Name: Akelarre - Restaurant & Hotel
Address: San Sebastian, ES
Price range: From $962

Akelarre - Restaurant & Hotel, San SebastianAkelarre - Restaurant & Hotel in San Sebastian, Spain has a corrected score of 3.6 ± 0.4 (thin evidence, 1 of 4 platforms), ranked 10 of 22 hotels we score in San Sebastian. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.7 before correction: Tripadvisor 3.7. Rooms from about $962 a night (cached, not a live quote).Akelarre is a five-star hotel on Mount Igeldo above San Sebastian, built around the three-Michelin-star restaurant of chef Pedro Subijana. Its 22 rooms and suites, including two with private pools, look out over the Cantabrian Sea, and guests have a full-service spa, gym, bar and valet parking. The city centre is about ten minutes away by car, with Playa de la Concha five minutes off. It suits travellers coming mainly for the food and the views, who are happy to pay for both. At around $962 a night it is expensive, and being on the hill means walking into town is not practical.What stands out

Three Michelin star restaurant on site

Sea views from the rooms

Full spa and gym

Valet parking available

Watch out for

Very expensive, from $962 a night

Ten minute drive into the city centre

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