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Hotel Venta Etxalar

3.0 star property

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Family Room
Twin Room, Terrace
Front of property
Children’s play area – outdoor
Superior Room

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast available
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Ctra. Pamplona - Irún Km. 60, Etxalar, Navarra, 31760
  • Place, La Rhune
  • Place, Le Train de La Rhune
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Place, Grotte de Sare
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Airport, San Sebastian (EAS)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Down duvets, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Suite 1

Suite 1

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Down duvets, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Single Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Twin Room, Terrace

Twin Room, Terrace

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double Room

Double Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, Terrace

Double Room, Terrace

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Room

Room

  • 22 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Room

Superior Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 3 Twin Beds

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About the area

Etxalar

With a stay at Hotel Venta Etxalar in Etxalar, you'll be 9.7 mi (15.6 km) from Le Musée du Gâteau Basque and 12.7 mi (20.4 km) from Grotte de Sare. .This hotel is 13.9 mi (22.4 km) from Witch Museum and 14.1 mi (22.7 km) from Cuevas de Zuggaramurdi.

What's nearby

  • Le Musée du Gâteau Basque - 19 min drive - 17.6 km
  • Hendaye Beach - 21 min drive - 23.5 km
  • Le Train de La Rhune - 24 min drive - 22.5 km
  • Grotte de Sare - 24 min drive - 20.1 km
  • Cuevas de Zuggaramurdi - 32 min drive - 22.1 km

Getting around

  • Hendaye Station - 20 min drive
  • San Sebastian (EAS) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hotel Venta Etxalar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Zalain - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Kasino de Lesaka - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Churrut Hotel Navarre (Spain) - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Zialdo - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Hotel Venta Etxalar

Suburban hotel with 2 restaurants and a coffee shop
Hotel Venta Etxalar offers 37 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and hair dryers. Beds feature down comforters. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 37 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have hair dryers and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features concierge services, wedding services, and a banquet hall. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy Basque cuisine at Etxalar, one of the hotel's many dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Etxalar - This restaurant specializes in Basque cuisine.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Onsite parking available only on request
  • Parking on site (EUR 13 per day)

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 12 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Etxalar

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift (80 centimetre wide door)
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (110 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium channels

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday to Friday (8:00 AM – 8:00 PM), Saturday to Saturday (8:00 AM – 10:00 PM), and Sunday to Sunday (8:00 AM – 8:00 PM)
Guests will receive an email within 5 days before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between December 20 and March 20.

Access methods

Access code, staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 35.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 12 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 40 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 6)
  • Self parking fee: EUR 13 per day
  • A late check-out fee will be charged
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 35.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts major credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Etxalar Hotel
Hotel Etxalar
Hotel Venta Etxalar
Venta Etxalar
Hotel Venta
Hotel Venta Etxalar Hotel
Hotel Venta Etxalar Etxalar
Hotel Venta Etxalar Hotel Etxalar

Hotel Venta Etxalar Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 82 out of 132 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 132 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 132 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 132 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 132 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location. Very helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Marvin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very poor

Where to start? Checkin slow and unfriendly. The safe didn’t work. Room was poor, no fridge, no tv, twin beds pushed together, not double bed, very tired. Restaurant food inconsistent, some nice food but some very bad, the duck we had was inedible and didn’t even resemble duck. I could not recommend this hotel at all, we were so disappointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jayne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel lovely staff, extra comfortable bed lovely surroundings
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing hidden gem

Clean and newer, just beware of height of the room. If you are taller than 5 feet make sure you dont get room 301 or 302. Restaurant crew fenomenal as is the food. Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great views from the room and all around the Hotel.Mountain views with a river flowing beside it.Friendly Staff.The Hotel is solid stone building with heavy timbers inside and out which adds to the sense of being in a special place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marijke

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place

Excellent! Drinks, such as coffee and soda are expensive, but food in the cafe is excellent and very reasonable. Food in the restaurant, plates ( dinner plates) is not as flavorful and quality is sometimes not as good, and way more expensive.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night stop over on way to south of Spain, but was very good value

10/10 Excellent

David, Essex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Quiet Location and Excellent Value

One more overnight stay at a great location.Good value Menu del Dia for approx 12 euro (3 courses including bread,wine and water). Buffet breakfast included in our room rate.Welcoming and helpful receptionist who spoke English extremely well, which helped with a slight problem with the en-suite bathroom. Good free parking available adjacent to Hotel which although not secured has good lighting and cctv coverage. Very rural location so no other facilities close by.

