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de Salamanca 10, tel. [phone], www.hotelparma.com , [e-mail] ;
Iñaki, Pino, Maria Eugenia, and Eider).
$$ Pensión Edorta (“Edward”), deep in the Old Town, elegantly mixes wood,
brick,andcolorintoninemodern,stylishrooms(D-€40-70,Db-€60-90,extrabed-€20-25,
slightly more in Aug, elevator, free Wi-Fi, Calle Puerto 15, tel. [phone],
www.pensionedorta.com , [e-mail] , Javier).
$$ Pensión Amaiur is a flowery place with long, narrow halls and 12 great-value
rooms within the Old Town. Kind Virginia gives the justifiably popular pensión a homey
warmth. Some rooms face a frontón ( pelota court), while a couple have private balconies
facing the street. Completely renovated in 2013, there are common rooms on each floor
to prepare meals—a great spot to hang out and share travel tips. Bring earplugs to block
out noise from the tapas-going crowd, or ask for an interior room (S-€40-45, quiet in-
terior D-€60-70, Db-€76-90, T-€76-90, Tb-€90-120, kitchen facilities, pay guest com-
puter, free Wi-Fi, next to Santa María Church at Calle 31 de Agosto 44, tel. [phone],
www.pensionamaiur.com , [e-mail] ).
Across the River, in Gros
The pleasant Gros district—San Sebastián's “uptown”—is marked by the super-modern,
blocky Kursaal conference center. The nearby Zurriola Beach is popular with surfers.
These hotels are less than a five-minute walk from the Old Town. For locations, see the
map on here .
$$$ Hotel Arrizul is bright and fresh, with mod, minimalist decor in each of its 12
rooms(Sb-€55-105,Db-€90-145,Dbsuite-€110-180,extrabed-€35,breakfast-€7,air-con,
elevator, free Wi-Fi, nearby underground parking-€20, Peña y Goñi 1, tel. [phone],
www.arrizul.com , [e-mail] ). Its sister hotel, Hotel Arrizul Gros, is only
five blocks away and has 17 rooms with similar decor (slightly lower rates, includes small
breakfast) plus 15 spacious apartment rentals (apartments: 2 people-€145-199, 4 people-
€185-249, 5 people-€215-279; Iparraguirre 3, same contact info as main Hotel Arrizul).