The hotel is in a great location, about 100 metres from the beach with plenty of buzz (if that's what your're looking for). It's a bit distant from city centre so that, while there are possibilities, the choice for restaurants / bars is quite limited. Decor in public areas is a bit dated but rooms are extremely comfortable and are... more

Local bus is in Santander City Centre in about 10-15 minutes from the airport. Good Value at 1.60euro each. From the centre you need to take a number 1 bus which drop you off at a big casino which is just round the corner from hotel santemar. You will be there in about 10 minutes or so. Dont think you... more

We have returned from a great week-end break,travelling by Ryanair to Santander and then a two night stay at this hotel. This is a great region in spain with warm friendly locals.Seafood is the thing to try.Hotel in a lovely postion overlooking beautiful beach. Will definately return for a longer trip next time. more

Just returned from 3 night break at the Santemar and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Ryanair flights were excellent and a real bargain at £37 return! Hotel Facilities/Service: Hotel is a pretty ugly concrete building from the outside, but rooms are nicely furnished, modern and well maintained. Check in procedure went smoothly and our room was ready for us despite arriving... more

I initally stayed at the Santemar for 2 nights in Feb-05 and returned for a visit with my partner in May-05. I booked directly via the hotels website and received an excellent rate of approx £38 per night for the room. The hotel is close to the beautiful clean beach separated by a busy road. We requested sea facing room... more

Just spent the weekend at the Santemar. The hotel is situated in the northern part of Santander in the "beach" area. The nearest beach is 50 meters from the hotel and very clean. There are plenty of restaurants in the nearby location, which can cater for families. English is not widely spoken in the area, but with a few of... more

We twin sisters had a lovely mini break, we found the staff all to be friendly and helpful, going out of their way to make our short stay a welcome one. The surrounding area was peaceful but still interesting shopping, walks, bars and restaurants. Santemar we love you more

Just got back from a 5 day stay at this hotel - big modern convention centre type of hotel -location, food and cleanliness of rooms all tip-top, but hotel was let down by very poor soundproofing between rooms - could hear every word of conversations in surrounding rooms, not too mention every bathroom sound and was kept awake by man... more

This is the worst experience we had at ANY hotel. We (I and my friend) had an all paid reservation for three nights and were there for a conference. Upon arriving, the reception told that we have room reserved only for two nights. We immediately showed thenm the paid credit card receipts, the credit card bill, confirmation and receipts from... more