Wonderful place to stay in Donostia. This was our first trip to Donostia/San Sèbastian and we loved every minute of it, partly due to our comfortable place to stay. Luis was really nice and welcoming. His suggestions for the stay were really useful and fun. The entire home has been remodeled beautifully. Tones of closet space and an amazing bathroom. The apartment also has an elevator but it’s only a couple floors up so not bad to take stairs. The location was really the benefit to staying here. Situated right next to the beach and not far from Old Town, Gros, or the entire span of Playa Concha. One small downside, they are putting in a metro stop I believe outside the building and there is basically a construction site. This was not a problem as we were out adventuring the majority of the time but if sleeping in a bit the construction is right outside the window. But I’ll repeat, this shouldn’t deter you from staying here. It really wasn’t a problem. Another great advantage to the apartment was the coffee shop on the first floor of the building and the great bars on both sides to the entrance. You don’t have to spend all you time in Old Town at all.
Other thoughts / recommendations: Definitely spend some time at La Perla, the spa down the road on the promenade. It was amazing and worth it. The funicular up to Mount Igueldo was really great and should be enjoyed. What a view. Also, the Aquarium was worth the time. We had such a blast wondering through this museum/aquarium and we don’t even have kids.
Restaurants: In fact, we recommend you only spend an evening or two in Old Town for food. There are many great options not far that will give you a much more welcome and fun experience. A few thoughts on Old Town, book reservations if interested in a place. This is a must. A few spots we really enjoyed was the Garua, Txalupa, and the Casa Alcalde. Speaking of Atari, don’t go. It has great reviews and the food was okay, but it’s a mess and the staff were extremely rude on a couple occasions. We even made a reservation because my wife wanted to try there much raved about grilled octopus and it was a disaster. I don’t blame them with dealing with that many people, but it was fun. Instead, go try Topa Sukalderia, Mona was a delight, and this little beer bar on the Gros beach front called Kanabikana. The owner was great to talk with and very inspirational with his love for craft beer. The beer and food were out of this world and the experience was fun. The staff and everyone we met treated us very well and had many laughs.