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€50more,rates varywidelywithevents anddemand,breakfast-€26, air-con,elevator,free
guest computer and Wi-Fi, great museum-view breakfast terrace, free gym with wet and
dry saunas, Alameda Mazarredo 61, tel. 944-253-300,
www.granhoteldominebilbao.com
,
recepcion.domine@hoteles-silken.com
)
. If arriving by tram, take the main museum steps
up by the fountains to reach the hotel.
In the Old Town
To reach the Old Town, take the tram to the Arriaga stop.
$$ Hotel Bilbao Jardines
is a fresh new place buried in the Old Town with 32 mod-
ern but basic rooms with squeaky floors (Sb-€58, Db-€75, less off-season, breakfast-€5,
quieter rooms in back, air-con, elevator, free Wi-Fi, free rental bicycles, Calle Jardines
9, tel. 944-794-210,
www.hotelbilbaojardines.com
,
info@hotelbilbaojardines.com
,
Marta,
Felix, and Monica).
$$ Tryp Arenal
is a chain hotel with simple, business-class rooms and helpful
staff in a great location across from the Arriaga Theater (Db-€60-80, breakfast-€8, air-
con, elevator, free Wi-Fi, Calle Los Fueros 2, tel. 944-153-100,
www.melia.com
,
$ Iturrienea Ostatua,
next door to the recommended Kasko restaurant on a pedes-
trianstreetintheOldTown,isatidy,B&B-styleaccommodation renting21roomspacked
with brick, stone, and antiques (Sb-€50, Db-€60, twin Db-€66, Tb-€80, breakfast-€6, free
Wi-Fi, near the river at Santa María 14, tel. 944-161-500,
www.iturrieneaostatua.com
,
info@iturrieneaostatua.com
, friendly Igone).
$ Hotel Arriaga
offers21traditionalbutwell-maintainedroomsandaspiritedrecep-
tion (Sb-€45, Db-€54, extra bed-€16, some rooms overlook a busy street—request a quiet
backroom,freeguestcomputerandWi-Fi,lounge,parking-€8,Ribera3,tel.944-790-001,
www.hotelarriaga.es
,
info@hotelarriaga.es
, Jon). As you cross the bridge from the station,
it's just behind the big theater of the same name.
$ La Estrella Ostatu
isafamily-runestablishmentwith26simplebutneatroomsup
a twisty staircase near the Basque Museum (Sb-€35, Db-€60 in summer, cheaper off-sea-
son, breakfast-€3-4, María Muñoz 6, tel. 944-164-066,
www.la-estrella-ostatu.com
,
laes-
trellabilbao@yahoo.es
, just enough English spoken, Jesus and Begoña).
$ Pensión Ladero,
renting 12 ramshackle but clean and cheap rooms, is a fine
budget option in the Old Town. They don't accept reservations, so call upon arrival to
check availability (S-€22, D-€32, T-€50, Q-€60, up 4 flights of stairs; some rooms up a
verytightspiralstaircase—watchyourhead—shareonebathroom,whileremainingrooms
use the other three bathrooms on the main floor; cash only, Lotería 1, tel. 944-150-932,
