Best Hotels with Rooftop Bars & Pools in San Sebastián (2026)

Perched on Monte Igueldo above the city with panoramic views of the Cantabrian coast, this design hotel is home to Pedro Subijana's three-Michelin-star restaurant and offers 22 rooms designed by Inigo Rotaeche with floor-to-ceiling ocean views. The most extraordinary restaurant-hotel experience in the Basque Country.

• Michelin 3-Star
• Ocean View
• Hilltop

★ 9.5 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

The grand Belle Époque dowager of San Sebastián, opened in 1912 by the Urumea river with a theatrical neoclassical façade, lavishly restored rooms, and a history of hosting the world's most glamorous film festival guests. Widely considered the most iconic hotel in Basque Country.

• Iconic
• Belle Époque
• Film Festival

★ 9.3 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

A beautifully preserved 19th-century royal palace set in private gardens on the hillside above the city, converted into a five-star hotel with grand salons, individually furnished heritage rooms, and a spa. San Sebastián's most secluded and romantic address.

• Royal Palace
• Gardens
• Couples

★ 9.1 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

A historic seafront hotel occupying a privileged corner of La Concha promenade with wraparound bay views from its upper-floor rooms and a terrace that may be San Sebastián's finest spot for an afternoon vermouth. Unpretentious, characterful, and remarkably well-priced.

• La Concha
• Seafront
• Sea View

★ 9.0 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

San Sebastián's classic seafront address since 1904, with a magnificent white façade directly on La Concha promenade and rooms with bay and beach views at various price points. Queen María Cristina was among its earliest regulars — the unbroken tradition of aristocratic hospitality continues.

• Historic
• La Concha
• Classic Luxury

★ 8.9 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

A well-run contemporary hotel steps from Zurriola surf beach and the Kursaal Congress Centre, with spacious rooms, a gym, and easy access to Gros's buzzing pintxos bars. Excellent choice for surfers and those seeking the less formal Donosti atmosphere.

• Surfers
• Zurriola Beach
• Modern

★ 8.6 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation