For a long weekend in Santander, the stay at Santemar Hotel was wonderful. It was blocks to the beach. If I tried, I could see the ocean from the room. Getting around to other parts of town, via bus. What is in walking distance - Beach!! Tapas Bar where the Sangria ran freely. The hotel seemed like a 4-5 star.... more

The location is the best, the hotel is situated in the best part of Santander on an amazing beach. The hotel itself is dated, although the first impression of the lobby is good, going into the bar the corridors and the rooms you will see that the furniture and decor is quite old. The hotel is quite expensive for what... more

Santemar has a good location, just a 4 minute walk from El Sardinero. Breakfast is not included and if you decide to have breakfast at the hotel there is not even a menu. Just juice, coffee and a couple of pastries. So I strongly recommend you have breakfast somewhere else. Rooms are not as impressive as the lobby area, but... more

The hotel Santemar is a quite big hotel very close to the Sardinero beach (one of the best city beaches in Spain). Santander is not that big, so you can easily get to the main touristic attractions from there. It is quite pricy for Spain, however in Santander the hotel offer is limited. Rooms and bathrooms are big and clean... more

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