A few miles outside the city and on a hill with great views of Bilbao by night we were really pleased with this find. It's a well-maintained, clean, family run, small hotel, in a quiet location, and with helpful, English speaking staff. Five minutes easy drive from the hotel is the local fenicular terminal where we parked the car free and took the 3 minute fenicular ride to the centre of Bilbao. Whilst the hotel does a good, wide choice breakfast, it has no restaurant, but they're happy for you to picnic in their conservatory or order in a takeaway. If not eating in Bilbao, local choices are to eat in the restaurant next door to the hotel (run by different management, expensive and not that good) or in one of the cafes/restaurants around the fenicular terminal. great hotel for a comfortable, quiet night's sleep and no worries about car parking or security.
- Artetxe Hotel Bilbao
