Our hotel stay was fantastic, lovely warm welcome, room was bright and comfortable, the location was great, car park a bonus, the staff super friendly and knowledgeable about their area. The breakfast was lovely, much care taken to showcase local products. Wine, apple juice charcuterie and cheese plate were absolutely delicious. I’m the setting of a former school we absolutely loved our stay!

Can’t improve on perfection!

We had great communication and the warmest of welcomes from Heleine. Our room was absolutely perfect, parking extremely convenient, wonderful breakfast. We love the location .. a few minutes from the motorway and a gorgeous short walk to the park, pub and beach. My husband, my dog and I slept very well in this peaceful beautiful hotel. Thank you .. we shall return.

We liked everything

Friendly helpful staff member good breakfast good parking in convenient position for travel to and from Spain as a stop off

Guethary is beautiful and the walk down to the harbour was pleasant But trying to find somewhere to eat was difficult. After lots of phone calls we found most restaurants were shut or fully booked. We stopped at one to enquire but they were fully booked. And ended up with a tapas style meal outside in not very warm weather. SO be warned if you decide to stay in this fun hotel make sure you look at restaurants on the Internet and book one for dinner. We would have liked the gourmet dinner our long trip from Spain demanded but were disappointed.

Beautiful building and rooms with internal patio. Excellent hosts. A 10 mins walk to the beach. Close to a road but still very quiet. Very good breakfast. A small park neaby for the dog.

We like everything. The parking is small, for about 10 cars. We did not have a problem parking in June.

The location, and hotel itself are lovely but the staff take it to another level. So kind, warm, and welcoming. We travel twice per year between Portugal and France and it’s a delight to break up the journey at Hotel Balea. It meant a lot that the staff recognised us, too.

Normally the reception is closed in the evening, but because they knew we would arrive by train in later in the evening, they waited specially for our check-inn until we arrived. The hotel is the old primary school of the village and it is nicely converted into a cosy hotel. You can easily walk from the train station to the hotel and the beach, bar and restaurants are 15 minutes away on foot. Decent breakfast, providing enough for the energy to walk into Hondaribbia that afternoon. Good coffee!

No dislikes in particular

The staff were very friendly & helpful. The hotel was very comfortable and relaxed and the breakfast was great. We had a most enjoyable holiday in Hotel Balea and in Guéthary.

Nothing

Excellent Stay! The hotel was perfect, right near the bus stop to take us to other towns and a short walk from the rest of Guethary. The staff were helpful and so welcoming. Our room was a perfect size, it had heating, all the amenities we needed and a very comfortable bed. One morning we had the breakfast which was delicious. I would highly recommend staying here!

Great location, comfortable beds, good organic breakfast and bathroom products. Great they accommodate dogs.

Dog cost 20€ per night, by the time we had paid for breakfast the overall cost had crept up. Rooms starting to show some wear and tear which detracts from the lovely bed and otherwise cosy ambience.

Charming former school-turned-hotel tastefully renovated. Good sized and comfortable room with excellent aircon, TV with streaming services, good wifi and varied breakfast. Easy parking right outside.

The floor in the bathroom could have been less noisy. The guest below us came up to complain about it!