8/10 Good

Alexander, Hightown

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Two day stay away in spain

Excellent location, room nice and bed huge, free wi fi, only shame was no kettle! Very British comment I guess!

10/10 Excellent

Lynne, Cardiff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A great welcome to the Basque Country

From the moment we arrived we were made to feel welcome. The receptionist spoke perfect English but was happy for me to try my broken Spanish and one word of Basque. Triple room was comfortable and large with a great shower. Wifi worked and everything was as it was on the website. We ate both nights in the cafeteria: not the bar or the formal restaurant. Food was excellent. Etxalar is a small village a few kms from Hotel Venta. We drove to see it and it is very pretty. Some bars and restaurants. Hotel is well placed to visit San Sebastián and is good stopover to France. Would recommend and visit again.

10/10 Excellent

David, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great little hotel

Great little hotel to use on your way to Southern Spain. Rooms are very clean and comfortable. Restaurant is extremely good value and food is excellent. Staff are very helpful and speak good English.

10/10 Excellent

David, Gueltas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent hotel

Excellent hotel, service, food and everything else. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Steve, Hertfordshire, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely location - very friendly Hotel

Lovely location, large comfortable room, and friendly staff. Would stay again. Loved some of the 'quirky' items in the Hotel.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service

Don't Trust this hotel in terms of reservation

I reserved this hotel 2 times. The first time Expedia told me that the hotel cannot honor my reservation anymore. The second time, they even did not notify me or Expedia. Once I got there tired, exhausted, and hungry, they simply told us that our room was already cancelled and given to another guest! The hotel is in the middle of mountains, with limited or no phone/internet reception, and it's absolutely not wise to take a chance and go there only to know they don't have room for you! It's highly unlikely that you can find another hotel within 20 miles, especially during the high season, and you cannot even call Expedia to reserve another hotel for you. Overall, a very bad experience.

8/10 Good

Roberto, USA / Colombia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice small hotel.

Nice building, dating back to 1300s merged with a new wing. State of the art bathrooms and furniture. High end mattress wider than king! Very clean. Convenient to ocean towns if you have a car...

10/10 Excellent

Anna, K from Slough

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Our stay was very pleasent.

Very well maintain hotel with excellent view over the mountains good food and comfort of the stay. People are very friendly and smile a lot.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Hotel in the mountain

Good place to stay if you are planning to visit San Sebastian. Good air con & wifi. Rooms clean but a bit basic. Excellent breakfast with plenty of choices. We had dinner there as well, food was just OK but the prices are reasonable.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

walls are made of carton

This hotel is located in the mountains conveniently located next to the main highway, only 25 minutes away from St-Jean-de-Luz. The property is clean, but the walls were very thin. We were awoken every morning by the vaccuum cleaners and cleaning ladies doing their job in adjoining rooms. The breakfast is delicious, with a vast buffet variety.

6/10 Okay

BigEric, Wales UK

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Worst Fries in Europe

This was our umpteenth stay at this hotel which is handy for our travels to our Spanish property. We arrived on the first hot day of the year and had our usual room 211. However the room was unbearably hot, and trying the air-conditioning proved hopeless as it only pored out HOT air. When we complained we were dismissed with the notion that it will be cold tomorrow. Persisting, we were provided with a free standing fan which only circulated the hot air!!. The staff then said that they had turned on the air-con, but the really meant that they had turned off the hot-air. That night we slept on top of the bedclothes!!. The food was another disappointment for while we accept that the fixed menu at just 10 euros we couldn't expect 5star cooking, serving fries that were a plié of barely warm, greasy ugg! was not expected. They were the worst fries that we have ever been served in Europe. what's more when we complained when checking-out the receptionist remembered that he could no longer understand English. The Hotel really needs to seriously address these falling standards, as there are lots of other Hotels in the immediate area.

10/10 Excellent

Diana and Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Gem amongst the mountains of northern Spain

It was such a joy to return to Espana after three months away and after driving down through France, it was wonderful to feel Spanish again in this venta. It offers a comfortable, sound night´s respite. The mountain stream outside our window and the view of the mountain were special treats. It is easy to see why travellers would stay here again and again. Desk staff were friendly as was the bar man. The room and bathroom were modern and tastefully decorated. Parking was available, no problem. I was even able to get wifi in the room. Easy to recommend this venta.