A lovely extended weekend break, i a most magnificent hotel. As you drive up towards the hotel at the winery, the sight takes one's breath away. An amazing design, matched then by the service inside, the quality of the rooms, and the astonishingly good food. The spa treatments are also fantastic. Only issue is the price - it is 'out of here' expensive, just falling short on balancing price and quality, so 'value' is not good. But on the other hand, for a luxury experience, maybe once or twice in a lifetime, then this is just the hotel for you!

I stumbled upon the Hotel Marqués de Riscal while researching a trip to Barcelona. I became enthralled by the Frank Gehry design and decided to make a road trip from Barcelona to Elciego, then Bilbao, San Sebastian and another sleepover in Pamplona. We were not upset with our room in the annex as it was large and had pleasing views of the vineyard and of the main building when we crossed the covered bridge. The pool area is also in the annex. We ate dinner and brunch in the hotel’s wonderful dining room and relaxed on the terrace of the main building. Everyone was friendly and helpful. Do not miss a visit to nearby Ysios Vineyard with a building almost as striking as the Marqués.

My husband and I stayed here for 5 nights in November on SPG points. We got upgraded to a suite (room 28) due to my Platinum status. The room was huge and right at the end of the building so very private with views of the wine yard (same views as the spa has). I had emailed the hotel a few months before our arrival and had communicated with the concierge to help me organize our trip (winery visits, restaurant reservations, etc). They were so superb! They spent a few hours doing some research I had requested and always responded on a timely basis. They made the reservations for us once I had decided and upon check in I received a summary of all the reservations we had -i thought this was great.the concierge here was the best by far I've experienced.

On check in we were greeted warmly and the hotel manager escorted us to our room. Breakfast was included for me as an SPG platinum and it was a great assortment of cheeses, breads, fruits, etc. you can even order eggs and other items to be made fresh for you. On occasion we had to eat and run and they packed the coffee to go and some muffins, etc.

We used the spa facilities twice during our stay. They were great and we were lucky to be the only ones using it at the time. I also had a massage and it was one of the best I have received.

Overall, the service at the hotel I found to be excellent and definitely 5 star. They know how to treat and pamper guests. We would love to return one day.

I am from Spain, however I live in the USA. I wanted to stay in this hotel for a while, so when I spent a few days with my family in Barcelona decided to take a trip to San Sebastian and spend a couple of days in El Ciego at the Hotel Marques de Riscal.

When we checked in the staff was very friendly and welcoming, we were offered an upgrade to a suite through our American Express Platinum card. These suites are located in a separate building from the main building. I must admit I was a little bit disappointed that we were not inside the main building as it is so unique and our views were not towards the town of El Ciego, but the room was great. Very high ceilings, spacious room, large windows overlooking the vineyards and beautiful bathroom.

We had a tour of the winery and it is a very large winery, we enjoyed the tour and tasting of the wine. The spa located one floor below our room was also very relaxing and well appointed with a terrace overlooking the vineyards.

We had dinner at the restaurant Marques de Riscal and the service was unparalleled, the food was good but we have not had such a good service in a restaurant anywhere else with multiple waiters serving us.

We had buffet breakfast and it was perfect with a variety of cakes, pastries, meats and cheeses from the region, the views from the restaurant and terrace are amazing overlooking the roof of the hotel and the town of El Ciego.

This has been one of the most unique hotels we have ever stayed at. The architecture of this hotel is fantastic, the surroundings are beautiful and the service one of the best we have ever had.