" I'd also really recommend a walk over to the Zuriolla Beach area in the evenings and the streets behind, such a warm relaxing area where Bidassoa Basque Brewery is located for a beer and food.

I really wanted to love Parma Hotel, but it was a bit disappointing to be honest. I booked a street room as to be fair it does mention renovations being carried out on the frontage. We were "upgraded" to a sea view, which was through heavy scaffolding, which in itself wasn't a problem. However, builders started hammering constantly from 8am and earlier, which still carried on through to early evening. It was so loud on day one, I thought someone was hammering on our door to get our attention. The room itself was quite small, again not a major issue for us, but was also extremely dated. The most annoying part of that being, as we passed the open doors on the interior/street side rooms we'd booked, they looked like they were bright, modern and recently renovated.