This hotel is 17th century palace. Amazing place beautifully cared for. Staff very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good and served either in breakfast room or outside patio area. There were several lounge areas with comfortable seating and games and books. There are plenty of good restaurants in the village. Best to book as evenings can be busy. The village is car free but there is a car park a short walk away.

The village is of great historical interest and is very busy with day visitors. People also come into the village in the evening to eat in the many restaurants. Best to book restaurants. We stayed for 3 nights and went out during the day to the nearby coastal town of Comillas. Lovely beach here and also house by Gaudi which is really worth seeing. We explored the village either first thing or after crowds had gone.

Breakfast was typical Spanish breakfast - jamón Serrano, cheese, varios bread options, sweets. All of it excellent. There were lots of toppings for the bread like tomato sauce and olive oil. Room was extremely clean. The town is SO gorgeous, it feels like a fairy tale and the inn is part of it. The only thing from the room that did not feel straight from the Middle Ages was the bathroom, which was pristine and had the best water pressure of my life.

Nothing comes to mind. Maybe gluten free options at breakfast would be nice, but it would be a plus.

You are sleeping in a 16th century palace! Beautifully decorated and friendly staff. Our triple room was quite basic (no AC, it can get hot/humid during summer), but remember: you are staying in a 500-year old palace, it is worth it, and the value for money is good. Very friendly staff. Don't forget to pay for overnight parking (4.50 euros), or you are going to get a 100 euro ticket that is downgraded on the spot to 10 euros if you pay those 10 euros at the meter using a redemption code.

Amazing hotel - beautiful historic building!! Location was incredible - Santillana Del Mar is beyond beautiful. Amazing old buildings and cobbled streets. Took so many photographs! Loads of nice bars and restaurants very close by, so we were spoilt for choice in the evenings. Everywhere in town is within walking distance from the hotel.

Nothing - we loved it. There is no parking at the hotel, but that wasn't really a problem. We parked outside the hotel temporarily to check in and leave our bags, and then moved the car to the main town car park (a few euros a day) which was only a five minute walk away. Plenty of spaces always available when we were there (but that was October and I guess it might be much busier in the summer).

Well situated classic hotel. Nice communal areas and large ventilated rooms.

Underwhelming room furniture. Unsecured headboard so it moved and made noice every time you move in bed. We could have used a desk and chair. TV was size A4, so it’s useless but has a VERY bright red light that is on the whole time. Quite annoying in the night. The breakfast was terrible. Burnt coffee, slightly dry bread and pastries and all on the sweet side. Would have loved the simple continental with local butter or marmalade. Instead, they have extra sweet individually packed cheap butter jam/marmalade. An unsightly and unsustainable option which contrasts with the lovely atmosphere of the Hotel.

The building and the period interior of this hotel was spectacular. An old stately home converted hotel that retained all it's old world charm. Fabulous period furniture. Beds were super comfortable and as it was a cold night heating was great. Can't recommend this hotel highly enough.

We were off season with very few people around so the hotel bar was closed, very understandable.

Beautiful period building right in the centre of the old town. The common areas and the bedrooms are decorated in keeping with the age of the building and what they would have been like. People have been negative about the noise from the street but again this is exactly what it would have been like …the hustle and bustle of daily town life. The bed was comfortable and the heaters came On each evening and morning when it was cold. The location was excellent and a good breakfast.

breakfast is served in a gorgeous courtyard at the back of hotel where a copious buffet is available. Staff are prompt, friendly and hotel is very quietly despite being right in the center of the village (the whole village is pedestrian and made of cobbled street - just glorious. parking is very near and 4 euros for 24h. Entering the hotel is like setting foot in a 16th century mansion, just beautiful

There no air conditioning.

We wanted to stay in an old building and Hotel Altamira delivered! Our room was huge with plenty of places to put suitcases, hang up clothes, spread out papers etc. We loved the big bathroom and bidet. And the old wooden floors. All spotlessly clean. The buffet-style breakfast was good. And the location was very quiet at night.

The hotel is musty smelling (though we did not notice this in our room). And sound travels in this building.

We requested rooms close to each other as we were travelling with our teenage granddaughters. The rooms we were given could not have been better - next door to each other! Hotel Altamira is in a wonderful location - a 17th century palace bang in the centre of this delightful pedestrianised village. We all very much enjoyed eating dinner in the terrace garden - a violinist was playing in the square just yards away so wonderfully atmospheric. Although limited, the dinner menu was perfect for our little group. We were also able to enjoy a more than adequate breakfast in the garden.

Nothing. NOTE - this is a small but very popular pedestrianised village. There isn't a car park on site. However, you can drive to the hotel (avoiding other tourists) to unload your luggage and park some 200 metres away at a cost of Euros 4 for 24 hours.