San Sebastian was highly rated for beaches by 578 guests from the United States!San Sebastian Travel Guide
Amazing Coastline and Historical Beauty
San Sebastian is a famous beach resort in the north of Spain with picturesque coastline, vibrant nightlife and amazing Basque gastronomy.
Playa de la Concha is one of the world’s most popular city beaches, ideal for watersports lovers. Rent a surfboard on Zurriola beach or just relax on a cosy lounge chair under your umbrella.
Established as the culinary capital of Spain, San Sebastian features a variety of bars and restaurants serving delicious pintxos (Basque-style tapas), fresh seafood and fine wine. According to Spanish tradition, you should have one tapa and a wine in one bar, then move on to the next bar.
The tree-covered hill standing just across the gulf is called Urgull and has spectacular views over the bay and city. Parte Vieja is the old part of the town where you can mix with the locals and visit some of the city’s most interesting historical attractions.
San Sebastian Airport is located 12 miles east, so it's a short journey into the city itself. Booking.com offers a choice of accommodations ranging from luxury hotels to guest houses, apartments and budget hostels.
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What Guests Said About San Sebastian:
Jennifer
United States of America
10
The beach & scenery around San Sebastian was absolutely...
The beach & scenery around San Sebastian was absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately we only stayed one night but I wish we could've stayed three or four. We did this at the beginning of our trip to northern Spain & southern France but I wish we would've done this at the end. It would've been nice to relax here for a few days before flying home. The beach was just what you want with soft sand to walk on, unlike the beaches in Barcelona that were very rocky.
Anonymous
United States of America
10
Wonderful city.
Wonderful city. Used it as a base to take daily trips to explore Basque Country, but we were there every evening.
Easy driving distance to Bilbao, Pamplona, Guernica, Biarritz and Bayonne.
Fabulous food. Pinxtos in Old Town bars. Arzak.....a 3 star Michelin restaurant was a one in a lifetime treat.
Easy walking distance to everywhere in the city. Buses for places too far to walk
Tracey
United Kingdom
10
Beautiful beaches, though even the waves at la concha were a...
Beautiful beaches, though even the waves at la concha were a bit fierce for me! Fantastic food, the pintxo bars are wonderful, Arzak is phenomenal (the most expensive meal I have ever eaten, but also the most incredible and with the service to match). A trip up to the fortress is also recommended
Ashleigh
United States of America
10
San Sebastián is the best of all things.
San Sebastián is the best of all things. Magical city and architecture, beautiful beaches, friendly locals, delicious food and inexpensive. I've promised myself I will return as soon as possible.
Mel
New Zealand
6.0
The beaches are incredible the sights and the shopping...
The beaches are incredible the sights and the shopping however wherever we went we were to feel like they didn't like tourists, had we have had our own kitchen in our room and could sort our meals our stay would have been perfect.
Eva
United States of America
10
Hike up Monte Urgull to the English Cemetary and the giant...
Hike up Monte Urgull to the English Cemetary and the giant Jesus statue was pretty and offered amazing views of the bay. Beach is beautiful but crowded on clear days, to be expected. Not many vegetarian options in the pintxos department.. try the chirps at Santa Lucia and the coffe at Old Town Coffee! One of the local bakeries near Hotel Londres gives you 7 assorted "imperfect" baked goods (stuff that didn't quite meet the standard to be sold on the shelves) for €1.55! They still tasted great so it was a bargain! Forgot the name, but every pastry shop/bakery has a delicious assortment. Also, swim to the island or at least to one of the barges with water slides in the middle of the bay if you can manage it; there are a lot fewer people out there.
“Staff were all amazingly nice, and accommodated every request. place feels brand new. bathroom was huge, double glazed Windows keep out the crazy noise which usually goes till 4am in the old town on weekends. Great little common area with high quality lavazza machine for morning espresso! Bule will always be my first pick for San Sebastián, worth every penny.”
“Very nice, spacious, clean room at an awesome location right outside the historic center of San Sebastián. Goes beyond the "pensión" category - the only thing keeping it from being a boutique hotel is the lack of room service.”
“Very nice staff, excellent location for easy walking to all major beach/old town/San Sebastian central attractions. Good details in the room, huge bathroom, great shower, big windows. The view from a premium view room...not sure how you could ever return to Donostia again without having a view this good!”
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