First of all i will explain we had booked 7 nights at the Best Western Hotel Conde Duque, but upon arrival the hotel was in the middle of being decorated which they failed to mention!! They showed us to our room which was horrible and had a window that looked into the middle of building and it a disgusting site.... more

My daughter Tapas and I spent just a day in Bilbao last week and Arriaga turned out to be the best hotel we encountered in our month-long tour of Europe. A long and tiring journey from Paris had brought us to the doorsteps of Arriaga and we were instantly made to feel at home by the young bespectacled receptionist who... more

We had booked this hotel on the back of a 2002 Rough Guide review saying that it was the best of the medium hotels in Bilbao. I can only presume that it has lost stars since 2002 as we later discovered that it was only a one star hotel. As very few people in northern Spain speak anything other than... more

Recently, I had the privelege of staying at the charming Arriaga Hotel in Old Bilbao. It is located close to the Vasco Viejo Metro Station. Begona and John who work at the Arriaga Hotel were extremely kind and helpful. They also speak English fairly well and were very knowledgable about Bilbao's two splendid art museums. I paid forty-five euros for... more

I got a single room that overlooked the river. One of the proprietors, Begonia, gave me tips on where to go and where to avoid in Bilbao. One minus was that the hotel turned off the heater at night. Overall, it was a good value. more

We had a difficult bill to fill-- a triple with three beds, very little lead time, and a day in the middle of our stay when we had to stay elsewhere. But the lovely ladies at the Hotel Arriaga took care of us splendidly.The only complaint was the bad ventilation in our room that left the old stench of cigarettes... more